The Hairy Bikers are David Myers and Simon King, two northern blokes with a passion for cooking and food. The pair began their TV careers working behind the scenes, Si as a first assistant director and locations manager for film and television and Dave as a BBC make-up artist specialising in prosthetics. It was on the set of a TV drama that they first met and became friends.
The cooks first appeared in front of the camera for their pilot Hairy Bikers series, filmed in Portugal. No strangers to travel before they started working together, the lads embraced the opportunity to seek out new dishes from around the globe when their show took off. Since then, they’ve travelled to Namibia, India, Vietnam, Argentina and Mexico as well as sampling the cuisines of places nearer to home, such as Ireland and the Isle of Man.
Main course
Eastern-spiced shepherd’s pie with Bombay potato topping
by The Hairy Bikers
Spicy Middle Eastern kofte
by The Hairy Bikers
Basque chicken pie
by The Hairy Bikers
Spiced fillet of lamb in filo pastry
by The Hairy Bikers
Saag aloo with roasted gobi curry
by The Hairy Bikers
Pork Wellington with black pudding and creamy apple sauce
by The Hairy Bikers
Creamy haddock gratins
by The Hairy Bikers
Pan-fried pheasant breast with gamekeeper’s pie
by The Hairy Bikers
Coconut-curried vegetables
by The Hairy Bikers
Spiced pulled pork with sage and onion stuffing and barbecue sauce
by The Hairy Bikers