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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.
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