A touring food festival is coming to the city, promising to kick off the festival season with a “star-studded” weekend.
Foodies Festival comes to Preston Park this weekend, from April 29 to May 1.
The so-called “Gastro-Glastonbury” is the UK’s biggest touring food and music festival and will bring three days packed with celebrity chefs and chart-topping music headliners.
There will be live cooking by MasterChef 2021 champion Tom Rhodes, Sussex's 2018 MasterChef champion, Kenny Tutt, from Pitch restaurant in Worthing,
Other chefs include Steven Edwards, from multi-award winning restaurant Etch, in Hove.
Juergen Krauss, a Bake Off favourite from Hove, will also be at the festival.
Kenny Tutt said: “It is great to be invited back to Foodies Festival again this year and to be cooking some exciting new dishes. Foodies puts a spotlight on some of our regions best local restaurants and producers, and really celebrates good food and drink. But not only that, it’s always such a brilliant weekend of entertainment.”
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The music main stage will be headlined on Saturday by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and on Sunday Scouting For Girls make a return to the festival.
On Monday, Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp, will deliver the ultimate 80s party.
More than 25 other bands and artists will perform across the weekend.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor said: “It is wonderful to be joining Foodies Festival in Brighton.
“A weekend full of lovely food and music, and families having fun together – I can’t wait.”
Roy Stride, the lead singer of Scouting For Girls, who is from Horsham, said: "We always look forward to Foodies and it just wouldn’t be summer without it.
“The festivals have a great vibe and we often bring our family and friends along to enjoy the fun. We’ve all taken a liking to the Japanese bao buns and the Jamaican jerk chicken, so we will also be looking forward to scoffing that.
"See you there Brighton.”
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