Last speakers announced for CheeseFEAST Festival at the Lion Salt Works Museum on 16-17 November #Blog

Briony Wilson
30th October 2019

The last speakers for Cheshire’s exciting new CheeseFEAST Festival, being held on 16-17 November at Cheshire’s award-winning Lion Salt Works Museum near Northwich, have been announced.  Cheese-based cookery demonstrations will be given by Italian cookery expert, Paola Cecchini of La Cucina di Paola on Saturday 16 November. On Sunday 17 November, Chester’s foremost authentic Italian restaurant, Da Noi from Bridge Street, Chester will be giving a cooking demonstration as will Altrincham’s renowned Vegetarian Society’s Cookery School.

This ticketed event, running from 10.30am – 5pm, gives visitors the chance to enjoy a day-long programme of fascinating cheese talks, demonstrations and tastings for just £8 per person (see programme below) Parking is free. Tickets for these events are available by calling the Lion Salt Works Museum on 01606 275066 or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk

Saturday 16 November  (£8 per ticket for this programme)

1030      Tour of the Museum’s new Dairy and Cheese Exhibition. The exhibition also

features Aardman Animations’ model of ‘The Cheese Tent’ from the film

‘Wallace & Gromit and the Curse of the Were-Rabbit’.

1145      ‘Live’ cookery demonstration, featuring cheese recipes by Paola Cecchini,

La Cucina Di Paola

Lunch break

1400       Author of ‘Great British Cheeses’, Jenny Linford, talks about her book

1500       Talk by Debbie Heritage from Reaseheath College about cheese

production and the college’s industry-leading dairy and cheese courses.

1600       Quirky talk by ‘Periodic Table of Cheese’ founder, Dan Akers, about why he

invented this animated game

Sunday 17 November (£8 per ticket for this full-day programme)

1030      Exhibition Tour of the Museum’s new temporary exhibition (as for Saturday)

11.45     ‘Live’ cookery demonstration, concentrating on cheese recipes, with leading

Chester-based Italian restaurant, Da Noi of Bridge Street, Chester

Lunch break

1400      Godfrey C Williams & Son in Sandbach – purveyors of fine cheeses. Talk by

Daniel Williams, Fifth Generation and Project Manager, who has historic

connections to the Lion Salt Works.

1500      Talk by prize-wining, Joseph Heler Cheeses of Nantwich

1600      ‘Live’ cookery demonstration, featuring recipes with cheese, by the

renowned Vegetarian Society’s Cookery School, based in Altrincham

Lunch can be purchased in the Museum’s café and the nearby Salt Barge pub will be selling cheese-themed food. A pickling and fermenting workshop will be held by The Fairland Collective over lunch and in the afternoon of Saturday 16t November as part of their project ‘The Great Salt’  – a collaboration with FEAST Journal and the Lion Salt Works Museum.  People will be able to taste, prepare and take home a variety of recipes as well as hearing about the Collective’s research into how the salt industry has shaped culinary traditions and the local environment.

At 7pm on Saturday 16 November, the Museum will also host a fun and quirky ‘Periodic Table of Cheese Challenge’. This high octane, fun gourmet event, run along the lines of a game-show will feature lots of cheese tasting. This event is designed to delight cheese lovers (both serious and casual).  Held in the historic setting of the Museum, the night promises to be quirky and memorable.  Wines from White Fox Wine will be on sale, in addition to other refreshments. Tickets cost just £10 per ticket and are available by calling the Lion Salt Works Museum on 01606 275066 or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk

Lynton Dudgeon, Sales Director, Barratt and David Wilson Homes North-West and sponsors of the CheeseFEAST Festival, said: “I think this festival promises to be a hit with both cheese lovers and people who would like to know more about one of Cheshire’s most famous exports.”

Photo caption:  1. Cheshire cheeses from around the county, including Delamere Dairy’s award-winning goat’s cheese, two kinds of Burt’s Cheese and Cheshire cheese from Bourne’s, Appleby, Crabtree and Tiresford Guernsey.

For further information, contact:  Fiona Young, Marketing Cheshire on 01244 851867