05-17-2010, 07:59 PM
Two of Britain’s biggest star chefs are leaving their TV kitchens to whip up a storm at Halifax Food and Drink Festival next month.
Between them, Kevin Woodford and Lesley Waters have dished up more telly treats than most of us have had hot dinners.
Now they’re bringing their skills and style to the festival’s Piece Hall cookery theatre – and anything could happen!
“We’re going to have bags of fun in Halifax. Yorkshire folk love their food and they love a laugh too, so I reckon it’s going to be a riot,†said Kevin.
The award-winning presenter of Can’t Cook Won’t Cook and Ready Steady Cook will be recreating both shows on stage.
“If you think that the TV programmes are a bit manic, wait till you see the live version! Mix together a few novice cooks, some crazy professional chefs and a race against the clock, and you have all the ingredients for outrageous entertainment,†Kevin said.
Lesley Waters, another Ready Steady Cook regular as well as chef on ITV’s This Morning, is equally excited about the festival.
“There’s so much great food being created in Yorkshire, with wonderful ingredients from dedicated local producers. I can’t wait to get stuck in,†Lesley said.
It’s a real coup for the festival to have secured two such high-profile headliners. Kevin came to prominence on This Morning, where his relaxed charm, sense of fun and superb cookery marked him out as a star.
Soon he was hosting popular BBC series including The Reluctant Cook and Big Kevin Little Kevin. He was voted Best Daytime Television Presenter at The National Television Awards for Can’t Cook Won’t Cook.
Kevin’s versatility saw him move into other areas of entertainment, as a presenter on the Holiday programme and Songs of Praise and trying his hand at high-pressure jobs in Fasten Your Seatbelt.
Lesley has also won millions of fans for her lively and knowledgeable appearances on Ready Steady Cook, Great Food Live and This Morning.
A former head tutor of Leith’s School of Food and Wine and the author of a number of cookery books, she now runs the Lesley Waters Cookery School in picturesque West Dorset.
Kevin and Lesley are joined by some top local talent. Local lad Lee Marshall from The Design House Restaurant, Dean Clough in Halifax, will be cranking up the hob on the food theatre stage, along with Head Chef Ben Varley from The Rock at Holywell Green. Lee and his father, Lester, have recently sunk a sizeable chunk of money to transform the 17th century coaching inn into a destination dining experience. David Johnston, owner of the Temujin Restaurants in Halifax and Huddersfield, which specialise in Mongolian stir-fry dishes, is also promising some hot stuff!
Yorkshire Life Food and Wine consultant Annie Stirk will compere the cookery theatre, where Anita Cormac OBE and Matthew Benson-Smith from The Cooking School at Dean Clough, Halifax, will present a demonstration called Cooking – Your Recipe for Life.
Last year more than 17,000 people came to the Halifax Food and Drink Festival and organisers expect the 2010 event to be the biggest yet.
Showcasing the best food and drink the region has to offer, the festival has become a major event on the culinary calendar.
Presented by Marketing Halifax together with the Piece Hall, the Halifax Courier and Deliciouslyorkshire, which will host a Fine Food Marquee promoting some of the county’s finest produce, the Halifax Food and Drink Festival 2010 will be a feast for all.
Between them, Kevin Woodford and Lesley Waters have dished up more telly treats than most of us have had hot dinners.
Now they’re bringing their skills and style to the festival’s Piece Hall cookery theatre – and anything could happen!
“We’re going to have bags of fun in Halifax. Yorkshire folk love their food and they love a laugh too, so I reckon it’s going to be a riot,†said Kevin.
The award-winning presenter of Can’t Cook Won’t Cook and Ready Steady Cook will be recreating both shows on stage.
“If you think that the TV programmes are a bit manic, wait till you see the live version! Mix together a few novice cooks, some crazy professional chefs and a race against the clock, and you have all the ingredients for outrageous entertainment,†Kevin said.
Lesley Waters, another Ready Steady Cook regular as well as chef on ITV’s This Morning, is equally excited about the festival.
“There’s so much great food being created in Yorkshire, with wonderful ingredients from dedicated local producers. I can’t wait to get stuck in,†Lesley said.
It’s a real coup for the festival to have secured two such high-profile headliners. Kevin came to prominence on This Morning, where his relaxed charm, sense of fun and superb cookery marked him out as a star.
Soon he was hosting popular BBC series including The Reluctant Cook and Big Kevin Little Kevin. He was voted Best Daytime Television Presenter at The National Television Awards for Can’t Cook Won’t Cook.
Kevin’s versatility saw him move into other areas of entertainment, as a presenter on the Holiday programme and Songs of Praise and trying his hand at high-pressure jobs in Fasten Your Seatbelt.
Lesley has also won millions of fans for her lively and knowledgeable appearances on Ready Steady Cook, Great Food Live and This Morning.
A former head tutor of Leith’s School of Food and Wine and the author of a number of cookery books, she now runs the Lesley Waters Cookery School in picturesque West Dorset.
Kevin and Lesley are joined by some top local talent. Local lad Lee Marshall from The Design House Restaurant, Dean Clough in Halifax, will be cranking up the hob on the food theatre stage, along with Head Chef Ben Varley from The Rock at Holywell Green. Lee and his father, Lester, have recently sunk a sizeable chunk of money to transform the 17th century coaching inn into a destination dining experience. David Johnston, owner of the Temujin Restaurants in Halifax and Huddersfield, which specialise in Mongolian stir-fry dishes, is also promising some hot stuff!
Yorkshire Life Food and Wine consultant Annie Stirk will compere the cookery theatre, where Anita Cormac OBE and Matthew Benson-Smith from The Cooking School at Dean Clough, Halifax, will present a demonstration called Cooking – Your Recipe for Life.
Last year more than 17,000 people came to the Halifax Food and Drink Festival and organisers expect the 2010 event to be the biggest yet.
Showcasing the best food and drink the region has to offer, the festival has become a major event on the culinary calendar.
Presented by Marketing Halifax together with the Piece Hall, the Halifax Courier and Deliciouslyorkshire, which will host a Fine Food Marquee promoting some of the county’s finest produce, the Halifax Food and Drink Festival 2010 will be a feast for all.