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York Racecourse Hospitality Commission a Mural Made of Local Produce

These days we’re all familiar with the idea of chefs as artists, but what about artists working with food? York Racecourse Hospitality, caterers to the famous Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival, has commissioned an edible work of art made from the produce of The White Rose County.

Set designer and artist Caitlin Jones has been set the mammoth task of creating a 16ft mural of a horse and jockey made from locally produced food.

The mural is made from over 150 Yorkshire Puddings, 4 crates of rhubarb, 5 kilos of Sandhutton potatoes, 2 barrels of Ampleforth apples, 3 sacks of carrots, a heaped basket of radishes, 20 Vale of York cabbages, 4 crates of mushrooms from Thirsk and 2 huge sacks of freshly harvested Cawood wheat and barley.

The mural has been commissioned to celebrate York Racecourse Hospitality’s commitment to using Yorkshire produce over the course of the 4 day Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival.

Managing Director of York Racecourse Hospitality Keith Stewart explains, “It is a wacky idea to make a mural out of Yorkshire puddings, but using local food as an art installation does have wider significance. As caterers, we’re very proud of our commitment to seasonal, local produce and want to celebrate our local producers. A sense of fun is part of a great race day out.”

“Using local produce on such a large scale is challenging, it’s a colossal task to keep the racegoers fed and watered on such a grand scale. The week regularly attracts over 100,000 race goers our commitment to local sourcing has impressive economic implications. The beef sourced for this festival alone is the annual beef production from an average sized Yorkshire farm.”

“The mural is a great illustration of the wealth of produce available in the county. When you come for a day at York Races, you’re coming to a taste of Yorkshire’s finest, and we’re here to ensure that’s the case.”