Welcome to Flavours of Autumn, where autumn’s bounty takes centre stage.
A celebration of growing and cooking, with live cookery demos, edible garden tours, food markets and expert advice on growing your own – a true feast for your senses!
Be inspired by live cookery demonstrations from top chefs and foodies. Learn more about how to grow your own, even down to how soil health can boost the nutrition of your food. Browse food markets and meet local producers and growers to grab something to eat and talk about their produce. Our RHS advice teams will be on hand to answer all your questions, and there’s the chance to take tours of our edible gardens and get tips about growing your own ingredients.
Chef’s demo tent:
Saturday 5 September
10am: Jacob Thackray, Harrogate Arms
11am: Babna, Babnas Patisserie
12 noon: Gilly Robinson, The Cooks Place
1pm: Marni Xutov, Thai Food Made Easy
2pm: Steph Moon, Chef Consultant
3pm: Aled Williams, The General Tarleton
Sunday 6 September
10am: Ushma Mistry, Peacock Indian
11am: Bruce Elsworth, Elsworth at the Mill
12 noon: Eva Humphries, Wholefood Warrior
1pm: Josh Brimmel, Star Inn York
2pm: Sam Ratanji, The Life Larder
3pm: Callum Bowmer, Rudding Park
Take a seat in the Potting Shed tent to enjoy specialist talks and demonstrations throughout the day, giving tips and inspiration for your garden at home.
Join Martin and Jill Fish for seasonal cookery demonstrations using locally grown ingredients, enjoy seasonal floristry demonstrations and learn how to make the best of your garden to grow your own.
Potting Shed talks
Saturday:
10.30am: Garth Cottage, Chris
11.30am: Jonathan Moseley
12.30pm: Jill and Martin Fish, Gardening on the menu
1.30pm: Jobs for your veg plot in Autumn
2.30pm: Jonathan Moseley
Sunday:
10.30am: Sam Ratanji
11.30am: Jonathan Moseley
12.30pm: Jill and Martin Fish, Gardening on the menu
1.30pm: Eva Humphries
2.30pm: Jonathan Moseley
Floristry workshops
Learn a new skill from the team from Paula at Floral Media, who will show visitors how to make their own buttonhole. Take part and make your own using British grown flowers.
Cookery workshops
Families can join the team from The Cook’s Place in Malton and take part in a workshop, preparing something tasty to enjoy at home.
Edible Garden tours
Join one of our experienced curatorial team members on a tour of the garden, discover garden highlights and take home inspiration for your own space. Tours last approximately 45 minutes.
Edible tours 11am and 1pm, meet by the apple arch (both days)
Live music
Pull up a deckchair and enjoy live performances between 1pm and 3.30pm.
Saturday: Chicago Joe and the All Stars
Sunday: Leo Hicks
