Rochdale's celebration of all things food and drink is back on Saturday, 16 March 2019 with a tasty line-up:
- Star chefs cooking live in our indoor Festival Kitchen
- An outdoor food and drink village with covered seating area
- Workshops
- Children's entertainment on our Family Stage
- Food stalls
- Live music and bars
Live cookery demonstrations and shows
The Festival Kitchen and Family Stage will be located inside the grade 1 listed town hall along with plenty of stalls and things to do.
Dean Edwards
- 40 minute cookery demonstrations - times to be announced
- Cost: £9.00
- Seated. Not suitable for children under 11
- On sale January 2019
A finalist on the BBC's 'MasterChef' back in 2006 Dean is a familiar face on television. His family friendly cooking style made him a firm favourite on ITV's 'Lorraine.' He's also the author of three cookbooks - 'Mincespiration', 'Feel-Good Family Food' and his latest, 'Cook Slow' which features stress free recipes for slow cookers and conventional ovens. On his @deanedwardschef Twitter and Instagram social platforms he regularly shares family friendly recipes to his 39,000 followers.
Mr Bloom from CBeebies
- 30 minute shows - times to be announced
- Cost: £4 and £5
- Suitable for ages 1 to 6
- On sale January 2019
Mr Bloom, from CBeebies live on our Family Stage, featuring a bundle of veggie stories, gardening games and catchy nursery songs for tiddlers and their parents!! His stage show includes the familiar songs, stories and games from his popular television series. To sum it up in the words of a famous Aubergine: 'Let's sing and dance and have some fun!'
Andrew Nutter
- 40 minute cookery demonstrations - times to be announced
- Cost: £6
- Seated. Not suitable for children under 11
- On sale January 2019
This local star chef Andrew Nutter has had an amazing career since coming runner-up in the National Junior Cook of the Year competition aged just 13-years-old. 7 years later he launched 'Nutters' Restaurant, which celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this year. He's won multiple awards, including Lancashire Chef of the Year, Restaurant of the Year, and 'Rochdale Man of the Year.' In 2016 Andrew opened gastropub 'The Bird At Birtle.'
More guests to be confirmed