Fancy tying out your cooking skills and picking up some tips from the experts? The Taste Kitchen offers interactive food demonstrations and skills sessions where festival goers can learn hints, tips and foodie skills from Waitrose food experts.
| Friday 12.00 - 4.00pm Afternoon Session | |
| 12.30pm | Hosted by Waitrose Executive Chef Neil Nugent and Food Consultant Bianca Nice; Starter of Asparagus and Poached Egg Salad |
| 1.30pm | Hosted by Waitrose Executive Chef Neil Nugent and Food Consultant Bianca Nice; Main of Slow Cooked Pig Cheeks with Pea Tops and Seared Scallops |
| 2.30pm | Hosted by Waitrose Executive Chef Neil Nugent and Food Consultant Bianca Nice; Dessert of Taleggio Panna Cotta with Strawberry & Asti Martini |
| 3.30pm | Carina Contini, Centotre |
| Friday 5.30 - 9.30pm Evening Session | |
| 6.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Starter of Asparagus and Poached Egg Salad |
| 7.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Main of Slow Cooked Pig Cheeks with Pea Tops and Seared Scallops |
| 8.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Dessert of Taleggio Panna Cotta with Strawberry & Asti Martini |
| 9.00pm | Stuart Muir, Forth Floor Harvey Nichols |
| Saturday 12.00 - 4.00pm Afternoon Session | |
| 12.30pm | Hosted by Waitrose Executive Chef Neil Nugent and Food Consultant Bianca Nice; Starter of Asparagus and Poached Egg Salad |
| 1.30pm | Hosted by Waitrose Executive Chef Neil Nugent and Food Consultant Bianca Nice; Main of Slow Cooked Pig Cheeks with Pea Tops and Seared Scallops |
| 2.30pm | Hosted by Waitrose Executive Chef Neil Nugent and Food Consultant Bianca Nice; Dessert of Taleggio Panna Cotta with Strawberry & Asti Martini |
| 3.30pm | Martin Blunos |
| Saturday 5.30 - 9.30pm Evening Session | |
| 6.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Starter of Asparagus and Poached Egg Salad |
| 7.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Main of Slow Cooked Pig Cheeks with Pea Tops and Seared Scallops |
| 8.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Dessert of Taleggio Panna Cotta with Strawberry & Asti Martini |
| 9.00pm | Robert Tiffin, Sizzling Scot |
| Sunday 11.30am - 3.30pm Afternoon Session | |
| 12.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Starter of Asparagus and Poached Egg Salad |
| 1.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Main of Slow Cooked Pig Cheeks with Pea Tops and Seared Scallops |
| 2.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Dessert of Taleggio Panna Cotta with Strawberry & Asti Martini |
| 3.00pm | Paul Wedgwood, Wedgwood The Restaurant |
| Sunday 4.30 - 8.30pm Evening Session | |
| 5.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Starter of Asparagus and Poached Egg Salad |
| 6.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Main of Slow Cooked Pig Cheeks with Pea Tops and Seared Scallops |
| 7.00pm | Hosted by Waitrose Food Consultant Bianca Nice and students from the Waitrose sponsored Specialised Chefs' Scholarship course; Dessert of Taleggio Panna Cotta with Strawberry & Asti Martini |
| 8.00pm | Robert Tiffin, Sizzling Scot |
Ingredients supplied by Waitrose, Taste Festivals official ingredients Sponsor