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Chester Food & Drink Festival 2006 EVENT REPORTS

Latest News Chester Young Chef of the Year announced

The winner of the Young Chef Competition was Andy Wood of The Village Bistro in Hoole, who will get the chance to represent Chester in national cookery competitions.

Grubs up with Simon Rimmer

The autograph hunters were out en force for celebrity chef Simon Rimmer who gave an expert demonstration at the Chester Food & Drink Festival.

Cocktail Competition winner is Thyme to Get Ugly

The annual battle of the bars reigned supreme last night as Chester’s bartenders mixed and blended with the best. Chester Food and Drink Festival’s organisers teamed up with sponsors Smirnoff Black, Shaker UK and MFM 103.4 to present the biggest and best Cocktail Competition since the Festival started five years ago. The cocktail ‘shake-off’ took place at the Festival’s Marquee on the Crown Courts Car Park and over 80 people attended to see Chester’s best bartenders mix, blend and flair their way into a national bartender competition.

Fish makes you clever! Junior Chef Competition winners

The winners of the Junior Chef Competition were announced from more than 250 entrants. Pupils in schools across Cheshire submitted recipes for the Competition using local produce. The pupils had to put down their method, cook the meal and draw a picture of it.

Lesley Waters

A packed Taste Marquee saw a star turn from celebrity chef Lesley Waters on Easter Day.

Bread of Heaven

Dai the Bread, who has been demonstrating for more than 20 years, kicked off the cookery at this year’s Chester Food & Drink Festival.

Thomasina dazzles in the Marquee

Thomasina Miers, the winner of Masterchef 2005, cooked up a storm during her two part demonstration at the Chester Food & Drink Festival.

Official opening of the Marquee

Official opening of the Chester Food & Drink Festival Taste Marquee. Photo (right) shows Carole Faulkner, owner of The Cheese Shop in Chester, Stephen Wundke, chairman Chester Food & Drink Festival, the Lady Mayoress Suzanne and Cllr. Mike Jones, the Lord Mayor of the City of Chester as they cut through a Cheshire cheese.

Sausages go out with a BANG at Food & Drink Festival

The best overall sausage at the sausage competition was announced after three recounts, as the boerewors from Bebington’s, Wirral. This spicy sausage won best flavoured sausage and the winners will receive their Award at the Gala dinner on Tuesday. The winner of the plain category was the pork cumberland from Ferneyhough’s butchers, Market Hall, Chester.

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GIRLS NIGHT IN WITH MFM 103.4

Lots of ladies came to join the fun. Entertainment included hair demos by Headmasters, make up by Essence of Beauty and nails from Urban Hair & Beauty Spa. The latest Spring and Summer collections from Debenhams were modelled by Jenny Simmons and her team. Many had fun trying the new colours and products at the Clinique and Lancome demonstrations with a free gift with purchases on the evening, plus a glass of wine and nibbles and much much more.

Aga Shop Open Day with Marcia Poole

Marcia Poole, Aga demonstrator, cooked on the Aga throughout the day from 11.00am – 4.00pm with an Easter theme. Demonstrations included Thai curry, tomato and squash soup, chocolate and cherry brownies and hot cross buns. She answered any questions visitors asked.

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