Charlie Bigham’s is collaborating with the Wells Food Festival to hold the country’s largest online festival and market, with a virtual cook-along supper club, hosted by top chefs, at the heart of its food programme.

mcith_Bigham%27s%20Banquet.pngWells Food Festival with Charlie Bigham’s (10 & 11 October 2020) will showcase over 150 food and drink artisans from across the South of England, inviting foodies nationwide to discover and buy direct from the finest makers Ã¢â‚¬â€œ open for business now.

The Bigham’s Banquet – a live streamed’cook-along’ – will invite ticketholders to cook alongside top chefs Mark Hix, Thomasina Miers, Henry Harris and Merlin Labron-Johnson, as well as Bigham’s head chef Rupert Willday.  The Bigham’s Banquet will be hosted by food critic William Sitwell and Charlie Bigham himself.

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Limited to 1,000 places, tickets for the banquet on 10 October (6pm – 9pm) cost £20, with all proceeds going to Chefs in Schools. In advance of the cook-along, participants will receive a Bigham’s goodie bag containing an apron, a Wells Food Festival tea towel, a banquet recipe booklet, plus a voucher for a free Bigham’s dish of their choice.

At-home festivalgoers can also sign-up to further cookery masterclasses and talks by Bigham’s founder Charlie and his team of master chefs, flower arranging with Georgie Newby, artisan florist and flower farmer at Common Farm Flowers, Ã¢â‚¬Ëœno dig’ gardening tips by Charles Dowding, as well as music by the Harlem Rhythm Cats and a photography competition – all for free.

For regular festival updates or to book a place at the Bigham’s Banquet , visit wellsfoodfestival.bighams.com or Charlie Bigham’s Facebook or Instagram pages.