BBC to visit Chester Food & Drink Festival
BBC2 has delayed the deadline to April 13 for entries for the latest series of The Restaurant enabling a visit by the production team to Chester’s Food & Drink Festival on Easter weekend.
Researchers will be giving visitors to the Taste Festival at Chester Racecourse, which is the highlight of the Chester Food & Drink Festival and runs from April 11 to 13, more information and an opportunity to enter the flagship BBC2 programme, back for its third series with Raymond Blanc.
They will be looking for couples passionate about food and great service.
Stephen Wundke, Chairman of the Chester Food and Drink Festival, said:
“We are delighted to showcase this BBC programme at the Festival and are confident that we will find some budding restaurateurs.”
Assistant Producer Melissa Waterson said:
“We would love to see many more entrants from the region and see the Chester Food and Drink Festival as a good opportunity of showcasing entry to the programme. We know there is the talent out there! We are looking for people with a flair for food, who are passionate about food and the dining experience and who are interested in running their own restaurant.”
Raymond Blanc added:
“This year will be survival of the fittest. I am not looking for dreamers. I want to see couples with fresh ideas and a partnership that will flourish under pressure.”
The successful couple will go into business with Raymond and try their luck at being restaurateurs. Married, friends, siblings, relatives, partners, colleagues – anyone over the age of 18 can apply. Experience of a restaurant or catering environment is not necessary but whether you’re a chef or a cleaner, a waiter or writer, Raymond wants to hear from people who are passionate about food and the dining experience.
Series one had one couple of the nine from the North West whilst the second series had no-one.
In the lead up to the Food and Drink Festival, there are events in and around the city, including Alice in Wonderland, the Great Easter Egg Hunt and a Beer Festival at Boughton Hall Cricket Club from April 9 to 11. The popular Cocktail Competition will also return at new venue Cruise nightclub, St. John Street, Chester, on April 7, where the city’s finest bartenders will shake up the crowd with smooth talking and strong liqueurs.
There will be more than 80 food producers at the Taste Festival and cooking demonstrations featuring Simon Rimmer on Saturday April 11 and Andrew Nutter on Monday April 13. Tickets are £6 for adults and children under 12 are free. Parking is also free for all visitors to the event at the Racecourse.
For more information about other events happening over the Chester Food & Drink Festival, please visit: www.chesterfoodanddrink.com
Chester’s Food and Drink Festival is sponsored by Chester Racecourse and PR consultancy, Marketing Projects. More sponsors to be announced.
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To request an application form email: therestaurant@bbc.co.uk
Or call: 03700 104 515
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