Food, glorious food

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October 1, 2024

Junior Bake Off winner South Oxfordshire’s Tilly opens this year’s Didcot Food Festival

Didcot Food Festival returns for its eighth outing on Saturday, 5th October at Didcot Civic Hall with fine food and drink and skills demos.

The event which has grown year on year will be opened at 10.30am by local girl Tilly who won this year’s Junior Bake Off. Tilly is coeliac and will be doing a demo in the chefs theatre.

In addition to Till who’ll be on stage at 10.45am there are three other shows to enjoy.

Great British Bake Off’s Howard Middleton will take to the stage at 11.45am baking a Coeliac Swiss Roll. Howard has written a gluten free cook book. It is hoped he will be joined by Christine Wallace who he was on the Bake Off with.

Nick Galer has recently taken over as Head Chef at the Pot Kiln at Thatcham and will be treating audiences to something delicious at 1pm.

Andrew Scott was on Great British Menu and is Executive Chef for Wadworth, you can see what he’ll be cooking up at 3pm.

There are more than 40 food and drink traders, many are local, to browse, sample and buy.

Crafters Emporium are taking over the Northbourne room with refills and food gifts from their handmade traders and there’s a café serving tea coffee, sandwiches, cakes.

Didcot Food Festival supports local charity TEAM Mikayala who will have a sweet stall and you’ll be greeted by Didcot Guiders who our manning the reception.

Admission is £5 on the day children free (must be accompanied). All chefs theatres are included in the admission price.

Advance tickets are available New tab (didcotevents.co.uk)


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