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Contact us: Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Festival, Unit 12, The Business Quarter, Eco Park Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1FD. Email: [email protected]. Programme by Pebble PR and The Visual Works. 1 F 4 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk E 25 0 STIVA L GRAEME KIDD STAGE 2.00PM: PAUL CROWE Paul’s career has seen him work SATURDAY 9TH with some of the best in the business TASTING MENU including Gordon Ramsay, Michel Roux Snr and James Martin. Now he’s 11.00AM: MICHEL NIJSTEN making a name for himself in food Executive Head Chef of Albright Hussey development and we’re delighted to Manor, near Shrewsbury. Michel, have him in Ludlow for the first time. OF TALENT originally from Holland has worked We’ve brought together a thrilling line-up of Chefs, all over the UK including seven years in London at The Savoy Hotel and Food Writers and Experts across the weekend. Hilton Park Lane to name but two. 3.00PM: GARETH WARD Bound to be entertaining, exciting and inspiring. Gareth is Chef/Patron of Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms, near Machynlleth in Powys which holds a Michelin star 12.00NOON: DAN JONES and four AA rosettes. Named in the Good Award-winning Chocolatier, Dan’s love of Food Guide Top 50, Ynyshir was most chocolate saw him receive a Ludlow Food recently included in The Times Top 100 GRAEME KIDD STAGE Festival Bursary in 2012. The same year, Restaurants, one of only 4 in Wales. he went on to win Gold in the National Taste Awards with his Tonka bean bar. FRIDAY 8TH If you love chocolate you will love this! 4.00PM: SAUSAGE TRAIL JUDGING THE LINE-UP IS CURRENTLY BEING FINALISED BUT WILL INCLUDE: 1.00PM: MARCUS BEAN Ashley Palmer-Watts, Group Executive Chef and Owner of Brompton Cookery Head Chef for the Fat Duck Group. School, near Shrewsbury. If you’ve been to Ashley currently heads up the kitchen any of the BBC Good Food shows in the last at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at few years, you’ll have seen Marcus hosting the Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park. the Super Theatre. He’s also responsible for bringing Chantelle Nicholson, Chef Patron at together the Friday line-up on Tredwells in London’s Covent Garden the Graeme Kidd Stage. and Group Operations Director at Marcus Wareing Restaurants.

6 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk 7 GRAEME KIDD STAGE 2.00PM: TOM COURT Tom Court, Chef/Owner of Sticky Fig WOT’S COOKING STAGE Catering. Fish is Tom’s demonstration SUNDAY 10TH ingredient of choice, and not always the ones you’d think of! He makes weekly 11.00AM: MARK HARRIS visits to the Birmingham fish market to FRIDAY 8TH discuss catches, the species, seasons, Mark is Manager and Head Chef at The even the boats the fish were caught on. 11.30AM: PRUDENCE STAITE 2.30PM: JOHN WHAITE Pheasant Inn in Neenton, a thriving country inn, owned by the community and Owner of Food is Art, Prudence sculpts with Winner of the third series of the BBC’s The run for the community. Serving the best chocolate and food, to make edible and Great British Bake Off and now writing Shropshire food, it’s now listed in ‘Sawdays’ 3.00PM: ANDY LINK incredible art. Over the years, Prudence frequently for the Daily Telegraph, as as one of their special places to stay. has perfected her creation of a thick solid well as being resident chef on ITV’s Andy Link, Chef/Patron of the 2AA Rosette chocolate frame, canvas, edible gold gilt Lorraine, John is certainly very busy! Riverside Inn, Aymestrey. Born and raised and a white and dark chocolate image Not only this, he is also co-host of ITV’s on a farm in the county, Andy has a real - the totally edible chocolate painting. hit daytime show, Chopping Block. 12.00NOON: DAREN BALE passion and respect for local produce, using only high quality local ingredients. Chef/Patron of the Hop Pole in Bewdley, Daren has won Worcestershire and 12.30PM: SUREE COATES 3.30PM: KARL MARTIN Warwickshire Life Magazines top prize for his ‘outstanding contribution to food.’ Multi-award winner Suree from The Karl is Chef/Patron of the 3 AA Rosette Later this year he opens the ‘Cherry King and Thai, Broseley has been named ‘Old Downton Lodge’ Restaurant with Orchard Cookery School’ just a short both ‘Thai Curry Chef’ and ‘South Asia Rooms, nestled deep in the hills just distance from The Hop with the most Chef of The Year’. Having grown up in outside Ludlow. Under Karl’s leadership, stunning views of The Wyre Forest. Thailand, she moved to the UK 25 years the accolades keep coming, with not only ago and has undoubtedly one of the the rosettes which put Old Downton in best Thai restaurants in the UK today. the top 10% of restaurants in the country, but a place in the 2017 Michelin Guide. 1.00PM: RICHARD BAINBRIDGE Richard Bainbridge, Chef/Owner of 1.30PM: ELISABETH LUARD Benedicts, Norwich. Festival friend Richard will be winging his way Elisabeth Luard is an award-winning across the country to join us again, food writer who often illustrates her fresh from his stint as judge on the own work. Her most recent publication, latest series of Great British Menu. a food-and-travel memoir, ‘Squirrel Pie and Other Stories’, was published in paperback in July 2017. She contributes regularly to newspapers and magazines including Country Living, Daily Telegraph, The Times, TLS and Country Life.

8 9 WOT’S COOKING STAGE 2.30PM: HOWARD MIDDLETON WOT’S COOKING STAGE 1.30PM: SAMANTHA EVANS Great British Bake Off contestant & SHAUNA GUINN and cookbook author, Howard is SATURDAY 9TH back by popular request to bring SUNDAY 10TH Samantha and Shauna from Hangfire BBQ us ‘an extra slice’ of his gluten free travelled to America in 2012 to find out 11.30AM: MARK AND baking. Spatulas at the ready! 11.30AM: BRAD CARTER ‘what exactly is American bbq?’ Now Sam SUE STINCHCOMBE Brad is Chef/Director of Carters of & Shauna, affectionately known as ‘The Moseley, which was awarded a coveted First Ladies of Cue’ have taken the slow Back this year by popular demand, Mark Michelin star in September 2015, the and low world by storm. They are credited and Sue are Head Chefs at Eckington 3.30PM: PETE LAWRENCE same year it won the Good Food with giving real momentum to the pop-up Manor, Worcestershire. This kitchen Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year restaurant and street food movement in super-couple share a real passion for Author, Broadcaster, Cook, Gardener and Wales, inspiring many others to start their one of the UK’s leading Television Producers Competition. More recently Carters of food. If you didn’t catch them last year Moseley has been included in The Sunday own street food and drinks businesses. you’ll recognise Sue from her time on in the Food Genre. Pete has made series with Nigel Slater, Simon Hopkinson, Nigella Times Top 100 Restaurants in the UK, the Great British Menu and Mark as the and Brad has appeared on ‘Saturday winner of Masterchef: The Professionals. Lawson, Michel Roux Jnr, The Hairy Bikers, James Martin, and many more. His book, Kitchen’ and ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ 2.30PM: FELICE TOCCHINI ‘The Allotment Cookbook’, is a beautiful guide to growing and cooking with the Chef/Patron, of Feli’s Bar & Restaurant in 12.30PM: LEE WATSON rhythm of the seasons, and has recently Stoulton, Worcestershire, Felice is renowned been recognised by The Guild of Food 12.30PM: SHAUN HILL for his creativity, resulting in appearances Lee is the author of the new vegan Writers who awarded it ‘First Book Award.’ Chef/Owner of the Walnut Tree in on numerous TV shows including ‘The One cookbook ‘Peace and Parsnips’ and one Abergavenny and long-time Festival Show,’ ‘Countryfile,’ and ‘The Gadget Show’. half of the presenting team of 24 Hour friend, Shaun Hill is looked up to by Kitchen’s ‘Meat vs Veg’. A food adventurer many of the very best in Britain’s who travels the world ‘veganizing’ local restaurant industry, with Tom Kerridge dishes, combining two of his main passions, describing him as ‘an inspiration’. We 3.30PM: RORY BUNTING travel and cooking. Lee has travelled are delighted he is back at Ludlow and Rory is Head Chef at ‘The Oak’, a extensively in India and will be sharing we know many of you will be too. beautifully restored 16th century coaching some of his travel and cooking stories inn in Wigmore, Herefordshire. He from this vibrant part of the world. is keen on foraging and using local wild flavours and this demo will give everyone a genuine taste of the shires. 1.30PM: ROB SWIFT Fifth generation Ludlow-based artisan baker feeds our appetite for real bread. The Swift family began baking bread in 1863 - now more than 150 years and six generations on, Rob, along with his brother John who starred in the BBC programme ‘Victorian Bakers,’ continues that tradition, producing some of the most delicious and inventive breads you will find.

10 11 SATURDAY 9TH 3.45PM CHARLOTTE PIKE – SMOKED With chapters covering fish, dairy, 11.30AM: SALLY BROWN meat and vegetables, Charlotte Pike LITERARY LUDLOW takes us back to a primeval way of AND KATE MORRIS - THE cooking with over 80 smoky, succulent IN ASSOCIATION WITH AARDVARK BOOKS WORLD IN MY KITCHEN and mouth-watering recipes. Imagine a book that transports kids thousands of miles away with the fresh, FRIDAY 8TH 1.30PM: JOHN CHALLIS – WIGMORE healthy dishes of different lands. This book leads ‘little people’ to explore SUNDAY 10TH 11AM: WADE MUGGLETON – ABBEY: THE TREASURE OF MORTIMER countries and cuisines to try themselves. Simple recipes, using fresh, healthy 12NOON: BILL SEWELL Published last November, “” THE APPLES AND ORCHARDS and easy-to-source ingredients, with gives an insight into just how John and suggested substitutions, will open up – BILL’S KITCHEN OF WORCESTERSHIRE his wife, Carol have lovingly restored the different tastes, aromas and cuisines. Bill’s first cookbook for 20 years will Abbey. It was also the place where the The concept of a “Pomona”, a book be published on October 1st. Only Fools & Horses spin-off, The Green about fruit, more often than not Apples, Green Grass, was filmed! John enjoyed Encompassing all the most delicious had its hey-day in the 1800’s when the the idea of not having to drive to work… recipes both from his Herefordshire esteemed men & women of august societies 1PM: TIM HAYWARD - KNIFE, Hear more about just why he loves living cafes and his home cooking, it will be a recorded & catalogued the varieties of on the Shropshire/Herefordshire border! ‘greatest hits’ from a life devoted to food. the day. There has seemingly never been HIS EXCITING NEW BOOK! a Worcestershire Pomona where all the Knife is a love-letter to this essential varieties of the county are recorded culinary tool - its form, history and together in one place. This book is an 2.45PM: ELISABETH LUARD - creation. Through interviews with knife- 1.30PM LINDY WILDSMITH attempt to rectify this, as well as to capture makers, chefs and collectors, acclaimed a few of the stories of the apples of a EUROPEAN PEASANT COOKERY food writer Tim Hayward explores how the – RAW AND RARE county once so renowned for its orchards. relationship between cook and blade has In this remarkable book, Elisabeth In recent years there has been a global shaped both the knife itself, and the ways Luard sets out to record the principles explosion of culinary interest in the age-old we prepare and eat food all over the world. of European cookery. Written with tradition of eating raw fish, seafood and 12.30PM: SUDI PIGOTT - the scrupulous attention to detail and meat. Suddenly, it seems, sashimi, ceviche, authenticity that is the hallmark of tartare and carpaccio have become the FLIPPING GOOD! PANCAKES Elisabeth’s cookery writing, there are 2.45PM LEE WATSON – inspiration and focus for young chefs recipes from twenty-five countries, around the world. This book gives you all FROM AROUND THE WORLD peppered with hundreds of fascinating PEACE AND PARSNIPS these recipes, plus many more modern Sudi is the author of “How to be a Better anecdotes and little-known facts fusion dishes, so you can create globally- Lee invites us all to discover the delights Foodie” and her newest book, “Flipping about local history and folklore. inspired raw food in your own kitchen. of eating meat and dairy-free recipes, Good! Pancakes from around the world.” bursting with vitality and taste. From Here she explores pancakes for the curries, burgers and bakes to showstoppers gastronomically and globally curious, for special occasions, this book is set to from definitive blini and crunchy chickpea 2.45PM: SHAUN HILL - rock your concept of cooking vegan! socca to exotic Arabic atayef, Japanese okonomiyaki and Sri Lankan hoppers. SALT IS ESSENTIAL Shaun Hill of the The Walnut Tree, Abergavenny, believes food needs salt. His 50 years of being a Chef brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. Hear more about why Salt is Essential in Shaun’s talk in the ‘pop-up’ bookshop. 08 th SEPT OPEN 10AM 12 13 CHEF’S KITCHEN MASTERCLASSES SATURDAY 9TH 11AM: RAYEESA 3.15PM: BRAAING TONIGHT See Friday at 12.30pm. See Friday 1pm. Our Chef’s Kitchen Masterclasses SOME SESSIONS are always popular and this year you can explore dishes from SOLD OUT EARLY 12.30PM: ASIAN STREET FOOD, around the world, from Sushi to LAST YEAR, COOKING FOR A CROWD MADE EASY No formalities here, this is seriously tasty South African Bunny Chow. food made cheaply and easily which can SO BOOK ON be scaled up to feed a hungry crowd. All Masterclasses take place in the Inner Bailey. You will need to purchase an entry ticket to the Ludlow THE WEBSITE Food Festival to gain access to these masterclasses. 2PM: BUNNY CHOW This year Chef Steve Lyons is joined by Rayeesa Asghar- Learn how to make this South African Sandys for these hands-on sessions. Just £5 per person! TODAY. inspired dish, essentially a curry served in a most unusual way. FRIDAY 8TH SUNDAY 10TH 11AM: BUSTING BREAKFASTS 3PM: PORK PIES TO GO 11AM: SENSATIONAL SUSHI Bored with Breakfast? We all know it is Add your own flavour twist to this Great for Sunday morning breakfast! We the most important meal of the day but British tradition and the best part? will walk you through the basic techniques sometimes finding nourishing, healthy You get to take your delicious creation and leave you wishing you had made more. options, especially when you are on away to bake and enjoy at home. the go, is difficult. Pick up great ideas that mean you don’t have to give up your favourite breakfast foods, but 12.30PM: RAYEESA – by making simple changes they’re packed full of a lot more goodness. INDIAN COOKING See Friday at 12.30pm.

12.30PM: RAYEESA – INDIAN COOKING 2PM: PERFECT PASTA Nothing beats the taste of freshly-made Indian cuisine from Herefordshire’s first pasta. We will unravel the art of pasta and only authentic Indian cookery school. making and learn how to make pasta Learn to create the perfect samosa. dough and produce delicious hand-made pasta using the traditional pasta machine. 2PM: BRAAING TONIGHT The great smell of fabulous food sizzling 3PM: TACO FEVER on the grill South African style. You Introducing you to the will even make your accompaniment authentic Mexican Taco. of stokbrood (bread on a stick)! 14 www.foodfestival.co.uk 15 SATURDAY 9TH SLOW FOOD TASTE WORKSHOPS 12.00NOON: TOO GOOD TO WASTE! 4.00PM: CHEESE - Did you know that ten million tons of food SINGLE OR DOUBLE? is wasted in this country each year? Chef FRIDAY 8TH Andy Link from the Riverside Inn will make Can you taste the difference between a delicious lunch from some of the less- single and double Gloucester? And 12.00NOON: PROTECTION AND 4.00PM: VOYAGE OF loved parts of fruits, vegetables and meat. how does a cheese achieve Protected PERFECTION OF THE LOCAL POMONA GELATO DISCOVERY His surprise tasting menu will use produce Designation of Origin (PDO) status? Top from local suppliers as well as his own cheesemonger Paxton and Whitfield Ludlow’s hinterland, the Marches, is home Gelato Village is an internationally- restaurant kitchen and garden, to show the partner with legendary cheese maker to many apples rare and almost forgotten. recognised gelateria committed to using the versatility of ingredients that many would Liz Godsell of Godsells Cheese (winner Wade Muggleton is an apple enthusiast finest quality ingredients from around the throw away. Come and enjoy the meal and of Cotswold Life Cheese of 2016) to talk and member of the network formed to world. Join Daniele Taverna and Antonio join in a discussion on ways to reduce and cheese. Hear how the cheeses are made, rediscover the history, flavour and qualities de Vecchi as they guide you through the reuse your own food waste. Served with a the fun story behind each one and how of some early-fruiting apple varieties. secrets of artisan Italian gelato making. very special apple cocktail using verjuice. Godsells Single Gloucester has achieved There will be tastings throughout, including They will explain the difference between PDO status. Served with a glass of wine. favourite apple recipes, accompanied by gelato and ice cream, give you an insight Slow Food Members £12 Non-members £14 Slow Food Members £8 Oldfields ‘Applesecco’ Discovery sparkling into the traditional Italian Mantecazione Non-members £10 cider and Appleteme’s apple juice. process and, of course, give you the chance to try a variety of award-winning Slow Food Members £8 gelato from the establishment named Best Non-members £10 Gelateria at the Italian Awards 2016. 2.00PM: LAND AND SEA 6.00PM: AN ODE TO APERITIF Slow Food Members £8 - A TASTE OF IRELAND Join us for pre-dinner drinks, led by Non-members £10 Chantelle Hicks from Harvey’s of Fish 2.00PM: HERE COME Top chef, food writer, and panellist Street, Shrewsbury. Chantelle will on BBC radio’s ‘The Kitchen Cabinet’, explore the wide diversity of aperitifs, THE BEEFY BOYS! Paula McIntyre takes local produce and including Prosecco in a fresh Peach transforms it with simple but delicious How on earth did the Beefy Boys become 6.00PM: TASTING OF RARE Bellini, Manzanilla Sherry, Gin in a recipes. In a celebration of the best of classic Martini, Campari in Negroni the much-acclaimed purveyors of the Northern Ireland, she uses seaweed from perfect burger? Murf, one of the original ITALIAN WINES WITH CHEESE and will finish with an Aperol Spritz, the North coast to make dishes such all accompanied by suitable nibbles. boys, joins us to share the story, starting Shane Holland, Chairman of Slow Food as nori crusted lamb loin with Rathlin from the pain and gain of creating a 100% in the UK, Italian wine expert and Island kelp salad, and carrots baked in Slow Food Members £16 21 day aged Herefordshire beef burger. international cheese judge, in partnership smoked dulce, a Slow Food Ark of Taste Non-members £18 In 2014 the Butty Bach Burger came first with Emilia, cheese trader from Borough product. Served with a glass of wine. in the UK and second overall in the World Market, takes you on a journey through Food Championships. The Boys work closely the less well-known world of Piedmontese Slow Food Members £14 with local suppliers, including butcher Neil wines. These wines, rarely found in the UK, Non-members £16 Powell and farmer Johnny Morris, and are produced in very small quantities. They use Peter Cook’s bread. Come and taste are of exceptional quality and range from the burger difference along with some bone dry to near pudding wine in style. of their other favourites including Mac They will be carefully matched with Italian ‘n’ Cheese Balls and Jalapeno Poppers. raw milk cheeses and, in harmony with Served with what else but Butty Bach ale. Italian/English relations, Quickes Cheddar. Slow Food Members £14 Slow Food Members £16 Non-members £16 Non-members £18

16 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk 17 SUNDAY 10TH HOW TO BOOK TICKETS 11.00AM: DUCKS NEST DOES BRUNCH ONLINE BOOKING FOR ALL TALKS & TASTINGS Possibly the most refreshing new offer on a WORKSHOPS ON OUR WEBSITE IN ASSOCIATION WITH WOT’S COOKING Sunday in the Marches is Pete Mace, chef and proprietor of the Duck’s Nest and his WWW.SLOWFOODLUDLOW.ORG.UK all-day brunch menu. Pete doesn’t depart If you are unable to book on line from his local and seasonal offer when it FRIDAY 8TH SUNDAY 10TH comes to late breakfast options. Celebrating email [email protected] the turn of Autumn, you’ll be starting with or phone 01584 878398 for a booking 11.00AM: RAPESEED OIL 11.00AM: SEASONAL SEPTEMBER Presteigne trout, apple slaw, poached egg form which must be returned Rupert Bennett – Bennett & Dunn Adam Purnell - Shropshire Lad with Hollandaise sauce served on Alex with a cheque. We cannot take Gooch’s sourdough. Other dishes include card payment over the phone. 12.00NOON: BUTCHERY 12.00NOON: FABULOUS FISH braised local mutton with roasted beetroot, sticky walnuts on walnut bread and pickled Some events get booked up quickly John Brereton – Ludlow Food Centre Tom Court - Sticky Fig Catering carrot on toast. Enjoy a snapshot of brunch so to avoid disappointment book options accompanied by a Chase vodka early. Remaining tickets will be 1.00PM: MAD ABOUT CHEESE 1.00PM: GROW YOU OWN Bloody Mary and Black Mountain coffee. on sale during the Festival Dudley Martin - Ludlow Food Centre Terry Walton – Radio 2 Allotment Doctor Slow Food Members £12 Non-members £14 2.00PM: DELICIOUS VEGAN 2.30PM: BUTCHERY Lizzy Hughes - Our Lizzy Cookery School Andy Offer – Whyle House Lamb 1.00PM: MARCHES CHEFS 3.00PM: BREAD MAKING COOK TOGETHER Kath Corfield - Veg Patch Kitchen The Ludlow Marches area contains an abundance of artisan producers, smallholdings and farms, providing local chefs with wonderful ingredients. Andy SATURDAY 9TH Link of the Riverside Inn is a member of the Slow Food Chef Alliance, an 11.00AM: VEGETARIAN international group of chefs who champion Nikki Webster – Rebel Recipes local, sustainable, seasonal food. He has got together with Karl Martin from Old Downton Lodge to create a tasting 12.00NOON: GOOSE menu in which each chef will discuss Andrew Goodman - Goodman’s Geese his own approach to using this amazing produce and how he works with and supports local producers. The sommelier 1.00PM: REAL BREAD from Old Downton Lodge will present John Swift – Swift’s Bakery wines to accompany each dish. . Slow Food Members £16 2.00PM: SEASONAL VEG Non-members £18 Pete Lawrence – The Allotment Cookbook 3.00PM: CHRISTMAS PUD Don Bridges – The Pudding Shop

18 www.foodfestival.co.uk 19 BAKE IN TIME! Brewery, Bar & & Bar Brewery, THREE FROM THE FAMOUS BAKING TENT Visitor Centre Centre Visitor This year, you get the chance to get up close and SANDY DOCHERTY You’ll instantly remember Sandy from personal with three of the the class of 2015 with her bubbly most popular bakers ever personality and down-to-earth approach, demonstrating how a crème brulée to have graced the ‘tent’ in should be like a bottom wobble! The Great British Bake Off. In her role as a Child Welfare Officer in They’ll be hosting ‘hands-on’ her home county of Yorkshire, she helps young people with emotional issues, and Food & Drink Drink & Food interactive classes which are after work runs a cookery club where she teaches children from deprived guaranteed to bring a smile. backgrounds to bake on a budget. Festival Festival www.bakingdownbarriers.co.uk Val will be with us Friday and Saturday, Sandy Saturday and Sunday and Howard all three days. We’ve called this area Bake in Time, because we’re September September baking in a castle - sorry we know it’s VAL STONES a bad pun, but we couldn’t help it! Val appeared in Series 7 of ‘The Great British Bake Off’. 8th-10th 10th - 8th

She brought us cake whispering, missing animals from the Ark and the HOWARD MIDDLETON best Bake Off moment ever - according Elbowed muffins, missing custard and to a Radio Times online poll - with her Friday 8th 8th Friday the infamous hemp loaf, Howard, with departing speech. Val loves to exercise his quirky style and love of unusual and can often be found doing aerobics ingredients, was at the heart of some in her kitchen whilst she waits for her 10am - 8pm 8pm - 10am memorable TV moments. A regular jam to boil or her bread to prove. writer for the Great British Chefs www.valcakewhisperer.co.uk website, his first book, ‘Delicious Gluten-Free Baking’, was published in September 2015 to rave reviews. Saturday 9th 9th Saturday Howard will be book-signing THESE HANDS-ON following his demonstrations. 10am - 10pm 10pm - 10am www.howardmiddleton.com MASTERCLASSES

www.theludlowbrewing Sunday 10th 10th Sunday www.theludlowbrewing ARE FREE! company.co.uk 10am - 5pm 5pm - 10am company.co.uk 20 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk 21 SUNDAY 10TH SERIOUSLY... 12NOON: SERIOUSLY... ON TREND It all started back in 2006, when Stephen This year we get to Jones read a magazine article about the the heart of important SATURDAY 9TH fantastic nutritional properties of quinoa, leading him to buy a small amount to try trends and issues in food 12NOON: SERIOUSLY... the product. He loved it, but it got him and farming with some thinking.... wouldn’t it be great if we could FARMING POST BREXIT produce British-grown quinoa on the family Seriously... Good Talks. See Friday 2pm. farm? And so, the journey began! Discover the exceptional products they now produce including smoked and toasted quinoa. FRIDAY 8TH 1PM: SERIOUSLY... WILD Adele Nozedar is a forager, food writer 12NOON: SERIOUSLY... FOOD WASTE and author of several books including two about foraging: ‘The Hedgerow Handbook’ 1PM: SERIOUSLY... REAL BREAD Take a seat to learn more about reducing and ‘The Garden Forager.” After a long With over 20 years’ experience in bread- your food waste. Hands Together Ludlow career in the music industry, she now runs making, Peter Cook started his own will explain about how much of what ‘Brecon Beacons Foraging,’ Wales’ only business ‘Peter Cooks Bread’ near Ledbury they do revolves around food, and how dedicated foraging centre and will be in Herefordshire 3 years ago, winning to minimise food waste or promoting sharing her passion for all things wild. at The World Bread Awards. Since then healthy eating, through cooking he has also been a finalist in ‘Baker of inexpensive, tasty and nutritious meals. the Year’ Baking Industry Awards 2016, 2PM: SERIOUSLY... BEES Winner of ‘Herefordshire Producer of 1PM: SERIOUSLY... FAD FREE Tom Hall will explain how these truly the Year’ 2016 and is a Finalist again this amazing creatures are vital to our year. A ‘Real Bread Campaign Bakers Eva Humphries translates the latest science everyday lives and what the impact Angel’, you can be sure his bread is made on various health-related topics to promote would be if there were to be a huge without processing aids or any other evidence-based nutrition. It’s not about decline in their numbers. Discover the artificial additives. Come along and denial but balance. A seriously good talk facts about this fascinating species and discover why real bread is the real deal. about real, accessible, seasonal, British learn more about the fruits of their produce and fuss free nutritious cooking. labour – delicious honey, of course. 2PM – SERIOUSLY... GAME 2PM: SERIOUSLY... FARMING Wild game comes in many delicious forms - POST BREXIT but it is here in the beautiful Marches that Pheasant and Partridge reign supreme. Shane Holland, Chairman of Slow Food in the UK, talks about what Free range and full of flavour - see, taste Brexit may mean for food, farming and hear at first hand just how versatile and our diets post Brexit. Will it be these delicious game birds really are! chlorinated chicken or halcyon days?

22 23 chocolate tastings over the three days WHOSE SAUSAGE IS IT? of the Festival. Each day, one tasting 10am to 3pm Saturday 9th September will be inside the Castle in the Inner Around Ludlow Bailey and the other will take place AROUND TOWN Tickets: £4.50 outside the shop on the Entertainment Square. Timings will be 11am and 2pm The beautiful town of Ludlow comes alive for the Our Sausage Trail is a great start to the and you definitely won’t want to miss festival weekend with an abundance of things to Saturday morning and sells out quickly out on tasting some of the most unusual so don’t hang around! You get to stroll chocolate flavours trending right now! do as well as many independent shops to visit! around town sampling sausages made by our butchers. Cast a vote out of ten You’ll be in the very capable for each one, then hand in your voting hands of Janette Rowlatt, owner SUNDAY PRODUCERS MARKET RAISE YOUR GLASS: form at the Sausage Trail HQ to claim of Chocolate Gourmet. your favourite sausage in a bread bun 10am - 5pm Sunday 10th September THE ALE TRAIL baked in Ludlow, and all for £4.50. Market Square STREET FOOD AT THE BREWERY Friday 4pm onwards throughout the Saturday 9th 3pm to 10pm weekend during participants opening Another 40 producers will be joining us in Ludlow Brewing Company, Station Drive Market Square on Sunday. You can find a hours. Around Ludlow CHOCOLATE TASTING full list at the back of this programme and Tickets: £6.50 We wanted to extend part of the Festival on the website, www.foodfestival.co.uk Friday 8th & Sunday 10th September: Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday will this year into the evening, and by kind 11am: Entertainment Square, Ludlow give you the chance to visit our Ale Trail permission of Ludlow Brewing Company, 2pm: Inside Ludlow Castle locations. Simply buy your entry/voting we will be holding a Street Food event at PINK LADY FOOD form from the Food Festival Information Saturday 9th September the brewery between 3pm and 10pm on the trailer situated outside the castle. The 11am: Inside Ludlow Castle Saturday. Come down and enjoy a PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR cost is £6.50, which includes a souvenir 2pm: Entertainment Square, Ludlow pint from Ludlow Brewery with Street 10am - 10pm Friday 8th & tasting glass for you to keep. Once you’ve Food of your choice whilst enjoying Saturday 9th September completed at least 8 of the stops bring your Chocolate Gourmet, a dream shop for some music to keep the Festival 1 Mill Street voting form back to the Information trailer chocoholics, opened nearly 20 years ago atmosphere going long after the to qualify for a free bottle of beer from our and is still bringing fine chocolate to the Castle closes. Entry is free. Do not miss this world-class exhibition as trail sponsors, Ludlow Brewery. Marches. Janette will be running FREE it makes one of its rare UK stops before it goes worldwide. You can see the phenomenal images from photographers across the globe at the Ludlow Assembly GOT A SWEET TOOTH? Rooms. 11am to 5pm Saturday 9th & 2pm to 4pm Sunday 10th September The Methodist Church, Broad Street ONLY IN LUDLOW LOYALTY CARD LUDLOW BREWERY TOURS Tickets: £2.50 ‘Only In Ludlow’ is a project founded Once you have collected 20 stamps, hand 3pm Friday 8th September It’s not a trail but we highly recommend by Ludlow Chamber of Commerce to it in at your nearest ‘Only in Ludlow’ 11am & 3pm Saturday 9th & the Pudding Tasting at the Methodist promote the independent businesses, shop to go into the hamper draw. The Sunday 10th September Church in Broad Street on Saturday traders and shops that make draw will take place quarterly in March, The Railway Shed, Station Drive 11am-5pm and Sunday 2pm-4pm. Ludlow such a unique town. June, September and December. If you want to see how beer is brewed on For just £2.50 you can sample Whether you’re a Ludlow resident or a non-industrial scale then a tour at the any three puddings from a just visiting for the weekend, pick Ludlow Brewing Company is worth raising truly mind-blowing selection. up your free loyalty card to start a glass to! Tours cost £7: there is one tour Dare we say you’ll be supporting these special shops today. DISCOVER THE SHOPS on Friday 9th at 3pm and two tours on going back for seconds? Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th, at 11am and Regular loyalty card users have a chance 3pm. If you’re arriving early in Ludlow, of winning a unique ‘Only in Ludlow’ gift there is one tour available on Thursday hamper each quarter. Simply spend over INVOLVED AT 8th at 3pm. To book on these tours visit £1 in participating shops for a stamp. ONLYINLUDLOW.WORDPRESS.COM our website, www.foodfestival.co.uk.

24 25 THE FIRE MORE IN THE CASTLE... KITCHEN With a quarter of a million followers TRIPLE KNIFE DANIELLE’S BARISTA across his social media platforms, Christian Stevenson aka DJ BBQ ATTRACTIONS EXPERIENCE is a man of many talents. His career in broadcasting spans 20 years, If you’re serious about cooking There’s just nothing like the smell but cooking has always been an intrinsic then mastering knife skills is of amazing coffee and now you can part of Christian’s life. Five years ago he essential – so you chop the learn the art of the barista with decided to make it his focus and DJ BBQ food and not your fingers! Rick Stein-trained Danielle Hadley. was born. Christian grew up on the Mason- Dixon line and was influenced by the Eckington Manor Cookery School are Having been a finalist and a judge for cultures and food of both North and South returning to this year’s Festival and their the National UK Barista Championships, USA. While the food always takes centre trained chefs will be imparting their Danielle truly knows her coffee. She stage, the DJ BBQ experience encompasses skills so expect to come away with some has run a number of high calibre food, fun and a lust for life at its core, or great tips that will make you quicker shops, roasted coffee professionally as Christian likes to call it, Catertainment. in the kitchen. Courses will take place and trained other baristas around the in the historic rotunda at the centre of UK. She currently runs her own shop, In the past five years DJ BBQ has become the Festival in the Inner Bailey and are Danielle’s Coffee, in Bridgnorth. the second most popular BBQ cook on limited to 12 participants per session at YouTube and across social media. His Danielle’s Barista Experience will run just £4.95 per person. Places book up DJ BBQ cookbook, released in 2014, sold on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at fast so we advise booking ahead. Please over 70,000 copies and still resides in 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Each class lasts visit the Eckington Manor website. the Amazon top 10 BBQ books. He was around an hour. Tickets cost just £5 signed up to Jamie Oliver’s Foodtube And when you’ve honed your skills why and are limited in numbers so please channel which now boasts 2.7 million not visit Joel Black Knives at his live do book in advance through the subscribers. He has also appeared forge within the Festival for a handmade website, www.foodfestival.co.uk. regularly on This Morning and was chef’s knife, and Aardvark Books for a Here’s a flavour of what to expect invited onto Jamie Oliver’s copy of Tim Hayward’s book “Knife: The show to help create the ultimate burger Cult, Craft and Culture of the Cook’s • Discover the different home brewing recipe. He has written a food column Knife”. Tim will be signing his book equipment on the market & how to use it for FHM and contributed to press such at the Festival on Saturday at 1pm. • How coffee is made for you in a coffee as The Independent, Metro, The Daily shop. Why is it good? Why is it bad? Mail and Heat Magazine. He has curated the Cutting Room stage at Meatopia • Taste many different coffees London since its inception, hosting world- PRODUCERS’ POD the professional way renowned chefs such as Francis Mallmann, • Watch coffee being roasted Niklas Ekstedt and Yotam Ottolenghi. Each year many of our wonderfully creative producers have exciting • Learn the Art of Latte DJ BBQ will be hosting our new Fire new products that they bring along Kitchen in 2017 and he’s bringing along to the Festival. This year we decided Danielle has a real passion for coffee some super chef friends to help him to provide them with a dedicated that shines through when you speak area where they can ‘shout about’ to her, so we know this is going to all things NEW in their businesses. be one captivating experience.

26 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk 27 FOOD CENTRE BUY– FROM POP-UP SHROPSHIRE The Ludlow Food Centre Buy-From Shropshire is undoubtedly one local has a passion and attraction that’s kept ethos for championing Ludlow firmly on the food and supporting map of Britain and it’s independent food and always a popular stand drink businesses. . across the weekend. They work with a dynamic range of producers, most of whom are exhibiting In keeping with our change in layout at the Festival this year. As well as this year, the Ludlow Food Centre team established Ludlow Food producers, they has decided to do something a bit are also bringing several businesses different themselves this year. They are who are new to the Festival this year. having their own marquee, excitingly The businesses they work with receive bringing us a mini pop-up Ludlow support from Buy-From Shropshire in terms Food Centre within the castle walls. of retail, exporting, digital marketing, All their key producers will be spending business services and community. time at the show and will be happy to This is their second year at Ludlow discuss their products, answer questions Food Festival. Look out for new and provide samples for visitors to enjoy. products and tastings on the Producers’ So, whether it’s freshly-baked bread, Pod throughout the weekend. delicious sausage rolls, award-winning seasonally produced jams, succulent sausages or traditionally-aged cheddar that takes your fancy, you’ll get a true flavour of what the food centre has to offer as one of the UK’s best examples of a true field-to-fork operation. Amy Willmett, Public Relations Officer for the Ludlow Food Centre, said: “Ludlow Food Festival is always one of the first dates we put in our diary and look forward to every year. It really is one of the best festivals of its kind in the UK.”

28 29 ‘VIKING’ MEAL KIDS ACTIVITIES WORKSHOP Get your little ones along to the free This year the little people of the family can find Grow Cook Learn workshops so they can become descendants of the Vikings. They a range of activities in the Castle Moat. We have will help prepare a meal with flat bread, everything from bug hunts through to story telling butter, fruit, nuts and cottage cheese; grind some wheat, and spin some wool to to a Top Ten Show about all things Food! assist the household. If they have some free time they can play fox and geese. MINI BEAST HUNT OUTSIDE THE BOX The very talented Emma Lawrence will TOP 10 SHOW be organising mini beast hunts around - LITTLE COOKS The Top Ten Show will be held at the Castle, including goodie bags for Taking place in the Inner Bailey regular intervals throughout the just £1! There will also be the chance to are FREE kids’ cookery classes with Festival, and is a fun, creative, inter- learn how to draw and colour in the Outside The Box. Little cooks can have active show aimed at all ages. During minibeasts found along the way. a go at Grab and Go Breakfast, Sweet the free 20-30 minute presentation, you Potato and Halloumi Burgers, Apple will be educated about 10 key values Bites plus much more! Simply book in central to the Ludlow Food Festival, on the day for your chosen time. but in a way that is also entertaining SAM THE SNAIL’S SLOW with plenty of audience participation. FOOD ADVENTURE! A must-see for the whole family! We have teamed up once again with Slow Food to create a foodie adventure of discovery with sense enhancing stops! FACE PAINTING Make sure your children pick up their Our chosen charity Self-Help Africa will free Sam the Snail passport so they can be running a face painting station in collect the stamps along the way. the moat during the weekend. £2 per child for a design of your choice!

30 31 RISDON AND RISDON REDFORD BARNS THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Ever wondered why food stylists, bloggers Redford Barns are sponsoring some of and cool chefs look so effortlessly chic on our visiting chefs with accommodation. Don’t miss out on visiting our fabulous sponsors during social media platforms? Well it could be to This magnificent location comprises two do with the aprons they are wearing if it’s luxury boutique self-catering barns set in 12 the weekend and seeing what they have to offer! one by Risdon and Risdon. This local brand acres of private, open fields near Ludlow. creates the most covetable aprons around, Ludlow Barn and Tenbury Cottage can be practical, stylish and made to last, they rented separately or together for a party come with a lifetime guarantee. of up to 13. Dine together in Ludlow Barn’s FENTIMANS LUDLOW BREWING CO. www.risdonandrisdon.co.uk gorgeous kitchen or enjoy a summer’s evening cooking al fresco at your very own Fentimans have been making natural The award-winning Ludlow Brewing Co outdoor kitchen. Sounds like bliss to us! botanical drinks for over 100 years. produces high quality ales right in the www.redfordfarmbarns.co.uk Their artisanal drinks are brewed for an heart of the beautiful town of Ludlow. Using amazing 7 days using the time-honoured high quality ingredients they currently LUDLOW MOTORS botanical brewing process. Visit the produce - Ludlow Best, Gold, Blonde, Black Ludlow Motors is a family-owned business Fentimans Botanical Bar at this year’s Knight, Stairway and Boiling Well. This started by Derrick Grieveson over 60 years Festival, it will be a truly awesome, taste year they are kindly sponsoring our Ale ago. Three generations of the Grieveson WENLOCK SPRING bud tantalising experience! Trail and if you don’t manage to get a family have worked for the firm, and now Kindly sponsoring the water for our www.fentimans.com ticket for the trail, why not book for one four of Mr Grieveson’s grandchildren volunteers, stewards and hospitality of the brewery tours during the weekend? work within the group serving motorists tent, Wenlock Spring is a great asset to www.theludlowbrewingcompany.co.uk in Shropshire and the West Midlands. If the Festival. Wenlock Spring is a family you’re looking for a new or used car they business that commenced bottling water KADAI FIREBOWLS have over 1000 in stock across the group in 1989 and since this date the central and new cars are added daily. focus has been to produce high quality Kadai Firebowls are sponsoring our WOT’S COOKING www.ludlowmotors.co.uk premium water, sourced responsibly and The Fire Kitchen and we couldn’t think packaged in an environmentally-conscious of a more appropriate collaboration. The Festival certainly couldn’t happen way. Don’t miss visiting their stand at You can buy four types of Kadais without the help of Katie and Glyn the event. www.wenlockspring.co.uk from this Shropshire business. Johnson from ‘Wot’s Cooking’ and their team. Responsible for putting together Original Kadais are up to 100 years old EMILIA LTD the demo chef line-up plus Talks/Tastings and have their own unique character from Emilia specialises in the finest Italian foods and running both stages throughout years of use as cooking bowls at weddings and wines from the Emilia-Romagna area the Festival. They kindly sponsor the and festivals across India. Recycled Kadais in North-Central Italy, considered one of CW GARDEN Wot’s Cooking Stage in the Inner Bailey are a copy of the Original Kadai while the most special food locations in the world too. They are great friends of Ludlow sophisticated Wilstone Kadais are hand- for its unique combination of produce, MARQUEES Food Festival. www.wotscooking.co.uk beaten from one piece of thick mild steel to landscape, methods and traditions. Our marquee company generously sponsor form a beautiful bowl with robust, hand- Discover a true taste of Italy at this year’s our Chefs’ hospitality marquee which forged handles. Finally, Travel Kadais, the Ludlow Food Festival on Emilia’s stand. provides a great place for them to ‘take ultimate travel companion. www.emiliauk.london 5’, either pre or post stage appearance. www.kadai.co.uk With a vast range of products and equipment, this company can cater for any occasion. www.cwgardenmarquees.co.uk

32 www.foodfestival.co.uk 33 THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVALOPEN Manufactured at More Works, Bishops Castle, MARCHES Shropshire FOOD MATTERS The Festival Directors are committed to using a percentage of the profits generated from our events to support local food-related good causes.

As a “not for profit” organisation it is The Festival is committed to being the hard to predict how much money we charity’s primary funder, but other can donate each year. So, in 2017, we organisations are welcome to support established Marches Food Matters, which Marches Food Matters. A small number has recently been registered by the of the Food Festival board will sit as Charities Commission. This independent trustees of the charity, with the rest drawn charity will work directly with local groups from the wider community. Ludlow Food who are working on food related issues Festival has made an initial donation of such as educational programmes and £5000 to launch Marches Food Matters. food poverty. It may be about helping The Festival is committed to its support individuals or groups but whatever the of this charity, which is dedicated to activity it will be local to Ludlow and ensuring that as many people as possible the Marches and community led. benefit from, and can participate in, the bounty of our local food culture.

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38 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk 39 SF SM FA SF SM FA SF SM FA www.oliversciderandperry.co.uk Hundred House Coffee BFS Ludlow & District Meg Hawkins Artist BFS Shropshire Gin BFS Toot Sweets Chocolates Beekeepers Association Company, The 01584 841718 07811 672460 Orchard Pigs 07814 113156 01584 811039 01952 384375 www.hundredhousecoffee.com www.meghawkins.co.uk 01978 660371 www.tootsweetschocolates.co.uk www.ludlowbeekeepers.org.uk www.tigergin.co.uk www.orchardpigs.co.uk Indian Street Food Miranda’s Preserves Ty Gwyn Cider Ltd. Ludlow Books 07929 001874 Shropshire Salumi 07832 224330 Pen-Y-Lan Pork Ltd 01600 750287 01584 861620 www.mirandas-preserves.co.uk 01743 850698 Italian Twinning, San 01978 810524 www.tygwyncider.co.uk Ludlow Brewing Co Ltd www.shropshire-salumi.co.uk Pietro in Cariano Monkhide Wines Pips Cider Ltd 01584 873291 and Liqueurs Shropshire Spice Co Ltd Ultimate Fudge Outlet Joel Black Knives 01981 550484 theludlowbrewingcompany.co.uk 01432 839016 01588 640100 01606 836015 www.joelblackknives.com www.pipscider.com www.monkhide.com www.ultimatefudgeoutlet.co.uk Ludlow Food Centre www.shropshire-spice.co.uk Joles Gourmet Radnor Hills 01584 856000 Morgans Brew Tea Mineral Water Special Cider Weird and Wonderful 07519 954243 www.ludlowfoodcentre.co.uk 01938 552303 01547 530220 Company, The Cheese Co, The www.tastemontgomery.co.ukSF SM FA Just Crisps SF SM FA Ludlow Nut Co., The www.radnorhills.co.uk 01694 781351 07926 953153 01543 493081 01584 876512 Moydens Handmade thespecialcidercompany.co.uk weirdandwonderfulcheese.co.uk BFS BFS Ralph’s Cider Ltd www.justoil.co.uk www.ludlownutco.co.uk Cheese 01544 350304 Strawberry Stop, The 01630 639796 Well-dressed Kadai Firebowls www.ralphscider.co.uk 01531 632664 Mahorall Farm Cider www.mrmoyden.com 01584 811126 by Wilstone www.thestrawberrystop.co.uk 01584 890296 Rayeesa’s Indian Kitchen 01694 720201 Wenlock Edge Farm www.farmcider.co.uk Mycocoa 01432 870253 Sytch Farm Studios www.kadai.com 01432 861032 01694 771893 Mayhawk Richard C Swift Ltd 01743 718908 www.mycocoa.co.uk www.wenlockedgefarm.co.uk La Triestina 01594 529000 01584 890003 www.sytchfarmstudios.co.uk 07905 326637 Mr Truffle Ltd www.mayhawk.com SF SM FA www.swifts-bakery.co.uk Taste of Tanzania Wenlock Spring www.latriestina.co.uk 07553 086123 01746 762103 Water Ltd Maynards Farm BFS www.trufflesinlondon.co.uk Ridiculously Rich Llangollen Brewery Bacon Ltd 01694 781277 by Alana Teme Valley Brewery 01978 861916 No Comply Brands www.wenlockspring.co.uk 01948 840252 07850529201 01886 821238 www.llangollenbrewery.com www.maynardsfarm.co.uk 07825 734579 www.ridiculouslyrichbyalana. www.temevalleybrewery.co.uk When In Rome WineSF SM FA www.nocomplybrands.co.uk co.uk Three Tuns Brewery 07557 944556 Netherton Foundry Risbury Rapeseed Oil BFS www.wheninromewine.com 01746 862781 01568 760260 01588 638392 www.threetunsbrewery.co.uk www.netherton-foundry.co.uk www.risburyrapeseedoil.co.uk Willow Game Ltd Oak Apple Catering Risdon & Risdon Tigg’s 01588 650119 07779 117802 01743 588338 07855 347313 www.willowgame.co.uk www.risdonandrisdon.co.uk www.tiggitup.co.uk www.oakapplecatering.co.uk Wil’s Smokehouse Oldfields Orchard Roberts Country Fayre Tipsy Fruit Gins Ltd 01544 327847 01584 781289 01299 270837 01978 264444 www.wilssmokehouse.co.uk www.oldfieldsorchard.co.uk www.robertscountryfayre.co.uk www.tipsyfruitgins.co.uk SF SM FA Willy Chase’s S A Sauces Ltd. Tipsy Tart, The Olive Press, The BFS 01432 367714 01584 529612 07973 306879 01584 872078 www.willychases.co.uk www.theolivepress.co.uk www.sasauces.co.uk www.thetipsytart.co.uk Wood Brewery Ltd, The Oliver’s Cider SF SM FA Shack Revolution, The Tom Dickins Fine Arts and Perry Ltd 01885 488325 01584 879000 01588 672523 01432 820569 BFS www.manningsjuice.co.uk www.tomdickins.co.uk www.woodbrewery.co.uk

40 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk 41 Mukasse Foods Ltd - (Hot Herbal Connections Sue Gilmour SF SM FA SF SM FA & Cold Food Vendor) 01873 811055 Chocolate VENDORS 07434 961466 EXHIBITORS www.herbalconnections.co.ukBFS 01885 483132 BFS FESTIVAL Inside The Castle www.mukassefoods.co.uk www.suegilmour.co.uk Hintons Bakehouse SF SM FA BURSARIES Looking for brekkie, lunch or Noodles In A Box & VENDORS 01299 489784 SundayGirl SF SM FA dinner? Then look no further (Hot Food Vendor) Outside The Castle www.hintonsbakes.co.uk BFS Company, The This year’s winners of the 07913 975553 07852 522069 BFS bursary places inside the than our great range of Throughout the weekend Hobsons Brewery SF SM FA Castle… We offer them a vendors who will be offering www.thesundaygirlcompany.co.uk Old Granary Pierogi SF SM moreFA traders will be joining & Co Ltd FREE day’s trading to help up a range of cuisines. (Hot & Cold Food Vendor) us on the Entertainment 01299 270837 BFS Tony’s Bakery SF SM FA kick-start their new ventures! 07706 197311 BFS Square and Market Square Beefy Boys Ltd, The www.hobsons-brewery.co.uk 01562 636463 so make sure you visit BFS Continuum Conceits (Hot Food Vendor) www.oldgranarypierogi.co.uk Entertainment Sq: Fri, Sat & Sun www.tonysbakery.co.uk these great food and Gold Bursary Winner, Saturday 07968 873753 Perfect Pig Roast drink businesses and see Isabel’s Bakehouse SF SM FA Ultimate Fudge SF SM FA 01568 720374 Company www.thebeefyboys.com what they have to offer. (Hot Food Vendor) Outlet www.frenchchocolates.co.uk (Hot Food Vendor) 07966 592368 BFS 01606 836015 BFS Colcombe House Chase Distillery 01746 762005 Baked For You SF SM FA www.isabelsbakehouse.com www.ultimatefudgeoutlet.co.uk (Drink Vendor) www.bridgnorthbutcher.co.uk 01939 290620 Silver Bursary Winner, Friday BFS Kitchen Garden SF SM FA Wildwood Kitchen SF SM FA 07976 382915 01452 820455 www.bakedforyou.co.uk Polly’s Parlour (Ice Plant Centre www.colcombehouse.co.uk www.chasedistillery.co.uk 01584 701701 Cream Vendor) kitchengardenplantcentre.co.ukBFS BFS Bumbles SF SM FA www.wildwoodkitchen.co.uk Send Cake Drink Up Coffee Van 01630 661926 01568 613691 Lawson Morris SF SM FA Wingers SF Silver Bursary Winner, Sunday (Hot Drink Vendor) www.pollys-parlour.co.ukSF SM FA BFS SM FA 01547 530912 07540 945030 Cake Aspirations SF SM FA 07804 647512 07730 452605 Press De Cuba (Hot BFS BFS BFS www.send-cake.com Food Vendor) 07966 074643 Ludlow Brewing CoSF SM FA Wrap Shack Co Ltd,SF SM FA BFS Gelato Palazzo UK Ltd 07772 517017 www.cakeaspirations.co.uk 01584 873291 (Hot Food Vendor) (Vendor) BFS www.press-de-cuba.co.uk theludlowbrewingcompany.co.uk 07833 791680 BFS Chefs Locker SF SM FA 07799 871314 www.thewrapshack.co.uk Ludlow Country SF SM FA www.gelatopalazzo.co.uk Rigatonis Pasta 07800 871857 Entertainment Sq: Fri, Sat & Sun BFS Market (Hot Food Vendor) www.chefslocker.co.uk greskoBOHDI 01743 289536 01584 877087 BFS SF (Food & Drink Vendor) www.rigatonispasta.co.uk Coopers Gourmet SM FA www.facebook.com/Ludlow- KEY TO SYMBOLS Foods Country-Market-741514165923081/ 07748 592167 SF SlowSM FAFood Trumpers Tea Ltd (Hot BFS 01952 770400 SF www.gresko-bohdi.co.uk & Cold Drink Vendor) Marvellous Mixes SF SM FA SM SundayBFSFA Market www.coopersgf.com 07960 418299 SF SM FA 01432 379122 SF SM BFSFA Further Afield Gwatkin’s Cider BFS www.trumperstea.co.uk SF www.marvellousmixes.co.uk Buy-From Shropshire (Cider Vendor) Flower & White Ltd SM FA BFS BFS 01952 684626 Myrtle’s Kitchen SF SM FA 01981 551906 West Coast Braai BFS www.flowerandwhite.co.uk 07989 747720 www.gwatkinscider.co.uk (Hot Food Vendor) 01584 873433 www.myrtleskitchen.co.uk BFS GMH SF SM FA Iron & Fire Speciality www.westcoastbraai.co.uk Orchard Pigs SF SM FA Coffee Roaster (Hot 07730 094141 Whyle House Lamb - BFS 01978 660371 Drinks Vendor) SF (Hot Food Vendor) G & R Tudge (Hot SM FA www.orchardpigs.co.uk BFS 07851 772562 01568 750543 Food Vendor) www.ironandfire.co.uk BFS Pudding Shop, The SF SM FA www.whylehouse.co.uk 01584 831227 www.tudge-meats.co.uk 01684 593867 Mighty Soft Shell Crab BFS Wroxeter Roman Entertainment Sq: Sat and Sun www.thepuddingshop.co.uk - (Vendor - Food) Vineyard Really ScrumptiousSF 07837 515017 01743 761888 Good Game SF SM FA SM FA 01568 708706 www.themightysoftshellcrab.com www.wroxetervineyard.co.uk 07940 133237 BFS BFS 42 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk 43 44 In The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September