Great expectations as crowds prepare for a feast of flavour

For many visitors, their first port of call at the Great Yorkshire Show is the Food Hall – and it's not surprising. The countryside extravaganza, which runs from Tuesday, July 13-Thursday, July 15, will showcase the region's best food and drink.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jul 2010, 11:59 BST
Updated 7th Jul 2010, 12:00 BST

This year's event is expected to attract about 130,000 visitors to the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate.

Great Yorkshire Show director Bill Cowling said: "Presenting the fantastic food and drink produced in the county is a key part of the Great Yorkshire Show – it is obviously the natural product of the farming industry, and our ethos focuses on raising awareness of the quality and variety of food we produce. And, as the premier agricultural show on the country's calendar, it is a super platform for the industry, and a popular venue at the show."

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The Regional Food Group will have a strong presence with a full cookery programme compered by BBC Radio 2's Nigel Barden, of the Simon Mayo show.

The RFG will be launching the next edition of the deliciouslyorkshire guide to food and drink on the Tuesday evening in the Welcome to Yorkshire stand. The guide is packed with recipes from celebrity chefs, including Alan Titchmarsh, James Martin, Brian Turner and Rosemary Shrager.

Rosemary Shrager is returning to Harrogate after making her hugely popular debut at last year's event. Who can forget her great double act cooking with the president elect, Sir Ken Morrison?

She is again headlining twice a day on Wednesday and Thursday in the Game Cookery Theatre.

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Rosemary is best known for her television work, appearing in programmes such as Ladette to Lady, Rosemary Shrager's School

for Cooks, and is the

resident chef on The Alan Titchmarsh Show.

Also sharing their expertise are a number of Michelin-starred and award-winning chefs who will be presenting specialty game dishes. Andrew Pern, from The Star at Harome, near Helmsley, will give an insight into the inspiring game recipes from his next cookbook.

Tom Van Zellar, from restaurant Van Zellar in Harrogate, who recently won the title Newcomer of the Year at the Northern Hospitality awards, will also feature, and James Mackenzie, Yorkshire's newest Michelin-starred chef, from The Pipe and Glass Inn, at South Dalton, near Beverley, is a welcome addition to the team.

The cooking begins at 10am on the first day of the event with a demonstration from chef Robert Ramsden, who will use the amazing larder available at Deli Fresh, Bradford to create his dishes.

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign will also be in evidence.

Tickets are available either on line – go to www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk or call 01423 541222.

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