A summer food and drink festival in Bury St Edmunds is already fully booked and has one of the region’s top chefs confirmed for the line-up.
The two-day event in August, organised by the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) group Ourburystedmunds, will feature a wide range of produce stalls and attractions as well as shows from celebrity and local chefs.
Galton Blackiston, from the Michelin-starred Morston Hall on the Norfolk coast, is confirmed for the first day of the event, on Sunday, August 30.
Ourburystedmunds chief executive, Mark Cordell, said: “We are delighted to have secured Galton for the opening day of the festival and he’s promising a great show in our Aga Rangemaster Theatre Kitchen.”
He said the town had a “growing and vibrant” restaurant scene and both the summer food and drink festival and the virtual one last month, the Fab Feb Food Fest, provided a “fantastic opportunity” to showcase how much was on offer.
Mr Cordell said the food and drink festival, which has been running since 2012, was fully booked by traders and there is even a waiting list.
“We are delighted it has quickly become such an established part of the festival calendar in Bury and one of the top food and drink festivals in the region.”
He added there should be some new stalls this year.
For more information visit www.burystedmundsfestivals.com
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