COOKERY THEATRE
The cookery theatre will bring you a variety of cookery demonstrations from some of the areas top chefs including meat based, vegetarian and plant based diets, designed to get you cooking with hints, tips and secrets from the experts….
Introducing our Cookery Theatre Line-up, lots more to follow….
Look out for our New food & drink pairing ideas!
We are so pleased to announce that Debbie Jones from Forest Deli will be our Guest Curator in the Cookery Theatre.
Maybe the best cheese counter in Gloucestershire! …… Forest Deli has a great selection of cheese gifts and luxury food hampers delivered throughout the UK
ARRON CHRISTOPHER – Head Chef, Tudor Farmhouse Hotel & Restaurant.
Arron Christopher is the Head Chef at the Tudor Farmhouse Hotel & Restaurant in Clearwell, Forest of Dean. A local native, he focuses on seasonal, locally sourced ingredients within a 20-mile radius, crafting inventive, balanced dishes for the 2AA Rosette restaurant. His menus feature refined, flavorful food, such as cured trout and wild venison.
DEBBIE JONES – Forest Deli
Boozy Brunch
Since it opened in 2018 Debbie is the chef behind Forest Deli in Coleford.She makes all of the homemade items for the deli including sausage rolls, quiches, scotch eggs, soup & cakes.
She also selects ( and tests!) all of the cooking ingredients stocked at the deli. Forest Deli has supported many start-up businesses in the area, often being their first retails outlet and the variety and championing of local producers is something they are well known for.
MICHAEL FOWLER – Chef Owner, Simply Wild
With a love of food that started around the family table, and after three decades in professional kitchens around the world, chef owner Michael Fowler brings a relaxed fine dining experience to the little market town of Coleford in the beautiful Forest of Dean.
His philosophy is simple. A frequently changing menu, made with seasonal and predominantly British ingredients, sourced from local and trusted suppliers.
SUKI PANTAL – Indian cookbook author & food writer.
Suki has appeared in the TV series -The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver – on Channel 4 in 2022. She conducts cookery demonstrations at food festivals and also hold cookery classes. Suki has been part of The Dartmouth Food Festival, The Game Fair, The Ludlow Food Festival, Loch Lomond SpringFest, Heaton Park, Three Counties, Cheltenham, Shropshire, Worcester food festivals amongst others. She resides in the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire.
Her new cookbook – No Worries, Just Chicken Curries- was released in November last year by NOURISH publishers and she has had the privilege of having recipes from my book featured in The Sunday Times, The Week and The Stylist magazines.
THEO HAUGHLAND – Harts Barn Cookery School
We will have 
rising star Theo Haughland 
from Harts Barn Cookery School in the Cookery Theatre.
Theo having qualified with distinction in Commis Chef Level 2 has also won So Glos Apprentice of the Year!
It will be Theo’s first time in our Cookery Theatre, come along & give him your support, we can’t wait to see him 
FOREST BREWERY
Back by popular demand! Talk & tastings by The Forest Brewery.
We make small batches of craft beer and real ale in our microbrewery in a traditional stone building, just off the A48 outside Lydney – a historic coal harbour town and ‘The Gateway to the Forest of Dean’.
You’ll find us, at the back of Taurus Crafts, producing a range of beer styles from light session ales to rich, strong porters.
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