Theatre
The Theatre Marquee plays host to a diverse and entertaining array of chefs from the local area. Live cookery demonstrations take place every day from 10.45am – 4.00pm, and with comfortable seating for 200, (not to mention shelter from the elements!), the Theatre Marquee has become a firm festival favourite. The kitchen has been provided by Deliciously Yorkshire, the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Food Group.
Large TV screens at either side of the marquee ensure that no-one misses out on the action, of which there is always plenty! From the fine art of the patissière to DIY butchery, there is something for everyone. Chefs drawn from the Dales’ finest hotels and restaurants demonstrate their skills alongside skilled consultants and lecturers from Darlington College School of Catering. Using local produce is key, and the majority of the ingredients are sourced from the adjacent Food Hall.
Timetable to be published
2012 Demonstrators are:
Jonathan Harrison
The Sandpiper Inn, Market Place, Leyburn, DL8 5AT.
Website: www.sandpiperinn.co.uk
Tel: 01969 622206
Chef Jonathan Harrison, former winner of the acclaimed Roux Scholarship, is proprietor of The Sandpiper Inn, a 17th century inn offering wonderful hospitality and modern British food, including their own bread. Over 80% of the produce is sourced locally. Jonathan and his wife Janine have run the business together now for 10 years. There is also accommodation available, for reservations please ring.
Prett Tejura
Curry Cuisine ...a new concept in home cooking: we teach, you cook.
Wesite: www.currycuisine.co.uk
Email: enquiries@currycuisine.co.uk
Tel: 0790396 0914
Established by home cook Prett Tejura, Curry Cuisine provides tuition on how to cook authentic Indian cuisine, offering a variety of courses from basic beginners to a complete curry lover’s guide. Learn how to cook dishes from Prett’s own traditional family recipes and now other regions in India e.g Goan, Keralan and northern India.
- Learn to cook authentic Indian cuisine in your own home, one to one/small group tuition
- Curry Club Events at Swinton Park (Masham) , Wakefield and Doncaster
- Corporate team building and Spice awareness courses
- Spice Mix Range with easy to use recipes
- Award winning range of Indian Pickles and chutneys using local produce.
- Fusion Salad dressings all with an Indian twist.
Gavin Swift
Chef Consultant
Email: gavin_swift@hotmail.com
Tel: 07837 207717
Gavin Swift worked in the kitchen of a local gastro pub as pot wash, then commis chef, before doing the front of house for 6 years then going to university. He became a head chef at the age of 24.
He has since worked his way around the North of England and started as head chef at The George At Wath in June 2010.
Peter Bell
Chef Consultant
Email: Peterbell4@btconnect.com
Peter Bell is former head of the School of Hotel and Catering at Darlington College of Technology, and has held senior positions in Switzerland, Jamaica, Sardinia, Gleneagles, and the Lake District. Peter is now a Chef Consultant and will be demonstrating dishes prepared with local meats, cheeses and vegetables taken directly from the stands within the Food Hall.
Donna Joyce
Darlington College
Email: djoyce@darlington.ac.uk
Donna Joyce is currently senior tutor in patisserie and confectionery at Darlington College of Technology, and lead subject tutor for the North Yorkshire Hospitality CoVE. She has first class industrial experience and is in constant demand giving demonstrations and running master classes across Northern England. She also runs her own business, Celebrations, making wedding and novelty cakes for all occasions.
Rebecca Dougill
Darlington College
Email: rdougill@darlington.ac.uk
Rebecca is a former student of Darlington College where she completed an Advanced Food Studies course. She went on to work in hotels, restaurants and Industrial Catering before returning to College to teach a range of students through to Foundation Degree in Culinary Arts.
Ladies in Pigs
Website: www.npa-uk.org.uk
Ladies in Pigs (LIPS) is an organisation dedicated to promoting British pork and bacon. They do this by demonstrating and cooking pork, bacon and sausages and giving tasters for you to enjoy. They give recipe leaflets and ask that people buy pork etc with the Quality Standard Mark to ensure that the product they are buying is truly BRITISH.
John Rogers
Sous Chef: Swinton Park
Website: www.swintonpark.com
Chef John Rogers studied at Hugh Baird College in Liverpool specialising in food and art technology.
After gaining NVQ 1/2/3 and spending time out of college at various three rosette and starred restaurants around the British Isles to gain valuable experience, he took full time work at the Star Inn, Harome as 1st Commis working alongside local hero Andrew Pern and his side kick James Mackenzie.
After a year in this role he moved to the General Tarlteton under John Topham and Robert Ramsden (now of Delifresh fame) working his way round these busy kitchens getting to hone his butchery and pastry skills.
John has just completed his 3rd year at Swinton Park and has progressed quickly up the ladder in this high profile "premiership kitchen".
John is now sous chef running the kitchens in Simons, head chefs absence. He is a highly skilled and motivated member of this team.
Clover Hutson
Artisan Cooks
Website: www.artisancooks.co.uk
Email: mail@artisancooks.co.uk
Clover's catering company, Artisan Cooks, is based in Harrogate and is a local seafood specialist.
Clover has worked in some of the most popular restaurants in the town as well as providing cookery demonstrations at the BBC good food show in Birmingham & other local & national food fairs. She is also involved in the Love Food Hate Waste campaign.
She will be showcasing seafood from the Yorkshire coast.
Paul Turner
Garth Cottage Herbs
Email: garthcottage@gmail.com
Garth Cottage herbs are specialist growers of fine culinary herbs and producers of a gourmet range of cook's ingredients based in Newby Wiske Northallerton.
Little Pretty Things
Little Pretty Things love all things chocolate, eating, making, cooking and most importantly sharing. Chocolate never fails to bring a smile to someone's face and they like making people smile.
Little Pretty Things is a York based Chocolatier specialising in making gorgeous hand made chocolates using the finest natural Yorkshire flavours such as locally grown fruits, products and even cheeses to reflect the outstanding flavours Yorkshire is rich with. During this workshop the audience will learn how chocolates are created and assist us to create a new gorgeous chocolate for our Yorkshire Chocolate Collection, we will be inspired by the local produce and flavours of the festival. Little Pretty Things also offer chocolate tasting and making workshops for individuals and groups see www.littleprettything.co.uk.
