AS WE HEAD INTO SEPTEMBER, WE’RE GETTING INCREASINGLY EXCITED ABOUT THE LIVERPOOL FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL, WHICH IS SET TO TRANSFORM SEFTON PARK INTO A FOOD LOVERS’ PARADISE LATER THIS MONTH.
On 16th-17th September, The Hairy Bikers, Gizzi Erskine, Simon Rimmer, Nisha Katona, Paul Askew, Gary Usher, Aiden Byrne, Anton Piotrowski and Anjula Devi are among the chefs who will lead the celebrations to mark 10 years of the pop-up festival, which has become a firm favourite on the city’s event calendar.
Visitors can expect a weekend of tasty treats with local restaurants, bars and producers joining TV chefs for a giant feast to celebrate the city’s growing food and drink scene.
During the weekend event, there will be a whole raft of celebrity chef demos, masterclasses and tastings as well as street food stalls, a producers’ market, a gin garden, a prosecco bar and live entertainment throughout the festival including live music by regular guest John O’Connell.
Local experts will be giving tips and advice throughout the day with demonstrations from Izakaya, Red’s True Barbecue, Pho, Tandoori and The Alchemist.
There will also be plenty to keep budding young foodies entertained at a dedicated kids’ zone, which includes children’s cookery workshops, biscuit decorating, pizza making and a food themed science lab, which will be overflowing with fascinating foodie experiments.
Younger visitors can also enjoy Victorian fairground rides and activities such as hook a duck and a coconut shy, as well as traditional pick ’n’ mix and churros.
Isabella Kantor, Festival Manager at Liverpool Food and Drink Festival, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be celebrating 10 years of Liverpool Food and Drink Festival. The city’s food and drink scene is better than ever and that is definitely reflected in this year’s 10th anniversary event.
“As the final preparations get underway, we are hugely excited about welcoming visitors to the event, which will showcase the best of the city’s food and drink scene. There will be plenty to enjoy during the weekend, from making the most of the celebrity chef demos and family fun to simply just soaking up the atmosphere and eating your way around the festival.”
To mark Liverpool Food and Drink Festival’s 10th birthday, there will be a special preview event in a boho-themed marquee in Sefton Park (Friday 15th September), featuring music from iconic indie band Lightning Seeds and an Asian style banquet from Gizzi Erskine.
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