Serving up a storm: Ravneet Gill and James Cochran will head to the Cotswolds
(Picture: Handout)Ravneet Gill, James Cochran and Ching He Huang will bring their culinary prowess to Big Feastival as part of the three-day event’s chef line-up.
The festival, which returns to the Cotswold farm run by Blur bassist Alex James from August 26-28, is known for bringing together food, music and family-focused fun.
Junior Bake Off judge Gill will bring her pastry expertise to the festival, while Cochran, head chef at the celebrated Islington restaurant 12:51, will make his Big Feastival debut.
TV chef and food writer Ching will add her deep passion for Chinese food to proceedings, while Wahaca co-founder Thomasina Miers will bring her favourite Mexican dishes.
Elsewhere, dishes will come courtesy of Black Axe Mangal’s Lee Tiernan, the Michelin-starred Carters of Moseley chef Brad Carter, London-based chef and restaurateur Robin Gill, cookbook author Ixta Belfrage, and baker Benjamina Ebuehi.
Great British Bake Off contestant Lizzie Acker is also on the line-up, as is gluten-free writer Becky Excell, and Big Feastival regular DJ BBQ.
Festival sponsor M&S Food will run its own cookery school for budding chefs, while bassist-turned-cheesemaker James will bring back his popular Cheese Hub for 2022.
In terms of music, The Human League, Anne-Marie and Stereophonics will headline, with Sugabaes, Gabrielle, Jake Bugg, Basement Jaxx and Lola Young among the other acts.
For parents bringing along the kids, CBBC favourites Andy and the Odd Socks are among the highlights, with child-friendly yoga sessions and comedy clubs also in the offing.
