ABERGAVENNY Food festival has revealed three chefs who will be headlining the showpiece event.

The festival will once again bring the best in food and drink to the beautiful Monmouthshire market town over the weekend of September 18-20.

Renowned for its brimming schedule of celebrity chef demos, top-notch exhibitors and a melting-pot of diverse food cultures, this year’s line-up will be just as tantalising.

Top of the bill is one of TV’s favourite Michelin starred chefs, Tom Kerridge, who will headline the festival on Friday night (September 18), talking exclusively about his new cookbook, Tom’s Table: My Favourite Everyday Recipes, with food journalist Xanthe Clay.

Tom said: “This will be my second visit to the food festival in Abergavenny and the first opportunity for people to get my book before its release on September 24, which is very exciting. I am looking forward to sharing some of my new recipes with the audience.”

Joining Tom and serving up some of their gorgeous and nutritious recipes are Hemsley + Hemsley sisters, Jasmine and Melissa. The food loving siblings take centre stage for two events on Sunday, September 20, demonstrating recipes from their international best seller, The Art of Eating Well, as well as cooking up recipes for the audience to try with organic vegbox company, Riverford.

Olia Hercules, a food stylist, recipe writer and Observer Rising Star of 2015, will also join the line-up to demonstrate some cherished Eastern European recipes from her debut cookbook, Mamushka.

Heather Myers, chief executive of the festival said: “Every year we get some of the best names in food and this year will not disappoint. There is a lot more to announce but we hope this teaser will wet people’s appetites for what is set to be another amazing weekend of food, drink and entertainment.”

There will also be a Meat Market, Night Market, Artisan Kitchen School, children's Food Academy workshop, and the Party at the Castle.

Over the next six weeks the Festival will be announcing the full line up, exciting new collaborations for 2015 and exclusive news looking ahead to the 2015 festival.

Wristbands will get you entry into over 200 food and drink exhibitors across five venue, live cookery demonstrations, children’s activities, entertainment, live music and much more still to be announced.

For more information and to get your tickets visit www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com