* Saturday 24th September, 10am – 5pm
* Sunday 25th September, 10am – 4pm
Exhibitors
We are expecting over 90 exhibitors showcasing organic vegetables, fresh and smoked fish, rare breed meat and game, cheeses, frozen yoghurt, jams, beer, wine and lager. Virtually all our exhibitors’ businesses are based here in East Suffolk, reflecting the high quality and tremendous variety of food and drink in the region.
Programmes & Workshops
The main festival weekend is always an impressive two-day programme of talks, workshops and cookery demonstrations from top chefs including, already confirmed for 2011, Matthew Fort, Galton Blackiston, Valentine Warner, Sheila Dillon, Brett Graham and Fergus Henderson, as well as many of the finest local Suffolk chefs.
Admission
Admission, payable at the entrance to the carparks will be £6 per person per day if booked online in advance (from 1st May) which includes a shopping bag between two. Weekend tickets are available for £10 in advance. Programmes will be for sale at £1 each. Children aged 12 and under may visit the Festival free of charge. Parking at Snape Maltings is always free. Dogs are permitted on site on leads, but regrettably, with the exception of guide dogs, they are not allowed in the marquees.
| Marquee Stage sponsored by M & S | ||
| Saturday 24th | Sunday 25th | |
| 10am | Adam Palmer, Marks & Spencer | Adnams Head Chef |
| 10.45am | Angela Hartnett, Murano, Mayfair and 2012 Good Food Guide Chef of the Year | Tommi Miers former Masterchef winner, food author and television presenter with Deben District Scouts |
| 11.30am | Brett Graham, Chef Patron, Two Michelin Star, The Ledbury, Notting Hill and Food & Drink Editor for the Guardian Matthew Fort | Brett Graham, Chef Patron, Two Michelin Star The Ledbury, Notting Hill and Food & Drink Editor for the Guardian Matthew Fort |
| 12.15pm | Richard Bertinet, Head Chef/Baker, The Bertinet Kitchen, Bath and BBC Food Champion 2010 | Fergus Henderson, Chef Patron, St JOHN Restaurant & Hotel |
| 1.15pm | Henry Harris, Chef Patron of award winning Racine, Knightsbridge | Valentine Warner, food writer, chef & culinary adventurer |
| 2.00pm | An appetite for change: Suffolk and the Sea Conference Question Time chaired by Sheila Dillon BBC Radio 4 Food programme | Maddie Bonvini-Hamel, The British Larder, Bromswell |
| 2.45pm | Fergus Henderson, Chef Patron St JOHN Hotel and Restaurant | Adam Palmer, Marks & Spencer |
| 3.00 pm | Judging of Marriage’s Cake Competitionin House & Garden Shop | |
| 3.30pm | Galton Blackiston, Head Chef, Morston Hall | Suzanne Clarke, Chef Lecturer, Suffolk New College SCC |
| 4.15pm | Winners of Marriages Cake Competition are announced | |
| 4.20pm | Emma Crowhurst, EADT Cookery Writer and TV Chef | |
| Courtyard Stage sponsored by Anglia Factors | ||
| Saturday 24th | Sunday 25th | |
| 10am | Rick Sheepshanks, Stokes Sauces | Andrew Page from the Award winning Orford Butchery |
| 10.45 am | Peter Clark, Head Chef, Cafe 1885, Snape Maltings | Emma Crowhurst, EADT Cookery Writer and TV Chef |
| 11.30 am | Suffolk County Council Chef | Stuart Oeztmann, Metfield Bakery |
| 12.15 pm | Adnams Head Chef | Stan Stasevitsch and Jenny Stockman, Framlingham Technology College |
| 1.15pm | Belinda Nash of Sutton Hoo Chicken & Peter Harrison of Lawsons Aldeburgh | Polly Robinson of the Food Safari & Lucas Hollweg, Sunday Times food writer & cook |
| 2.00 pm | Galton Blackiston, Head Chef, Morston Hall | Jason Shaw, Head Chef The White Lion, Aldeburgh |
| 2.45pm | Richard Bertinet,Head Chef/Baker, The Bertinet Kitchen, Bath and BBC Food Champion 2010 | Mike Keen, Brewery Tap, Ipswich |
| 3.30pm | Valentine Warner, food writer, chef & culinary adventurer with Henry Harris | David Grimwood, Head Chef, Froize Inn |
| 4.15pm | Frances Moore, Head Chef, The Brudenell, Aldeburgh | |
And please do visit our 3rd stage – new for 2011. On Saturday 24th there will be a series of Ready, Steady Cook – offs! and on Sunday 25th September we are delighted to welcome many EastFeast children and their teachers who will all be demonstrating on this new stage, sponsored by The East of England Co-operative Society.
