Spring is well and truly in the air which means the food festival season is also upon us. I used to spend a great deal of my time working at food festivals, mainly because I love them, but time restraints and a heavy work load means these days I have to choose a little more carefully and really have the time to work at one. So I chose my favourite which just happens to be this weekend (19th and 20th May). The Malton Food Lovers Festival in Malton, North Yorkshire is set to be one of the best this year with activities in and around the Market Place including a great Beer and Wine Festival. The events are for too numerous to mention here so you may want to check out their website for details.
Central to the festival are the cookery theatres which this year have a staggering line up of chefs appearing on stage including the region's best (check out the illustrious list here) and a few national celebrities including godfather of Italian Cuisine and star of the BBC series Two Greedy Italians Antonio Carluccio, Yorkshire's favourite Grande Dame Rosemary Shrager and food writers Tom Parker Bowles and Matthew Fort.
Each year the Malton Food Lovers Festival grows and new events are added, last year it was the Welcome to Yorkshire Taste Trail, this year it is the Masterclass Marquee. This marquee will house a series of masterclass talks and tastings on food and cooking and interviews of festival patrons and by festival president Selina Scott.
If you know of any upcoming festivals, do let me know. I may not be able to attend but it will be great to let everyone know about them.
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