The three-day festival is bringing back a chefs’ demo and launching a cookery school with a range of classes for adults and budding young chefs. The cookery school will host twelve classes across the weekend that includes sushi, zingy fish tacos, hoisin mackerel and a chocolate pudding with secret hidden veg for children. Adults who fancy testing their Masterchef skills can enjoy Spanish style tapas canapes, Lymington crab with fresh linguine or authentic paella.

All adult classes finish with a drinks tasting with either Hattingley Valley, Solent Cellar or Lymington Gin. Lending their support to the festival is Balmer Lawn Hotel who join as a main sponsor and the Chefs Stage with senior sous chef Callum Jellicoe joining the fun with demo’s and delivering two cooking classes. Set in a rustic country kitchen style, the chefs’ stage line-up is packed with some of the most talented local chefs.

This includes Luke Holder of Lime Wood Hotel, Colin Nash of The Retreat and Steve Hall of the Noisy Lobster. Organisers will welcome Hayley Elston from the Fabulous Catch Co. who will be on stage with Chris Bavin, co-presenter of the Channel 4 Series, and Chris Bavin, the award-winning writer and broadcaster, will also make an appearance.

As well as the chefs’ stage and cookery school, the festival will feature new exciting street food stalls with Woosabi bringing a taste of Japan and going ‘loco’ is Cintias with their Brazilian cuisine. Foodies can graze around 75 stands that .