JP McMahon, Marcus O'Laoire, Trisha Lewis, Kevin Thornton and more announced as part of Electric Picnic's Theatre of Food

Michelin starred chef JP McMahon has been announced as part of the Theatre of Food at Electric Picnic this year.

McMahon will be cooking up some Irish classics alongside Graham Herterich aka the Cupcake Bloke.

This year's Theatre of Food will welcome Trisha Lewis and Aldi back to the main stage.

Irish food vlogger  Marcus O’Laoire will be joined on stage to match recipes with records with Irish chef Kevin O’Donnell, who is known for Danish restaurant Kadeau and his Dublin Supper Club Comet.

Also featuring as part of the delicious line up is TV chef Erica Drum, who will host Chimac from Dublin in a Cluck-off, a fried chicken battle for the ages.

Goldie's chef Aishling Moore teams up with food waste expert Conor Spacey to elevate your fish and chips at home, whilst musician and comedian Garron Noone and Ireland’s original rockstar chef Kevin Thornton will pile in on our conversation about Irish snack culture, just one of the riveting conversations on the Foodhaus Podcast.

Cork’s reigning Toasted Sandwich Champions 51CornMarket return to take on their newest opponents Aran Bakery from Kilkenny.

In the Drinks Theatre, curated and presented by food and drinks writer Aoife Carrigy, who take a deep dive into Irish drink culture and its amazing drinks producers, importers and promoters.

They'll also be boozy seafood brunch bites with Valentia Island Vermouth, The Old Spot, Burren Smokehouse, Carlingford Oysters and Leslie Williams, and Oisin Davis author of Irish Kitchen Cocktails, will be throwing a madcap Punch Bowl Party alongside Kristin Jensen of Nine Bean Rows Books.

It's not all alcoholic beverages either, with Izzedeen Alkaraj of Cafe Izz exploring international coffee cultures with the United Nations of Coffee.

On the Theatre of Food Garden Stage, there will be plenty of delicious BBQ. The Garden Stage will have Filipino tastes from Alex O’Neil and Richie Castillo aka Bahay, and barbecue masterclasses from John Relihan of Pitt Bros and John Whelan of the Devils Menu.