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Chef Aazam in a class of his own

Posted on 02/07/2010

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Award winning chef Aazam Ahmad brought his culinary expertise into the classroom this week, with a special Feel Good Festival warm up show at Shawclough Community Primary School.

Pupils from All Saints Community Primary School and Healey Primary School joined children at Shawclough for a live two hour cooking demonstration from the enigmatic BBC Fusion chef. Around 180 pupils took part in the ‘masterclass’ with Aazam demonstrating a variety of recipes using eggs as the main ingredient. Omelettes, spicy egg tortilla and apple crumble cake were all on the menu, and the children got the chance to taste the food, which they described as ‘delicious!’

Aazam said he wanted the children to have fun: “It was great to get everyone tasting different ingredients and seeing what can be done with everyday fruit and vegetables. I kept it simple but fun today and I think everyone really enjoyed it. The children had been learning all about cookery already, including things like food hygiene and bacteria so it fitted in well. They all got involved and it was good to see children from three schools all together.”

Many of the children said they were going to try some of Aazam’s recipes at home with their parents. During the morning the children learnt about different ingredients, how to make food healthier and the importance of washing your hands first.

Later this month Aazam will be taking his live show to the supermarket. He’ll be visiting shoppers in Tesco Rochdale on Saturday 30 July before his appearance in the celebrity kitchen at this years Rochdale Feel Good Festival in August.

The Rochdale Feel Good Festival takes place in Rochdale town centre on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 August. It will be headlined by The Lightning Seeds, with other confirmed acts including Kirsty Almedia, The Herbaliser, Ellen and the Escapades, The Travelling Band and Catherine Tyldesley.

In addition to the celebrity kitchen, the festival will include live music across seven indoor venues, an outdoor stage and a two-day quality food market. Several warm up events will be held prior to the main festival, including a ‘Feel Good – Battle of the Bands’ competition at Coast in Rochdale on Saturday 10 July. On Sunday 11 July a Feel Good Fun Day will be held at Hollingworth Lake.

For the festival latest visit www.rochdale.gov.uk/events and www.facebook.com/feelgoodfestival