The Field to Fork Show 2010

There are county shows and there are food festivals, The Field to Fork Show is a combination of the two where visitors experience life on the UK’s leading Biodynamic and organic farm – Laverstoke Park, founded by former F1 world champion Jody Scheckter.

The Field to Fork Show this year took place on the 3rd and 4th July the weekend featured chef demonstrations, local producer stalls, butchery, sausage making and bread making demos, talks on biodynamics and organic farming as well as farm tours- taking in the vineyard, dairy and mozzarella making.

The event also incorporates the ‘BBQ World Cup’ and the Professional British BBQ championships…

Saturday 3rd July will saw the Amateur BBQ World Cup being fought out on the farm – competing nations took to the grills for a shot at the coveted title of amateur BBQ World Champion, facing judgement from a panel of BBQ aficionados, including Iberica restaurant’s Santiago Guererro and The Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire’s Cyrille Pannier, the panel was headed up by Ainsley Harriott, with proceedings MC'd by BBC's Nigel Barden. The 2010 competition was a closely fought battle, but it was Korea who took the crown, just piping England to the posts!

Sunday 4th July was the day of reckoning for some of the UK’s leading chefs who took over on the BBQ’s, battling it out to win the professional British BBQ Championship 2010. The glittering line up included- ROKA, Bistrot Bruno Loubet, Iberica, Pearl, The Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, Roast, Cinnamon Kitchen and Berties BBQ. They faced a stella judging panel made up of the UKs leading food critics including Charles Campion, Matthew Fort, Lucus Hollwe and Xanthe Clay, who were joined by Raymond Blanc OBE and The Fat Duck’s Ashley Palmer-Watts. It was a closely fought battle on the coals, but the overall winning spot went to Bistrot Bruno Loubet!

The dates for the next edition will be announced soon, in the meantime please click here for further information.