1. food and drink
2. desserts and baking

FEBRUARY 2015
Friday 20 February
Saturday 21 February
10am - 5pm
Sunday 22 February
10am - 4pm
Appetiser
Wakefield’s Festival of Food,
Drink and Rhubarb is one of the
first major events in the UK’s
“foodie” calendar and we are
proud to celebrate Wakefield’s
traditional links with rhubarb
growing.
Our rhubarb themed street
performers will keep you
entertained whilst you try out
a range of spicy, sweet, tasty
street food.
This year also sees the return
of the popular food and drink
workshops and fringe events
across the city centre and
beyond.
Chefs
Heather Copley
Farmer Copley’s
Liam Duffy
Iris
Ashley McCarthy
Ye Old Sun Inn
Stephanie Moon
Rudding Park
Jonathan Allum
Allums Butchers
Richard Fox
The beer chef
James Lodge & Josh Reynolds
Mex Cantina
Fiona Sciolti
Sciolti Chocolates
Adam Taylor &
Liam Brearley
The Grill Pit
Main
Course
We’re pleased to
welcome this year’s
celebrity chefs Brian
Turner, Great British
Bake Off finalist Luis
Troyano and Rachel
Green who will be
demonstrating
alongside our top
local, regional and
national chefs.
Bring a notepad and
pen for recipes and
get here early as
it’s first come first
seated for these
popular cookery
demonstrations.
Festival
Market
Northgate and the
Cathedral Precinct
Look out for fine
foods, cheeses,
breads, olives and
ale from our festival
market. Oh - and
of course - Forced
Rhubarb!
Open 10am till 5pm
Friday and Saturday
and 10am till 4pm
Sunday.
Wakefield
Market
Hall
Union Street
Offering a wide range
of products and
services including
local produce.
Children’s workshops
will run throughout
the festival. Open
9am - 5pm Fri & Sat
closed Sunday.
on the side
Oldroyds
Farm Tours
Carlton Village
Enter into the
mysterious world of
the rhubarb triangle
by visiting the
forcing sheds. All
visits must be pre
booked. (Please
note this farm is 5
miles away from the
festival).
www.yorkshire
rhubarb.co.uk
Tel: 0113 2822245
Guided
Wakefield City
Walk
Join Kevin Trickett
the President of
Wakefield Civic
Society on an
entertaining and
informative, free
walking tour of the
city on Friday 20
February 2015 for
a 1pm start, contact
Wakefield Visitor
Centre 0345 601
8353.
Wakefield Music
Collective
Rhubarb Rocks
& Rhubarb Jam
Saturday 21
February. Email
info@themusic
collective.co.uk
for further
information.
Deli Central
Wine tasting and
supper evening
Saturday 21
February 7.30pm,
and afternoon
tea Sunday 22
February. Charges
apply and booking
is essential please
contact for further
details.
Tel 01924 365102
info@deli-central.
co.uk
Let’s Have a
Party!
1950s style
Wednesday 25
February 5pm7.30pm - to
celebrate a new
1950s display and
fabulous new fitted
play kitchen at
Wakefield Museum,
we are delighted to
welcome TV food
historian Annie Gray
for an evening of
fun party food from
‘Frankfurter Dogs food for teenagers’
to ‘rhubarb custard
pie’.
Free drop-in, no
need to book.
Save the
date…
bring a
friend...
Pontefract
Liquorice
Festival
Join us for a family
festival with a
liquorice twist on
Sunday 12 July 2015
in Pontefract Town
Centre.
Wakefield
Seaside in the City
Join us when the
beach comes
to Wakefield on
Saturday 15 and
Sunday 16 August
2015.
www.experiencewakefield.co.uk
@MyWakefield #rhubarbfest
0345 601 8353
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