THINGS could be hotting up at this year’s Droitwich Spa Food and Drink Festival when the event holds its first ever chilli eating competition, writes Amy Rose Willis.
The Clifton Chilli Club, which is renowned on YouTube, will be hosting the soul-sweating event at 5pm on Saturday, June 22.
The two-day festival returns again to the town’s historic Lido Park, kicking off at 10am and running until 9pm on the opening day.
Among the attractions will be more than 100 food and drink stalls and the Love Food Roadshow featuring a full line-up of expert chefs presenting live cooking demonstrations, masterclasses and tasting sessions.
Demo Kitchen (Saturday)
10am – Show opens
10.30am – Love Food Roadshow
11am – Beez Neez – local honey producer
11.30am – Clifton Chilli Club – Jay from there talks about the organisation.
12pm – Malvern Spa Vegan Chef Lizzy Hughes
12.30pm – Love Food Roadshow Chef
1pm – BREAK
1.30pm – Monsoon Coffee Company
2pm – Champagne Collection
2.30pm – NJB Chocolatier and Patisserie
3pm – Local Chef
3.30pm – EcoLab Craft Brew
4pm – Clifton Chilli Club – Jay from there talks about the organisation.
4.30pm – Prosecco Cart Masterclass Cocktails
There will be live entertainment in the bandstand and a new lifestyle area with the Sanders Ultimate Bootcamp personal trainers, a live DJ and bumper cars.
The Live entertainment in the Bandstand
The live entertainment starts at 11am and continues into the evening.
11am – Acorn Antiques Ukulele Band
12pm – Chloe Chadwick (singer)
1pm – Acorn Antiques Ukulele Band
2pm – Chloe Chadwick (singer)
3pm – Droitwich Spa Rock Choir
4pm – Claire (singer from Worcester)
5pm – Chilli Eating Competition
6pm – Claire (singer from Worcester)
7pm – Beth Humphries (singer from Droitwich)
8pm – Come Together – Headline act from Worcester
Salt Day Sunday
Sunday, June 23, which starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm – will be Salt Day Sunday, celebrating the town’s special heritage with a line-up to toast Droitwich Salt.
Visitors will be able to learn about the food producers embracing the town’s natural resource and there will be live cooking demonstrations from Droitwich salt producers.
The day will end following an awards ceremony for the ‘A-Salt’ course bootcamp winners.
In the Demo Kitchen
10.30am – Love Food Roadshow Chef
11am – Churchfields Saltworks
11.30am Food at Webbs and Droitwich Bacon
12pm – Peter Cook’s Bread
12.30pm – Love Food Roadshow Chef
1pm – Churchfields Saltworks
1.30pm – EcoLab Farm
2pm – Two Farmers Crisps – Herefordshire hand-cooked crisps which use Droitwich Salt
2.30pm – Churchfields Ice Cream
3pm – Food at Webbs – with Wye Valley Brewery
3.30pm – Cakts #Nom
In the Lifestyle Area
4pm – Clive Sanders – Sanders Gym
Prizes – winners of the ultimate Boot Camp contest
Awards
Sunday in the Bandstand
11am – Jazz Alchemy
12pm – Knight and Hodgetts Duo
1pm – Jazz Alchemy
2pm – Coventry Brass Band
For more information on the Droitwich Spa Food and Drink Festival, visit droitwichspafestival.co.uk or email [email protected]
People can also get the latest updates by liking the festival’s Facebook page, following the event on Twitter and linking up on Instagram.
