saturday - full timetable...

date	time	event	location	price

sat 29th	2pm	Dr Lois Mansfield Dr Lois Mansfield from University of Cumbria will give a fascinating talk about the uniqueness and preservation of our precious Cumbrian landscape and rural economy.	kirkgate centre	FREE
Sat 29th	11am / 2pm / 3.30pm	Simon Rimmer - North West food hero and chef presenter of Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, presents a demo packed full of flavour (and banter), introduced by Observer Food Critic Jay Rayner. Sponsored by Booths.	Mitchell's Stage	£8 Regular/ £10 Chef Table
Sat 29th	11.30am	Graham Harrower - from Purdey’s Restaurant and Bar, Langdale Estate, cooks up a coconut panna cotta with pineapple carpaccio and a rum granita.	Taste Cumbria Stage Memorial Gardens	£2 suggested donation on the day
Sat 29th	11.30am	Yelly de Jong - from Cook in Cumbria in the picturesque, Upper Eden Valley, will help you create, taste and take home your very own Thai Red Curry, from scratch.	Cockermouth Green Resource Centre	£8
Sun 30th	11.30am	Nick Lawler - of Winder Hall and Chair of the Taste Cumbria working group will shock and amaze with his Cockerbouche canapés and rabbit-skinning expertise (not for the faint-hearted!)	Taste Cumbria Stage	£2 suggested donation on the day
Sat 29th	11.45am	Whinlatter Wild Food Lunch - Quick forage within the forest, a chat and a three course West Coast Fish Wild Food lunch incorporating the bounty of Whinlatter Forest.	Cottage in the Wood	£25 including transport
Sat 29th	12pm	Patrick Moore - of More? Artisan Bakery in Staveley, national bakery columnist, food judge and master baker, talks (and feeds) you through the complex and delicious bread making process.	Kirkgate Centre	£5
Sat 29th	12.30pm	Steven Doherty - of Lakeland, the first Brit to Head Chef a 3 x Michelin starred restaurant, brings a touch of the Roux brothers’ magic to Taste Cumbria.	Mitchell's Stage	£4
Sat 29th	12.30pm	Nick Lawler Of Winder Hall and Chair of the Taste Cumbria Working Group will cook up the children's competition winning recipes and present the prizes alongside Simon Rimmer.	Taste Cumbria Stage Memorial Gardens	£2 suggested donation on the day
Sat 29th	1pm	Angharad and Gareth - of Carvetii Coffee in Embleton will be demonstrating a range of coffee brewing methods and sharing their tips for making a great cup of coffee. There'll be plenty of coffee to taste from different origins around the world.	Cockermouth Green Resource Centre	£5
Sat 29th	1.30pm	Jonathon Watson - Head Chef at the nationally renowned Drunken Duck pub in Ambleside, will demonstrate a top selection of the Duck’s most popular, restaurant classics.	Taste Cumbria Stage Memorial Gardens	£2 suggested donation on the day
Sat 29th	2pm	Yelly de Jong - Lovely Yelly returns, to guide you in the creation of a unique and delicious, Indonesian curry. Not to be missed!	Cockermouth Green Resource Centre	£8
sat 29th	2pm	Jeff Pickthall Cumbria's Beer Esoterica Brewers like to entertain themselves by occasionally brewing something out of the ordinary: super-strong beers; fruit and herb beers; wood-aged beers; and a plethora of continental styles. These brewers' playthings rarely appear in the pubs and are generally only tracked down and tasted by the most hard-core of beer geeks. Jeff Pickthall has collected Cumbria's finest.	kirkgate centre	£5
Sat 29th	2.30pm	Steven Doherty - of Lakeland, the first Brit to Head Chef a 3 x michelin starred restaurant, brings a touch of the Roux brothers’ magic to Taste Cumbria.	Taste Cumbria Stage Memorial Gardens	£2 suggested donation on the day
Sat 29th	12pm / 3pm	Rogan’s pop-up restaurant - Simon Rogan is bringing his stunning culinary style to the festival by way of a unique ‘Pop-up Restaurant’, a temporary L'Enclume restaurant which will be set at the heart of the festival. Rogan, who won Great British Menu representing the Northwest on the BBC series, will be serving festival visitors his signature dishes cooked on the programme.	Dovenby Hall	£60 for a four course Great British Menu (which includes transport to Dovenby Hall) Optional £20 extra for matched wine to accompany courses
Sat 29th	1pm	Paul Currie - of the newly established Lakes Distillery in Dubwath, will explain how gin is made, how different botanicals make a huge difference in the taste, and the history of gin smuggling in Cumbria. He will also tell the story of how the new Lakes Gin has been developed, and how this will be different from any other gin.	Kirkgate Centre	£8
sat 29th	4.30pm	Scott Fairweather The Punchbowl. One to watch -- 21 year old Scott will be cooking up an exciting dish of Roast quail, poached damsons, girolles, spinach puree, and goats cheese tortellini. This is his take on the 'best ever dish' he has tasted whilst at Marcus Wareing's The Berkeley last year. In season Westmorland Damsons from the Lyth Valley alongside the Punch Bowl will add a special Cumbrian twist to this mouth watering dish. Earlier this year Scott scooped the award of 'Cumbria's Young Chef of the Year' and has become a regular at holding cookery demonstrations throughout the county.	Taste Cumbria StageMemorial Gardens	Suggested £2 donation on the day
Sat 29th	3.30pm	Marc Guibert - of Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel & Restaurant, near Windermere, brings a touch of French class to Cockermouth.	Taste Cumbria Stage Memorial Gardens	£2 suggested donation on the day
Sat 29th	3pm	Pete Brown - national beer author, and his pal Jeff Pickthall, Cumbria very own beer journalist, provide a fascinating, anecdotal tasting tour of Cumbria’s finest beers.	Kirkgate Centre	£8
Sat 29th	4pm	Paul Currie - from the Lakes Distillery, Dubwath will explain how whisky is made, the history of whisky both in Cumbria and worldwide, and the variations between different regions and products. He will also cover how malt whisky is spreading around the world with many new distilleries starting production, and plans for the new Lakes Distillery which will open early next year. You will also be able to taste some whisky!	Kirkgate Centre	£8
Sat 29th	8pm - 10pm	Jazz with Jay - Observer food critic and One show regular Jay Rayner brings us a swinging foodie double bill. In My Dining Hell, Jay will recount some of his worst ever restaurant experiences; in the second half he’ll be talking about his love affair with jazz piano and, together with some of the country’s top musicians, will perform a set including some of the very best food-inspired jazz standards.	Trout Hotel Marquee	£15 (includes a drink & canapes)