ORGANISERS of this year’s Malton Food Lovers Festival are promising the biggest and best event yet.

A full programme of events has been planned, including new additions for the whole family with a festival party and live music, street food market open until late, a children’s zone and a vintage fun fair.

There will also be a competition stage where families will take on food-inspired challenges, while budding chefs have an introduction to the fun world of food and drink with the children’s zone.

Chefs from Malton’s Old Lodge Hotel will be kneading dough for pizza making fun, while the Salvation Army will be on hand offering some entertainment all weekend, including themed arts and crafts and the childhood favourite, face painting.

Foodie lovers and cooking fanatics can pick up “masterchef” style tips through an array of tempting activity, demonstrations and cooking lessons. Mouth-watering produce will be on offer from the Made in Malton family of producers, including the new 2016 festival area, the restored Talbot Yard Food Court, while a host of chefs, including celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager and Michelin-starred chef James Mackenzie, display their culinary magic as chef demonstrations unfold in the Inntravel Cookery Theatre.

The Festival Bar, run by award-winning Made In Malton accredited brewery Brass Castle, will be open until late for the Festival Party with live bands on stage.

For those who would like to brush up on their cooking skills there will be the the chance to roll up their sleeves, don a cookery apron and try their hand in the Malton Cookery School under the expert tuition of Head Tutor Gilly Robinson.

Tom Naylor-Leyland, festival director, said: “We’re very excited to be launching the biggest and best festival yet and look forward to welcoming thousands of food lovers to our picturesque market town to join us in celebrating Yorkshire’s finest food and drink. Family entertainment is at the heart of the Malton Food Lover’s Festival with activity and events for every age. We hope you venture to Yorkshire’s food capital and continue visiting us all year round.”

For more information, go to maltonyorkshire.co.uk/

TIMETABLE

Malton Cookery School

Saturday, May 28

Noon-1pm - Jonathan Batchelor

1.30pm-2.30pm - Rose Prince

3pm-4pm - Isabella Naylor-Leyland

4.30pm-5.30pm - Steph Moon

Sunday, May 29

10.30am-11.30am - Xochi Balfour

Noon-1pm - Simon Jewitt

1.30pm-2.30pm - Gilly the Cook

3pm-4pm - Isabella Naylor-Leyland

The Inntravel Cookery Theatre

Saturday, May 28

• Xochi Balfour - Nutritionist, holistic wellness, conscious living and author 'The Naturalista'

• Jonathan Batchelor - Ramus Seafood Emporium

• Bettys - Café Tea Rooms & Cookery School

• James Mackenzie - Michelin star dishes from The Pipe and Glass and my cookbook 'On The Menu'

• Rosemary Shrager - Celebrity chef, haute cuisine teacher, judge, prime time TV and author

• NFU Kitchen Question Time

• Sue Nelson - Yorkshire Food Finder and champion of local produce and suppliers

Sunday, May 29

• Simon Woods - Yorkshire Baker

• Simon Jewitt - Norse Restaurant

• Yves Quemerais - French Chef at Home

• Sue Nelson - Yorkshire Food Finder and champion of local produce and suppliers

• Franseco Mazzella - Casa Mia

• Xochi Balfour - Nutritionist, holistic wellness, conscious living and author 'The Naturalista'

• Nigel Brown - Chef, cookery academy, cookery DVD's and author 'NB. How To Cook'

PARKING

Festival parking is available at Riverside Meadow on the York Road, Orchard Field on Old Maltongate and Highfield Road. (Follow the festival parking signs to your nearest car park). Parking is subject to availability on a first come first served basis. Please note: The Showfield car park used in previous years is no longer available.

A shuttle bus will run in to the town centre from all festival car parks. Shuttle buses start at 9.30am, the last bus returns to the car parks at 6.15pm.

Disabled parking is available in the town centre and also in Wentworth Street car park. Flat level access from Wentworth Street can be achieved by using the exit via Greengate, onto Princess Road and up to Spital Street.