A beauty queen, an author and recipes from the past will feature at Stafford Castle’s first food festival this summer.
“Food through the Ages” is the theme of the event on 20 June, with costumed characters from historical re-enactment groups cooking up recipes spanning 900 years.
Visitors to the Stafford Borough Council-run venue will be able to see and taste dishes prepared, cooked and served up from eras ranging from the Middle Ages, through Tudor and Victorian times to the present day.
Yasmin Moghaddam, who was crowned Miss Staffordshire last month (April), will be among the line-up. The 21-year-old, from Lichfield, will be giving vegetarian cookery demonstrations.
Historian Pamela Sambrook will also be on hand to sign copies of her book “The Staffordshire Oatcake: A History”.
The event, sponsored by Taste of Staffordshire and supported by The Swan Hotel, will include a host of displays, demonstrations and hands-on family fun activities.
There will also be a bar, a hog roast, farmers’ market traders and healthy eating cookery demonstrations by Stafford Borough Council staff.
Councillor Mike Smith, Stafford Borough Council’s cabinet member for leisure, said: “Stafford Castle’s first-ever food festival promises to be a mouth-watering mix of history, unusual food and family fun.
“We hope lots of people come along to see the demonstrations, talk to the costumed characters, learn some centuries-old recipes and sample some of the weird and wonderful dishes being served up.”
The event will take place from 11am to 5pm. Admission will be £2 for adults, £1 for children and concessions, or £5 for a family of four.
First built by William the Conqueror, the castle has dominated the Stafford skyline for more than 900 years and is considered to be one of the best surviving examples of Norman earthworks in the country. It is the venue for a host of activities throughout the year, from classic car shows to the popular summer open-air Stafford Festival Shakespeare event.
For further information about events at Stafford Castle, visit the website at www.staffordbc.gov.uk/heritageevents
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