Olly Smith
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Olly Smith is a TV presenter and wine expert presenting the Richard & Judy Wine Club on Channel 4 and appearing on such shows as BBC1's Saturday Kitchen, BBC Breakfast, Great Food Live, Food Uncut and Taste. Smith recently presented Cheers from Chile", a 13 part series on South American food and drink and recently presented the BBC2 food pilot A Flavour Of... alongside James Tanner and Matt Tebbutt.
Smith is the compere for Gordon Ramsay's Taste of Christmas 2008 and is also the presenter of The F-Word Live with Gordon Ramsay at Channel 4's Taste Festival in London 2007. In addition, Smith hosted the Chef's Theatre at Taste of London 2008 with such chefs as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Gary Rhodes and Michel Roux (Senior and Junior). http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/T/taste2008/events/london/features_1.html
Smith also hosted launch of Charles Campion's London Restaurant Guide 2008 at City Hall and Tapas Fantasticas at Brick Lane in June 2008. He is nominated for The International Wine and Spirit Communicator of the Year 2008.
Smith is also a voice-over artist, most recently narrating Chic Eats for The Discovery Channel, performing voices for ITV's BAFTA award-winning show The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers as well as writing and presenting Dude, Where's My Title? for Radio 4. He also performed opposite Sir Roger Moore in The Fly Who Loved Me Christmas cartoon for UNICEF.
Smith previously wrote for film and TV including Pingu, Wallace and Gromit and Charlie and Lola. Smith currently writes a regular column for Sainsbury's Magazine, Wine & Spirit magazine, Men's Health and features for such publications as The Independent on Sunday, The London Lite, Waitrose Food Illustrated and Country Life.
Smith appeared on a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link on 5 April 2008. The show's host, Anne Robinson, is being investigated by the BBC after asking Smith to feel her breasts during the show. [1]
Smith's website can be found at http://www.ollysmith.com
