Cookery Demonstrations

Cookery demonstrations will be taking place on the hour every hour on each festival day in the Cookery Theatre. Additional workshops and talks with a variety of contributors will challenge and entertain you at other locations around festival island.

Main Cookery Theatre
Programme of Demonstrations

Friday 26 September

11am FISH FANATICS Dan Redfern
Get fishy with one of the Festival Favourite performers
12noon ROOKERY HALL HOTEL
French Flambe and the art of Mixology.
1pm LADIES IN PIGS
“From farmyard to table”
2pm LITTLE GREEN MEN – Richi
Will warm things up with his red hot chillies.
3pm CREWE HALL’S Andrew Hollinshead
Fine dining with the team from The Ranulph Restaurant.
4pm LADIES IN PIGS
“From farmyard to table”

Saturday 27 September

10am BENGAL DYNASTY - Mr ALI
A local take on an Indian curry
11am FISH FANATICS Dan Redfern
Get fishy with one of the Festival’s favourite performers.
12noon GINO D’ACAMPO
Top TV Celebrity Chef
1pm LE CHOCOLATIER – Michael Levy
A chocolate masterclass.
2pm CREWE HALL Andrew Hollinshead
Head Chef Andrew will share with us his exquisite skills.
3pm GINO D’ACAMPO
Top TV Celebrity Chef
4pm CHINESE FOOD AND MUSIC Guo Yue
This most musical of chefs is back by popular demand!
5pm ROOKERY HALL HOTEL
French Flambe and the art of Mixology.

Sunday 28 September

12noon CHINESE FOOD AND MUSIC Guo Yue
This most musical of chefs is back by popular demand!
1pm ROOKERY HALL HOTEL
French Flambe and the art of Mixology.
2pm RESIDENCE – PAUL MERCANDELLI
A local menu from this popular Nantwich restaurant.
3pm THORESBY HALL HOTEL & SPA – JASON WILSON
Bourne-Leisure’s Chef Jason, will share with us his culinary delights.
4pm BENGAL DYNASTY Mr Ali
A local take on an Indian curry

Introducing the Performers...

Gino D’Acampo
Many chefs have had colourful lives but few can match Gino D'Acampo's. Born into a poor Neapolitan family, he has cooked in France, Spain and the UK, cooked for Pavarotti and has now forged a successful career in TV. Gino caught the cooking bug from his grandfather (a head chef in Naples) and entered the Luigi de Medici Catering College at the age of 15, where each summer he was sent to different kitchens across Europe to gain experience. He came over to England and soon made his first TV appearance on UKTV Food's Great Food Live, quickly following this with guest slots on BBC2's Saturday Kitchen. He has gone on to become hugely popular through regular appearances on BBC's Ready Steady Cook, ITV’s Daily Cooks
Challenge and BBC’s Step Up To The Plate amongst many others. He has also been seen in his own series for ITV, Chef Vs. Britain, and for UKTV Food – An Italian In Mexico and An Italian Returns To Mexico. Gino first book, Fantastico, was published in October 2007 and gained the prestigious Gourmand International Award for Best Italian Cookbook. His second, also published by Kyle Cathie, is called Buonissimo and will be published in October 2008. More here...

 

Guo Yue - musician • composer • author • cook
THE INTERNATIONAL SOLOIST AND COMPOSER GUO YUE is well known in the music world for the soaring beauty and descriptive poetry of his Chinese bamboo flutes. However he is also becoming well known as a specialist in Chinese home cooking. His memoir, MUSIC, FOOD AND LOVE, tells the story of a musical childhood in the old alleys and courtyards of Beijing, before and during the Cultural Revolution and contains many traditional recipes.
Find out more about Guo Yue’s performances, recordings, compositions, cookery workshops, writings, interviews and tours to China, where he teaches students the art of authentic Chinese cuisine. ‘I have heard Guo Yue play his music, I have eaten his food, and guarantee he delivers in a magical way.’ PETER GABRIEL

Amanda Grant

Amanda Grant is a broadcaster, food writer, and a mother. She has written several books specializing in baby and toddler nutrition and writes for a variety of newspapers and magazines and frequently speaks on radio. She has a new book being released in August, and will be doing book signing in the Family Marquee. The book is entitled “Healthy Lunch Boxes for Kids”.  Amanda is running “roll your sleeves up” Kids Kitchen sessions in the Family Marquee throughout Festival weekend. More here...