Overview

• Torode addressed the crowd at Nottinghamshire’s Festival of Food & Drink, saying he has received a lot of support and feels grateful.
• He performed two live cooking demonstrations at Thoresby Hall and was greeted with cheers as he took the stage.
• He did not respond when a supporter shouted that Gregg Wallace had “stitched” him up during his departure from the show.
• He previously withdrew from an August festival in County Durham but kept this long‑booked Nottinghamshire commitment.
• Gregg Wallace has publicly defended Torode’s character, saying he is not a racist and pointing to the diverse MasterChef winners Torode has championed.