TV chefs in action at NEC

Celebrity chefs were cooking up a storm in the West Midlands today as the BBC Good Food Show opened its doors for a five-day food and drink extravaganza at the NEC.

The big cheeses of the kitchen world including Rick Stein and James Martin were offering visitors to the show in Birmingham a chance to see them in action in show-stopping cookery demonstrations.

The duo along with Atul Kochhar, who was the first Indian chef to be awarded the Michelin star in 2001, officially opened the culinary spectacular today.

More than 130,000 food fans are expected through the doors over the next five days. "I'm delighted to be at this event, and I hope we all have lots of jolly good fun," said seafood chef Rick Stein.

As well as live cookery demonstrations, visitors will be able to buy the very best produce on offer at hundreds of trade stands.

Among those showing off their wares is West Bromwich company East End Foods. The award-winning company is the top UK producer of Indian foods.

By Maria Cusine