Bedfordshire Festival of Home, Garden and Food March 2010

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th March 2010

With a wide variety of products for the home and garden along with a range of fresh produce there is something for everyone. Come and enjoy a great value family day out and be inspired!

This year’s cookery demonstrations will be hosted by popular top chef Nigel Brown and will showcase seasonal recipes from his latest cookery school courses in North Lincolnshire. www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk

Open 10am – 5pm

Admission
Adults £5
Seniors £4
Child (5-16 years) £2
Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children) £12

Click here for a map and directions

The Shuttleworth Collection
Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome
Nr. Biggleswade,
Bedfordshire
SG18 9EP

For all information and to book trade stand space please call Phil Gooden on 01767 627527

Spring Recipes from Top Chef and Food Writer Nigel Brown

Now that the long and drawn out arctic winter is behind us and we’ve all seen enough snow, hot stews, casseroles and dumplings to stop an army let alone to feed them, its time now to look to the new season of spring to see what’s on offer in between the snowdrops and daffodils of the East Riding and Lincolnshire Wolds.

At last spring is finally here, I’ve been busy in the kitchen creating you some really nice spring rhubarb recipes to try, some are sweet as you would usually expect and some are a little different, combining rhubarb into some exciting new savory dishes for you to try too.

Rhubarb

Rhubarb is an unusual crop, it can sometimes be found (if your really lucky and have a keen eye) wild in amongst the hundreds of mile of the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire winding country roads, mind you, you need to be pretty sharp and quick as usually someone’s usually got to it before you!

Talking of sharp, so is rhubarb. As we all know, on its own it has a rather un-bearable tartness to it that really needs disguising with lots of sugar to make it palatable and acceptable as an ingredient.

As an accompaniment to a succulent roast rack of spring lamb a little home made rhubarb relish works just as well if not better than the traditional mint sauce or redcurrant jelly

Celeriac

Celeriac is one of the more unusual and lesser known and used vegetables grown in our region. Even in this very modern world that we live in people still struggle to see through further than its ugly looking appearance to realize what a great vegetable it really is. So, if your thinking of serving a mashed or pureed vegetable with your spring lamb put celeriac at the top of your list, it’s got a great flavour and if you have leftovers it’s a great base for Monday’s bubble n squeak!

Spring Lamb

Everyone’s favorite, The Rack of Lamb.

Seasoned Rack of Lamb Recipe

Ingredients
1 lamb racks
4 tbsp olive oil
Rosemary
2 tbsp Dijon mustards
2 tbsp fresh parsley – chopped
75g white bread crumbs
1 clove chopped garlic
Salt and pepper
Method

Pre heat your oven to 190°c
Prepare the rack of lamb by stripping back and removing all the excess fatty tissue away from the ends of the bones to approximately 2 inches, this is called French trimming.
Prepare the lamb crust by combining all the ingredients together.
Season the rack of lamb and bake in the hot oven for approximately 10 mins.
Remove the rack of lamb from the oven and cover the top with your seasoning mixture and protect the exposed bones with foil.
Place the rack of lamb back in the oven for a further 10 – 15 mins approximately.
Remove from the oven and allow the rack to rest for 5 mins before serving.
The lamb should be well sealed and have a nice golden brown crust and should be perfectly cooked to a “pink” stage in the eye of meat.

Rhubarb and Ginger Crumble

Ingredients
3 – 4 sticks rhubarb, cut into 3cm pieces
2 cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated
1 ½ tablespoons caster sugar
50g brown sugar
100g plain flour
100g butter
Method
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Place the rhubarb sprinkled with the ginger in an ovenproof dish; add a little water and the caster
sugar, cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes, or until the rhubarb is tender.
Meanwhile combine the flour, brown sugar and rub the diced butter through until you have a
Consistency that resembles large breadcrumbs.
Place the rhubarb and their juices in an lightly greased oven proof dish, cover with crumble mix and cook for 30 to 35 minutes or until the crumble is a lovely golden brown.

I’ll leave you for now with this easy rhubarb and ginger crumble it’s a fantastic recipe and can be knocked up in a flash.

Coming up in our summer issue “Food from the Sea” and “So, You’d like to be a Chef”

Happy cooking!

Chef & Food Features
Editor Nigel Brown

The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy
Website: www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk
Telephone; 01469 530044

Nigel Cooks Up A Treat For Royalty

Thursday 21st January 2010 saw Nigel have the honour, pleasure and privilege of providing lunch, refreshments and an in-flight afternoon tea to royalty. The occasion was the Princess Royal’s official visit to
Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire based grocery company Nisa International received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade from visiting royal Princess Anne. For such a prestigious award and occasion Nisa International asked Nigel to provide his services to prepare lunch and refreshments for the visiting royal. Following the visit Nigel also prepared an in-flight afternoon tea of canapes and cakes for the princess for her return royal flight.

For more news and events that Nigel will attending please visit www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk

James Martin and Nigel Brown at Hull Truck Theatre Food Festival

The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy is proud to be the sponsors of Hull Truck Theatre’s very first food festival on 7th March 2010. Star attraction, alongside our very own Nigel Brown, will be celebrity chef and fellow Yorkshireman James Martin.

Hull Truck Theatre Food Festival
Featuring James Martin and Nigel Brown
Sunday 7th March 2010

Hull Truck is delighted to welcome James Martin to the stage . The presenter of the popular Saturday Kitchen, regular on the small screen and a highly successful author, is the star attraction at Hull Truck’s first ever food festival.

Accompanying James on stage will be BBC Radio Humberside’s ‘Resident Celebrity Chef’ and food features writer, Nigel Brown. Nigel also runs an exclusive cookery school and will be showcasing recipes using some of the best local and seasonal produce.

Cookery demonstrations will take place at 1.30pm, 4pm and 6.30pm on the main stage, tickets cost £20 and can be purchased in person or by phone with Hull Truck Box Office on 01482 323 638 or online www.hulltruck.co.uk

Hull Truck is also delighted to welcome a whole host of suppliers exhibiting at the food festival, showcasing the best of local produce. Come along between 1pm and 5pm and enjoy a family afternoon of food and fun! A charity raffle will also be held to raise money for the continuing work of Hull Truck Theatre. Entry to the food festival is completely free of charge.

This exciting event is sponsored by the Nigel Brown Cookery Academy
www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk
01469 530044

James Martin

James’ early love of food which was nurtured at Castle Howard where his father ran the catering and where James often helped out – he even helped cook for the Queen Mother at 11! At 16 he began his formal training at Scarborough Technical College, where he was Student of the Year for three years running. At the tender age of 22, he opened the Hotel and Bistro du Vin in Winchester as Head Chef, where he changed the menu every day.

James’ message about food has always been the same – he has been passionate about celebrating British food, using the best ingredients possible and creating simple, delicious recipes accessible to all.

Nigel Brown

Nigel Brown is BBC Radio Humberside’s Resident Celebrity Chef. During his career he’s worked at some of the UK’s biggest and busiest hotels and competed in many national competitions including the London Hotelympia Salon Culinaire competitions and also won a place in the Trusthouse Forte’s Chef of the Year competition.

Previously Nigel spent time overseas at the highly acclaimed French cookery school Ecole Le Notre where he picked up a wealth of experience and knowledge in areas of specialist patisserie work. He, like fellow chef and Yorkshire man James Martin both share the privilege of attending Scarborough College, both Nigel and James are highly regarded by senior lecturer Ken Allinson.

Nigel regularly demonstrates at major food festivals around the country and runs an exclusive cookery school from his own kitchen in North Lincolnshire.
www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk

Vegetarian Cookery Course with top chef Nigel Brown

Bring a touch of class to your vegetarian cookery with this exclusive one day course in Nigel Brown’s own kitchen.

With a delicious line up of dishes from canapés, starter, main course and dessert you will create your own vegetarian delights including a Spiced Parsnip Soup with Tomato and Parmesan Bread Rolls, Leek and Mushroom Wellington with a Wild Mushroom Madeira Sauce, versatile Vegetable Stock, Asparagus Roulade and to top if off – an exquisite Lemon Tart.

Whether you are cooking vegetarian dishes for yourself or family and friends this course offers some great ideas to tempt and tantalize even the most discerning palette. To book your place or order a gift voucher either call our office on 01469 530044 or contact us by visiting our website.

Vegetarian Full Day Cookery Course
£175

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Learn Knife Skills with Top Chef Nigel Brown

Know Your Knives Cookery Course

Great knife skills are an essential in any kitchen and will give you the confidence to tackle any dish with ease.

Under Nigel’s expert guidance you’ll start with the basics of knife control with various cuts of fruit and vegetables for cooking and garnishing before moving on to the more challenging techniques of boning and filleting.

Throughout the day you’ll be preparing dishes such as Chicken Americaine, Paupiettes of Trout and Sole with an accompanying sauce and a Classic Beef Stroganoff. You will be provided with suitable containers to take your work home to cook and share with your family or friends.

For more details please contact us or, to reserve your place on the next Know Your Knives Course, click here

Nigel Brown Cookery Academy Course Times

HALF DAY COURSES
Classes start at 9.30am and are an excellent way to try new ideas and dishes under Nigel’s expert tuition. They are fully hands-on and include the loan of an Academy apron, refreshments, all ingredients, recipe booklet and suitable containers to take home your work. The class finishes at 1.00pm.

ONE DAY COURSES
Your day starts at 10.00am with coffee and an introduction to the days recipes. You’ll enjoy refreshments throughout the day and a delicious lunch prepared for you by Nigel. These are fully hands-on courses and include a recipe booklet, suitable containers to take home your work and an Academy apron which is yours to keep.

Know Your Knives
Full Day Knife Skills Cookery Course
£175

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Saturday Kitchen with Nigel Brown

In top chef Nigel Brown’s diary, Saturday cookery courses in his kitchen in North Lincolnshire are as rare as the proverbial ‘rocking horse poo’. However, there is one Saturday date available on 16th January for the Cookery Academy’s popular one day course East Meets West – Nigel’s take on Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Thai food.

With a maximum of 4 to a class, this fully hands-on course ensures you get Nigel’s full attention throughout the day as well as lots of tasty goodies to take home and share with your family or friends.

For full details of the East Meets West course, visit http://www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk/East_Meets_West_Cookery_Course.html

This course is now full but further dates are available.

East of England Christmas Festival

• The East of England Christmas Festival

Due to increasing popularity, the East of England Christmas Festival is being extended to three days this year – Friday 13th November, Saturday 14th November and Sunday 15th November 2009 – and will be under one roof, in the brand new exec Peterborough exhibition centre.

The Christmas Festival offers a unique shopping experience, with over 250 craft and gift stands. Visitors to the Festival will have the perfect opportunity to discover a whole host of quality gift ideas for friends and family, and the Food Hall will feature some of best local and regional specialty products.

Celebrity Chefs Nigel Brown and Richard Fox will be appearing over the three days of the show in our cookery theatre providing wonderful festive ideas for you to recreate at home for your family and friends.

Friday and Sunday
Nigel Brown

Nigel regularly demonstrates his culinary talents at top food festivals and events, entertaining his audiences with his cheeky sense of humour and easy to follow teaching style. Nigel is actively involved in promoting the Love Food, Hate Waste Campaign, a subject he demonstrates passionately and which is very close to his Yorkshire roots.

When Nigel’s not demonstrating his skills on stage at many of the UK’s biggest food festivals, delivering private cookery courses at his Cookery Academy he caters for high profile private functions and VIP hospitality. He’s worked closely with Jean-Christophe Novelli at The Novelli Academy offering corporate entertainment and teaching specialist patisserie/cookery courses and is actively involved in promoting the Love Food, Hate Waste Campaign, a subject he demonstrates passionately and which is very close to his Yorkshire roots
www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk

Saturday
Richard Fox

Richard Fox is a TV chef, and active supporter, campaigner and demonstrator of the Defra backed Love Food Hate Waste campaign. He was winner of The British Guild of Beer Writers awards for Food and Beer writing; he has had his own cooking slot on BBC1 Regional Look North and was a regular chef on BBC 2’s Food Poker.

His first book, The Food and Beer Cook Book was published by Senate in 2006, and was also launched in Australia by Marshal Cavendish. Richard co-wrote Morrissey’s Perfect Pint with Neil Morrissey which was published by Harper Collins in September 2008. Channel 4 then commissioned a three part series based on the book, which aired in October last year.

His expertise in the world of beer have made him a favourite personality for hosting gourmet beer and food events for Harvey Nichols, Fullers brewery, as well as The British Ambassadors residence in Paris in support of British export. He has talked and demonstrated at The National Chef’s Conference as well as numerous corporate and private events around the world. He has appeared on UKTV Food, Saturday Cooks on ITV, The Good Food Show on BBC Radio 4, to name but a few.

He is currently working on a new TV series with Neil Morrissey for ITV to be broadcast next year, as well as leading the way, through his new company, in promoting the message of reducing food waste demonstrating exciting recipes using left-over ingredients, and giving a host of tips on extending shelf life and reducing waste.

To make the day complete, visitors can enjoy a delicious meal in the festival carvery restaurant, knowing that all the food has been sourced under the Showground’s Food Direct from the Farm scheme.

Tickets

The 2009 Christmas Festival will be held over 3 DAYS this year, due to increasing popularity. These days are Friday 13th November, Saturday 14th November and Sunday 15th November 2009.

Admission
Friday £3.00
Saturday & Sunday £5.00

Child (5 – 16years, must be accompanied by an adult) FREE
Opening times are 9am – 5pm every day

For group bookings please call 0845 4506425.

Car parking is FREE with a network of level tarmac roads for ease of access for the disabled. Wheelchairs and electric scooters are available by prior arrangement from Fair Mobility,

To contact the showground please use one of the options below

Tel: 01733 234451
Fax: 01733 370038

Email: mailto:info@eastofengland.org.uk

Address:
East of England Showground
Peterborough
PE2 6XE

Cookery School Dates for 2010

Cookery school dates have just been released for 2010 and include 2 brand new courses by popular demand – One Day Vegetarian and One Day Italian. The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy only takes a maximum of 4 people on each course and dates are limited owing to Nigel’s hectic schedule of demonstrating and filming so early booking is advisable.

Information about the new courses will be online very soon but as with all our courses they will be fully hands-on with plenty of dishes to take home and share.

www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk

Half Day Pasta
£95

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Half Day Signature Fish Dish
£95

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Pudding and Pie Full Day
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Hand Raised Pies, Pates and Terrines Full Day
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Meat, Poultry and Game Full Day
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Fish and Shellfish Full Day
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Chocolate and Sugarwork Full Day
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East Meets West Full Day
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Vegetarian Full Day
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Italian Full Day
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One Stop Cooking Pot
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Shugborough Hall Craft and Food Show October 2009

Shugborough Hall
Milford Staffordshire
ST17 0XB
24 & 25 October
Opening times 10am -5pm daily

Staffordshire’s Premier Food and Drink Event

This is the second visit by GMS Events of the year to Shugborugh Hall. This prestigious location, which is set in the heart of Cannock Chase National Park, is an idyllic backdrop that creates a unique atmosphere and an enjoyable, relaxed shopping experience. With just over 8 weeks left until Christmas you have a fantastic opportunity to start your Christmas shopping. Housed in heated and floored marquees we are set to beat the elements and provide a bigger and better show than in previous years. With over 100 trade stand the show provides the chance to meet some of the country’s most distinguished crafts men and women and sample and take home some of the finest in continental and UK fayre. With dozens of interactive demonstrations and attractions you can occupy the entire family for the whole day.

Attractions Include:
Comprehensive programme of chef demonstrations running all day.
Celebrity Chef – Nigel Brown
Wine Tasting – With sessions for both beginners and advanced
Beer Tasting – Sampling some of the country’s finest real ales
Cognac Master Class
Children’s Make ’n’ Bake Area
Competition involving local schools
Up to 100 of the regions finest food and drink producers

ARTS & CRAFT

As well as the vast array of gastronomic delights we are proud to present our fine arts marquee that incorporates some of the regions finest craft men and women.

FOOD & DRINK FEATURES

Celebrity Chef Cookery Demonstrations

An opportunity to sit down, relax and listen to the running commentary from Top Chef Nigel Brown as he prepares and cooks the food. A chance to pick up helpful hints and tips for hosting your own dinner party and impress your friends and family at home. There are demonstrations going on twice a day and Nigel is also available after the demonstrations to answer any questions you have.

Nigel, who runs his own cookery academy in North Lincolnshire, is the resident celebrity chef on BBC Radio Humberside and demonstrates at many of the country’s top food shows and festivals alongside Jean-Christophe Novelli, Ainsley Harriott, Richard Fox and many more. Seating is limited so be sure to arrive early.
www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk

Wine Tasting

Take part in these wine tasting sessions. An excellent opportunity and excuse (if you really need one!) to “try before you buy”. Come along and taste wines from all over the world and learn how to recognise a good wine to become a wine connoisseur – learn the skills so that you can impress your family and friends. Aimed at both beginners and experts; The beginners session is an opportunity to learn the basic and all are welcome. The advanced session is specifically aimed at those of you with a basic wine knowledge and will marry discerning tastes with exquisite wines. On occasions these sessions attract a small surcharge.

Beer Tasting

Understand the gastronomic qualities of beer, how it’s made, what affects the taste and which food it suits best. Men and women are both welcome, however, this session tends to be dominated by men! Why not use this as an opportunity to “leave the other half” shopping and come along and taste some of the Country’s finest real ales we have on offer. Naturally, you have the opportunity to try before you buy, and don’t worry about purchasing too much, we will help you carry it to your car. This session is free of charge and is open to any person over the age of 18 years.

Cognac Master Class

This area offers members of the public the chance to ask the questions that they have always been afraid to ask. Similar to the wine tasting, this section is broken down into two daily sessions. Beginner’s sessions are in the morning and an advanced session takes place in the afternoon. This area does attract a small surcharge and visitors are required to pre-register for the classes. This activity is amazingly informative and, if you have an interest in fine cognac, one definitely not to be missed.

Make ‘n’ Bake Area

Make “N” Bake area – This popular attraction offers children the chance to make Jam tarts from scratch and then they can take them home and force feed them to the grandparents (finger nails and all !!!!!). Suitable for children of all ages, they will feel like a real Chef’. Aprons and Chef’s hats are all provided, and after they have washed their hands the fun begins. This activity provides a great photo opportunity as the children very often end up covered in flour. This activity is free of charge and normally run two or three times per day. Sessions last approximately 40 minutes. Please note: children must not be left unsupervised without agreement of the area supervisor.

Food Court

Feeling “tired and peckish” with all the hustle and bustle of shopping and the attractions at the show? Then come in, sit down and relax while you enjoy the vast array of wonderful food and drink we have to offer you, it is second to none. Once refreshed you will be ready to enjoy more shopping and of course the rest of the show.

Ticket Price :
Adults £5, Children £2, Family Ticket £15 (up to 2 adults and 3 children) Under 5’s Go Free
This charge does not include entry to the house.

EVENT ORGANISER: GMS Events
Telephone:02476 541055
Email:info@craftandfoodshows.co.uk
Website:www.craftandfoodshows.co.uk/