The Bolton Food and Drink Festival had something new for its nineteenth outing. The event recovered from a setback on what was due to be the opening day on Friday when the wind meant it was unable to get started. And after a successful day on Saturday the event turned to the mayor's prosecco picnic platter.
The event in the Albert Halls involved mayor Andy Morgan, around 100 guests and servings of drinks and food. There was also an appearance from chefs including Rusty Lee, Robert Owen Brown and Simon Wood as well as wine judge Helen McGinn who took part in a question and answer session. The mayor praised those who in the town who had turned the event around after Friday's setbacks.
He said: "Thank you to the council teams for their efforts on Friday morning. " Bolton is often called the friendliest town in the UK. "It is a place where you can often find a friendly face and a helping hand.
" He thanked people for attending and handed over to Rusty Lee. She showed people a simple recipe involving corn beef and rice which three people got the chance to sample. Helen McGuinn also gave a talk on wine and asked people to sample some of the Gavi and Malbec wine.
(Image: NQ) She revealed that if you spend £5 on a bottle of wine only 30p has gone on the wine itself as the rest is production and material costs. She said you can get good wine for around £15 and a key aspect of being a wine drinker was the smell as this sense was around five times more powerful than taste. Following th.