The Great British Food Festival in the walled garden at Chiswick
www.greatbritishfoodfestival.com for details and to enter.
Beca Lyne-Pirkis (Great British Bake Off, and Christmas Bake Off 2017), Lyndsay Evans (Masterchef 2017) are judging the popular Great British Cake Off, where amateur bakers compete head to head in two baking categories
( www.greatbritishfoodfestival.com for details and to enter).
Best of all the public gets to try every entry!
This summer the stunning walled garden at Chiswick House in West London hosts the Great British Food Festival for the first time. The event, over the weekend of August 10th– 12th, promises to be a foodie feast.
The Great British Food Festival takes in 12 venues around the UK this summer, with Chiswick being a new addition to their calendar of events. The line-up in the walled garden at Chiswick includes over fifty Best of British producers and street food vendors, celebrity chef demos, talks, kids cookery lessons, great live music, a ‘Cake Off’ competition and ‘Men v Food’ challenges.
The Chef Demo area and Bake Stage hosts a headline name throughout the event, with Beca Lyne-Pirkis (Great British Bake Off, and Christmas Bake Off 2017), Lyndsay Evans (Masterchef 2017) taking the main stage.
Had a great afternoon @Chiswick_House yesterday – picked up a What’s on 2018 leaflet – so much good stuff in store for the year – Craft Market and workshops, Giffords Circus, Great British Food Festival, Chiswick Book Festival, Luna Cinema, Wind in The Willows theatre #chiswick pic.twitter.com/8AUB9Fg128
— made about W4 (@madeaboutW4) February 26, 2018
On top of cooking up treats on the demo stages, Beca and Lyndsay will be judging the popular Great British Cake Off, where amateur bakers compete head to head in two baking categories (see www.greatbritishfoodfestival.com for details and to enter), and best of all the public get to try every entry!
Beca said ‘I love doing the demos and the ‘cake off’, its great to try all the cakes the public bring in, always great fun, and people love getting involved’. Alongside the celeb chefs, some of the best regional talent will be showcasing their skills; so from baking tips to fine dining know-how the demo theatre is the place to be for any budding chef.
A popular addition to the programme of events has been the in-house Forager, Adele Nozdar, who leads small groups around the estate searching for wild foods. The walks take place daily and can be booked in advance or on the day. She usually finds some fabulous and unusual treats from the wild products she has foraged throughout the day. A real eye opener!
There is entertainment for all the family throughout the weekend, including kid’s cookery lessons, free circus skills, as well as live music. Bands will be playing throughout the event, starting on Friday evening, with a play list packed full of top local bands and artists, so you can do some shopping, grab some food and then have a well earned relax with a local beer (or two) listening to some great live entertainment.
Bring a blanket and sit out for the day enjoying great food and drink, live music and beautiful surroundings. The perfect recipe for a fun, foodie day out for the whole family.
