1st Sep 2008 - 00:00
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The 10 day York Food Festival, which is set to kick off at the end of the month, aims to run cookery workshops throughout the duration of the event, with an ambitious target of teaching over 1,000 novices how to cook.
Each session, hosted on the Guildhall stage by teachers, chefs and the army, will allow up to 72 people at a time to take part. There will also be workshops in venues around the city.
Industry experts taking part in the festival include York-born peter Sidwell, chef/patron of the Good Taste café in Keswick, and Masterchef finalist and children's cookery expert Fi Bird.
Public sessions for both adults, children and the homeless will run at the weekends while midweek will be dedicated to a wide range of schools' programme covering both primary, secondary schools and higher education.
Festival director Michael Hjort said: "This is the first time we have attempted to involve so many people in hands-on cooking. These are cookery sessions of a totally different order and a scale that is unique to the York Festival."
For more information on the event, which runs from 19-28 September, log onto www.yorkfestivaloffoodanddrink.com