www.foodfestival.co.uk 1 SectionCall Flag our friendly Ludlow Motors team on Award-winning family business CONTENTS 01584 for over 60 years Exceptional Chefs 6 876 444 Literary Ludlow 12 MasterClasses 14 Taste Workshops 16 8 - 10 September Talks & Tastings 19 Bake in Time 20 In Ludlow Castle and around Town Seriously 22 Around Town 24 Welcome to the 2017 Knife Skills 26 Producers’ Pod 26 Ludlow Food Festival Coffee Masterclass 26 GREAT DEALS ON OVER 1,000 USED CARS The Fire Kitchen 27 Programme Ludlow Food Centre 28 NEW VAUXHALL & SUZUKI IN GROUP STOCK Buy-From Shropshire 29 - All makes & models, visit: We are really excited about this Kids’ Activities 30 www.ludlowmotors.co.uk year’s Festival, here’s why... Coupons 32 Exhibitors & Vendors 34 Let’s start with the will see top food writers exceptional calibre joining us for a chat. of Chefs, Writers and Don’t forget to take a walk COMPETITIVELY PRICED SERVICING Producers. 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There are lots DON’T FORGET Luke Full RAC breakdown A wide range of Adaptations at no Mileage of that famous TV assistance of new activities, events Roger new cars available additional cost Allowance baking tent - Val, Sandy The 2018 Ludlow Spring Festival and exhibitors to meet and Howard over the is on 11 (evening only),12 & 13 May. over the weekend Make sure you put the date in weekend. Plus Literary your diary and book tickets early Ludlow Motors Ludlow, in association We can’t wait to welcome at the Festival website with Aardvark Bookshop, you to the 2017 event. www.springfestival.co.uk Bromeld Road, Ludlow SY8 1EN 2 01584 876 444 Inwww.ludlowmotors.co.uk The Castle & The Town 8th, 9th & 10th September www.foodfestival.co.uk 3 The Fire Kitchen Kadai Bowls Bake In Time Talks & Tastings Exhibitors Chef’s Kitchen FE GATE B What’s On Kids Activities Literary Ludlow SIX EXCEPTIONAL Wot’s Cooking Stage FE Vendors Seriously Coffee Masterclass Knife Skills FP REASONS TO VISITToilets FP FE Kids Activities Outside The Box Baby Changing FREE Choc Tasting Ludlow Food Centre Shopping Creche The Fire Kitchen Producers Pod US THIS YEAR Kadai Bowls First Aid Graeme Kidd Stage F Bake In Time Hospitality Area Talks & Tastings FP Fire Point Exhibitors Buy-From Shropshire FP THE STAGES INTERACTIVE FE Chef’s Kitchen FE We have two main CLASSES FE Fire Extinguisher GATE B What’s On FP stages and throughout FE Kids Activities Literary Ludlow Event Safety Location Ralph’s Cider Press the weekend you’ll From in-depth tutoredES Private Gardens Wot’s Cooking Stage find everyone from tastings under £20, to £5 P.A. Trailer Tills FE Emergency Assembly Point Vendors ES FE current Michelin star masterclasses and the Dog Creche FREE Talks and Tastings Seriously holders to Masterchef, GATE A Entrance/Exit Coffee Masterclass Knife Skills FP area, there’s plenty to try. Castle GATE A Great British Menu and Shop Stewards Hospitality Toilets Castle Slow Food Workshops / Bake-Off favourites. GATE B/C Emergency Exit Only House BeaconFP Rooms FE Kids Activities Outside The Box ENTRANCE THE PINK LADY GATE C NEW THE FIRE KITCHEN Information Point Baby Changing FREE Choc Tasting FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER This is going to be one Ludlow Food Centre amazing new area with OF THE YEAR Shopping Creche the very best live fire The global phenomenon Producers Pod chefs from across the returns to Ludlow – First Aid Graeme Kidd Stage UK including DJ BBQ. If exhibited at the Ludlow F that’s not enough, make Assembly Rooms Festival Guest Area sure you stop by Joel Fire Point Black’s onsite forge, FP Buy-From Shropshire FP OUR EXHIBITORS where he’ll be crafting beautiful chef’s knives. Of course, last but never FE FE Fire Extinguisher least, it has to be our amazing 160+ small food FE FP LITERARY LUDLOW and drink producers. Ralph’s Cider Press ES Event Safety Location Enjoy talks and book Private Gardens signings from fantastic P.A. Trailer Tills food writers. Emergency Assembly Point ES FE Dog Creche GATE A Entrance/Exit Castle F GATE A W OO Shop Stewards Hospitality O D Castle Slow Food Workshops / L GATE B/C Emergency Exit Only House Beacon Rooms D ENTRANCE U GATE C L Information Point Contact us: Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Festival, Unit 12, The Business Quarter, Eco Park Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1FD. 7 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.