The UK’s finest chefs, Yotam Ottolenghi, Fergus Henderson founder of St John’s restaurant and TV chef Valentine Warner, have unveiled their first-ever festival menus, for the lavish banquets at the award-winning festival, Wilderness, on August 10-12.

Tickets go on-sale today for the banquets, which sold-out in 2011. available from HMV.

Ottolenghi, Henderson and Warner will host a weekend of lavish communal feasting in the beautiful Wilderness banqueting tent and will be serving their five course menu to two thousand people over the three days, with carefully selected wines and live music.

Yotam Ottolenghi says: "Creating an Ottolenghi style banquet at Wilderness this year, with its beautiful surrounding of Cornbury Park, is great fun and a fantastic way of celebrating summer."

Exmouth market’s famous Moro will also be making a return to host their very own Souk Tent. The beautifully dressed Bedouin tent will be open for the duration of the festival and will serve a fusion of Spanish and Middle Eastern dishes with an accompaniment of cocktails, wines and aperitifs.

The 2012 food offering will also include an immersive mix of talks, tastings, cookery lessons and workshops curated by local Cotswolds food school Thyme at Southrop Manor. The Thyme encampment will offer three days of total immersion in everything from market gardening to gourmet gastronomy.

Other foodie offerings on-site include veggie goodies from Wholefood Heaven, fresh British meat balls from The Bowler, The Soup Library, fresh pizza from Well Kneaded, boutique street food brand Anna Mae’s, fresh game from the Wild Game Co, Sohoinstitution The Breakfast Club, handmade ice cream company Ginger’s Comfort Emporium, vegan goodies from Churros Brothers, The Tea Stop, and soft drinks company Nurses Cottage Drinks.

Tickets have also gone on-sale for the Wilderness festival spa and will be available from the Wilderness festival website. Set alongside the beautiful lakes, it will offer festival-goers hot tubs, a champagne bar, saunas and massages.

Curated by the producers of Lovebox and Secret Garden Party, Wilderness is a celebration of the arts and outdoors set in the wilds of England. The festival brings together food, music, talks and debates, theatre, late night parties and outdoor pursuits and will be a gastronomic feast for all the senses against an exquisite backdrop of lakes, forests and parklands.

A limited number of banquet tickets will be available from HMV.

                                                                          Valentine Warner:

Starters
Venison tartare
Cured marinated trout
Snails with fried garlic, parsley almonds & breadcrumbs
Crayfish with nutmeg butter

 Mains
Barbequed shoulders of lamb with petis pois, bacon & lettuce & new potatoes
French onion tart with herb salad
Lovage local vegetables

 Desert
Blackcurrant Blancmange with shortbread

Ottolenghi

 Starters
Roasted baby aubergines with buttermilk sauce
Butterbean puree with dukkah

 Mains
Pan-fried sea bream with harissa and rose
Roasted sirloin of beef with coriander, mustard and chilli salsa
Coucous with lemon and chervil
Spicy beetroot, leek and walnut salad
Mixed bean and red pepper salad

 Desserts
Cardamom cream with fig and hazelnut
Semolina and orange cake, served with Greek yoghurt and pistachios

 Fergus Henderson + St John 

Bread from the bakery

Cauliflower, Butter Beans and Leeks
Brown Shrimp and White Cabbage
Brawn

Roast Quails and Lentils
Grilled Ox Heart, Green Sauce and Little Gem

 Little Eccles Cakes and Lancashire Cheese

Line up includes:

Music:

SPIRITUALIZED, STORNOWAY, LIANNE LA HAVAS, LONDON FOLK GUILD, CLOUD CONTROL, GIANT GIANT SAND, GRANT LEE BUFFALO, JENNY O, FIELD MUSIC, FATOUMATA DIAWARA, MILAGRES, TO KILL A KING, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS, CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, JAKE BUGG.

Food:

YOTAM OTTOLENGHI, FERGUS HENDERSON (ST JOHN’S), VALENTINE WARNER, MORO SOUK TENT, THYME FOOD SCHOOL

Talks, Debates and Well-being:

INTELLIGENCE SQUARED, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, THE SCHOOL OF LIFE, THE IDLER ACADEMY, THE LAKESIDE SPA, THE HEALING GARDEN

Late night parties:

THE OLD VIC TUNNELS MASKED BALL

Tickets available from HMV Early bird tickets have now sold out! Price is now £42.50 

Weekend Tickets Available from £119
Weekend Young Person (11-17 years) Tickets available for £54
Family Ticket available from £287
Deposit Ticket Scheme available
Children under 10 go free