TV Presenter, celebrity chef and restaurateur John Torode will be here to talk about proper food, fantastic ingredients, home cooking and restaurants, as well as cooking a couple of his favourite dishes. New for this year, he'll also be hosting our Summer Feast on Saturday night and some special Q & A sessions over the weekend.
Dhruv Baker was a high-flying Sales Manager until he won MasterChef 2010. Dhruv is the face of WaitroseLIVE where you can watch him online preparing his recipes. Dhruv has worked in some of the best kitchens in the UK and Europe, and by merging the culinary techniques and heritage of European cuisine with the wonders of Asian spicing, he hopes to come up with results that are greater than merely the sum of the parts.
Born in Wisconsin, USA and at age 14, he became enamoured with Japanese cuisine upon first watching the Japanese cooking competition show Iron Chef. He moved to Los Angeles at 18 for college, where he studied regional Japanese food culture and became a connoisseur of noodles. In 2011 he used his knowledge of Japanese ingredients to win the BBC cooking competition MasterChef. He currently works as a freelance chef and is opening a southern Japanese-style izakaya in 2012.
Actress, author, presenter and TV cook Lisa Faulkner, best known for her BBC roles in Holby City, Spooks and Dangerfield and for winning the 2010 Celebrity MasterChef. Since winning MasterChef Lisa has presented numerous food shows and can now be seen most weeks cooking in the This Morning kitchen. Her first book ‘Recipes From My Mother for My Daughter’ is out now and is proving to be a big success. Lisa will be signing copies of her book at the Festival.
Tom was a 2011 MasterChef finalist and is now a full time chef running a fine dining service for private and corporate clients. As well as this he has been working in some of London's best restaurants whilst also finding time to co-found Porklife with Tim Anderson. He's also training as a charcuterier and butcher with a view to starting his own product range in the not too distant future.
At the age of 59, Peter finally decided to pursue his passion for food in a professional capacity and entered MasterChef 2006 to kick-start his new career. As a result of winning, Peter now works as an independent chef in both France and the UK. He has published a book of his experiences and regularly teaches at a number of cookery schools throughout the Southeast, as well as giving live demonstrations at food fairs, appearing on TV and radio and contributing articles and recipes to food magazines.
Matt has worked his way through some of this country's best restaurants to head up one of this country's most unique. Since 2008, Matt has been head chef of The Pass at South Lodge Hotel. His emphasis on seasonal produce, combined with surprising flavour combinations, textures, varying temperatures and contrasting tastes, has earned Matt and his team 3 AA Rosettes, 7/10 Good Food Guide (rank 29 in the country) and most recently a Michelin star in 2011.
After winning Sussex young chef of the year in 2010, Steven has worked his way through the ranks at South Lodge Hotel to become Head chef of the award winning Camellia restaurant. Having fresh vegetables from the hotels walled garden and the finest Sussex ingredients at his disposal, Steven has developed his own unique style in creating balanced, contemporary, seasonal dishes with the focus on getting the most out of each ingredient he uses.
Come and be inspired by our chefs demonstrating some of their favourite dishes.
| 11:00 | Peter Bayless |
| 12:30 | Dhruv Baker |
| 13:45 | John Torode |
| 15:00 | Lisa Faulkner |
| 16:00 | Matt Gillan - South Lodge Hotel |
| 11:00 | John Torode & Dhruv Baker |
| 12:30 | Paul Kelly |
| 13:45 | Tom Whitaker |
| 15:00 | John Torode |
| 16:00 | Lizzie Kamenetzky - delicious Magazine |
All cookery demonstrations are free to watch.
There will be limited seating and ample standing room.
You need to purchase an entrance ticket as well as the class ticket. These masterclasses have limited space available so book early... online only.
Learn some new skills or hone old ones with our hands-on cookery classes.
Once again, local cookery school Ashdown Manna will be supporting the chefs. You can find out more about Alex and her team here:
www.ashdowncookeryschool.co.uk
| 10:30 | John Torode - Quail en Croute | SOLD OUT | £40 |
| 12:15 | Peter Bayless & Steven Edwards of The Camellia, South Lodge Hotel - Prawn Ravioli | £40 | |
| 14:00 | Tom Whitaker - Sustainable Fish & Sea Vegetables | £35 | |
| 15:30 | Peter Bayless - Risotto | £25 |
| 10:30 | Peter Bayless - Gougeres | £25 | |
| 12:15 | Peter Bayless - Ricotta Gnocchi | £25 | |
| 14:00 | Dhruv Baker - Posh Prawn & Avocado Cocktail | £35 | |
| 15:30 | Tim Anderson - Tempura Masterclass | £35 |
Maximum participants per class - 12
Over 16's only.
Classes contain some hands-on cookery/preparation and last an hour.
If you have allergies/dietary needs then we suggest you contact us before booking a class.
You need to purchase an entrance ticket as well as the class ticket.
Joe Nixon lives in Brighton and has been foraging in the surrounding countryside, inspired by his love of the outdoors and cooking unusual ingredients. Joe will lead a walk around the stunning countryside of Glynde Estate and show you what edible goodies can be found there.
| 11:00 | £10 |
| 14:00 | £10 |
Walks last for approximately 1 hour.
Minimum age 5. A full safety briefing will be given beforehand.
It is your responsibility to dress appropriately for a walk across rural countryside.
Ever wanted to know How To... knead bread, bone out a quail, fillet a fish, make a scotch egg, smoke salmon?? Well come along to our How To Tent and you will find out! Our chefs and artisan producers will be presenting 30 minute sessions … and it is FREE to watch!
delicious Magazine are joining us for the first time this year, and will be launching their 'Save Our Food Heritage' campaign. See Food Editor Lizzie Kamenetzky on stage talking all things cherries in time for National Cherry Day on 16th July.
| 10:30 | Jamie The Butcher - Butchery |
| 11:45 | The Garden Quail - Spatchcock Quail |
| 13:15 | Cherry Menlove - Cupcakes |
| 14:30 | Lizzie Kamenetzky - delicious Magazine 'Save Our Food Heritage' |
| 16:00 | Lisa Faulkner - Book Signing |
| 10:30 | Imbhams Granary - Milling Sussex flour |
| 11:45 | The Garden Quail - Spatchcock Quail |
| 13:15 | Jamie The Butcher - Butchery |
| 14:30 | Paul Kelly - Carve the Perfect Turkey |
| 15:45 | Chris Wheeler, Humphry's (Stoke Park) |