Preparations are well and truly underway for the Appetite food festival, which begins on Saturday June 1 and runs for the whole month.

Today one of the event producers,Maureen Schipper, who runs events under the name Auntie Maureen, staged a photo shoot to promote her food fair taking place on June 29 at The Bell pub as part of the Waltham Forest-wide Appetite festival.

Auntie Maureen got dressed up with Cllr Ahsan Khan to promote Auntie Maureen's Gourmet Food Fair which will be a celebration of the products and produce of people who make food and drink under their own roofs.

Auntie Maureen is looking for producers who want to sell good at the fair.

For more information email ask@auntiemaureen.info, ring 07432 430386 or visit www.auntiemaureen.info.