Top chefs on show at Ludlow Food Festival
Thursday 9th September 2010, 12:11PM BST.
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A galaxy of stars will be on the menu when some of the best chefs in the UK converge on Ludlow Food Festival.
Ten Michelin-starred chefs will align at the event on Friday for a feast of food demonstrations.
Today food festival operations director Beth Heath said: “The Friday of the Ludlow Food Festival has gained a renowned reputation as ‘Michelin Day’ and this year is no exception, with ten of the UK’s best chef’s coming along to take part in demonstrations throughout the day.
“Among them will be Ludlow’s Will Holland, from La Becasse, at Corve Street, who has amassed the impressive line-up.”
He will be joined by Alan Murchison, who owns La Becasse and achieved his Michelin star despite leaving school with no qualifications.
Former Great British Menu contestant Chris Horridge achieved a Michelin star at the Bath Priory before moving to the Cliveden while Daniel Clifford has worked with respected names such as Marco Pierre-White and Simon Gueller.
Tom Kerridge gained a Michelin star at The Hand and Flowers in Marlow.
The line-up will be completed by Richard Bainbridge, Steve Love, John Williams – who owns The Pound, at Leebotwood, and formerly ran Sol restaurant, in Shrewsbury – Brian Webb, from Llandrillo, and Aktar Islam, from Lasan, in Birmingham.
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As the foodies preen over themselves and the array of expensive food I wonder if they’ll give any thought to the millions in need of aid?
Wouldn’t it have been a wonderful gesture if the organisers had said that there would be a collection for the Pakistani flood appeal, or Oxfam?
But the foodies don’t care about those who haven’t access to basic nutrition, just about their own interests.
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What’s your problem Port Hill Boy? Has a ‘foodie’ upset you in the past, you never miss an opportunity to have a pop. You are obviously very concerned about famine issues but wouldn’t your anger against ‘foodies’ (whatever this means) be better channelled in a positive way? Why not contact the organisers of the Food Festival yourself and offer to help make a famine charity part of next year’s festival? Or of course you can just carry on sitting at home whingeing…..
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I must have touched a raw nerve with you Joy (what a misnomer!).
It’s up to the food “industry” itself to demonstrate social responsibility. I think that an event celebrating food as an indulgence is a great opportunity to do that .
I did write to the Festival organisers in the week before the event. Absolutely no response.
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Hardly fair, Porthill Boy. How do you know that any of the ‘foodies’ as you call them, haven’t made any donations to charity.
Have you made a donation? How do we know?
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You’re missing the point.
As an “occasion” any appeal would raise the profile of the Appeal .
Also why hasn’t the food “industry” (though more a cottage craft) taken a lead on famine relief? seems an obvious link and good PR .
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