Otley Food & Drink Festival – 2019 @ Otley town centre
Jul 14 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Come to Otley in the middle of July for a slice of foodie heaven. Otley is known for its artisan produce from hand-kneaded bread to homemade chocolates and there’ll be even more on display at the Otley Food & Drink Festival.
Organised by Otley Town Partnership, the festival will feature a wonderful array of more than 50 stalls selling good quality, locally sourced products, as well as a full programme of events including a cookery theatre with demonstrations by local chefs from within Otley and Otley Farmers’ Market.
The show is delighted to announce that the MC in the Cookery Theatre this year will be Simon Chappelow.
Simon has a passion for food and has worked at a variety of restaurants across Yorkshire, After realising that one of his true callings in cooking was passing his knowledge onto others, Simon started working for Zest as Food Projects Coordinator at The Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food. The Ministry of Food program is an eight-week cookery course to help people improve their cookery skills using fresh ingredients, discover new skills and techniques and shop affordably and sustainably. The cookery school in Leeds is now well established and in the seven years that he has been managing the projects thousands of students, from all backgrounds, have benefited from the healthy eating cookery courses.
Simon is now busy developing speciality classes at the Leeds Cookery School, bringing his personal knowledge in subjects such as grill cookery, sauces, pate and terrines to create an exciting and challenging set of classes. As Head Chef Simon has been able to use his extensive contacts within the Leeds culinary scene to bring together a dynamic and diverse team of experts to ensure that Leeds Cookery School offers a unique and engaging set of classes for all to enjoy.
Don’t miss Simon’s own demonstration in the cookery theatre at 3.00 pm.
Throughout the day there will also be food and wine tastings, local breweries, live music, children’s entertainment and much, much more. A tasty day for all the family.
