Five more reasons to attend the Three Counties Food and Drink Festival

The Three Counties Food and Drink Festival has announced TV chef Phil Vickery, Bake Off Winner Matty Edgell, finalist, Dan Hunter, and founder and owner of the award-winning Beefy Boys, Murf, will complete the Saturday line-up of celebrity guests for this year's show. Hosting the guests will be top TV Chef and writer, Marcus Bean.

Famed chef, TV presenter and author Phil Vickery has been an integral part of the This Morning family for over two decades and is rightly regarded as one of Britain's favourite chefs. He is the programme's longest standing chef, presenting live and pre-recorded cookery items, plus his own cookery segments from locations far and near.

Phil has many culinary accolades, including winning a Michelin Star and 4 Rosettes in the AA guide, The Good Food Guide's Restaurant of the Year, The Times Restaurant of the Year, Egon Ronay's Guide Dessert Chef of the Year, and British Meat Chef of The Year.

Joining Phil for the Saturday line-up is Matty Edgell, winner of the Great British Bake Off 2023. Matty is a dedicated teacher and sports enthusiast, and his expertise extends from the classroom to the kitchen. Beyond the academic realm, Matty transforms into a charismatic, inspirational content creator, bringing a unique blend of inspiration and fun for food fanatics of all ages.

Also serving up a baking extravaganza will be another Bake-Off favourite, finalist Dan Hunter. Dan credits his love of pies and desserts to his mother-in-law, as she taught him how to make perfect shortcrust pastry. Subsequently, his passion for pies evolved into a passion for patisserie. A self-confessed perfectionist, Dan loves a baking challenge, so festival visitors could well expect to see him throwing down the baking gauntlet and creating a masterpiece in Malvern.

One of the founders and directors of The Beefy Boys, Murf's been cooking up a burger storm across the region and is heading to the festival at the end of July. Based in Hereford, Murf was recently crowned 'Burger Chef of The Year 2023' at the national burger awards where the Beefy Boys also took home top prize of 'Burger of the Year. As well as several restaurants, Murf frequently takes to the UK highways an byways in their iconic American style food truck sharing tips and tricks on how to boost your burger game.

The new celebrity guests join the previously announced Sunday Cookery Theatre line-up which includes best-selling cookery writer and TV Chef, Rachel Allen, chef, author, educationist, and entrepreneur Cyrus Todiwala, and TV chef and author Marcus Bean. Chris Bavin, presenter of BBC's Eat Well For Less? will host the Cookery Theatre demonstrations on Sunday 28th July.

Alongside the stunning chefs will be over 150 local food and drink producers, plus a stunning array of food vendors and bars. 

Plus there are plenty of activities for visitors to participate in from learning to make the perfect cocktail to special wine and coffee experiences.

See the full schedule and order your tickets book here:- https://www.threecountiesfoodfestival.com.

Tickets start at £12 and VIP packages are also available.