Food & Drink Theatre - Fire Pit Cooking
Learn how to rustle up delicious dishes over open flame in fire pits for the first time at this show.
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For the first time this show will host Live Fire cooking demos in the Food & Drink Theatre (as well in the Live Fire Arena). Hosts, The Beefy Boys’ ‘Murf’ (Fri and Sat) and Marcus Bean (Sun) will be joined by a number of special guest chefs from the three counties, take a look at who these will be below:
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| Friday (Hosted by Murf from The Beefy Boys) | Saturday (Hosted by Murf from The Beefy Boys) | Sunday (Hosted by Marcus Bean) | |||
| 10:30 | Festival Welcome & Music – Ease into the day with live music from Bryony Sier as the Food & Drink Festival Theatre fires up for the weekend, setting the tone for three days of great flavour and conversation. |
10:30 | Music & Cider Festival Competition Results – Kick off Saturday with live music from Nick Medakovic, followed by the announcement of the much-anticipated cider competition results. |
10:30 | Festival Welcome & Music – A relaxed musical start to Sunday at the Food & Drink Festival Theatre with Soul Strutters. |
| 11:30 | Wild Food UK- Discover the joys of foraging with the experts from Wild Food UK. Learn what’s growing around us, how to identify seasonal wild ingredients, and tips on using them confidently and safely in your own cooking. |
11:30 | The Beefy Boys Pit Master: Low & Slow BBQ (Part One) – A deep dive into low and slow barbecue techniques with the Beefy Boys, featuring perfectly cooked meat and a special contribution from Annie Bea’s Beekeeping. |
11:30 | Wild Food UK – Discover the joys of foraging with the experts from Wild Food UK. Learn what’s growing around us, how to identify seasonal wild ingredients, and tips on using them confidently and safely in your own cooking. |
| 12:30 | Argentina Live Fire Cooking – Bar Limon, Malvern – Experience the theatre of open flame cooking as Malvern’s Bar Limon showcases Argentinian inspired live fire techniques, bold flavours and beautifully simple ingredients cooked over flames. |
12:30 | Ribs, Cuts & Cooking – A lively session with Charlotte Kingham from Clarrkson’s Farmers Dog Pub and Kelvin & Liz Fletcher exploring ribs cooked multiple ways. Expect practical butchery insight, cooking guidance and a drinks tasting from Hawkstone. |
12:30 | Marcus Bean: Drinks & Pub Snacks – Chef and presenter Marcus Bean brings together Live Fire and Summer alfresco dining alongside Hawkstone drinks, sharing ideas perfect for informal entertaining. |
| 13:30 | Lunch & Learn with Adam Henson: Farm to Fork – Join farmer and broadcaster Adam Henson for an insightful look at the journey from field to plate, exploring farming, sustainability and how our food choices connect us to the land. |
13:30 | Spud Man x The Beefy Boys – Two crowd pleasing comfort food recipes: pulled beef and bone marrow cottage pie, plus loaded pulled beef jacket potatoes. Big flavours, proper portions and plenty of tips. |
13:30 | Under the Nut Tree: Live Fire Cooking with Ally Hunter Blair – A thoughtful and flavour-focused BBQ demonstration exploring technique, fire control and seasonal ingredients from Herefordshire favourites Under the Nut Tree |
| 14:30 | World Class Burgers with Murf from The Beefy Boys Murf recreates one of the iconic Beefy Boys burgers live on stage, sharing tips on patties, seasoning and build – with a relaxed chat along the way and drinks with Hawkstone. |
14:30 | A Rule of Tum with Adam Henson – Adam Henson returns for a relaxed Q&A, alongside Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire’s very own A Rule of Tum, sharing a low and slow lamb recipe while answering audience questions about farming, food and rural life. |
14:30 | The Beefy Boys + Kaleb Cooper – A fun and fast-paced session combining burger brilliance from The Beefy Boys with a lively audience Q&A featuring Kaleb Cooper. |
| 15:30 | Lean & Wild: Muntjac Deer Learn how to cook sustainable wild venison with Lean & Wild, featuring practical techniques and recipe ideas that make the most of this lean, flavour-packed meat. |
15:30 | Farmer Will & Jessie Wynter – Club Sunday is the modern British food brand from Farmer Will and Jessie Wynter, bringing people together by delivering exceptional British produce for relaxed weekend cooking. Live on stage with Chef Ed, Will and Jessie will be serving up delicious British lamb cooked over an open-fire while sharing the story behind the Club Sunday brand and their mission to reconnect people with great British food. | 15:30 | Ready, Steady, Cook with Marcus Bean – With ingredients sourced from around the showground, Marcus Bean creates a dish live on stage in a high energy, interactive demo celebrating local produce. |
| 16:30 | The Beefy Boys DJs & Wine & Cider Tasting – Relax into the afternoon with a guided tasting led by Gabe Cook, the Ciderologist, exploring flavour, balance and British cider styles. |
16:30 | George Uren of Pit Kitchen – An energetic live demo from George Uren of Pit Kitchen, celebrating bold flavours and fire-led cooking with Caul Fat Spiced Lamb sausages – mint ketchup and garlic yoghurt |
16:30 | The Beefy Boys DJs & George Uren of Pit Kitchen – Music plus another serving of George Uren of Pit Kitchen’s fire-led cooking with Ex dairy Beef minute steak and garlic beef marrow sandwiches to round off the Food & Drink Festival Theatre weekend. |
| 17:30 | The Beefy Boys Pit Master: Low & Slow BBQ (Part Two) with The Beefy Boys DJs – Continue the BBQ journey with more expert guidance, flavour discussion and live cooking, again featuring Annie Bea’s Beekeeping, followed by a DJ set from The Beefy Boys DJs |
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