Malton Food Lovers Festival
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24th to 26th May 2025
Posted on 11th April 2025
Some of the UK's most celebrated chefs from MasterChef, Great British Menu, and The Great British Bake Off will be taking to the stage at this year's Malton Food Lovers Festival. Taking place over the late May Bank Holiday weekend (24–26 May 2025), this renowned festival - one of the largest free food events in the North - will transform Malton town centre into a food lovers paradise.
Freya Cox, the first vegan baker to compete on The Great British Bake Off, will showcase her talents on Saturday, 24 May, followed by Rowan Claughton, a fan favourite from the 2023 series, on Sunday, 25 May. They join MasterChef UK semi-finalist Yemi Adelekan (2022) and a host of esteemed food writers and restaurateurs, offering live demonstrations to inspire festival-goers with culinary ideas and inspiration.
Beyond the demonstration stage, festival-goers can explore over 100 market stalls in and around Malton's famous Market Place, with a strong emphasis on Yorkshire-made products. The event is free to attend and offers a diverse range of culinary delights, from award-winning cheeses and handcrafted sauces to freshly made pasta and gourmet scotch eggs.
The festival offers an all-round celebration of food and culture, with buskers, choirs, brass bands, children's entertainment, book signings at Kemps Book Shop, and a vintage children's funfair adding to the vibrant atmosphere.
In addition, The Talbot will host the Malton Grill & Smoke Festival, featuring The Whole Hog Barbecue Competition on 24 & 25 May. Some of the UK's top BBQ teams will battle it out over seven rounds, filling the Derwent Valley with the irresistible aroma of flame-grilled meats. Like the Food Lovers Festival, this event is also free to attend.
While parking in Malton town centre is free, spaces fill up fast. Visitors are encouraged to use the Park & Ride service, signposted from the A64, with a £7.50 parking fee that includes free shuttle buses to and from the festival site.
Current Line Up For The Demo Tent: (Correct at time of posting)
Saturday 24 May 2025
10.00 - Ollie Farrar: Forty-Six, Malton
11.00 - Freya Cox: Great British Bake Off, 2021
12.00 - Anna Hedworth: Author "Service"*
13.00 - Nathan Kelly: Head Chef, Castle Howard
14.00 - Yemi Adelekan: Masterchef UK, 2022 Semi Finalist
15.00 - Eleanor Barnett: Author "Love Your Leftovers" *
16.00 - Callum Leslie: Executive Chef, The Blackswan Oldstead Great British Menu Finalist
Sunday 25 May 2025:
10.00- Gilly Robinson: The Cook's Place, Malton
11.00 - John Shahabeddin: The Grizzly Forager*
12.00 - George Birtwell & Samira Effa: The Epicurean Duo
13.00 - Rowan Claughton: Great British Bake Off, 2023
14.00 - Dominic Franks: "Dom in the Kitchen" - Author*
15.00 - Harvey Maher: YorkshirePlot2Plate, private chef
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May 2025
11.00 - Peter Neville: Head Chef - The Homestead, Goathland
12.00 -Mark Hudson: Head Chef - Tykes Restaurant at Sandburn Hall
13.00 - Chris Hobson: The View Restaurant, Scarborough
14.00 - TBC
15.00 - TBC
Malton Food Lovers Festival
