Porthleven Food Festival has announced the first wave of leading UK chef’s headlining this year's event.
The festival returns for 2023 event from April 21 to 23, bringing its usual mix of food and music.
Presented by locally acclaimed chef Jude Kereama alongside celebrity chef and broadcaster Antony Worrall Thompson, this year's chef line-up includes:
• Tom Barnes – executive head chef at Simon Rogan’s flagship three Michelin Star L’Enclume restaurant and Rogan & co in Cumbria, famed for its sustainable approach and use of hyper-seasonal produce. L’Enclume was recently named ‘most exciting’ restaurant at the Good Food Guide Awards.
• James Knappett – chef patron of two Michelin Star Kitchen Table in London. James worked in the kitchens at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and Petrus, and then moved on to work at Rick Stein’s The Seafood Restaurants, Thomas Keller’s Per Se, and with René Redzepi at Noma.
• Emily Scott – chef and cookbook author, who opened her restaurant on the sea wall at Watergate Bay serves simple, seasonal food and was the first woman to cook for world leaders at the G7 Summit in Cornwall. She was also listed in the top 100 most influential women in hospitality industry two years running, has been recognised by Michelin since 2016 and appeared on the Great British Menu on BBC2 to represent the south west back in 2019.
The festival is also set to welcome Rupert Cooper of Philleigh Way Cookery School, Josh Eggleton the Michelin Star chef patron of The Pony Restaurant Group, Olivia Barry the chef-owner of Adelina Yard in Bristol, Andrew Tuck who is head chef of St Kew Inn and famed for his open fire cooking, and Stephane Delourme, group head chef of Stein’s Restaurants and Masterchef quarter-finalist among others.
Porthleven Food Festival’s chef patron, Jude Kereama, said: “We’re so excited to bring together such a talented line-up of chefs for the 2023 festival – these guys are some of the best in the business, the real movers and shakers of the industry.
"Expect great practical demos, brilliant seasonal food, and lots of interesting conversations over the weekend. A date for the 2023 diary for sure!”
In addition to the chef line-up, a new programme of workshops, talks and masterclasses will be sparking conversations around food sustainability and produce ecology, with visitors also able to enjoy live music and family activities.
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