Don’t miss the Three Counties Food and Drink Festival this summer, taking place on 26-27 July at the Three Counties Showground. Now in its third year, the festival is back and bigger than ever – promising a feast for the senses with appearances from some of TV’s most celebrated chefs ∙

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Celebrated chefs

Get ready to indulge your senses as the Three Counties Food and Drink Festival returns for its third year. This year, the festival turns up the excitement with some of TV’s celebrated chefs.

One of the main highlights for visitors to the festival will be the jam-packed schedule of expert demonstrations from a host of TV chefs in the festival’s Cookery Theatre, an element of the event which is included in the admission price for all ticketholders.

Three Counties Food + Drink Festival heats up with a spectacular guest chef line-up

Simon Rimmer has been waking up the nation for almost 13 years as Chef and Co-Presenter of C4’s Sunday Brunch. He will take to the stage on Saturday 26^th July to share his expert cooking skills. Simon also presented Something for the Weekend on BBC Two where he cooked and interviewed guests alongside his co-host Tim Lovejoy. His podcast ‘Grilling’ launched in November 2020 and features discussions with world-famous chefs about their past experiences in the industry, and cooking hacks. Simon has written and published five successful books, including the recent Sunday Brunch Cookbook.

Joining Simon on the Saturday is Cherish Finden, probably best known for her role as a formidable judge on Channel4’s, Bake Off: The Professionals, formerly Bake Off: Crème de la Creme. A highly decorated pastry chef, her style of patisserie marries food with art, pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in a dessert. Her attention to detail is famously second to none.

Her fiery TV personality, perfectionism and style have been a hugely popular part of Bake Off: The Professionals. Cherish quickly gained a reputation on the series as a meticulous, no-nonsense judge, unafraid to get her ruler out!

Leading Italian chef, Francesco Mattana, also takes to the stage on the Saturday. Francesco has built a loyal following on his social media platforms, with over 840k followers across TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. Francesco is an advocate for eating sustainably and reducing food waste, which is something that he’s learned from his Sardinian upbringing where they utilise the whole ingredients.

In 2018, he turned to teaching full-time and was the Head Teaching Chef at Jamie Oliver’s Cookery School in London and he has worked and collaborated with the Food at 52, Eataly – La Scuola, Emilia’s Pasta, The Pasta Academy run by Pasta Evangelists and Bread Ahead Baking School.  He is currently writing his own book, due to be published in 2026.

Rolling out her repertoire of baking favourites, Jane Dunn is a successful Food Writer, Photographer and Blogger. She launched Jane’s Patisserie ten years ago and has amassed a whopping 2.5 million followers across her social media channels with her blog receiving 4 million views per month. Jane has become a four-time Sunday Times No 1 Best Seller. Her first book, Jane’s Patisserie became the fastest selling baking book ever. Jane has since published Jane’s Patisserie Celebrate, Jane’s Patisserie Every day and her latest Jane’s Patisserie Easy Favourites.

Jane found her love for baking when she was a child experimenting with the baking recipes and notes that were passed to her from her grandmother. Deciding to follow her passion for baking, Jane enrolled at the Ashburton Chef’s Academy. After graduating, Jane began blogging in 2014 with her recipes regularly featuring in magazines and newspapers. Jane has also appeared on This Morning to showcase her delicious bakes.

Also, appearing in the cookery demonstration theatre is MasterChef 2024 Champion, Brin Pirathapan. After starting his career as a veterinary surgeon, Brin decided to take the leap into the food industry and rose to lift the coveted MasterChef trophy in what was described as the best final in twenty years by judge, John Torode.

Brin has taken a deep dive into the culinary world and is now a food content creator and private dining chef with many exciting supper clubs and events ahead. He aims to educate the world on delicious home cookery alongside showcasing his fine dining skills.

The final guest chef is none other than Nelly, she captured the nations hearts on The Great British Bake-Off and was catapulted into the public eye after competing on the most recent season. Her infectious personality was an instant hit with viewers and often resulted in many viral moments across socials. Along with her humour, Nelly used the shows platform to shed light on personal issues close to her heart.

Since the show, Nelly has created a loyal fanbase, who continue to support her through her social channels, with an ever growing following of over 300k across her social media platforms.

Plus, friend of the show TV Presenter Chris Bavin returns to host the Cookery Theatre across the weekend. Chris, known for many roles including Best Home Cook and Eat Well For Less, will chat with our guests and offer an insight into what’s cooking.

The festival offers over 160 delicious traders, family fun with a Kid’s Cookery School and much more.

Tickets start at just £12, with a limited number of VIP tickets also available for those who want to enjoy priority parking and an exclusive meet-and-greet with the TV chefs.

For more information on what’s on, tickets, guests and workshops, full information and daily schedules go to the Festival website www.threecountiesfoodfestival.com