The Eat & Drink Festival starts off on 24th March (Friday) and will run till 9th April, at the Olympia, London. This is a self-proclaimed festival of food nirvana and will celebrate mums all over the world too. To do the honours at the opening, at this West Kensington venue, will be Fred Sirieix of First Date from Channel 4. He will be joining a line of stars that includes Olly Smith, the favourite TV wine expert and Gorgeous Kitchen’s Sophie Michell.
Jane Devonshire, winner of Masterchef 2016 and majestic mother, will appear on 26th March (Sunday), at the demonstration theatre- The Food Lab. As visitors explore the different stalls and their offerings, they will be entertained with a range of tasty treats for the day, plus glasses of bubbly. Visitors can learn from the Cook’s Academy or shop at the Artisan Producers Market. There’s also a chance at the Drink Station to taste top tipples and sample at The Great East, some of the favourite street food of UK.
The Evening Standard has tied up with the Eat and Drink Festival to offer 2,000 free tickets to the opening on Friday, as well as the weekends to readers, subject to certain terms and conditions. Offer of tree tickets will close on 26th March at 23:59, or when all the tickets have been claimed. Children accompanying a ticket holding adult, if aged 15 or under, can enter free. Only 2 complimentary tickets are issued for a person applying. To book your free ticket , go to the site- eatanddrinkfestival.com (use code – ESOPEN), or telephone to 0844 858 9071, before 26th March.
