More than 150 food producers and traders are due at Bishop Auckland Food Festival; The April food extravaganza will bring the Urban Rajah back to the town and feature lots of attractions for adults and children.

Byline: Jane Hall

Families are invited to enjoy some deliciously good days out as Bishop Auckland Food Festival (BAFF) returns.

The annual showcase of great North food and drink is set to bring more than 150 producers and traders to the town centre and Auckland Castle on April 23 and 24.

This year BAFF will welcome everything from a brilliant barbecue to tempting chocolate, with masterclasses for both adults and children, a range of cracking craft beers, wines and spirits, the 'Big Bish Bake-Off' and the return of the legendary Bishop Auckland Pancake Race.

The festival's pop-up restaurant, sponsored by Sainsbury's and Bishop Auckland College, is also set to return, this time in the form of an Indian street food bazaar.

The 'Urban Rajah' and his team will be cooking mouth-watering 'burotis', roti style wraps packed with chicken, lamb or paneer cheese, basmati rice and zesty kachumber salad.

Visitors will also be able to join masterclasses in charcuterie making, cheese tasting, chocolate making, knife skills, wine tasting or gin making.

For the children there'll be pizza-making, fun with the Whalley Range All-Stars Pig Theatre, The Vegetable Nannies and The Liver Cottage Kitchen.

And if the food all gets too much, adults can visit the ever-popular Tipple Tent.

Organised by Durham County Council and supported by the Auckland Castle Trust and the town...

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