Marco Pierre White Set To Return
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White is set to return to Liverpool Food and Drink Festival for the second time.
The Hell’s Kitchen star, once dubbed "the Godfather of modern British cooking", has confirmed his attendance at this year’s launch weekend on September 3rd and 4th 2011.
Back in 2009, Michelin star-winning White charmed more than 30,000 visitors by signing autographs and copies of his books, speaking to local chefs and sampling an array of different cuisines.
Marco has also recently teamed up with family brewery JW Lees to launch a new beer brand called the Governor, which Liverpool Food and Drink Festival visitors will be able to try while they make their way around the festival site at Sefton Park. His Lancashire based restaurant, The Swan Inn, will also be exhibiting.
The last time I attended Liverpool Food and Drink Festival, everyone was so welcoming and the food and drink on offer was to an extremely high standard. I liked the fact that some people who may not have the opportunity to go to some of the restaurants on a regular basis, were able to head to Sefton Park and try the food that they serve.
I'm delighted to be attending once again and the great thing about events like this is that they inspire people to cook and to eat well.
Marco will join a host of top television chefs at the event, now in its fourth year, including MasterChef’s John Torode and Birkenhead born star Simon Rimmer, who will both be demonstrating their culinary skills in the festival’s ever-popular Celebrity Chef Theatre.
Denise Harris, MD of SK Events who are organisers of the event, said: "It is fantastic that Marco wants to return and he has become a great friend of the festival. He's currently playing such a big role within the city’s food and drink sector so it seems very fitting that he is involved once again.”"
There are now only seven weeks until Liverpool Food and Drink Festival, which promises to delight thousands of visitors yet again with an array of mouth-watering dishes from some of the finest bars, restaurants, hotels and food retail outlets in the city.
Visitors will also be able to enjoy live music, celebrity cooking demonstrations, masterclasses, sampling and a children’s interactive area.
For more information visit the website www.liverpoolfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk