Ready Steady Cook first sizzled onto our screens in 1994, when its fresh approach to cooking on a budget demonstrated that cheap, speedy food can also be tasty and healthy.
Nick has been a resident chef since the first series. Since then the series has gone from strength to strength and remains one of the BBCs most popular cookery programmes. Armed with a bag of mystery ingredients (and no, the chefs really don’t know what’s in the bag), two guests challenge the resident chefs to whip up a meal in 20 minutes flat. With great energy and excitement the two chefs, heading the red tomato and green pepper teams, create delicious dishes against the clock, with only the odd mishap here and there…
If you are interested in being a guest on the show, visit the Ready Steady Cook website, where you’ll also find a full archive of all the recipes cooked over the years.
I'm always out and about, whether filming, doing cookery demostrations or appearances. Have a look at forthcoming events below - perhaps I'll even see you there!
Every Friday BBC2 (Scotland) 7-7.30pm
Nick, with assistance from Sarah Mack and Euan McIlwraith, presents the countryside magazine show covering food, farming, wildlife, the environment and outdoor leisure.
BBC2 Scotland programmes can be viewed on sky channel 990 or via BBC iplayer, making landward accessible to viewers all over the UK.
Christmas cooking at Ocean Terminal, 12th - 13th December
Alan and Nick will both be entertaining festive shoppers at Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal on the 12th & 13th December. Alan will be plucking unsuspecting shoppers from the crowd and teaching them some simple solutions for festive entertaining. After all – we all know they boys can cook & entertain you, but the fun starts with the teaching. The Farmer’s market will be outside Ocean Terminal on Friday 12th, making the centre a true foodie destination. We’ll also hold a draw each day to win a day at the cook school, as well as offering the opportunity to purchase signed books and personalised gift vouchers.
Friday 12th December
11am, 1pm, 3.30pm Chef Tutor Alan Mathieson will teach some Easy Festive Entertaining dishes
Saturday 13th December
11am, 2.30pm, 4pm More Festive inspiration from Alan Mathieson
12.30pm Nick Nairn’s Christmas Crackers
Visit the Nick Nairn Cook School stand for personalised gift vouchers, where the chefs will be signing copies of the Nick Nairn Cook School cook book after each demonstration.
(£295.00) 
