Top chefs timetable revealed for Malton Food Lovers’ Festival
Saturday 25, Sunday 26 and Monday 27 May 2024
As one of the largest free food festivals in the country, with over 120 stalls, it is little wonder that it has earned the moniker ‘The Food Glastonbury’, and this year’s Malton Spring Food Lovers Festival is promising a veritable smorgasbord of culinary talent taking to the demonstration kitchen across the three days of the Festival.
“One aspect of Malton Food Lovers Festival of which we are exceptionally proud is the commitment to local suppliers and providers – the vast majority of the producers showcasing their work here is made in North Yorkshire. We have some of the finest produce in the country, and when you combine this incredibly tasty food with remarkably creative chefs, you have a recipe that is impossible to beat,” comments Mark Brayshaw, head of Visit Malton CIC which organises the festival. “We’ve brought together chefs from some of the top restaurants across the region, as well as some well-known faces from TV, to show how you can create your own taste of Yorkshire heaven in your own kitchen!”
Indeed, with restaurants including Legacy at The Grand, The Feversham Arms, The Old Deanery, The Minster Refectory and Malton’s own Forty-Six represented in the demonstration tent, those attending can expect a fantastic array of cooking aromas and inspirational ideas as they watch! The Main Stage in the Market Place is hosted by Gilly Robinson, who runs The Cook’s Place in Malton; a friendly cookery school located between Market Street and Talbot Yard.
Great British Bake Off 2019 winner, David Atherton, will be returning to the Festival following his popular appearance last year, hosting a demonstration on Sunday 26 May at 12 noon. Mollie Payne, who will be familiar to fans of Masterchef The Professionals, will also be cooking up a storm at 2.00pm on Sunday – demonstrating why she is one of the most in-demand private chefs in Yorkshire!
The full timetable for the demonstrations is as follows:
Saturday 25 May 2024
10.00am Ollie Farrar, Forty-Six, Malton
11.00am Michael Burgoyne, Orchard Lodge
12 noon Georgie Swinson and Rob Porter, Yorkshire Baker
1.00pm Adam Jackson, Head Chef at The Old Deanery, Ripon
1.30pm Alex Danson, Derventio Wines
2.00pm Kevin Bonello & Ahmed Abdalla, Legacy at The Grand York
3.00pm Gilly Robinson, The Cook's Place
Sunday 26 May 2024
10.00am Gilly Robinson, The Cook's Place
11.00am Jon Appleby, The Feversham Arms, Helmsley
12 noon David Atherton, GBBO winner and author
1.00pm Dan Graham, Private Chef “At The Dinner Party”
1.30pm Alex Edwards, York Wines
2.00pm Mollie Payne, Masterchef Professionals 2023 byMolly
3.00pm Beth Christlow, The Nut & Nettle Bridlington
Monday 27 May 2024
11.00am Radek Bak, The Corner Grill House York
12 noon Gilly Robinson, The Cook’s Place, Malton
1.00pm Josh Brimmell, York Minster Refectory
2.00pm Devin Jones, Head Pastry Chef at The Grand, York
3.00pm Georgie Swinson and Rob Porter, Yorkshire Baker
“One of the fantastic things about these demonstrations is that many of the ingredients will be available from our stall holders and the local butchers, fishmongers, delicatessens and green grocers at the Festival stalls and shops in Malton. Visitors can watch delicious dishes being made, and then recreate them for themselves the very same day at home!” adds Mark.
Malton Spring Food Lovers Festival runs from Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May 2024 across Malton town centre, and is completely free to visit. Alongside the food, live music will help create a real festival atmosphere, and there will be book signings at Kemps Book Shop, located almost opposite the main stage in the Market Place. Kemps will also be hosting free themed shows for children at 11.00am and 2.00pm each day – a chocolate themed adventure led by Wilhelmina Wonka of Magical Quests North!
A vintage funfair will take over Shambles Car Park, and Creative Chaos by Environmental Arts is planning to make a huge community canvas – paints and boiler suits provided – as Malton’s answer to Jackson Pollock!
Malton Sculpture Trail will also form part of the Festival, with over 20 pieces of art spread across the town centre. Maps are available to direct people to sculpted animals, birds and abstract designs – these can be downloaded from the Malton Sculpture Trail website or can be picked up from the Visit Malton Info Point at the festival..
For more information, please visit https://www.visitmalton.com/food-festival-yorkshire
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