Live Music • Entertainment • Street Food • 100’s of Exhibitors • Cooking Demonstrations • Children’s Activities
The Nantwich Food Festival
Returning for 2024
Friday 30th August | 11am – 8pm
Saturday 31st August | 9am – 7pm
Sunday 1st September | 10am – 5pm
Fun for all the family
As one of the UK’s largest free to enter food festivals, our 3-day event brings together the best of talent and produce. Local heroes and celebrity Chefs from across the county offer unmissable live cooking demonstrations, and our 2 live music stages deliver an eclectic line-up ensuring there’s something for everyone.
The son of one of the UK’s most famous chefs. Born in Cornwall to Rick and Jill Stein, Jack grew up beside his parents’ Seafood Restaurant in Padstow. In 1992 he began working there himself as a kitchen porter, going on to become a chef. He travelled the world, cooking in places like La Régalade in Paris and Tetsuya’s in Sydney before returning to the UK to take over the family business as chef director. Jack was voted Best Chef at the 2023 Food Magazine Reader Awards.
Sunday 3rd September
12.00-13.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
14.00-15.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
12.00-13.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
14.00-15.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
Yorkshire born and bred, Nigel has worked at some of the UK’s biggest and busiest hotels and spent time at the highly acclaimed French cookery school Ecole Le Notre.
Recipes from the Cook Along Theatre
Recipes from the Cook Along Theatre
Saturday 2nd September
11.00-12.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
13.00-13.45 – Cook Along Marquee
Sunday 3rd September
11.00-12.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
13.00-13.45 – Cook Along Marquee
11.00-12.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
13.00-13.45 – Cook Along Marquee
Sunday 3rd September
11.00-12.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
13.00-13.45 – Cook Along Marquee
James Sherwin cooks terroir led, micro seasonal, British food, based on what is available locally at the time. The dish that you will cook will be informed directly by what is growing in the Wild Shropshire farm at that moment.
Friday 1st September
13.00-13.45 – Cook Along Marquee
13.00-13.45 – Cook Along Marquee
Sarah Thompson is a Freelance Chef, Baker, Cookbook Author and Chilli Grower. Born in Nantwich, now live in Sandbach. Sarah cooks with and grows many different types of chilli and has created many new and exciting recipes, both savory and dessert, with chillies…
Friday 1st September
12.00-13.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
12.00-13.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
Chef Giuseppe Trovato’s career began in the late 1990’s and he has since worked all over the world. Himself and his family now call Nantwich home and they have been a part of the Romazzino family for over 3 years.
Friday 1st September
15.00-15.45 – Cook Along Marquee
Saturday 2nd September
15.00-15.45 – Cook Along Marquee
15.00-15.45 – Cook Along Marquee
Saturday 2nd September
15.00-15.45 – Cook Along Marquee
Babna’s Patisserie is an independent Manchester-based bakery business that became operational in 2019 and has since grown to innovate unique flavours and designs across a broad range of bakery items.
Sunday 3rd September
15.00-15.45 – Love Lane Food Theatre
15.00-15.45 – Love Lane Food Theatre
Simon Rimmer is a popular television chef who has hosted a number of programmes including Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, and has restaurants across the UK.
Saturday 2nd September
12.00-13.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
14.00-15.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre.
12.00-13.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
14.00-15.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre.
Well known for her regular television appearances on Ready Steady Cook, Great Food Live and This Morning, Lesley is also a former Head Tutor of Leith’s School of Food & Wine, author of several Cookery Books, a qualified Fitness Instructor and a mother of two!
Recipes from Fridays demonstrations.
Recipes from Fridays demonstrations.
Friday 1st September
13.00-14.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
15.00-16.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
13.00-14.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
15.00-16.00 – Love Lane Food Theatre
Head Chef Sean Noonan has worked in some wonderful establishments since starting to professionally chef from the age of 15, progressing himself and his skills and taking on board a host of cooking approaches. Sean is currently Head Chef of Cottons Hotel & Spa with a 1 AA rosette restaurant.
Sunday 3rd September
11.00-11.45 – Cook Along Marquee
11.00-11.45 – Cook Along Marquee
The award-winning chef has put the Grade II-listed Black Lion in Nantwich on the map for five-star food after introducing dishes inspired by his time working at the famous Dorchester Hotel in London.
Saturday 2nd September
14.00-14.45 – Cook Along Marquee
14.00-14.45 – Cook Along Marquee
Spyros grew up in Athens and soon ignited his passion for cooking from an early age. He has worked in some of the best Greek restaurants across the globe and built up a wealth of experience and skills in doing so. He is now Head Chef at St Martha Restaurant right here in Nantwich.
Sunday 3rd September
14.00-13.45 – Cook Along Marquee
14.00-13.45 – Cook Along Marquee
Local talent Chris Waling, created Cakes by Noah, Chris shares his creations with the wider audience, to show that baking gluten free can be both exciting and tasty!
Saturday 2nd September
13.00-13.45 – Love Lane Food Theatre
13.00-13.45 – Love Lane Food Theatre