Taste Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux - Programme announced ahead of Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend
IN just
a few weeks, the most delicious weekend of the
year takes place across Liverpool and launches the
summer season in the finest of styles for
everyone.
Taste Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux runs over the 4
day Bank Holiday jubilee weekend and will
celebrate the City's famous food and drink
culture. From fine dining to street food and
everything in between, it will unite the
independent restaurants, bars and markets who
together create 1 of the world's most vibrant
hospitality sectors. And now the team are very
proud to announce the programme details set
across:- Thursday, 2 June to Sunday, 5 June 20222.
There are free family friendly activities
including immersive takeovers by leading
restauranteurs and chefs, cookery demonstrations,
food inspired cultural events and over 50
restaurants will create special festival menus.
Ticketed events include the Bordeaux Wine
Experience at the stunning Town Hall and The
Bordeaux Bar in Martins Bank. For all festival
info, please go to:- VisitLiverpool.Com.
The programme
highlights include:-
Official Festival Menus and Venues:- Over 50 of
Liverpool's leading restaurants will create
special menus as part of Taste Liverpool. Drink
Bordeaux. For 4 mouth watering days, chefs will
inspire guests across a range of culinary themes
with each unique menu and linked to their
restaurant. The public will be able to vote for
their favourite menu during the festival with the
winning restaurant each in category getting the
chance to travel to the world famous Bordeaux Wine
Festival and represent the City later in the year.
Free Chef Demos at The Bombed Out Church all
weekend:- The iconic Bombed Out Church is one of
Taste Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux's key
destinations. Here, many of Liverpool's leading
chefs and kitchen stars will be hosting free 45
minute sessions from:- Friday, 3 June to Sunday, 5
June 2022, and showcasing their incredible skills,
with 4 sessions per day. Guests confirmed
include:- Paul Askew (The Art School), Simon
Rimmer (Sunday Kitchen), Elizabeth Acker (Great
British Bake Off), Sarah Mountain (Channel 4's
Snackmasters) and Gabriella Margiotta (Gabriella's
Kitchen) with more to be revealed in the coming
weeks.
Paul Askew
says:- "We've got some brilliant guests for
the free cookery demonstrations across a
wonderfully wide range of chefs, kitchen stars
and well known food and drink faces."
All sessions are free and 1st come, 1st served;
timings for each demonstration will be announced
soon.
In between each demonstration the venue will
transform into the Kitchen Disco, with DJs
performing family friendly sets to get everyone up
and dancing.
Producers' Market... Taking place from:- Thursday,
2 June, until Sunday, 5 June 2022, a thriving City
Centre market will host many of the City's
artisanal farmers, producers, makers and
cultivators, with stalls showcasing the wonderful
range of produce and independent craftmanship from
the Region. There's an abundance of independent
traders doing amazing work in the fields and farms
around Liverpool, and the Producers' Market will
help bring this to life during the weekend with
their wonderful wares available to buy. Details on
the traders taking part and locations will be
announced soon.
Bordeaux Wine Tasting Experience... Tickets for
the Bordeaux Wine Experience are on sale, which
takes place at the palatial Town Hall. French
flair will meet Scouse style with a touch of
theatre for all to enjoy, blending the classic
appeal of the breath taking building with modern
flourishes including a DJ and MC. Tickets include
six tasting glasses of Bordeaux wine; a
complimentary Bordeaux wine glass; entrance to
wine masterclasses throughout the day; the
opportunity to talk to the world's finest wine
producers. As the only UK City to host the
Bordeaux Wine Festival this year, it's a
prestigious honour to continue the partnership
with the wine producing Region.
Sessions spread across each day of Taste
Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux: TcketQuarter.Co.UK.
Good Tasting Music... To help bring the streets of
Liverpool to life during the festival, 3
performance spaces across the City Centre will
play host to an eclectic mix of musicians over the
4 days of the festival. For a UNESCO City of
music, this will be a tasty line up keeping
everyone entertained from lunch until dinner.
Lunchtime Special... Between 12.00 and 14.00 each
day, a series of pop-up performances and family
friendly activations will either help build up
everyone's appetites or burn off the lovely
lunches. Taking place across Hope Street, Bold
Street and Castle Street, keep an eye out for
these little. More info is coming soon.
The Bordeaux Bar in Martin's Bank... In what is
quite possibly Liverpool's grandest venue, the
Martins Bank will open its doors after being
closed to the public for many years. The historic
site is a truly awe inspiring building, like a
film set brought to life, and each day through the
festival will host a range of affordable Bordeaux
wines and fine- dining snacks from The Art School.
Martins Bank will also host the Taste Liverpool.
Drink Bordeaux's launch on Thursday, a
commonwealth celebration lunch and a grand dinner
on Saturday night with a Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra string quartet and chilled
music from local DJs.
The weekend will further enhance the City's
reputation as a true gastronomic destination with
its food and drink influences mapped from around
the world. Organised by Culture Liverpool,
Marketing Liverpool and Liverpool BID, Taste
Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux will develop the
staycation and tourism markets in 2022 and beyond.
Julia Huf, Taste Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux's
Project Director, says:- "I'm incredibly
proud as we announce the Taste Liverpool.
Drink Bordeaux programme and everyone can see
what we have got planned for June. We are
going to be celebrating the wonderful food and
drink scene we have here, from the restaurants
and bars to the markets and artisans who all
work together to make Liverpool so special.
There's lots of amazing free stuff to do,
fabulous participating restaurants to visit
and wine tasting events to indulge in. It's
going to be a fantastic weekend for everyone."
Taste Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux will take place
between:- Thursday, 2 June to Sunday, 5 June 2022,
across Liverpool. For all festival info, please go
to:- VisitLiverpool.Com-
The FAB 4 Music Festival is returning to CT this summer
10 Great
Bands - 1 Beatleful days at a new location to be
announced very soon. Look for more details. For
now, we just wanted to let you know so you could
save the date. Also, it's LAST CALL for anyone who
wants to travel with us and fellow fans on our:-
"Magical History Tour" to Liverpool
and London from 22 August to 31 August 2022. Visit
every imaginable Beatles location and have the
time of your life with host Charles F. Rosenay!!!
For info,visit:- LiverpoolTours.Com.
