The Taste Festival brings the best to Chester
Put the date in your diary: April 11 to 13, 2009 at Chester Racecourse
International celebrity chefs will be taking centre stage at the Taste Festival from Easter Saturday to Easter Monday, with further events happening across the City up to April 18. TV chefs will give festive cookery demonstrations at the Festival, including Andrew Nutter on April 11, Alan Coxon on April 12 and Simon Rimmer on April 13, plus a host of Cheshire"s and the North West"s leading chefs giving demonstrations each hour every day from 11am to 4pm.
There will be free all-day parking for visitors to the Festival at Chester Racecourse over the Easter weekend. 2009"s programme builds on the success of last year"s Festival, aiming to deliver £1.5 million of benefits to the City and more than 15,000 visitors.
The world renowned cheese rolling will be held on February 24 in Bridge Street, Chester where home team Cheshire is hoping to retain the title for a record sixth year running against mature competition from Stilton, Snowdonia and Lancashire. The main event will be preceded by a procession around the walls of Chester, in which local dignitaries will pass a ceremonial cheese to one another. As cheese rolling lands on Shrove Tuesday, the Festival organisers have added an extra event to the programme: Pancake Race Day will see local businesses prove their pancake tossing skills while negotiating an obstacle course to win a coveted golden frying pan.
To bring the tastes and smells of the Festival to the city centre, A Food and Drink Fringe Festival will also take place around Chester throughout April 2008. A series of theme nights, special family offers and accommodation promotions in city centre restaurants and hotels will all help to make Chester the focus of food and drink within the UK.
Sue Harrison, Chair of Chester Festivals, said:
“This is an important Festival for Chester, forming part of the year-round programme of Festivals across the city. The Food & Drink Festival adds a cultural heartbeat to the City and now, in its eighth year, has established itself firmly in the annual calendar. This year will be very exciting, with more celebrity chefs and cookery demonstrations than ever before. There really will be something for everyone, so come and tittle your tastebuds and join us in celebrating the culinary vibrancy of the city of Chester.”
David Pickering, Chairman of Chester City Management, said:
“This is a great event for the City of Chester. The Chester Food and Drink Festival brings a significant amount of revenue to the City, which is particularly relevant in this tough economic climate. The financial benefits of the Chester Food and Drink Festival are felt right across the region.”
The Chester Food & Drink Festival Cocktail Competition will also be returning at Cruise nightclub, St. John Street, Chester, where the city"s finest bartenders will reveal their latest creations.
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 Marketing Projects. More sponsors to be announced.
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Festival brochures will be available across the City from February. Phone 01244 351609 for more details. For further information on the region go to www.visitchester.com.
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