Wot’s Cooking
We are featuring cookery demonstrations at the Spring Festival this year with the emphasis on using fresh home grown, locally sourced seasonal food.
Running the stage are Katie and Glyn Johnson from www.wotscooking.co.uk and demonstrations will include making bread with fifth generation baker, Robert Swift on the Saturday, and featuring Celebrity Italian chef, Felice Tocchini on Sunday.
You’ll be able to see close at hand what the chefs are doing as Glyn will be keeping his eye on the camera (that’s if he remembers his glasses!) and Katie will keep you up to date with what is happening on the stage at all times.
Katie worked as a presenter and producer for BBC radio for 15 years and Glyn continues to do so, now in his 36th year! During this time, having been invited to compere events they became hooked and now Food, Drink & Gardening Shows are a big part of what they do and love every minute of it.
Not only are they supporters of local food and producers, they also run their own ‘small’ smallholding near Ludlow in Shropshire which includes Highland Cattle, Lleyn Sheep, free range hens and occasionally a couple of Berkshire pigs. Gardening too is close to Katie’s heart in more ways than one as it appears she knows the inside leg measurement of Alan Titchmarsh, and apparently it’s longer than you think!
www.wotscooking.co.uk
Schedule
Saturday 19th May
11.00: Robert Swift – Bread 2 Bake!
With nearly 150 years of baking experience behind them, the Swift family produce some of the most delicious and inventive breads you can find. Continuing the line, Robert has recently opened his own artisan bakery and baking school in Ludlow and this 5th generation Baker invites you to come along and have a go at baking the perfect loaf.
www.bread2bake.co.uk
12.00: Daniel Jones - The Harp Inn Old Radnor
Daniel worked as a Sous Chef and Pastry Chef at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage, before embarking on his own cooking style, becoming Head Chef at The Harp Inn, Old Radnor. Daniel enjoys cooking for customers of the Harp with the best top quality fresh produce available locally. His menus are created around the seasons, ensuring that everything is fresh and bursting with flavour. Daniel enjoyed success in the prestigious National Chef of the Year competition in 2011 reaching the semi-finals.
www.harpinnradnor.co.uk
13.00 Robert Swift - Bread 2 Bake!
Please see 11.00 am demonstration
14.00: Daniel Jones – Artisan Chocolatier & Patissier
Master Chocolatier and Owner of 'Daniel Jones - Artisan Chocolatier' Trained at UCB, worked in Barbados and at River Cottage (Please also see 12.00pm demonstration)
www.danieljoneschocolatier.com
15.00: Janet Crisp – Get Cooking!
Janet is a member of the Powys Montgomery Federation of the WI as well as a tutor for the National ‘Get Cooking’ project. Get Cooking courses aim to teach parents basic food preparation skills, ways of obtaining a varied healthy diet on a low budget, and demonstrate that the basic preparation of food, cooking and eating can be enjoyable.
www.thewi.org.uk/wi-in-wales
Sunday 20th May
11.00: Steve Morgans - Butchery Demonstration
Steve comes from a local family of Farmers and Butchers. The family farm overlooks the Showground and they have shops in Builth Wells and Brecon as well as regular appearances at Farmers Markets including Alexandra Palace in London with many celebrity clients such as Masterchef’s Greg Wallace and Actors Terry Jones and Neil Morrisey. Away from the counter, the Morgans are race horse owners and keen racing enthusiasts.
Morgans Family Butchers. 102 Struet. Brecon. Powys. LD3 7LT
12.00: Felice Tocchini – Celebrity Italian Chef
Felice was born in Porcari, a small village just outside Lucca in Tuscany, Italy. Felice has appeared on numerous TV programmes including The One Show, Countryfile, The Gadget show as well as in the media worldwide for his innovative creations such as Sprout Cake (a concept to encourage children to enjoy these much-maligned vegetables) and the Dunker – a biscuit designed to hold its own when dipped in tea…or champagne! Felice is passionate about local produce and spends much of his time working with growers and producers as well as schools and colleges. At present he is working at the acclaimed “Novelli Academy” one of the top 25 best cookery schools in the World alongside Celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli and appears regularly on stage with Jean Christophe at food events across the country.
www.felicetocchini.com
13.00: Steve Morgans – Butchery Demonstration
Please see 11.00am demonstration
14.00: Felice Tocchini – Celebrity Italian Chef
Please see 12pm demonstration
15.00: Lesley Mackley – Cooks, Eats & Writes!
Lesley is the author of 13 cookery books as well as a Reviewer for various publications including The Good Food Guide, Alastair Sawday, Les Routiers and Eat Well in Wales. Lesley is also a Cooking Demonstrator and Recipe Developer for clients such as Bart Spices, Barbers Cheeses, Le Creuset, Cornish Sea Salt and a past winner of Guild of Food Writers Recipe Writer of the Year Award. When not teaching youngsters Food in Schools, Lesley is very keen to promote Local Food and is proud to be one of the founding members and Directors of Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Festival.
www.twitter.com/lesleymackley
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