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BBC News
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Foodie families promised tasty treats at Bradford event
A free food festival which has previously attracted 25,000 visitors to Bradford city centre is to return for the bank holiday would showcase an array of dishes from across the globe, as well as a host of local brews and live entertainment, organisers on Saturday 24 May and Sunday 25 May, this year's event would see a special focus on family and child-friendly activities, they Spencer, Bradford Council's event manager for the festival, said the food and drink scene was "really key to Bradford's cultural history" and the weekend would be a "brilliant" showcase for it. "It's so exciting to bring food and drink back to the city centre," she said."We've got so much to offer in Bradford and with this year, with so many events going on, it's brilliant to bring lots of people to one space, try what we've got, see what we've got. "There's something for everyone - loads of things for families, loads for people who just want to get out and try something new or come back and try the stuff they tried when we last had the festival." Food Festival events will be held across City Park and Centenary Square, with the former playing host to family and child-friendly activities, organisers activities would include a series of masterclasses and workshops geared towards children, held from 12:00 BST to 19:00 BST on both on Sunday, Zaheer Khan, head chef at Bradford's homegrown MyLahore chain, is expected to deliver a cooking masterclass. According to organisers, an array of international cuisines and scores of local brews for people to sample would be available in Centenary Square on both would include Tunisian desserts, Greek Cypriot and Vietnamese street food as well as an array of new and familiar names representing the local culinary scene. Live DJs would keep the crowds entertained into the night, with the bar area remaining open until 21:00 BD was originally launched in 2023, and Bradford Council announced its return at the end of last year as part of the UK City of Culture 2025 Spencer said: "The food and drink scene is really key to Bradford's cultural history. There's so much diversity. There are so many interesting things to try."This weekend, it's really just the tip of the iceberg and there's so much going on with City of Culture this year based around food." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Popular curry house at town's oldest pub wins gold award for championing healthy food
A Blackburn restaurant is celebrating winning the council's 'Gold Recipe 4 Health' award. The curry house which opened in Blackburn's oldest pub has been honoured for 'championing healthier dishes'. A spokesperson said: 'It is the ideal opportunity to showcase our brand new chicken mango avocado salad which we just launched. 'It is a vibrant mix of creamy avocado, refreshing mango, crisp veggies and fresh lettuce, tossed in a signature citrus honey dressing made in-house. Topped with grilled chicken, crunchy papri and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. 'Going healthier doesn't mean sacrificing flavour.' READ MORE: Meet the chef behind menu at dog-friendly, family-run pub listed in Michelin Guide MyLahore opened in 2022 in what was the old Red Lion Hotel, Whitebirk Road. The site was renovated both inside and out with exterior landscaping helping to free up parking for the 130-seater restaurant.
