{"id":160896,"date":"2022-07-23T07:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T07:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=160896"},"modified":"2022-07-23T07:47:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T07:47:30","slug":"ex-england-ace-gary-lineker-cooks-up-a-storm-at-latitude-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/ex-england-ace-gary-lineker-cooks-up-a-storm-at-latitude-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-England ace Gary Lineker cooks up a storm at Latitude Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former England ace Gary Lineker caused quite the stir when he helped finish off 300 Catalan-themed meals as a guest chef for hungry festivalgoers.<\/p>\n
The Match of the Day presenter, 61, pulled on an apron to help design a mouthwatering three-course meal for those attending Latitude Festival in Suffolk.<\/p>\n
Working alongside the Social Pantry, a caterer that trains and employs ex-offenders, Lineker\u00a0was later pictured with a broad grin and celebrating with both arms raised triumphantly over his head.<\/p>\n
Tickets for his sold out ‘My Catalan Feast’ were available for between \u00a325 and \u00a357, but extras included paired wines from the continent for an additional \u00a340 each.<\/p>\n
Inspired by his three years in Barcelona, the BBC football pundit became the festival’s first ever guest chef as he helped cook up a storm on Thursday evening.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, 61, pulled on an apron to help design a mouth-watering three-course meal for 300 guests attending Latitude Festival in Suffolk<\/p>\n
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The former England ace covers his face with his hands as he looks on at his Catalan-themed creations<\/p>\n
Lineker’s three-course feast began with a serving of fresh anchovies drizzled in lemon olive oil and herbs, served alongside a serrano ham pump sourdough.<\/p>\n
He followed with his ‘mes que un chicken’, a twist on FC Barcelona’s iconic ‘more than a club’ motto – oven-roasted poultry with potato and tomato stew.<\/p>\n
Topping off his meal was crema catalana, a rich and creamy take on the French classic cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inspired by the Catalan city’s rich history of cuisine, Lineker taught himself to cook from scratch six years ago.<\/p>\n
Tweeting about his latest venture, Lineker wrote: ‘ Fabulous night at Latitude Festival cooking for 300 people.<\/p>\n
‘All went brilliantly, largely thanks to Richard Gynn, Kon Hedwing and the superb Social Pantry team’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Never one to shy away from controversy, Lineker was last month seen posing for pictures with striking RMT rail workers who formed picket lines in Manchester.<\/p>\n
And he was recently crowned\u00a0the BBC’s top earning on air-talent for the fifth consecutive year after the broadcaster’s accounts showed he was paid \u00a31.35m in 2021\/22 for his work on Match of the Day and Sports Personality of the Year.<\/p>\n