Israeli-born, and BEST SELLING cookery writer, Yotam Ottolenghi, will be joining us SUNDAY 21st SEPTEMBER to headline this year’s Food and Drink Festival, and we are thrilled to have him on board!

Yotam Ottolenghi is known for his signature style of marrying food from his native Israel with textures and flavours from the Mediterranean, Middle East and Asia – is looking forward to the event.

He said: “I’m really looking forward to taking part in the Liverpool Food and Drink Festival this year, meeting local people with a passion for food and demonstrating some of the dishes that feature in my new book, which is published around that time.

“With any luck I will have some spare time to soak up the atmosphere and check out the local restaurants and producers, particularly those who will be putting on a feast in the middle of the city’s Sefton Park.”

Denise Harris, Liverpool Food and Drink Festival Event Director, is also delighted to welcome both Yotam Ottolenghi and Tom Kerridge to the event.

She said: “It’s a real coup for us to have both Yotam Ottolenghi and Tom Kerridge at this year’s Liverpool Food and Drink Festival. Neither of them commit to taking part in many food and drink festivals so it’s a huge honour to have them both at the event.

Now in its seventh year, Liverpool Food and Drink Festival will be a real celebration of the city’s thriving food and drink scene in the middle of one of the city’s most beautiful park. There will be something for all the family from our Friday night ‘pop-up pub in the park’ and craft beer zone, to celebrity chef demos and dedicated children’s zone, including herb planting, potato harvesting, a sensory area and interactive children’s cookery workshops.

As well as demonstrating some of his latest dishes, Yotam will also be available for signings of his latest book ‘Plenty More’ – see times below.

 

Where to find Yotam at the festival:

12:00 first cooking demonstration

12:50 Book signing at the Waterstones stand

14:00 Q&A with Yotam at LJMU theatre

14:30 Book signing at the waterstones stand

15:00 Interviews

16:00 Yotam final cooking demonstration

16:50 Book signing at the waterstones stand