“If you love the countryside and discovering new things, what better way to spend a summer’s day than at a game fair. There is plenty to see and try that will entertain all the family.

This month I will be conducting demonstrations at two prestigious fairs and will be enlightening the public on the following topics:

• Selecting and cooking game such as venison, pheasant and partridge.
• Home-smoking food including fish, poultry and game.
• Cooking sustainable fish, primarily wild Alaskan.

Of course there will be plenty of tastings too!

So here are the details:

Holkham Country Fair (16 and 17 July)

I will be doing one demonstration on each topic on both days in the Show Cookery Theatre:

• A taste and celebration of game cooking

Sponsored by The British Association of Shooting and Conservation who are doing great things to promote game cookery in their “Taste of Game” Campaign.

• Smoking your own food

Sponsored by Bradley Smokers, I will be using one of their smokers to demonstrate the delights of smoking your own food. 

CLA Game Fair (22 - 24 July)

Held at Blenheim Palace, I will be doing several demonstrations and can be found in the Main Cookery Theatre.

• Cooking with sustainable fish

Sponsored by Alaska Seafood’s, I will be preparing, cooking  and offering tastings of wild Alaskan salmon, Pacific cod and pollock. There will be two demonstrations on Friday and Saturday and one on Sunday.

• Smoking your own food Sponsored by Bradley Smokers following the same format as before. There will be one demo on Sunday.

Further details of the exact times and locations for all these demonstrations can be found on their show schedules.

I look forward to seeing some of you there. If you make it to Holkham, look out for CJS Birds of Prey in the main arena as this is my wife’s falconry display team which is fascinating to watch, if I say so myself.”