It's showtime so come and meet the Chefs

 

Without or great sponsors, we couldn't provide you all with such entertainment so a big thanks goes to our Festival Cookery Theatre sponsors:

 

3663 Sponsor - Exeter Food Festival  Event Exeter Sponsor - Exeter Food Festival    Sponsor - Exeter Food Festival  In-toto Kitchens Sponsor - Exeter Food Festival

 

Throughout the festival, the chefs tirelessly beaver away in front of the crowds under a hale of fun jibes and the watchful eyes of their counterparts should they singe a scallop or overcook a ruby red fillet.

As each demo finishes, there's more fun and games where you, our visitors, can proudly cast your vote in a strictly come dancing meets food festival fever atmosphere!

Of course, Michael Caines himself will be stepping up to the plate, donning apron and mixing it up with other chefs including the Tanner Brothers, Mark Hix and highly respected chef Lesley Waters. Other top cheffing names confirmed include Nathan Outlaw, Neil Haydock of Fifteen Cornwall, Darren Hosegove of Ashburton Cookery School and Tim Bouget of Ode, Shaldon.


CELEB NEWS:

We have already confirmed a number of TV chefs including:

  • Of course, it just wouldn't be the same without festival co-founder and michelin
    starred cheffing genious Michael Caines (http://www.michaelcaines.com/) putting
    smiles on the faces of everyone thanks to his relaxed, fun & cheeky style!

 

Celebrity Chef Festival Cookery Theatre Timings:


These details might change but at the moment, here's the plan for each day and evening (Festival After Dark) in the Festival Cookery Theatre.

Quite simply, the Festival will be the tastiest time you've had this year, let alone being able to rub shoulders with the UK's leading chefs!

Day Time Chef Restaurant
       
Fri 9th April 2010 11.00am Lesley Waters Lesley Waters Cookery School
  12.00pm Michael Caines/Steve Groves/Matt Follas MC Restaurants, Abode Group, GP and BP/ Launceston Place, London - D&D Group/The Wild Garlic
  1.00pm Neil Haydock Fifteen Cornwall
  2.00pm Peter Gorton TheHorn of Plenty
  3.00pm Matt Mason/Scott Paton Jack in The Green
  4.00pm Tim Bouget/Chris Archambault ODE/Swire Hotels
  5.00pm Paul Da Costa Greaves Feed Your Imagination
  6.00pm Festival closes  
       
Friday Festival After Dark 6.30pm Michael Caines and Matt Tebbutt Celebrity cook off!
  7.30pm Angus McCaig The Holt, Honiton
       
       
Sat 10th April 2010 10.00am Festival opens  
  10.30am Mark Dodson Mason Arms
  11.30am Jane Baxter and Samantha Miller Riverford Organics
  12.30pm Tina Bricknell-Webb Percy's Country Hotel
  1.30pm Darrin Hosegrove Ashburton Cookery School
  2.30pm Mark Hix Restaurants Etc Ltd and Restaurants Etc (Soho) Ltd
  3.30pm Chris & James Tanner Tanners Restaurant
  4.30pm James Nathan & Dez Turland Rick Stein / Brend Hotels
  5.30pm Ed Chester/James Duckett Otterton Mill/James Duckett at The Old Custom House
  6.00pm Festival closes  
       
Saturday Festival After Dark 6.30pm Tom Cull Dartmoor Kitchen, Tom's Pies
  7.30pm Watch this space - Chefs to be confirmed!  
       
       
Sun 11th April 2010 10.30am Festival opens  
  11.00am Watch this space - Chefs to be confirmed!  
  12.00pm Watch this space - Chefs to be confirmed!  
  1.00pm Nathan Outlaw  
  2.00pm Watch this space - Chefs to be confirmed!  
  3.00pm Ian Webber/Tom Williams Hawkes/Sam Moody/MC Gidleigh Park/Abode Exeter/Bath Priory
  4.00pm Festival closes