21/09/12….Treat your taste buds at Thame Food Festival

NEXT Saturday, September 29, is set to be a major landmark in the history of Thame Food Festival 2012. With the closure of roads in the centre of the town for the first time and a vastly expanded area for the 100 plus stallholders – a festival record – this fifth festival has an amazing line-up of events, exhibitors and celebrity chefs.

Appearing live and performing fantastic mouth-watering and audience enticing demos in the Cookery Theatre are the following food ?super stars?:-

Appetizers: Beverley Glock of Splat Cooking (on stage 10am)

Starters: Laurie Gear, patron and chef of The Artichoke restaurant in Amersham (10.45am) and Adam Simmonds of restaurant Adam Simmonds at Danesfield House, Marlow (11.30am)

Main Courses: Steve Love and Ian Craddock from headline sponsors, McCormick UK, the home of Schwartz herbs, spices and seasonings (12.15pm) and Raymond Blanc OBE, festival ambassador, with Kush from Le Manoir aux Quat?Saisons and the BBC?s ?Very Hungry Frenchman? (13.00)

Dish of the Day: Festival patron, Lotte Duncan (13.45)

More Mains: Marcus Bean of The New Inn in Baschurch, Shropshire (14.30) and festival regulars Katie & Giancarlo Caldesi of Caldesi in Campagna, Bray and Caffe Caldesi and La Cucina Caldesi in central London (15.15)

Dessert: Nigel Rumsey of Rumsey?s Chocolateries in Thame & Wendover (16.00)

Followed by: The Big Cook Off Mark & Adam from The Raymond Blanc Cookery School v Harding?s Restaurant at Aylesbury College (16.30)

This awe inspiring line-up of cookery performers is followed at approx 17.30 by the Raffle draw featuring some amazing prizes, including the set of Raymond Blanc by Anolon Professional Cookware used on the day in the Cookery Theatre, a one day course worth