Live Music • Entertainment • Street Food • 100’s of Exhibitors • Cooking Demonstrations • Children’s Activities
The Nantwich Food Festival
Returning for 2025
Friday 29th August | 11am – 8pm
Saturday 30th August | 9am – 7pm
Sunday 31st August | 10am – 5pm
Venues
Love Lane
Food Theatre | Exhibitors | Music Stage | Children’s Marquee | Cook Along Marquee | Street Food
Town Centre
Entertainment | Local Businesses | Street Food
Bowling Green
Exhibitors | Music Stage | Street Food
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.
2025 Sponsors
Nantwich Town Council | LCM Family | Boughey Distribution | Mornflake Oats | AFH Wealth Management | Hall Smith Whittingham | Reaseheath College | Whitegates | Snugburys | Rhino Safety | Cheshire East Council | Direct Access | Osprey EV Charging | Alpha Omega Securities | South Cheshire Chambers | TR Creative | Morrisons | Nantwich Elim Church | Rotary | St Marys Nantwich
Phil Vickery is a renowned British chef, TV presenter, and author, best known for over 22 years on This Morning. He earned a Michelin Star as head chef at The Castle Hotel and has appeared on numerous TV shows. Vickery has written 19 cookbooks, including bestsellers on diabetes and gluten-free cooking, and is the National Food Ambassador for Coeliac UK. He also works as a brand ambassador and enjoys farming in his spare time.
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.
Widnall Bakery is a home-based business run by Sam Widnall, a 2019 Bake Off: The Professionals semi-finalist. Inspired by his grandmother and early kitchen jobs, Sam honed his pastry skills at the 5-star Palé Hall in Wales. In August last year, he launched Widnall Bakery, specialising in sweet pastries, traditional cakes, and his standout creation—the cruffin, a croissant-muffin hybrid.
Snugburys Ice Cream has been going for nearly 40 years and pride themselves on making quality ice cream using there own homemade ingredients. Cleo, one of the Snugburys sisters, has received training at Le Cordon Bleu, London and worked at Ballymaloe Cookery School, Ireland. She has a talent for developing and creating the most delicious and interesting flavours of ice cream! Head on over to her demonstration if you want to learn how to cook delicious deserts paired with Snugburys ice cream.
Adam Purnell, known as Shropshire Lad, is a passionate live-fire chef from Shropshire with a background in youth work and teaching. Starting young in his family kitchen, he combined his love for cooking with his role supporting young people, using food as a way to connect and engage. Now a leading figure in UK live-fire cooking, he shares his skills through social media, live events, and cook-alongs, inspiring others—like teen chef Aston Prideaux. Whether at festivals or by a countryside fire, Adam is known for his bold flavours, easygoing style, and commitment to outdoor cooking as both a craft and a tool for connection.
Martin Taylor, known as the Surfing Chef, is passionate about seafood and local produce. After working in top UK kitchens and travelling the world for surf and food inspiration, he returned to Chester to open The Sandbar Seafood Shackin the city’s market. Building on its success, he is launching THE SANDBAR restaurant in August on Watergate Street, offering a diverse menu featuring British seafood, meat, vegetarian dishes, and curated drinks.
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.
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.
Bhupinder is a teacher by profession and uses food as medium for teaching students about aspects of her Indian culture and heritage. She has raised over £100,000 for charities by hosting BOLLYWOOD themed events and running a regular CURRY CLUB for which she cooks up vegan, vegetarian & meat options to be enjoyed in your own home. She offers cookery lessons featuring recipes from her book, “A TASTE OF THE PUNJAB” in her semi professional kitchen in Chester or in your own kitchen within the locality.
