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| Richard Curtis to be guest chef at Suffolk's Latitude festival | Richard Curtis to be guest chef at Suffolk's Latitude festival |
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| Richard Curtis and wife Emma Freud will be showing off their culinary skills at the Latitude festival in Suffolk | Richard Curtis and wife Emma Freud will be showing off their culinary skills at the Latitude festival in Suffolk |
| A renowned screenwriter and film director has been announced as the guest chef for this year's Latitude festival in Suffolk. | A renowned screenwriter and film director has been announced as the guest chef for this year's Latitude festival in Suffolk. |
| Richard Curtis and his wife Emma Freud will use produce from the county to show off their culinary skills at the event at Henham Park near Southwold. | Richard Curtis and his wife Emma Freud will use produce from the county to show off their culinary skills at the event at Henham Park near Southwold. |
| Curtis, who has a home at nearby Walberswick, is behind movies including Notting Hill and Love Actually. | Curtis, who has a home at nearby Walberswick, is behind movies including Notting Hill and Love Actually. |
| The festival will be held over the weekend of 20 to 23 July. | The festival will be held over the weekend of 20 to 23 July. |
| Other guest chefs will be musician, film director and cultural commentator Don Letts, comedic couple Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris, and singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her husband, bassist Richard Jones from the band The Feeling. | Other guest chefs will be musician, film director and cultural commentator Don Letts, comedic couple Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris, and singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her husband, bassist Richard Jones from the band The Feeling. |
| Latitude festival: Drone captures Henham Park site from the air | Latitude festival: Drone captures Henham Park site from the air |
| Latitude festival: Drone captures Henham Park site from the air | Latitude festival: Drone captures Henham Park site from the air |
| Broadcaster Freud said: "Suffolk is the warmest and most magical county in Britain, with massive skies, stunning beaches, and a community that glows with kindness. And its culinary wonders are stunning. | Broadcaster Freud said: "Suffolk is the warmest and most magical county in Britain, with massive skies, stunning beaches, and a community that glows with kindness. And its culinary wonders are stunning. |
| "In the early 1930s, many members of my German Jewish family arrived in Suffolk and were made to feel welcome. | "In the early 1930s, many members of my German Jewish family arrived in Suffolk and were made to feel welcome. |
| "Nearly a 100 years later, we're still here. On July 20, in our beautiful tent, we would love to welcome and feed you, the Suffolk way." | |
| Tens of thousands of people attend the festival which features music, art, food and comedy | Tens of thousands of people attend the festival which features music, art, food and comedy |
| Curtis and Freud will host Thursday night's dinner. | Curtis and Freud will host Thursday night's dinner. |
| On their menu is a welcome drink made with ingredients from a pub's allotment, a cheese starter from Jonny Crickmore at the Fen Farm Dairy and fresh seafood for the main. | On their menu is a welcome drink made with ingredients from a pub's allotment, a cheese starter from Jonny Crickmore at the Fen Farm Dairy and fresh seafood for the main. |
| Freud also revealed they would serve up Suffolk crullers for pudding - which is a light choux pastry fried desert. | |
| "It may be the greatest dessert you have ever eaten," she said. | "It may be the greatest dessert you have ever eaten," she said. |
| Letts will host on Friday, Brigstocke and Parris on Saturday and Ellis-Bextor and Jones on Sunday. | Letts will host on Friday, Brigstocke and Parris on Saturday and Ellis-Bextor and Jones on Sunday. |
| Richard Curtis says Love Actually 'out of date' | Richard Curtis says Love Actually 'out of date' |
| Director waives film fees to support town | |
| Richard Curtis dedicates book to Suffolk village | Richard Curtis dedicates book to Suffolk village |
| Curtis, who made his name writing BBC comedies including Not The Nine O'Clock News and Blackadder before going on to write and direct Four Weddings and a Funeral and About Time, has previously shared his love of Suffolk. | Curtis, who made his name writing BBC comedies including Not The Nine O'Clock News and Blackadder before going on to write and direct Four Weddings and a Funeral and About Time, has previously shared his love of Suffolk. |
| He dedicated his book That Christmas to Walberswick, where he spent lockdown, saying he felt "amazingly lucky" to have a home there. | He dedicated his book That Christmas to Walberswick, where he spent lockdown, saying he felt "amazingly lucky" to have a home there. |
| His 2019 film Yesterday was his "love song" to The Beatles and to Suffolk, he said. | His 2019 film Yesterday was his "love song" to The Beatles and to Suffolk, he said. |
| George Ezra is among the acts playing at this year's festival, following his well-received set in 2019 | George Ezra is among the acts playing at this year's festival, following his well-received set in 2019 |
| Acts performing at this year's Latitude festival include Pulp, George Ezra, Paolo Nutini, The Kooks and Siouxsie. | Acts performing at this year's Latitude festival include Pulp, George Ezra, Paolo Nutini, The Kooks and Siouxsie. |
| Ipswich-based rapper Native James, one of three local acts picked by BBC Music Introducing in Suffolk, checks out the Henham Park festival site | Ipswich-based rapper Native James, one of three local acts picked by BBC Music Introducing in Suffolk, checks out the Henham Park festival site |
| Three local acts will also perform thanks to being nominated by BBC Music Introducing in Suffolk. | Three local acts will also perform thanks to being nominated by BBC Music Introducing in Suffolk. |
| Ipswich-based rapper Native James, Shotley R&B artist Darcey Iola, and Framlingham band Ikarus will play on the Alcove stage. | Ipswich-based rapper Native James, Shotley R&B artist Darcey Iola, and Framlingham band Ikarus will play on the Alcove stage. |
| Native James said it would be the biggest festival he had played so far and he was "ecstatic" to join the line up. | |
| He promised festival-goers they would "have the best party ever" watching him perform. | |
| Ikarus said it was a "huge honour" to have been selected and Darcey Iola, who started performing gigs this year, said she was excited to make what she described as an "amazing jump". | |
| Organisers recently said day tickets for the Sunday had sold out. | Organisers recently said day tickets for the Sunday had sold out. |
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| Shotley | Shotley |
| Henham | Henham |
| Ipswich | Ipswich |
| Cookery | Cookery |