Welcome to the Chester Food, Drink and Lifestyle Festival. It will be our 11th festival in 2012 and we are ready and waiting to make it the biggest and best yet. 2011 saw our 10th Anniversary and we were ecstatic with the number of people who came along to support Chester and Cheshire, some 27,000 people attended across the three days! But, with the chef demonstrations, kids workshops, CamperFest and over 120 exhibitors we will have attending, it's sure to be a brilliant weekend!
The Restaurant Garden will be back again next year where around 15 Chester & Cheshire restaurants will be showcasing their food delights!
CamperFest returns, and for those of you who would like to camp or enjoy caravanning, then all are welcome at this year’s festival. Kids of all ages will just love the cooking workshops, allowing them to get stuck in and messy as they learn all about food.
And there is more…. ‘Twice the size’ Lifestyle section, competitions, events throughout the city and the annual cheese rolling event, there is plenty to gorge yourselves on this April in Chester.
Our chosen charity for this year is The Academy of Culinary Arts which is a long-term charitable project that focuses on developing an essential understanding of 'taste' and teaches children about the pleasures of eating, the provenance of ingredients and the processes by which raw materials are turned into foods.
The chefs for 2012 are in the process of being confirmed, we will keep you updated!
Celebrity Chef Demo’s 2011
Saturday 23rd April
10:00am » Official Opening
10:15am – 12:00noon » Best curry Cook Off
12:00noon – 1:00pm » Simon Rimmer
1:00pm – 2:00pm » Sean Wilson
2:00pm – 3:00pm » Chef Ooy
3:00pm – 4:00pm » Simon Rimmer
4:00pm – 5:00pm » Rob Brittain- 1539 Restaurant, Chester Racecourse
Sunday 24th April
10:00am – 11:00am » Richard Fox- The Beer Chef
11:00am – 12:00noon » The Queens School Taste of Cheshire Finalists
12:00noon – 1:00pm » Stewart Collins- The Abode Chester
1:00pm – 2:00pm » Norman Musa - Ning Restaurant
2:00pm – 3:00pm » Michael Caines
3:00pm – 4:00pm » Ian Matfin - Red Lion
4:00pm – 5:00pm » Norman Musa - Ning Restaurant
Monday 25th April
10:00am – 11:00am » Chester Food & Drink Young Chef Final
11:00am – 12:00noon » Sausage Competition Finalists
12:00noon – 1:00pm » Andrew Nutter
1:00pm – 2:00pm » Gary Usher- Sticky Walnut - Hoole Chester
2:00pm – 3:00pm »Ben Finchett - Marco Pierre White, Double Tree Hilton Chester
3:00pm – 4:00pm » Andrew Nutter
4:00pm – 5:00pm » Richard Fox - The Beer Chef
