The countdown is underway to Burnham-On-Sea’s Food & Drink Festival on Saturday May 24th which will boast a top line-up of chefs.
A busy programme of cooking demonstrations will be held during the day with tips and advice on offer to chefs of all standards.
Festival Directors Beverley and Sarah Milner Simonds say they are delighted with the range of chefs on offer at the festival.
“All the cooking demos will be held in Burnham’s Baptist Church in College Street on the KDS Fresh Ideas Stage which will start at 12 noon. We have four chefs and first up is Maia English,” Beverley told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
“With Maia we are shining our spotlight on another young talent. At 16 she has just been offered an apprenticeship at the Michellin-starred Gidleigh Park. She will be working with double Somerset Life Food Awards winner Seafoods on the High Street to cook her award-winning dish of caramelized Brixham scallops with celeriac purée and crispy pancetta.”
“Next up at 1pm will be Barry Lewis. Barry is a YouTube sensation, having filmed himself learning to cook, now with over 68,000 subscriber fans he has his first cookbook out called Dinners On and is on a mission with his mate Jamie Oliver to get us all cooking.”
“Then at 2pm, Burnham resident Andy Chan will take to the stage. Andy is the sous chef at The Castle in Thornbury and winner of the South West Chef of the Year professional cooking competition. Andy will be showing how fine dining presentation doesn’t need to compromise on taste.”
Sarah added: “At 2pm, the stars are Kieran Lenihan, the Head Chef from Farrells Restaurant, and Chris Westgate, who is a forager and the person behind Heavenly Hedgerows. They will be cooking four simple dishes which are easy to create at home. Each dish will contain foraged greens. They are hoping to convince you that you can substitute everyday greens with weeds from your garden – which for us would mean very full dinner plates!”
Beverley added that visitors will be able to sample each food afterwards. The Spring Burnham Food and Drink Festival is being held on Saturday 24th May in the town centre and runs from 9am. The KDS Demo Stage opens at 12 noon. No tickets are required and seating are on a first-come, first-served basis. Find out more at www.burnhamonseafoodfestival.org
Pictured: Top, Barry Lewis and, above, Maia English
