Stockport’s feast of a three-day Food & Drink Festival S
tockport served up a feast of a sunny, 3-day Food & Drink Festival across Stockport town centre at the beginning of September attracting thousands.
Over 30 food and drink stalls tempted the most discerning of taste buds with fabulous aromas and food and drink from all around the world and on Sunday Mr Bloom and his Veggies entertained a bumper crowd at The Plaza There was summer fun for all the family in Merseyway where, as well as the fantastic stalls, a chance to Spin to Win had people of all ages visiting the Market Place to claim their prizes and Merseybay was a big hit with the children, building sandcastles at the beach! • Simon Wood
Over the weekend celebrity chefs Aldo Zilli and Jean Christophe Novelli entertained the crowds, performing cooking demos as they rustled up some favourite recipes. Joining the celebrity chefs on stage was Britain’s Got Talent’s supreme mixologist Neil Garner from Cherry Jam and Stockport’s latest Chef de Patron Marc Mole who will soon be opening Bistro Marc at Winters on Underbank while BBC’s Stefan Gates wowed everyone with his foody science demos.
• Aldo Zilli
The team from The Plastic Shed and Where The Light Gets In ran a series of sellout workshops
• Sushma Solanki
Stockport’s hospitality offering is growing as more and more independents choose to open their businesses here. Pop down for yourself any day or evening and sample some of the delights in food & drink that Stockport offers all year round!
• Andrew George