Celebrity chefs all set for huge Italian food festival returning to Cathedral Gardens
A huge food and drink festival celebrating Italian cuisine with a roll call of celebrity chefs is returning to Cathedral Gardens for the August Bank Holiday weekend. It’ll be the fifth Festa Italiana, which is organised by Salvi’s, the family-run restaurant with sites in the Northern Quarter, Corn Exchange and more recently Deansgate Square.
The festival returned last year after a pandemic-related hiatus, and saw more than 38,000 people attend over the long weekend. This year’s event will happen from August 26 to 28 at the Festival Piazza.Heading to the city will be iconic chef Gennaro Contaldo, UK brand ambassador for Parmigiano Reggiano, Return to Tuscany and Saturday Kitchen regular Giancarlo Caldesi celeb chef and restaurateur Aldo Zilli and Great British Bake Off 2021 winner Giuseppe Dell'Anno.
Maurizio Cecco, the owner of Salvi’s will of course also be in attendance, along with author and pasta maker Carmela Sereno Hayes, who will be running pasta-making workshops. Drinks makers like Gin Mare, Luxardo and Poretti will also be running stalls over the weekend. Elsewhere, there will be Italian street food stalls, live music and a photography exhibition, as well as activities for kids too.
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