Download the Programme - Tynemouth Food Festival

SUNDAY, MAY 12
11am: 1pm and 3pm: Jill Weatherburn,
Co-operative Chef and home economist,
www.jillweatherburn.co.uk
Growing up in the North East, Jill was introduced to
traditional home cooking at an early age where she
developed a life-long interest in food. This passion for
cooking led her into a career as a home economist, where
she has developed her skills and expertise whilst working
in the food Industry for many years.
Her freelance work now
includes developing and
testing new recipes, food
styling, and teaching
cookery. She can also be
seen throughout the
country demonstrating
and presenting her recipe
ideas.
Jill also works regularly with many well-known TV chefs,
helping them during cookery demonstrations at food
festivals and events, She can also be found behind the
scenes on many TV programmes and commercials,
ensuring the food looks perfect for the camera!
12pm: Ann Cudworth, artisan breadmaker and
owner of Dough Works, Alma Place, North Shields,
0191 296 5393, www.doughworks.co.uk
Ann has been baking for many years and says her earliest
childhood memories are of the aroma of freshly baked
bread wafting from her mother’s kitchen.
Baking is a joy to Ann and she enjoys passing on the skills
needed to produce delicious bread to others. She runs
workshops from her home in North Shields with the aim of
inspiring a new generation of home bakers.
Her award-winning breads are on sale at Tynemouth’s Deli
Around the Corner and at farmers’ markets, and her rye
sourdough with seeds has won a prestigious Great Taste
gold star from the Guild of Fine Foods.
2pm: Bill Oldfield, Oldfields Noted Eating House,
18 Claypath, Durham, 0191 370 9595,
www.oldfieldseatinghouse.com
Despite now being a restaurateur, Bill began his working
life as an engineer serving as an officer in the merchant
navy. His travels around the world stimulated his already
embryonic interest in food. So, in 1996 he sought a
complete change of direction and gained a quick
“apprenticeship” in catering by working voluntarily in
restaurants around the UK.
In 1997 he opened his first restaurant in Barnard Castle,
County Durham, which quickly gained acclaim by winning
the Les Routiers Gold Plate award for quality, service and
value in its first three years.
Bill has had restaurants
throughout the North East, all
based on the principle of real
British food made from locally
sourced ingredients. Now
based in Durham, Oldfields
has launched a range of ready
meals under the banner of
Oldfields’ Pantry.
They’re sourced and cooked with the same ethos as
everything else and are available from the restaurant, via
their website or from Fenwick Food Hall in Newcastle.
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