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Seaham Food Festival 2025

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Seaham Food Festival will return for 2025, on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 August.

The festival welcomes thousands of visitors each year for two days of sun, sea, family fun and, of course, food.  It features more than 120 traders selling everything from street food to local beverages.  

Another highlight of Seaham Food Festival is its cookery theatre, where it hosts a series of cookery demonstrations from a star-studded line up of celebrity chefs.

TV presenter, chef and culinary author John Torode MBE will be taking to the stage on Sunday (3 August), to prepare delicious dishes for visitors from the festival’s cookery theatre. 

As well as being known for co-hosting and judging BBC One’s MasterChef and Celebrity MasterChef, John is also a regular guest chef on ITV’s This Morning, where he appears both in the studio and out and about on location with Torode on the Road. 

John also co-hosts alongside his wife, Lisa Faulkner, on ITV’s hugely popular John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen, with John and Lisa’s Instagram cooks also being some of the most watched cookery segments on social media. 

After more than 40 years in the food industry and nearly three decades on TV, John was awarded an MBE in 2022 for outstanding services to food, broadcasting and charity.

Festivalgoers can also look forward to demonstrations from:

Dean Edwards: After reaching the finals of MasterChef in 2006 and honing his skills at a two Michelin-starred restaurant, Dean has become a much-loved television personality. His easy-going approach to cookery and budget-friendly recipes are a big hit with both television viewers and his social media followers, of which he has amassed more than one million. Find Dean at the cookery theatre on the Saturday.

Chris Baber: Growing up in Hexham in Northumberland, Chris discovered his love of cooking when he was a child. As well as working with big names, such as Marks and Spencer and Aston Martin, Chris gained hundreds of thousands of new fans when he won the 2016 series of BBC One’s Yes Chef. Watch him create his healthy, fuss-free recipes at the cookery theatre on the Saturday.

Nelly Ghaffar: Nelly was one of the standout contestants on Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off in 2024, with her infectious personality capturing the hearts of viewers and resulting in many viral social media moments. Since the show, Nelly has continued to demonstrate her baking skills to her ever growing following of more than 300,000 fans across her social media platforms. See Nelly in action on the Saturday.

Georgie Grasso: Reigning Great British Bake Off champion Georgie Grasso will be taking to the cookery theatre stage on the Sunday. Georgie’s love of food is firmly embedded in her Italian roots and days spent cooking with her Nonno Rosa. She now lives in a farmhouse with her family, ten hens, two ducks, two dogs and a cat.

Ping Coombes: Ping was crowned BBC MasterChef Champion of Champions in 2022, having first won the prestigious television cookery show in 2014. Originally from Ipoh in Malaysia, Ping grew up surrounded by amazing food and was inspired be her mother’s cookery. Now living in the UK and travelling globally, she draws on her heritage to create food with a modern twist. She is currently working on her next cookery book that celebrates Malaysian cuisine, as well as hosting supper clubs and masterclasses. Watch Ping at work on the Sunday.

Festival favourite Chris Bavin will also be returning to Seaham Food Festival this year to host the cookery theatre across the weekend. Chris is a familiar face on television, having presented many popular shows including Britain’s Best Home Cook, Aldi’s Next Big Thing and Eat Well for Less.

Seaham Food Festival is part of Durham County Council’s festival and events programme, which aims to deliver unforgettable experiences for residents, while supporting the growth of the county’s £1.38 billion visitor economy.

To stay up to date with the latest festival news, visit Seaham Food Festival's website or follow SeahamFoodFest on Facebook and Instagram.

 

 

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