Solihull Food and Drink Festival Programme

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FREE EVENT

BAKE OFF’S MICHELIN STAR CHEF VAL STONES GLYNN PURNELL CBEEBIES BAKE OFF’S KATY ASHWORTH JON JENKINS

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9 1 0 2 R E B M E T P E 27 - 29 S

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ABOUT If music be the food of love then embrace some jerk chicken, a shot of rum and fall head over heels with what’s on offer this year at the Solihull Food & Drink Festival, featuring the best of worldwide cuisine. You will be spoilt for choice with over 100 food and drink traders in Mell Square, Mill Lane, High Street and inside Touchwood Shopping Centre.

Not only are we bringing back the much-loved demo kitchen, taster tent, delicious diverse variety of food and drink, voucher booklet, family entertainment, and the live music stage… this year we are also adding a rum and reggae zone and a free outdoor cinema!

The demo kitchen arena

is back with a passion too, you’ll be able to enjoy a variety of different culinary masterclasses for FREE! On Saturday we will see Birmingham’s Michelin star chef, Glynn Purnell take the reins, divulging his finest tips in his unique Brummie style. He will also be joined by a line-up of great chefs including fellow Michelin star chef Rob Palmer of Peel’s Restaurant at Hampton Manor Hotel, Solihull’s own Asha’s and The Butchers Social from Henley-in-Arden and many others.

On Sunday we will be focusing on baking skills for children, with demonstrations from Great British Bake Off’s Jon Jenkins, remembered for his Hawaiian shirts and unique baking creations. Jon will also be joined by the cake whisperer herself, Great British Bake Off’s Val Stones, who will be demonstrating how to make family baking so much fun. CBeebies’ Katy Ashworth will also be on stage, getting all the youngsters on their feet for a dance and sing-along!

Our live music lounge will be

returning to the High Street near the Masons Arms, which will also house our new featured rum and reggae zone. A variety of live music will help to boogie away the calories with reggae vibes on Saturday and Sunday.

Look out also for free tasters from Solihull’s very own restaurants in the taster tent.

You’ll be planning your return visit already with all the vouchers in this sought-after voucher booklet providing mouth-watering offers.

We will also be joined by some great entertainment from Solihull’s favourite Bubbleologist, and new additions Juggling Jim and Froojamaflip – an amazing animated fruit and vegetable patch! – and his gardener friend Fred.

The Solihull Food and Drink Festival is brought to you by Solihull BID and supported by RR Events.

For more information visit WWW.SOLIHULLBID.CO.UK or call 0121 285 1370 or 07498 244 542 #solbid | #solfoodfest

WHAT’S ON FRIDAY 27TH

SUNDAY 29TH

12pm - 2pm - 4pm - 6pm -

11am - 12pm - 1pm - 2pm - 3pm - 4pm -

LIVE MUSIC (HIGH STREET) The Wedding Crashers Jessica Rhodes Band Union Avenue Tom Barnwell Trio

SATURDAY 28TH

DEMO KITCHEN (MELL SQUARE)

11.15am - Chef Mike Bullard, Owner of The

Butchers Social 12pm - Michelin Star Chef Glynn Purnell 12.45pm - Head Chef, Sunil Kumar, Asha’s

Solihull 1.30pm - Michelin Star Chef Glynn Purnell 2.15pm - Michelin Star Chef Rob Palmer,

Peels Restuarant at Hampton

Manor Hotel 3.15pm - Butcher Chris Lacey, M P

Honnor Butchers

RUM & REGGAE ZONE (LIVE MUSIC ON HIGH STREET) 12pm - 2.15pm - 4pm - 6pm -

Ricky Cool and the In Crowd One Love Irootz Solo Urban Roots

OUTDOOR CINEMA (MILL LANE) 12pm - Cloudy with a chance of

Meatballs (2009 | U) 2pm - Ratatouille (2007 | PG)

Details were correct at time of print and may be suject to change.

DEMO KITCHEN (MELL SQUARE) CBeebies Katy Ashworth Bake Off’s Val Stones Bake Off’s Jon Jenkins CBeebies Katy Ashworth Bake Off’s Val Stones Bake Off’s Jon Jenkins

RUM & REGGAE ZONE (LIVE MUSIC ON HIGH STREET)

12pm - One Love 2pm - Rats in the Kitchen (UB40

Tribute)

OUTDOOR CINEMA (MILL LANE) 12pm -

2pm -

Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2 (2013 | U) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 | PG)

Look out for the bubbleologist on Saturday!

Join us with the little ones on Sunday as its all about families, keep an eye out for Juggling Jim and Froojamaflip and Fred, dance with Katy Ashworth and learn to bake with Val!

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MEET THE EXPERTS...

Glynn Purnell Often called the ‘Yummy Brummie’, Glynn Purnell started cooking professionally at the age of 14. After securing a work experience placement in a hotel kitchen, he spent the next two years catching the No 966 bus to the Metropole Hotel at the NEC where he was quickly promoted to making salads and flipping burgers. A six-year stint followed, gaining experience in every department from banqueting to the A La Carte Terrace Restaurant, where he discovered his talent and passion for fine dining. It wasn’t long before he began winning awards including the prestigious Salon Culinaire.

His next professional step was as Chef de Partie at Simpson’s Restaurant where he progressed to the position of Sous Chef. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star and Glynn went on to win many accolades within the industry.

After training with top chefs including Gordon Ramsay, Gary Rhodes and Claude Bosi, Glynn travelled abroad to work with well-known Michelin starred chefs in Europe. He went on to help launch Jessica’s in July 2003, which was awarded Birmingham’s first Michelin star back in 2005. Glynn is now the proud owner of two establishments in Birmingham, Purnell’s Restaurant on Cornwall Street, which opened in July 2007 and was awarded a Michelin star in 2009, and Purnell’s Bistro & Ginger’s Bar on Newhall Street, which opened in September 2012.

Glynn has become a household name after taking part in the Great British Menu, winning twice and then later appearing as a mentor.

He has previously featured on The Great British Food Revival and The Secret Chef, among other television programmes. He can regularly be seen on Saturday Kitchen as a host and guest chef. He presented the latest series of My Kitchen Rules UK alongside Rachel Allen on Channel 4 in 2017.

Jon Jenkins From Newport, South Wales, Jon Jenkins won the hearts of thousands of viewers during the GBBO series last year. Not only did he become known for being a proud Welshman, baking a variety of Welsh bakes most weeks, he also demonstrated his love of loud Hawaiian shirts, by wearing a different shirt each week, including a Christmas themed Hawaiian shirt, starring Santa in a grass skirt.

Jon also gained immense popularity for bringing fun to the tent by wearing a tutu to present his ‘ballet’ cake to the judges and for becoming a ‘super hero’ when he stopped to help fellow contestant Ruby when she was struggling. The public and judges were also impressed with his scientific knowledge of baking – it was the first time spherification was heard in the tent and who can forget his tiny glittery lemon balls.

Since being in the Bake Off tent, Jon has had a hugely positive response has worked for the BBC as part of Children in Need and on BBC Radio Wales as part of the Foodie Friday programme.

Jon has been involved in promotions of baking products and hosting several open days, including Redrow Homes.

Val Stones Originally from Yorkshire, the retired head teacher served her baking apprenticeship with the women in her childhood: mother, grandmas and aunts. She worked as a teacher for forty years and relaxed by baking and going to the gym.

Over the years she has included baking in the curriculum of all her schools and still goes into schools regularly to share her baking skills with children. She loves to bake for family, friends and colleagues in the schools she teaches in. Based in Somerset for over thirty years she travels north to visit family and never goes without bakes, jams and chutneys regularly filling the boot.

In 2016 she went on The Great British Bake Off, where she earned the title of Cake Whisperer and charmed the nation with her tips: “listen to your cakes”, “move a little, lose a lot” and “step and bake”. She appeared in the 2017 Christmas special for Bake Off

alongside fellow series seven bakers Selasi Gbormittah, Benjamina Ebuehi and Rav Bansal.

Her final Bake Off words touched the hearts of millions and in the Radio Times the speech was voted the favourite BBC Bake Off moment of all time.

Since the Great British Bake Off, her life has become very different to that of a teacher.

She spends her time baking and is busy with public appearances, radio and TV work, along with writing recipes for magazines and continues to fit in supply teaching.

Katy Ashworth Katy is a versatile performer with accomplished skills and wealth of experience in presenting, children’s entertainment, singing, acting, voice over work and storytelling.

She has performed lead roles in major UK pantomimes and theatre shows including the West End. She is a very familiar voice and face of BBC’s pre-school channel CBeebies, presenting daily links in

the CBeebies house, their flagship cookery show ‘I Can Cook’, in ‘Justin’s House’ and the CBeebies pantomimes.

Katy is very passionate about healthy lifestyle, creativity, stories and travel. She is an active mother, adventurer, singer and more recently artist.

Sunil Kumar A restaurant is only as good as its chefs and, given Birmingham’s status as the UK’s spiritual home of Indian food, Ahsa’s Solihull are glad to have Sunil Kumar to head up the superb team in their kitchen.

In 2002, Sunil joined the Asha’s family and was instrumental in opening three Asha’s restaurants across the world, including Birmingham, where he stayed as a Sous Chef. In 2013, Sunil was promoted to head chef and today, with the help of his dedicated team, manages a kitchen that produces internationally acclaimed, awardwinning Indian cuisine.

His appreciation of not only the finer culinary details but also the sense of theatre produced in their show-stopping signature dishes makes him a perfect fit for their philosophy of food at Asha’s: “I’m proud to be head chef in a kitchen where the whole team are continually looking to raise the bar. As a chef, I’ve travelled the world and few restaurants come close.”

Sunil is also quick to point out the importance of quality ingredients, “By

locally sourcing fresh, organic meat, fish and vegetables wherever possible, we ensure that the quality of our food is of the highest order. Our signature spice blends add a touch of magic to the mix, bringing authentic regional flavours and accents to everything we serve.”

Want to book a table at Asha’s?

Visit www.ashassolihull.co.uk or call 0121 200 2767

Rob Palmer

Joining the Peel’s Restaurant team in the early days, Rob rose through the ranks, taking charge of the team of young, local chefs at the age of 27. Rob went on to win his first Michelin star and fourth AA rosette within 18 months. He works quietly and understatedly but with a steely determination. His rigorous approach to flavour and commitment to the main ingredient on the plate results in fresh, seasonal dishes cooked using modern techniques. He’s typically seen with a pencil tucked behind his ear, ready for his moments of inspiration. www.hamptonmanor.com/dinner/

Chris Lacey

Mike Bullard

Chris started off in the butchery trade as a Saturday boy at 14 years old. He fell in love with the trade watching the skill it takes to be a proper butcher and creating beautiful cuts of meat from scratch and knew this was the job for him.

Whilst on his journey Chris has picked up lots of skills in creativity and people skills, it’s such a rewarding job because it’s all about making people happy and excited about food.

At 22 he entered Young Butcher of the Year, produced by BBC 3 and finished in the top 5 in the country! He also appeared on ITV’s Harry Hill’s TV burp in which he did the fight sketch dressed up as a sausage, it was totally hilarious and well worth a watch!

There has never been a more exciting time to be a butcher. Check our Facebook page to see how exciting we are @M P Honnor butchers

At the helm of The Butchers Social is the Chef Proprietor Mike Bullard; owner, head chef, and logistics manager at the Heneley-in-Arden based restaurant. Mike has been pushing boundaries since their doors opened, providing a friendly approach to finer dining, celebrating proper food without the pretence.

Mike has been in the kitchen since he was 15 years old. He then started an apprenticeship and moved up the ranks gaining a wide range of experience. Mike was then went onto win multiple awards and gaining significant recognition within the food industry very quickly, including the Craft Guild of Chefs Award for Banqueting Chef of the year. He also spent some time in New York working for a number of Michelin-starred restaurants, including Le Bernadin (3 Michelin stars), Per Se (3 Michelin stars) and The Breslin (1 Michelin star). www.thebutchers.social/

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FREE OUTDOOR CINEMA

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RUM AND REGGAE ZONE • Including live music 12pm until 7.30pm Friday • Live Reggae Saturday 12pm until 7.30pm • Live Reggae Sunday 12pm until 3.30pm featuring

RATS IN THE KITCHEN (UB40 TRIBUTE BAND) AT 2PM ON SUNDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT

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