Wirral Life September 2019 | Page 82

WIRRAL FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL The first-ever Wirral Food & Drink Festival has been hailed a massive success after thousands flocked to Birkenhead Park for the inaugural event. The park was shown at its finest as glorious sunshine brought food and drink lovers out to experience over 30 of the finest producers and traders from the borough and beyond in the world’s first public park. Both days saw cookery demonstrations from a fantastic celebrity chef line-up which included Paul Askew of The Art School Restaurant in Liverpool, Ellis Barrie from The Marram Grass - who will soon be seen on our TV screens for the revival of Ready, Steady, Cook - Tommy Heaney of Heaney’s Restaurant and Great British Menu, Richard Collingwood of The Lawns Restaurant at Thornton Hall Hotel and Paul Da Costa Greaves from Koppert Cress. The weekend also featured activities and entertainment for all the family, with bands and musicians taking to the main and acoustic stages on both days to provide a magical musical backdrop to the festival. 86 wirrallife.com