Over 100 food producers and street food vendors were selling their pickles, jams, bakes, cheese, pates and pies at the Great British Food Festival at the weekend with the backdrop of Harewood House.

However, the food on offer was more international than British, and there was a dearth of Yorkshire producers.

I was expecting artisan food sellers, like a large farmers' market, but with the exception of the brilliant award-winning cheesemonger, The Courtyard Dairy from Settle, the Organic Pantry from Tadcaster and some pork pie makers, the rather unexciting stalls came from far and wide.

And there was much tutting as one of the pork pie purveyors was selling jelly-less pies.

The bands on the music stage were excellent and it was enjoyable to sit on a straw bale and listen.

But, there were no queues at the street stalls so it must have been disappointing for them.

There were also chef demos and baking competitions from Master Chef and Great British Bake Off.

The highlight for me was an hour with forager, Adele Nozedar, who led half a dozen of us across a couple of hundred yards of grass to search for wild food.

In the small area we tasted ground elder, a plant torn out of flower beds and thought of as one of the biggest weed pests.

Also tasty was chickweed and the delicious land cress. Getting the wow factor was a few leaves of plantain which when placed on top of a risotto impart the flavour of mushrooms. It also deters midges when rubbed on the skin and its seeds thicken milk.

Adele demonstrated how to cook from the wild products on the artisan stage.

Overall the entrance fee at £10 was pricey and must have deterred some of the crowds.