OUR PRIMARY Festival PARTNERS
Born when when a group of hardworking Yorkshire pig farmers joined forces to mill their own feed in 1975,. With some good old-fashioned Yorkshire pragmatism, Cranswick has gone from strength to strength.
By the early 1980s, the business expanded to include food production. At this point, we became one of the first companies to offer a true farm to fork proposition. Today Cranswick are one of the UK’s leading fresh food producers.
Weber have been celebrating perfect BBQs since 1952 and it all started when George Stephen Sr. invented the kettle barbecue in Chicago from a simple marine buoy. One of the world's leading providers with the most comprehensive range of products and services in the industry, today Weber is internationally synonymous with barbecuing innovation, perfect barbecue products and the ultimate barbecue experience.
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About the festival
On the 24th and 25th May, join us in the grounds of The Talbot Hotel in Malton, North Yorkshire for a celebration of outdoor, barbecue and fire cooking. In association with Visit Malton, our event will be taking place alongside The Malton Food Lovers Festival to add a smoke and flame kissed tinge to the long running food festival that will be in full swing in and around the picturesque streets of Malton.
Getting to the festival
Travel
The Grill and Smoke Festival is taking place in the grounds of The Talbot Hotel in Malton town centre, right on the banks of the river Derwent. Malton is approximately 20 minutes from York and 30 minutes from Scarborough on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. Malton is situated just off the A64 between York and Scarborough.
- From the South: A1(M) northbound to J44, getting on the A64 towards York. Continue past York until the B1248 signposted Malton.
- From the North: A1(M) southbound to J47, getting on the A59 towards York. At the roundabout take the first exit with the A1237. Then at the roundabout take the A64 towards Malton until the B1248 signposted Malton.
Parking
The Food Lovers festival will be taking place throughout the heart of the town so no parking is available in the town centre, however the Food Lovers Festival will be running park and ride services in to the town. Please visit the Food Lovers Festival website for details.
aCCESS
Access to the Grill and Smoke Festival is through the main entrance on Yorkersgate and car park of The Talbot Hotel. This access is down some stairs and a slope. Our accessible access is through the carpark located just off Yorkersgate opposite the junction with Market Street (approx. 70m to the east of the main entrance to The Talbot Hotel) where towards the bottom of the carpark by the river, you will see a main access gate for the hotel. This entrance does not involve any stairs and is pathed until you reach the festival field. Please however bear in mind that the festival is on grass and does include some slopes.
The Weber Demo Stage
See chefs and barbecue experts cooking amazing barbecue dishes up close at our demo stage sponsored by Weber. See what and how they cook and you may even get a sample or two.
Demo schedule - TBC
- 11:30(Sat & Sun) -
- 12:30(Sat & Sun) -
- 14:00(Sat) / 14:30(Sun) -
- 15:00(Sat) / 15:30(Sun) -
The Whole Hog BBQ Comp
See seasoned and new teams alike competing across seven rounds and two days of freestyle barbecue competition. All with the aim of being crowned either the The Whole Hog Champion or the Backyard Champion.
Rounds and Scedule
Join us at our judging stage to see the entries that the teams have produced being sampled and judged, who knows there may even be some samples to try.
Saturday
Round 1 - 12:00 - 12:30 - Pork Steak & Sauce
Round 2 - 13:00 - 13:30 - Sausage
Round 3 - 14:30 - 15:00 - Pork Ribs
Round 4 - 15:30 - 16:00 - Mystery Box
Sunday
Round 5 - 12:00 - 12:30 - Pork Tenderloin
Round 6 - 13:30 - 14:00 - Pork Belly
Round 7 - 15:00 - 15:30 - Pork Shoulder
More infor and teams
To "meat" our teams and see a little more about the contest you can visit our dedicated contest page right here:
Barbecue Marketplace
Visit our traders offering all things barbecue from sauces to equipment.
Flamery
Altons BBQ World
Altons BBQ World
Based just 10 miles from the site of the festival, Flamery produce a stunning range of wood-fired BBQs and Grills in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.
Instagram: @flamery.co.uk
Facebook: @flamery.co.uk
TikTok: @flamery.co.uk
Altons BBQ World
Altons BBQ World
Altons BBQ World
One of the biggest specialist barbecue stores and online sites, Altons BBQ World is based in Essex. They will be bringing some fantastic outdoor cooking brands including Yeti, Gozney, Weber, Angus and Oink and rub and seasoning brand Lumberjaxe, which recently received and investment on Dragons Den.
Instagram: @altonsbbqworld
Facebook: @altonsbbqworld
TikTok: @altonsbbqworld
BEARDSMOKE bbq
Altons BBQ World
Woodcutter creations
Hand built mini smokers from South Yorkshire by BeardSmokeBBQ. Ideal for camping, caravanning or just a portable quality smoker for cooking in the great outdoors.
Instagram: @beardsmokebbq
Facebook: @beardsmokebbq
TikTok: @Beardsmokebbq
Woodcutter creations
Woodcutter creations
Based near Harrogate, Woodcutter Creations specialises in beautiful chopping and serving boards as well as other homeware. Ideal for the barbecue and kitchen, and all handmade in their workshop.
Instagram: @woodcuttercreations
Facebook: @thewoodcutter82
Joeys Chili Sauce (Saturday only)
Hailing from Leeds, Joeys philosophy is about the flavour rather than making a sauce that will blow your head off. They will be bringing their range of fermented chili sauces, oils and condiments.
Instagram: @joeys_chilli_sauce
Facebook: @joeysdinerleeds
TikTok: @joeys_chilli_sauce
https://www.joeyschillisauce.co.uk/