'Chocolate heaven' at Liverpool Food and Drink Festival
Celebrity chefs, unusual feasts and a chocolate garden will entertain 40,000 people expected to attend the Liverpool Food and Drink Festival.
The weekend-long event, in its sixth year, opened earlier as hundreds queued at the gates of Sefton Park.
Demonstrations by chefs including Levi Roots, of Dragons' Den fame, live music, a seafood emporium and edible bugs zone are among the attractions.
An edible garden and "heavenly chocolate garden" also feature.
The festivities are due to continue into next week with a programme of food and drink events at venues across the city.
Event director Denise Harris said it was a "real celebration of the city's thriving food and drink scene".