The 2012 Isle of Man Queenie Festival is nearly upon us and this year’s festival weekend in Port St Mary on 30 June and 1 July looks extremely appetizing! With the usual great line up of local music, stalls and entertainment, seafood and cookery will or course feature heavily with top chefs on hand to serve up Queenies for all to taste!

Masterchef 2009 winner Mat Follas will be appearing with a host of London and local chefs.  Over the weekend Mat will be cooking up a number of Queenie dishes in the festival’s food theatre which is hosted by the Isle of Man’s very own Kathryn Sentence of Relish Cookery School.

Simon Wadham and Dave McCarthy, Head Chefs of the Rivington Grill and Scotts respectively, will be working wonders with fish and seafood with two days of live cookery demonstrations.

Marcus Verberne of London’s Borough Market Roast will recreate some deliciously British dishes using fish and Queenies, along with Pascal Proyart of One-O-One, one of the most highly acclaimed fish restaurants in London who will bring some French flare to his queenie dishes.

Local favourites Steve Quirke of the Tickethall and Butch Buttery formally of Tanroagan will be also be on hand in the chef demo tent cooking up some traditional Manx favourites.

To see the chefs the many other attractions taking place as part of The Isle of Man Queenie Festival Marine Weekend be sure to head to Port St Mary on Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July between 11am and 5pm.

For more information on the festival visit: www.queeniefestival.com.