We went along to one of County Durham’s most anticipated food festivals to see what it was all about – here’s what we really thought.
Bishop Auckland Food Festival kicked off this weekend (April 20) for a two-day extravaganza celebrating everything from fabulous fudge and loaded fries to homemade jams, jellies and cakes.
The event, which is organised by Durham County Council, was sprawled across Market Place and North Bondgate with some 150 different stalls.
Celebrity chefs including BOSH! duo Henry Firth and Ian Theasby as well as Great British Bake Off Finalist Dan Hunter were also showing off their culinary skills to a captive audience.
An estimated 28,000 people visited the festival last year – proving it’s a highly popular day out.
This made me eager to head along myself this year to see what it was all about – with hopes I could enjoy some tasty food in the process.
I arrived at about 11am on Saturday (April 21) and hoards of crowds were already making their way around town. The place was buzzing, therefore unrecognisable and far from the peaceful atmosphere you usually get when you visit.
In my preliminary walk around, I was able to take in much of what was up for grabs. The smell of fresh fries, burgers, pies and cake wafted in the air, mixed with the scents from demonstrations ongoing at the celebrity chef stage.
Whilst following the general ebb and flow of my fellow hungry foodies around the event I was overwhelmed and dizzy with choice. Gyozas, perhaps? A crepe? A pie or sausage roll?
In the end, I decided to opt for a pot of Redhead’s Mac and Cheese – a Newcastle chain with its own spot in Grainger Market.
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