The official launch weekend of the Liverpool Food and Drink Festival takes place for our 7th year in Sefton Park on the 19th – 21st of September 2014.
Friday Evening
This year, Liverpool Food and Drink Festival officially kicks off on the Friday night with a very exciting pop-up ‘Pub in the Park’. The North’s biggest pub quiz will take place in the middle of Sefton Park, hosted by the fantastic Jonny Bongo. There will also be live music, and of course, lots of food and drink on offer!
For more information on the Friday night pop-up ‘Pub in the Park’ click here
Saturday and Sunday
The more familiar Liverpool Food and Drink Festival will return on Saturday and Sunday, and this year is set to be even bigger and better than ever before!
Once again, there are many different, exciting areas at this year’s festival to keep adults ad children busy over the weekend. We are also welcoming the amazing celebrity chefs, Tom Kerridge and Yotam Ottolenghi, to the celebrity chef arena at Sefton Park this year too.
As well as the various foodie areas across the park, there will also be two pop-up restaurants brought to us by Picked Walnut and The Art School.
Celebrity Chef Arena
Saturday – Tom Kerridge will be the headlining chef on the Saturday and he will be cooking some of his favourite dishes in the Celebrity Chef Arena. Foodies will be able to find out about Tom’s recipes and may even get to try some of his famous pub grub!
Times TBC
Sunday – It’s another dream day for foodies on the Sunday as Middle Eastern chef Yotam Ottolenghi is set to cook for the Liverpool crowds!
Best known for his signature style of marrying food from his native Israel with textures and flavours from the Mediterranean, Middle East and Asia, Yotam will be cooking recipes taken from his latest cookbook.
12:00 first demonstration
12:50 Book signing at Waterstone’s stand
14:00 Q&A with Yotam in LJMU theatre
14:30 Book signing at waterstones stand
16:00 Yotam final demo
16:50 Book signing at waterstones stand
Saturday & Sunday
The Restaurant Arena
The biggest space in the festival is the Restaurant Area, which is full of our favourite local restaurants! As well as serving their signature dishes, many chefs will be creating unique, one-off dishes that will only be available at the festival.
Street Food Area
The Street Food Area will be buzzing with exotic flavours and unusual cuisine, served from quirky street food trucks.
Heavenly Chocolate Area
Chocoholics will be pleased to hear that there will be a Heavenly Chocolate Area at the festival, which will house a number of dedicated chocolatiers.
The Market Place
Why not take a taste of the festival home? The Market Place will feature fresh produce from celebrated local and regional producers, showcasing cheese, meat, oils and breads etc.
Kids Zone sponsored by Water Babies
Families will be pleased to hear that there is a whole area dedicated to budding young foodies with lots of fun food-related activities for little ones to enjoy! Cupcake decorating, a food themed bear hunt and interactive cookery workshops are just some of the exciting activities going on. There’s also a buggy bank, hosted by Alder Hey Charity, where parents can leave their buggies for the day!
Edible Garden sponsored by Love Food Hate Waste
Those with green fingers should keep an eye out for the edible garden at the heart of the action, sponsored by the fantastic Love Food Hate Waste, whose mission is to help us reduce food waste.
The area will be a hive of activity, literally, with live beehives and interactive talks on the wonders of honey. There will also be seed and food bombs, edible flower salads and teas, live chicken pens and even potato painting!
In addition, Ashton Green Allotments will be hosting interactive planting activities in the garden.
Café Area – Spirit and Wine Zone
The Café Area is the perfect place to relax with a tea or coffee and if you fancy something a little stronger to unwind with, then head over to our Spirit & Wine Zone!
