The main topic of conversation revolved around the similarities between planning a meticulous and seamless meal that chefs study passionately, and the hours of deliberate and countless practice spent on delivering a flawless magical feat in front of an audience.

David Ben and Steve Cohen talk about finding magic in our every day lives – from the kitchen to the stage!

The setting proved an apt backdrop for Cohen’s act, which owes a considerable debt to Johann Hofzinser, the 19th-century Austrian known as the father of card magic.

The pleasure of a magic show is in allowing yourself to be amazed

We pay good money to people who can trick us. We long for the impossible, and what Miguel Puga does is impossible, but there it is.

Johnny arrived in the morning and we started to work immediately on his suggestions and ideas.

Spanish magician Miguel Puga merges music and illusion in a crowd-pleasing show.

t’s a short, sweet magic show where the assistant doesn’t mutely stand at the magician’s side in a sequined suit but plays a grand piano instead.