A host of exciting names in the UK’s food scene will be joining the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) for its Festival of Flavours, a new ‘plot-to-plate’ extravaganza, taking place at RHS Garden Harlow Carr, from Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 October.
Vibrant world dishes overflowing in flavours from the garden will be prepared live using freshly picked ingredients by participating chefs. The schedule of talks, demos, and tastings, will aim to encourage people to grow a range of flavours in the garden, on a balcony or in a window box.
Multiple Masterchef participants will cook up world recipes with locally grown ingredients, including 2022 Masterchef Champion Eddie Scott, 2022 runner-up Olayemi Abimola Adelekan and Afsaneh Kaviani – the 2012 finalist on a mission to spread her passion for Persian food.
The cookery theatre will be packed all weekend, with demos from local chefs including Iain Wilkinson (Head Chef at Yolk Farm Kitchen), Andrew Mangan (Executive Chef at the Swinton Park Estate) and Farmison & Co (ethical butchers).
There will be numerous trade-stands and street-food vendors for visitors to sample from, as well as ‘Kiddycook’ workshops for families. Don’t miss the eye-catching displays in the Late Fruit and Vegetable Competition, or the Northern Fruit Group Apple Display, where you can bring in your own apples for RHS experts to identify and offer growing advice on. For more information visit https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr/whats-on/festival-of-flavours.
Saturday 22 October
Eddie Scott cookery demo
Olayemi ‘Yemi’ Abimbola Adelekan cookery demo
Afsaneh Kaviani cookery demo
Gilly Robinson cookery demo
Farmison & Co cookery demo
Kitchen Garden tours, 11am and 1pm
Sunday 23 October
Eddie Scott cookery demo
Olayemi ‘Yemi’ Abimbola Adelekan cookery demo
Afsaneh Kaviani cookery demo
Iain Wilkinson cookery demo
Andrew Mangan cookery demo
Kitchen Garden tours, 11am and 1pm
New tips and advice will be shared by the RHS across its social media channels throughout the Festival so anyone can get involved at home. For more information, visit www.rhs.org.uk/festivalofflavours.
