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Leigh Food Festival 2012

Leigh Food FestivalTaste and buy some of the best food and drink on offer from local producers. The Stallholders will include:- African Biscuits, Alweston Jam and Chutney Empire, Bridport Pies, Capreolus Fine Foods, Chocolate Workshop, Dorset Blue Cheese and Soup Company, Dorset Fishwife, Easy Beans, Fudges, Granny Gothard’s Icecream, Leakers Bakery, Longmeadow Organic Vegetables, Manna Kitchen, Olivesetal, Pinks Organics, Reads Coffee Roasters, Sherborne Castle Estate Wines, Somerset Cider Brandy Co., White Post Gate Honey, Wylde Meadow Farm, and Yarty Cordials.

A variety of interesting cars & motorbikes will be on display. There will also be Flower Displays in St Andrew’s Church.

It will be opened by Julian Temperley creator of Somerset Cider Brandy Company.

The proceeds will be split between Yetminster Pre-School, The Rendezvous in Sherborne, Leigh Village Hall and St Andrew’s Church, Leigh.

Barbecued Hamburgers & Sausages, Refreshments, Ice cream, Beer and Cider will be here! Entertainment includes children’s activities, cookery demonstrations and Musical Entertainment

LEIGH FOOD FESTIVAL AND CLASSIC CAR/BIKE DISPLAY
SATURDAY 21th JULY 2012
10am-4pm


St Martin’s Courtyard Food Festival

st martins courtyard food festivalSt Martin’s Courtyard will pay tribute to the cultural diversity of London this summer with a free Global Food Festival on Saturday 14th July 12-5pm.

At the St Martins Courtyard Food Festival taste your way around the world as part of this celebration of food, drink and culture. All six restaurants; Bill’s, Cantina Laredo, Dishoom, Dalla Terra, Jamie’s Italian and Suda, will be hosting tastings, demonstrations and activities, transforming St Martin’s Courtyard into a vibrant open air street food market in the heart of London.

Cantina Laredo will be bringing a Mexican fiesta to the courtyard with a pop-up cocktail bar serving two thousand complimentary ‘Lime Paloma’ El Jimador tequila cocktails. For a hands-on experience there will be demonstrations in making Cantina Laredo’s ‘Top Shelf’ guacamole as well as tastings of signature dishes including the hot and spicy salsas and sizzling Mexican brownies. To add to the party atmosphere a Mexican mariachi band will be performing. Casa Rita margaritas will be half price all day for diners in the restaurant.

English cream teas will be served from Bill’s market barrow as well as strawberries with lashings of cream. There will be free cucumber finger sandwiches for all to be enjoyed whilst reclining in one of Bill’s deckchairs and listening to the jubilant sounds of a big brass band. Bill’s jams, marmalades and chutneys will be on sale in his little corner of England.

Recreating Bangkok’s famous street food, Suda will be cooking up a variety of delicious regional Thai dishes such as satay, Pandan wraps, Thai fishcakes and papaya salad. Guests can also enjoy performances by traditional Thai dancers and puppeteers. Children will love watching animals crafted from sugar. A street food tasting menu has been exclusively created and will be served in the restaurant.

Wine lovers should visit enoteca Dalla Terra for Italian wine tasting. Mini master classes will include a tasting of three wines plus some fine Italian cheeses and cold meats, for £10 per person. For a more in-depth experience, a one hour wine tasting seminar will be hosted in the restaurant at 3.30pm by one of Dalla Terra’s wine experts, giving an introduction to a selection of red and white wines, matched with unique cheeses and cold meats for £20 per person.

Bringing the aromas and flavours of Bombay to the courtyard, Dishoom will be dishing up melt in the mouth slow cooked pulled Lamb Raan burgers, as well as tempting Indian tipples and refreshing soft drinks.

Don’t miss the Jamie’s Italian hog roast and homemade Italian lemonade, served beside the restaurant’s al fresco terrace.

Taste delicious honey with zero food miles, created by St Martin’s Courtyard’s very own bees. Organic beauty brand Melvita was founded by a beekeeper and many of the natural products in the range are made using organic honey. A variety of Melvita organic honey is produced in beehives on the St Martin’s Courtyard roof garden and this will be available to taste in-store alongside Melvita’s range of honeys. To mark the launch of Melvita’s brand new Berry Body Wash which is made with juices and real fruit pulp, use pedal power to create your own free smoothie on Melvita’s urban smoothie bike.

St Martin’s Courtyard has become a destination for foodies, introducing new restaurant concepts to the London dining scene. With Italian, Thai, Mexican, Indian and British cuisine at St Martin’s Courtyard there is something for everyone on the menu. Cantina Laredo is the first of its kind outside America and offers authentic gourmet Mexican cuisine alongside London’s best selection of sipping tequilas. Dishoom is London’s first Bombay Café specialising in authentic Indian grilled food, cocktails and all day dining. Jamie Oliver’s West End flagship of Jamie’s Italian serves rustic Italian dishes in a laid back environment. Bill’s is a unique cafe/restaurant combined with a chef’s larder offering Bill’s chutneys, olive oils, preserves and more. Exclusive to St Martin’s Courtyard, Suda is a completely new Thai concept specialising in regional cuisine and Dalla Terra is an Italian enoteca with over 180 wines available by the bottle.

South Devon Crab Festival 2012

South Devon Crab Festival 2012Visit South Devon has announced the winner of its search for a Devon wine to accompany its famous South Devon crab that has its own Festival - South Devon Crab Festival - dedicated to it during the summer. (30 July - 5 August).

The 2010 Sharpham Estate Selection from South Devon Sharpham Estate was pronounced the winner by a distinguished panel of judges with an honourable mention given to Knowle-based Lily Farm’s Brut Sparkling Rosé. Those taking part in the blind tasting of 16 wines from an assortment of producers across Devon included international wine writer Susy Atkins, who is one of the regular wine experts from BBC1′s Saturday Kitchen together with Master of Wine Xenia Irwin, local wine merchant Nick Borst-Smith, Ben Foster of Newton Wines, James Dart from Dart’s Farm and Jonathan Woollatt from Chris Piper Wines.

The judges were invited to the Devon Country House and Wine School by Visit South Devon and owner and Master of Wine Alastair Peebles to find a wine that would go really well with the assortment of South Devon crab dishes which had been created by Devon Wine School’s Carol Peebles from fresh crab donated by David Markham from crab specialists, the Blue Sea Food Company.

The Sharpham wine (£10.95 from www.sharpham.com ) was pronounced a winner by all the judges with Susy Atkins saying, “It had just the right balance of crisp acidity and juicy fruit flavours to go with the crab.” All 16 wines were tasted blind so the judges had no idea of their provenance. A sparkling wine was also given an honourable mention because as Master of Wine Xenia Irwin commented, “It sang out in its glass,” and is perfect for those wanting to add some extra fizz to the festivities.

Devon is home to some of the UK’s renowned and award- winning vineyards which produce some classic wines but it is particularly fitting that a wine from a South Devon producer has come through in a blind tasting to be the perfect partner for South Devon crab. The winning wine will be showcased at the forthcoming South Devon Crab Festival.

Other Devon vineyards which showed well at the tasting were Eastcott Estate in Northlew, Summermoor Vineyard in Swimbridge, Manstree Vineyard in Shillingford St George, Pebblebed Vineyards from Topsham and Yearlstone Vineyards from Bickleigh.

Stephanie Cherrett, Marketing Manager of Visit South Devon, said, ”

The South Devon Crab Festival has become a popular annual event for celebrating some of the best food that Devon has to offer and so we thought that it would be a natural progression to invite some of our excellent local wine producers to get involved. We are delighted that the winning wine comes from the Sharpham Estate which is also in South Devon and was judged as the best wine to match the excellence of our tasty crab.”

Visitors will have the opportunity to try the winning wine alongside other drinks when they attend one of the new and extended 2012 crab festival events at Dartmouth, Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth.

Highlights of The South Devon Crab Festival 2012 include:
30 July - Festival Launch day
3 August - The South Devon Crab Fete in Dawlish Warren
3 August - Crab Street Party in Teignmouth
5 August - Crab Street Party in Dartmouth with Mitch Tonks and Nathan Outlaw

The British Biscuit Festival

british biscuit festivalAs a celebration of a British tea-time institution, Tea and Biscuits, following the glorious Jubilee weekend, the first British Biscuit Festival will take place at The Brunswick Centre, London between the 8th and 10th of June.

The British Biscuit Festival will feature:

~ Build-a-Biscuit Workshops: The Cake Conjurer will be on hand to assist biscuit fanatics in the creation of their dream biscuit with a range of delectable filings, bases and toppings.
~ The Terrific Biscuit Tin Tournament: Compete in a number of challenges from dunking a biscuit in tea without it going soggy to reciting sonnets with a mouthful of biscuits, to be crowded 2012 Biscuit Champion.
~ Tea and Biscuit Social: Step into Dai Gestive’s living room, a pop-up installation where you can enjoy a biscuit over a chin-wag.
~ Tea Dance: The Ragroof Theatre company will be hosting an ol’ fashioned tea dance on the Saturday, keeping the crowds entertained with ballroom moves and biscuits.
~ Bisc-ART: We holding a call-out to the public and professionals to create fabulous pieces of biscuit art. Six of the best will be showcased on the day with one crowned the winner – whether it’s a portrait of the Queen made out of cream or a building made of bourbons…

PLUS
Guerrilla science produce events that “mix science with art, music and play”, they create unique opportunities for audiences to experience science in unorthodox ways. For the Biscuit Festival, they will explore three scientific angles on Biscuit Culture.
- Biscuit Taxonomy: What is a biscuit?
- The Role of the Biscuit in scientific exploration and discovery
- Best Dunking Biscuit Experiments

‘The Fantastical History of Funeral Biscuits’ by Animal Vegetable Mineral
The giving of funeral biscuits was a widely spread tradition from the late 18th to early 19th century, particularly around the Victorian Era when funerals were at their height of social importance. Dressed in full Victorian mourning gear, walkabout performers will circumvent the festival with baskets of funeral biscuits for distribution. Performers will enlighten visitors to the evolution and eventual demise of the British funeral biscuit before allowing them the chance to personalise a funerary biscuit of their very own. Each biscuit will come in a small parcel containing an AVM postcard, timeless recipe, and two biscuits wrapped in a traditional mourning poem.

Molly Bakes
Molly Bakes will have an Olympic themed stall – celebrating all that is British as well as from around the world. Classic British childhood favourites reinvented – jammy dodgers, iced gems, jaffa cakes, fig rolls, custard creams with all with Molly Bakes creative twists. Molly Bakes also have around the world in biscuits; twists on international favourites such as the all American Oreo, Argentinian Alfajores, Lebanese Mamoul, German Lebkuchen, Scottish Shortbread, Swedish Spritz, Dutch Speculaas, Italian Amaretti and more.

Spin Cookie Art by The Cinnamon Tree Bakery
The Cinnamon Tree Bakery will be showcasing the worlds first Spin Art Cookie Decorating Activity.Visitors will be able to buy a blank 6 inch sugar cookie, hand baked by The Cinnamon Tree Bakery, which can then be decorated with home made edible paints ( made from natural food dyes) in our hand cranked spin machine producing Damien Hirst style effects! Anyone can create a unique and fantastic pattern on their cookie and everyone gets to go home with their own tasty work of art.

All this and more at the British Biscuit Festival!

Wallingford Food Festival 2012

wallingford food festivalOn the 26th May the 2012 Wallingford Food Festival, organised by the Wallingford Food Festival Community Interest Company, will return to its original home at the Bridge Villa Campsite. This is the second year for the festival which was hugely successful in 2011 with a packed live theatre programme, exhibits and stalls from more than 20 local producers and over 1500 visitors attending on the day!

The Festival is delighted to announce that Gary Jones, Executive Head Chef at Le Manior aux Quat’Saisons, will be headlining in the cookery demonstration tent. Gary commented –

“The heart of a great kitchen is fantastic ingredients and the Wallingford Food Festival shows the wealth and quality of the produce available locally. I am looking forward to being part of the 2012 festival.”

There will be a range of local producers exhibiting, including: Coopers Pork, Thamesdown Nursery, local brewers and wines and many more. Additionally, there will be entertainment for the children and other items of interest. If you are keen to hear about cooking, local food and other related topics, a range of demonstration and talks will be held during the day.

The aims of the festival are:-
to promote the value of locally produced food from meat, vegetables, fruit, eggs, etc and processed food such as bread, cakes, jams, preserves, beers, wines, meals etc.
to show the sustainability of locally produced food and the part seasonality plays in food availability
to educate how food is produced and how to use it
to promote Wallingford as a key market town in South Oxfordshire

Paul Bellchambers, owner/chef of The Late Chef and Director of the festival, said,

“The success of the festival in 2011 was amazing and surpassed our own expectations! The feedback we had was full of praise and positive comments. For 2012 we are planning an exciting and expanding festival. We are delighted to have VZUG sponsoring our demo kitchen and we are grateful for their enthusiastic involvement with the festival. We are looking forward to having a great festival in 2012.”.

The list of sponsors so far includes:- Grundon, Higgs Group, SPC Group, Locks Estate Agents and JustRight Marquees, with additional sponsors waiting to get involved with the festival.

For full details see the Food Festival website - http://www.wallingfordfoodfestival.co.uk.

 

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