Cyrus regularly appears on TV and radio shows and is due to appear at the popular family event in Highcliffe in June. He is highly regarded for the support he gives to training young chefs.

The popular cookery theatre will also feature locally born James Golding, chef director of the Pig Group of hotels, who has an increasingly large profile on Channel Four’s Sunday Brunch Show. He has appeared on a variety of cookery shows and is a great advocate of foraged local food both in Dorset and the New Forest. His TV appearance on ‘Remarkable Places to Eat’ with Fred Sirieix drew in a huge amount of interest in food from this area.

Always a great draw is Luke Matthews, executive chef from the multi award winning Chewton Glen, and Alex Aitken from the Jetty and Harbour group. Other demonstrations will feature vegan foods from the new cookery school at The Retreat, and plant-based recipes from Chile. Private chefs The Frenchman in the Kitchen and Christian Orner will also be appearing for the first time.

Among all the entertainment, a huge range of food, drink and craft stalls curated by the Little Craft Shack will be available to visitors for this free-to-enter festival which offers something for the whole family to enjoy.

Music will be featured on two stages and is being sponsored by The Chewton Glen. Festival favourites The Swing Unlimited Big Band, The Fifinellas, Highcliffe Charity Players and Highcliffe School together with a range of soloists will be taking part.

Children’s entertainments include free sessions on fitness, yoga, nature quizzes and crafts, and a ticketed workshop on biscuit decoration from Biscuits by Sarah. With the addition of the ever-popular ‘grow your own’ sessions, there will be plenty to keep the younger ones happy.

Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival will be held on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June.

For regular programme updates check: www.highcliffefoodandartsfestival.co.uk