BBC Good Food Show, Birmingham is back with even more live action than ever before

This year’s BBC Good Food Show, 25–29 Nov, will feature the busiest ever schedule to entice food lovers with a mix of celebrity chefs, live demos, opportunities to have-a-go, festive drinks, seasonal foods and a huge selection of award-winning UK producers. New features include an interactive ‘MasterChef Experience’, alongside visitor favourites including Henrietta Green’s FoodLoversBritain.com Fair.

Some of the main features at the BBC Good Food Show include:

A chance to see your favourite stars -
Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, James Martin and The Hairy Bikers will be cooking live in the Supertheatre sponsored by Sainsbury’s.
 

Take part or be entertained -

·        The MasterChef Experience is a major new attraction; a complete Show-within-a-Show where you can try out your cookery skills before a live audience in The Invention Test and watch experts from the TV series cook in the MasterChef Theatre. They’ll be live demonstrations from previous finalists including Thomasina Miers, James Nathan, Andy Oliver, Hannah Miles and Chris Gates.

·         The Invention Test is an exclusive cookery school style set up where 30 contestants will be given just 30 minutes to whip up a dish from scratch, using the ingredients available.  Participants will hope that they can convince not only the assessors who will be watching their every move, but also John Torode and Gregg Wallace themselves   (Fri -Sun only), that they’ve got what it takes to become a MasterChef.

The Miele Cookery Experience offers visitors the chance to cook alongside one of their cooking heroes and learn a variety of techniques.
 

Learn from the Experts -

·         The British Theatre - See the BBC Good Food magazine team live in action. Learn new skills from the professionals including Good Food’s culinary maestro Barney Desmazery. There’s something for everyone so come along as often as you like to this open theatre and be entertained and educated by the professionals.
 

·         The Magimix Theatre - See how the experts whiz up the perfect smoothie and demonstrate how to make perfect ice cream, cakes and more.
 

·         Grow Your Own Food with NS&I - Visit this interactive vegetable garden for information, tips and techniques about growing your own fruit and vegetables. Speak to an expert about the best seasonal flavours at the NS&I Grow Your Own Food feature.
 

·         Taste Workshops presented by Slow Food - Good food is meant to be grown at its natural pace, cooked with patience and savoured at leisure. Slow Food workshops remind us that sitting down to eat with friends is one of the great pleasures in life so make some time to join in and remind yourself what fresh, delicious food really tastes like.
 

The Drinks Theatre - Finding the right wine to complement your food can be confusing, but our wine experts, including Oz Clarke and Sarah Jane Evans are on hand to help. You can also join a CAMRA master class to taste and learn all about ales.
2009 NEC Birmingham 25 – 29 November 2009 NEC Birmingham

New for 2009!

Tasting Beers Live will showcase the best beers in the world from the 2009 World Beer Awards winners; include an amazing range of beers; a live stage, food and beer combinations, beer tasting and much more. Plus, visitors can be the first to taste the winners of the 2009 World Cider Awards. Whether ale, lager or stout, American, British or Belgian, Tasting Beers Live will challenge the palate and introduce visitors to some of the finest beers in the world.

This year’s Show is an absolute must for anyone looking for culinary inspiration and a fantastic day out.

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SHOW INFORMATION

BBC Good Food Show Birmingham, 25–29 Nov, NEC Birmingham, 9am–6pm daily

bbcgoodfoodshow.com / 0844 579 3169
Advance ticket prices:

 Wed-Fri & Sun
 SAT
 
ADULT
 £19.00
 £20.00
 
OVER 65s 
 £17.00
 £18.00
 
INVENTION TEST PACKAGE (inc admission)
 £65.00
 £65.00
 
CHILD aged under 5
 FREE
 FREE
 
CHILD aged  5-16 (FREE on Family Sunday)
 £17.00
 £10.00
 

Add on to your ticket:

Tasting Beers Live
 £5,00
 
Miele Cookery Experience 
 £10.00
 
Supertheatre standard seat
 £3.00
 
Supertheatre Gold seat
 £5.00
 

FAMILY SUNDAY – up to 2 children under 16 get FREE ENTRY per paying adult

£1.50 booking fee per ticket (free child tickets exempt)

All tickets include a Showguide worth £10 packed with recipes from the Show.

Various ticket packages are available. Visit the website for further details www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com

 NOTES TO THE EDITOR

Full details of pricing and price packages are available at www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com or by calling the team on 020 8267 8310

If you would like to discuss promotions, competitions or ticket offers, please contact Ginny Braynsmith or Sarah Sandys-Renton on the numbers below

For further information, images and logos, please contact:

Ginny Braynsmith                                                        Sarah Sandys-Renton

BBC Haymarket Exhibitions                                            BBC Haymarket Exhibitions

020 8267 8310                                                               020 8267 8302

ginny.braynsmith@haymarket.com                             sarah.sandys-renton@haymarket.com