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The Ultimate Summer Food Experience

From 10-14 June at The NEC in Birmingham the BBC Summer Good Food Show will be bringing summer food to life for all its visitors. In an experience which includes opportunities to learn from celebrities and experts, taste fine dining menus from the celebrity chefs of tomorrow and sample and buy some of the best produce in the country, the show promises to be a true celebration of summer food and drink.
Ainsley Harriott will be there giving live demonstrations and enjoying the great atmosphere at the show.

“It’s all well and good watching things on TV,” says Ainsley “but seeing it live makes such a difference. It gives people a real insight into what food is all about. You can touch it, smell it – and taste it too. The show has loads of producers there now with stalls piled high with fresh food, so it’s like a Farmer’s Market. The local produce is great.”

Ainsley will join fellow celebrities James Martin, Angela Hartnett, The Hairy Bikers, Simon Rimmer and Gino D’Acampo in the Summer Kitchen sponsored by Sainsbury’s where inspiration for fabulous summer menus will abound. Ainsley will be showing visitors how to create delicious meals from very few ingredients. “In these credit crunch times I just want to get back to basics to show really simple recipes that taste great” said Ainsley. As the tasty seasonal dishes are being created by the celebrities, Sainsbury’s, the sponsor of the Summer Kitchen, will be giving advice on matching their wines to the dishes being cooked, giving visitors the chance to re-create and enjoy the perfect meal at home.

In the Miele Cookery Experience a number of lucky visitors will have the chance to learn from the experts by taking part in live cookery workshops in front of an audience. If you are interested in booking a place in one of these sessions, please visit the website www.bbcgoodfoodshowsummer.com for further details. Alternatively, take a free seat and enjoy the entertainment as well as picking up some helpful cooking tips!

Also available uniquely at the BBC Summer Good Food Show is a chance to dine in the Toque D’Or Restaurant and taste exquisite dishes prepared by the celebrity chefs of tomorrow. On each day of the show a different catering college will be running the restaurant, mentored by a Michelin starred chef, in the culmination of the hard fought competition to find the next generation of top restaurateurs. Visitors to the show can book a table in the restaurant to enjoy the very best fine dining as the colleges fight it out to win the prestigious competition.

Opportunities to sample and buy the very best food are plentiful at the show. Visit the Producers’ Village for superb quality produce from a host of different and often small producers. Try some of the tasty offerings on the stands in Henrietta Green’s Foodlovers Fair, the Ludlow Producers’ Pavilion or the Slow Food Pavilion and if you want to learn a little more about why the produce on these stands tastes so good, why not book a session in one of our Slow Food taste workshops. With all the essential ingredients for the ultimate outside feast available in the Picnic Must Haves section, great suggestions for long, cool drinks for hot summer days in Drinks, the Fine Wine and Spirits Show and tasting workshops, a live theatre and masterclasses dedicated to the joys of the amber Nectar available in Beers of the World Live, the BBC Summer Good Food Show will be a fantastic place to plan your summer entertaining.