Yet again another good reason to visit Hull appears on the horizon; the Global Food Festival (22^nd – 24^th August).

As the hosts, the centre of Hull is set to be transformed for the giant food extravaganza, which judging by last year’s event, could pull in more than 100,000 extra visitors to the city.

The festivals website promises the line up will be “just as impressive” as last year too. They’ve organised cookery demonstrations on the big screen by Yorkshire-born celebrity chef, James Martin, and Celebrity chef and host of BBC2’s Ready Steady Cook, Ainsley Harriott, will be the taking to the main stage on the Saturday of the festival.

So, along with the success of Hull’s Business Week, which attracted the likes of Elle MacPherson, Gordon Ramsay and Sir Bob Geldof, Hull is proving yet again to be pulling out all the stops.

You can find out more about the festival here. Even if it’s not quite your cup of tea, the free samples alone should make the trip worthwhile…