CELEBRITY chef Ainsley Harriott will be attending the Isle of Man Food and Drink Festival in September.
The event will take place on September 22 and 23 at the Nunnery Gardens, in Douglas.
‘This will be my first visit to the Isle of Man and I’m really looking forward to it,’ he said.
‘It’s always exciting to discover quality, fresh local produce and to create delicious recipes which are healthy, easy to cook and taste great.’
Ainsley will give two cookery demonstrations on the first day of the festival using local Manx produce, will judge the I Love Manx professional chef competition and will meet some of the Manx food and drink producers exhibiting at the festival.
On the previous evening, he will give an entertaining cookery demonstration at an Isle of Man Hospice fundraising event at the Mailbox, Douglas.
Ainsley has had a long TV career, including a 17-year run on Ready, Steady Cook.
He is also a familiar face on supermarket shelves with his food range and is an author with sales of more than two million cookbooks, including the popular series of Meals in Minutes.
