Wednesday, 12 June 2024

Winning Line-Up of TV Chef Stars Announced for Nottinghamshire's Festival of Food and Drink

Nottinghamshire's Thorseby Park is hosting the East Midland's foodie heaven event of the year when it will be home to Nottinghamshire's Festival of Food and Drink.

Happening over two magical days (it's back for its 11th year!) on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September, the weekend is to be a stunning foodie showcase of in excess of 160 stalls featuring an eclectic melange of artisan food and drink, gifts, crafts, and homewares, too. 

So visitors will be able to buy food, spices, herbs, drinks, etc and buy some fantastic equipment to prepare the new foods and new wares to serve it on!

Rosemary Shrager made herself super popular with  the public via her appearance on 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here' when she was able to display her versatile cooking skills. Her recent shows include Cooking with the Stars, The Big Family Cooking Showdown and The Real Marigold Hotel. 

Rosemary's worked with Pierre Koffman at Tante Claire in London, plus Jean-Christophe Novelli. She was also head chef at Moyns Park, dealing with catering for the Mountbatten's private and corporate events.

Famed chef, TV presenter, and published author Phil Vickery has served as a highly popular member of This Morning for over 22 years. He's earned the accolade of being the show's longest-serving chef. He's done live demonstrations and features, plus bringing  to the show's loyal viewers pre-recorded segments from a wide range of outside locations.

Phil boasts numerous culinary honours, including a Michelin Star, 4 AA Rosettes, Good Food Guide's Restaurant of the Year, Times Restaurant of the Year, Egon Ronay's Guide Dessert Chef of the Year, and British Meat Chef of the Year.

Following on from his impressive win on Iron Chef UK, TV chef and author Marcus Bean will be serving up a variety of dishes on Saturday. Marcus is also a regular on ITV's This Morning and a whole range of other cooking shows.

The host of the Festival's cookery theatre is Chris Bavin a stalwart of the fresh produce industry for over two decades and is known for presenting the BBC programme Eat Well for Less. Chris will be in charge of the cookery demonstrations throughout the weekend.

Set in the amazing;y beautiful grounds of Thoresby Park, the festival will give foodies a fantastic day out. At £10 a ticket, it's going to be an affordable, fun experience for the entire family.

Guests will enjoy some of the best that the UK has to offer in food and drink terms. Enjoy top street food vendors, bars, and cocktail venues.

You'll be entertained with live music sessions throughout the weekend. There will be a special Kid's Cookery School, a Circus School and arts and crafts, too, plus lots more to see and do for the entire family.

Tickets can be purchased via the festival website, here:-https://festivaloffoodanddrink.com.

Look out for the VIP tickets (there's a limited number, so don't miss out!) plus children and family ticket options. And kids under six years go free. The festival is also dog friendly so visitors can bring their furry friends, too.

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