Port Sunlight's 2nd Christmas Fayre welcomes thousands

5th December 2011

Simon Rimmer with Cyrus Todiwala & Brian Mellor

From Liverpool Daily Post

Thousands of food lovers enjoyed a festive feast at Port Sunlight’s second Christmas Food Fayre.

The village’s Hulme Hall and surrounding grounds played host to more than 100 local producers for the two-day event, showcasing cheeses, cakes, confectionery, pickles and preserves.

The fayre attracted 12,000 visitors – far exceeding last year’s total of 9,000 over three days.

Celebrity chefs Simon Rimmer and Cyrus Todiwala shared the tricks of their trade and were joined on the demonstration stage by Wirral chefs Dominic Pospisil, Julian Davies and Richard Fox.

Tips included how to roast chestnuts to perfection and create restaurant-quality Christmas dinners.

 There were specialist cheeses from the Liverpool Cheese Company and a stall selling produce from Claremont Farm in Bebington. Chocolatiers Bala Croman, of the Chocolate Cellar, and Toby Beevers, of Kokonoir Chocolate, were also on hand for those with a sweet tooth.

Lionel Bolland, chief executive of Port Sunlight Village Trust, said: “We were proud to be able to showcase our wealth of local excellence and inspire those attending to celebrate the incredible seasonal produce available right on our doorstep.”