Happy Foodie Festival

Chorleywood Cookery Book Festival returns as The Happy Foodie Festival 2013

The Random House Group Ltd and Chorleywood Bookshop are delighted to announce that the cookery book festival is back for the second year running. It will be relaunched this year as The Happy Foodie Festival, in association with Chorleywood Bookshop, and once again will feature a host of television stars and Michelin-starred chefs. From Dragon’s Den success story Levi Roots and MasterChef 2012 winner Shelina Permalloo to Michelin-star chef Michael Caines, the day will include something for everyone.

The Happy Foodie Festival celebrates the very best in cookery writing, with a stellar line up of the UK’s finest chefs, cookery writers and local food suppliers. Last year’s inaugural festival at the Royal Masonic School for Girls was a huge success, with hundreds of people coming to watch cooking demonstrations and talks from Random House authors including Yotam Ottolenghi, Richard Bertinet and The Great British Bake Off star and all-round baking national treasure, Mary Berry.

On Saturday 28 September, the school will once again play host to a galaxy of brilliant food writers. There will be local food stalls, tasting opportunities, demonstrations and ethical debates from some of the UK’s most popular chefs. The full line-up of writers comprises: columnist forThe Times and Saga Lindsey Bareham; Michael Caines; vegan bakery owner Ms Cupcake; resident chef for This Morning and MasterChef finalist Dean Edwards; 2012 host of Celebrity MasterChef Alexis Gauthier; The Great British Bake Off finalist James Morton; founder and creative director of Lebanese restaurant chain, Comptoir Libanais, Tony Kitous; presenter of Channel 4 series The Spice Trip Stevie Parle; Shelina Permalloo; bon viveur Cleo Rocos; Levi Roots; Vietnamese street-food entrepreneurs Van Tran and Anh Vu; and food editor of The Week Jojo Tulloh.