Leeds Food Festival

Do any Chefs fancy doing a demo at Handmade in Yorkshire Demo Cooking Stage at Leeds Food Fest this year Fri 5 – Sun 7 Jun 2015 on our stage we run for Leeds Council – details of what we did and who was on last year are below : – A good chance to get into demo’s, promote your biz etc –  email us here to get involved  – Share this page to anyone / group who may be interested

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LAST YEAR’s EVENT :

We are at Leeds Food and Drink Festival on 6th, 7th and 8th of June 2014.

We are working with Leeds City Markets, and are hosting the “Handmade in Yorkshire” Stage in Victoria Gardens, on the Headrow, by The Art Gallery.

We have some great Chefs doing demo’s over the days,  A pop up Coffee Stall in association with Charity West Yorkshire 4×4 Volunteers (http://www.wy4x4vol.org )

West Yorkshire 4×4 Volunteers are here to assist organisations such as Police, Ambulance, Local Authorities and Charities. As the name suggests, a volunteer group who use privately owned and maintained 4×4 vehicles to assist the local community in times of need.

We offer assistance as required by our user services, principally Category 1 and Category 2 responders, such as Police, Ambulance, Doctors and Local Authorities via the Local Resilience Forums set up by the Civil Contingencies Act (2004). This is often in extraordinary circumstances or extremes of weather, such as heavy snow or flooding. We also attend shows and local events to assist in engaging with the people in our local communities to raise the awareness of our group, what we do and ensure we maintain good relationships with those we volunteer our time for.

Also an array of eclectic music on the Saturday in association with Planet Leeds

 

a brief outline as below:

Times are approximate

Friday 6th June

COOKERY DEMO:

11am Ashley Mccarthy from www.yeoldsuninn.co.uk

Our winning streak began in 2006 when we were awarded the Innovation of the Year title at the National Publican Awards. This was a big deal for us as it was our first trophy and a positive sign that we were moving the pub in the right direction.

In the years since, we have scooped numerous other awards, including Delciouslyorkshire Brand Champion 2012-2013; Best UK Freehouse at the Great British Pub Awards 2010; Publicans Of The Year at the 2010 Publican Awards; Front-of-house Team of the Year and Local Food Pub of the Year at the Publican Awards 2009; Yorkshire Pub of the Year in the White Rose Awards 2009; Yorkshire Life Traditional Pub of the Year 2009; Chef of the Year and Food Pub of the Year at the Publican Awards 2008; Excelle Pub of the Year 2008; and Regional Winner in the Great British Pub Awards 2008.

And, most recently, we topped the lot when we were presented with the coveted Licensee of the Year Award by the BII (British Institute of Innkeepers), winning our way through four challenging rounds, including a pub visit from the lead judges and facing a nine-strong panel of industry experts.

 

12:00  Jo Rhodes from www.jorhodeshomeopathy.co.uk

Homeopath, festival goer and wild food and medicinal plant forager.

 

12:30 Co-Guest Host – Andy Annat from www.crackerjackbbq.co.uk

“UK BBQ King” – International BBQ Crackerjack – representing the UK across the world

 

1:45     Simon from Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food, Leeds  www.jamieoliver.com/jamies-ministry-of-food/leeds.php

“I want to inspire you to get in the kitchen and cook meals for yourself and your family from scratch, whether you’re a complete beginner or a good cook who likes simplicity. With some basic skills under your belt and a handful of recipes, you’ll be able to prepare nutritious meals on any budget.” Jamie Oliver

 

3pm Jenny Davison from www.active-eat.co.uk

A qualified nutritional therapist and former international sportswoman with a positive and healthy outlook on life. I have always lived an active and healthy lifestyle.

Having been forced to stop competing due to injury, I found myself living the same kind of busy, stressful, everyday life as everyone else, and trying to fit a healthy nutritious diet around a busy lifestyle. When my health began to suffer, I used food to help me and that
was when I realised how much I had to offer others and decided to train as a Nutritional Therapist.

I am now passionate about working with people, to help them build their confidence and change their relationship with food. I set up Active-Eat to help people to look at their food intake and lifestyles, to help them enhance their lives by fitting healthy nutritious eating around their everyday life. By looking at what you eat, when you eat and how you eat we will explore healthy alternatives to increase energy, improve your health and help you to lose any excess weight.

Download Jenny’s recipe card here – Summer Wraps and Lemon Truffles – Active Eat Recipe Card – Circus of Food

 

3.45 Kelly Barlow from www.kellys-kitchen.co.uk

Kelly will be doing a demo of cooking a Paella

I’ve been lucky enough to have a successful catering business for over a decade now, delivering high quality food to my clients all over the North West. Kelly’s Kitchen produces fine international cuisine, as well as traditional British dining experiences. I cater outside events and can even bring a fabulous team to cook huge paellas, dozens of fajitas, and world class pie and pea suppers.

As well as cooking, travel is my passion, and I have visited far-flung places to build on my foody knowledge and to source amazing ingredients for my clients. I’ve appeared on telly, I’ve won chilli-eating competitions and I am a fairly handy poker player too.

Last year even I sponsored the food and drink section for the ‘What’s On 4 Me’ awards at the Ideal Home Show in Earls Court.

 

4:30  Andy Annat from www.crackerjackbbq.co.uk

 

 

MUSIC:

12- 12.15 Instrument of sound. 

Members supporting the home grown Internationally renown Irration  Steppas, Jamaican food & culture has soared since the likes of London’s Levi Roots from Dragons Den…the sweet Jamaican sounds of leeds fusing reggae, calypso & music from the Caribbean islands pays tribute to the Leeds West-Indian Community..

COOKERY DEMO:

12:15  Co Guest Host – Stephanie Moon from www.stephaniemoon.co.uk

A Yorkshire farmer’s daughter who has trained and worked around the world, now offering chef consultancy services for All Things Food.

So what makes her different…

Personality, skill, enthusiasm and above all a sense of humour; combine this with over twenty years’ experience at the highest levels of catering

Formerly Executive Chef, Stephanie is now Chef Consultant to Rudding Park Hotel, winner of Trip Adviser’s 2011 “Hotel of the Year” award. Stephanie represents the hotel at various events throughout the culinary calendar, including practical demonstrations and public speaking. As the principal writer for Rudding Park’s “Wild Cooks” blog, Stephanie shares her knowledge of the countryside with bloggers and foodies alike

Stephanie is a recognised figure on the Yorkshire food scene and has many accolades to her credit… Yorkshire Life magazine Chef of the Year, Deliciously Yorkshire Champion, and most recently a Bronze medal winner in the National 2010 British Culinary Federation Chef of the Year Competition. As well as being a regular demonstrator at food shows, Stephanie has also made appearances on both radio and television including Channel 5 “Street Market Chefs 2010”  and representing the North East on BBC2’s Great British Menu

MUSIC:

1-1.15 MizDiva Productions

Bringing you the beauty of Bollywood and the fusion of Asian & Arabic dance styles, be dazzled by costume and natural beauty as you are inspired by Yorkshires fusion of cultures in this dance of traditional & popular Indian styles.

COOKERY DEMO:

1:15  Co Guest Host – Stephanie Moon from www.stephaniemoon.co.uk

MUSIC:

2-2.15 Stand Tall

DJ & MCs Seedie B & Tee take you on a underground Leeds lyrical style as they represent the inner cities & culture promoting empowerment and positive self belief through HIp Hop Education. They hosted their own entertainment tent at the famous Woodhouse, Hyde Park Unity Day Festival 2013

COOKERY DEMO:

2:15    Kada from  www.cafemoor.co.uk

Owner, Kada a self-taught chef who started his career in Paris, France in some of the capitals busiest restaurants has run his own successful restaurants in Leeds. He is an event caterer of considerable standing serving award winning food at festivals such as Glastonbury, Womad & Larmer Tree to name a few winning many best food awards for his efforts at such events.

For Kada, Cafe Moor represents a return to his roots in Leeds, as he has been shopping at Leeds Market since he opened his first cafe over 15 years ago, when he was the first chef to introduce North African cuisine to Leeds. “This is a great place for people who love good food, great value and authentic flavours and the market is the ideal location for us because we focus on affordable, fresh food made to order right in front of the customers, from really fresh ingredients”.

MUSIC:

3.3.15 Yannick Music

Yannick brings soulful sweet vibes like a lush dessert his cross over of popular sounds to smooth grooves would welcome any candlit supper or moonlight dancing with a shack out to underground sounds.

COOKERY DEMO:

3:15pm  Josh Angell – www.99events.co.uk

Josh won the Wakefield Junior Chef of the Year competition in 2008, aged just 14. From winning the competition Josh has worked in fine dining establishments across West Yorkshire, including Brasserie Ninety Nine (Wakefield’s only AA Rosette awarded restaurant) and The Kaye Arms, “the jewel in Yorkshire’s crown”. Josh is also very passionate about the way school food culture is developing and was a National Student Advisor for the Food for Life Partnership.

Richard Blades

Ninety Nine Catering provide comprehensive solutions for premium events across the UK. We understand that when planning a large event finding a suitably experinced caterer can be a dificult task. Our extensive experience in the market allows us to support and advise our clients on large scale and premier events alike. We offer creative options in addition to more conventional catering.

Mash&Pie is the street food love child of Ninety Nine Catering Ltd, Ninety Nine Events Ltd and Pie House Limited. The concept is rather simple; we create/serve amazing artisan pies, beautiful mash and lots of tasty gravy

Connor Blades

Springboard’s FutureChef National Finalists! North East of England Finalist
15 years old from Barlby High School, North Yorkshire

MUSIC:

4- 4.15 Cleve Freckleton

The famous leeds joyful, Soulful & Spiritually blessed Jazz singer & pianist who has performed with the likes of Leeds Jazz Break through Artist Corinne Bailey Rae. He will wind the recipies down low for a treat after 8. A performance not to be missed.

Cleve is the MD of a Choral Choir.

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4.30 – 4.45 Rock to Art

 

A fast growing group of international irie sounds of Jamaica and Afrikan fusion of reggaeton, Funk, and easy listening and soulfully uplifting reggae sounds taking us to Barbados to Jamaica to Cuba to Leeds.They got the public on Briggate Lively up on the launch of the Food and Drink Festival 2014 at Leeds World Feast. 

5- 5.15 RDC Soldier

A Congolese Rapper who recently supported the international hiphop legend The Game… Afrikan culture is becoming one if the largest cultures outside of Afrika from Paris to London…the Hip Hop sounds is popular amongst our youth but its culture stretches to beyond chicken & Fries, its more passionate for the appreciation of the land, earth and natures natural elements. This Congolese Rapper will take you on his personal Tribute to tasty & succulent African dishes in honour of his culture.

5.30 – 5.45pm Tim Loud

With his melodic yorkshire tones, its what Yorkshire is all about beyond a yorkshire pudding is the tasty gravy…Tim is a talented artist offering you honesty in his vocals with realism.

5.45  – 6 DJ Saiqa

Close the event with our resident DJ playing songs that’s represent an international cuisine!

 

Also : Programme of the day (Leeds Kirkgate Market)

 On the same day we have fantastic performances occurring on the

1904 Market Hall – Upper Balcony

Morning

11am til 11.15am – Chris Wallum taking his apples and pears to the rocky bluesand 60’s fun loving, shaking rock and raspy blues; hes in keeping with the traditional farmhouse loaf.

http://cdwallumandtheholymolyhotclub.bandcamp.com

11til 11.45am – Scott Lee is a passionate harmonica playing and blues and bring sweet rockin soul to the public of Leeds Markets…

12pm-12.15pm Samh Song – For the compassionate amongst us, listen to the international and melodic sounds, from the unique friends of the earth irie vibes.

 

Afternoon

2.25 til 2.45pm – Ricky Fleming The lush smooth soulful sounds, recently performed at Guisely Festival and started out at Lyrically Justified where he dazzled the audience with his hypnotic sound, He’s one to watch!!!!

2.55pm til 3.10pm – Lauren Rushworth The melodic sounds of Lauren will ease the sounds of the traders with her rustic yet harmonious sounds.

 

3.20 til 3.40pm – Rob Summerskill aka Platform The Leeds based Hip Hop artist bringing urban sounds to the youth of Leeds…brrrap.

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Also, possibly cooking ,  Times to be confirmed :

Dean – Carribbean Cafe    www.facebook.com/caribbeancafeleeds

 

Sunday  8th June

10am – Mike from – http://www.indie-ices.co.uk

Award winning Indian ice-cream maker, trading over the weekend from just nearby, with his amazing multi-coloured Tuk Tuk –

Best Performing Small Artisan Producer’ for Yorkshire.

Best Performing Small Artisan Producer’ nationally in the ice cream sector.

Readers’ Award Winner 2009 – Yorkshire Post

18 Great Taste Gold Awards

On Sunday – I will talk kulfi, vegan lollies and make an ice cream from scratch in 5 mins

11am – Twisted Chilli –  www.thetwistedchilli.co.uk

We aim to provide top quality fresh ground spices for you to create your own authentic curries at home.

Whether it is a mild creamy Korma or an insanely hot Naga Phall you can rely on the Twisted Chilli to supply you with the tastiest flavour packed blends to turn you into a curry hero. There’s everything you could need for a quick supper to a Indian banquet.

 12noon – Jo and Stu from – The Greedy Pig  https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Greedy-Pig/101684753228381

Locally sourced produce, cooked by a smoggie, served by a jock. – Nose to Tail Tapas

Lovely food cooked by people who love food. Simple.

We aim to produce the freshest, tastiest food, cooked to order, for you to eat in or takeaway.

1pm Jenny Davison from www.active-eat.co.uk

A qualified nutritional therapist and former international sportswoman with a positive and healthy outlook on life. I have always lived an active and healthy lifestyle.

Having been forced to stop competing due to injury, I found myself living the same kind of busy, stressful, everyday life as everyone else, and trying to fit a healthy nutritious diet around a busy lifestyle. When my health began to suffer, I used food to help me and that
was when I realised how much I had to offer others and decided to train as a Nutritional Therapist.

I am now passionate about working with people, to help them build their confidence and change their relationship with food. I set up Active-Eat to help people to look at their food intake and lifestyles, to help them enhance their lives by fitting healthy nutritious eating around their everyday life. By looking at what you eat, when you eat and how you eat we will explore healthy alternatives to increase energy, improve your health and help you to lose any excess weight.

 

2pm  David Greenwood-Haigh from  www.coeurdexocolat.com

A professional chocolatier, he has been working in the food industry for more than 35 years.

Yorkshire born, David is a Master Chef member of the Craft Guild of Chefs. He has a lifelong love of food, and a creative passion and flair.  Trained as a chocolatier, David has also recently written his first book – a Haitian recipe book, and is now planning a chocolate book.

David joined Divine Chocolate in 2005 as a National Accounts Manager but also doubled as the Divine chocolatier providing inspiring chocolate workshops, which included chocolate and wine pairing, hands on chocolate truffle making sessions and chocolate tempering demonstrations.

David’s other passions include: Haiti, His Motorbike, His large collection of cookery books (many of them about Chocolate!), and Photography.

With typical enthusiasm and a friendly ‘Yorkshire directness’ David said

“Working with chocolate is my passion – creating exciting new flavours, demonstrating and sharing techniques and skills.

But being able to meet, help and inspire people is what really drives me. Sometimes small differences like using Fair trade can make big changes to people’s lives”

Download the recipe for his ale truffles here   RECIPE : ale truffles

3pm  David Byrne from Dinner Party Masterclass and David Byrne Catering

Fancy Cooking like the professionals?..spend the day with an experienced chef in your own kitchen,
Prepare a four course menu for as many guests as you like and serve it up with the help and expertise of your very own chef.

 

 

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