The UK’s biggest celebration of food and music returns to Dulwich Park this summer. Matt Tebbutt joins James Martin, Andi Oliver and Grace Dent for Pub in the Park, a dizzying combination of award-winning restaurants, banging live music, incredible chefs, and great food.
Matt chats to the South Londoner ahead of the festival.
What can people expect from this year’s Pub in the Park? Is Dulwich an area you get to visit very often? Do you have any favourite restaurants there?
Pub in the Park Dulwich is going to be great! People can expect delicious food from pubs and restaurants like Kerridge’s Bar and Grill, Angela Hartnett’s Café Murano, Atul Kochhar Restaurants and more, as well as some top music from the likes of Craig David, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Faithless.
Unfortunately I don’t get to Dulwich very often but it’s a lovely part of London…there’s loads going on and plenty of good places to eat. Franklins and Llewellyn have great menus.
What have you got in store for people on the day?
Lots of irreverent fun! Plus all the great guest chefs, top bands and amazing food. It’s not one to miss!
Why do food and music complement each other so well? Do you play music while you cook?
Of course! It’s the perfect way to relax… Music, food and booze are what life is all about.
You spend more time in front of the camera these days – what’s your favourite thing about presenting/cooking on TV?
The spontaneity and unpredictable nature of live TV means it’s quite an adrenaline rush when things go well. It’s as much fun as a busy kitchen service. Less sweaty and hectic but just as fun and demanding.
What were some of the highlights of your restaurant days? Were there chefs who made a particular lasting impression on you?
Visits from Gordon Ramsay, Simon Hopkinson, Yotam Ottolenghi among others. The Abergavenny food festival weekends were always a riot of late nights, too much drink and great company from visiting chefs. Tom Parker Bowles helping with clearing plates from the restaurant… Mark Hix and Mitch Tonks demanding endless white truffle pizza etc
What’s on the horizon for you for the rest of 2022?
I’m excited that Food Unwrapped is coming back for another series and I’m also busy setting up a small cookery school in Wales.
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More music and comedians have just been added to the line-up on Saturday 25 June. The Saturday evening Pub Comedy Club promises one solid hour of raucous, unadulterated laughs from Mark Watson, Mock the week’s Milton Jones and German comic, Henning Wehn. Meanwhile in music, two new acts have been announced for Saturday afternoon: UK Soul, Jazz and Gospel sensation, Mica Paris, alongside BBC Radio 2 and Radio 1 Xtra DJ, Trevor Nelson.
Tickets are on sale now for Pub in the Park, Dulwich Park, which runs from June 24-26.
Tickets range from £43-£105 (children under 5 go free). www.pubintheparkuk.com/dulwich
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