Acclaimed former Aumbry chef Mary-Ellen McTague is joining forces with musicians including Super Furry Animals guitarist Huw Bunford at a Radiophonic concert celebrating the legacy of Doctor Who sound synthesist Delia Derbyshire.

The Green Lampshade, named in honour of Delia’s favourite object to sample in her sound effects, will be held at Blueprint Studios in Salford on Sunday, May 17.

The avant-garde event promises to be a multi-sensory feast, with Huw performing alongside The Delia Darlings – a collective inspired by her work - while Mary-Ellen serves an inventive menu drawing influence from the music.

The chef, who recently announced plans to turn Northern Quarter music venue The Roadhouse into a new restaurant after Aumbry in Prestwich closed last year, is no stranger to fusing food with other forms of art, having signed up to create a menu inspired by Alice in Wonderland at this year's Manchester International Festival.

The Green Lampshade will also see experimental musician Denis Jones debut a brand new piece inspired by the Delia Derbyshire archive, which is held by Manchester University.

Delia, who died aged 64 in 2001, was one of the pioneering figures in British electronic music and was based at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.

Most famous for her iconic realisation of composer Ron Grainer’s original score for the Doctor Who theme in 1963, she produced a remarkable and distinctive body of work that contributed considerably to the awareness of electronic music in Britain.

Dick Mills, who worked with Delia at the Radiophonic Workshop, said: “Delia Derbyshire found that just as natural ingredients make up the finest food recipes, in the 'sound kitchen' that was the BBC Radiophonic Workshop she could collect natural sounds and, by cutting and blending, fashion them into inspiring audio dishes.

"Her pasta strips were loops of tape, her larder was the recording studio; her utensils were razor blades, sticky editing tape, microphone, filters and tape recorders. Her starters were miniature Signature Tunes, her main courses were her Inventions for Radio. As sous chef to her master chef, I was privileged to cook up the Dr Who Theme with her – which turned out to be the house speciality."

The Green Lampshade's creative producer, Naomi Kashiwagi, added: “It has been exciting researching Delia’s techniques, equipment and technical approaches towards making electronic music, and using these themes to spark off the menu and curate the music lineup.”

Both the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the Delia Derbyshire estate are supporting the event.

Tickets to the event, which takes place from 4pm to 10pm, cost £50.