Sponsors

Thank you to our supporters FESTIVAL GUIDE ABC Motor Factors, Certainly Wood, Chelsea Green Publishing, County Marquees, Enrico Messora, Flint and Flame, Gwynt Y Ddraig, Halen Môn, Joe and Seph’s, Kadai Firebowls, Land Rover, Love Lilly, Old Board Company, Parrys Estate Agents, Premium Dental Implants, Quails Interiors, Real Kombucha, Sugarloaf Catering, Timothy Oulton, Trealy Farm, Tiny Rebel Brewery, Village , Wogan Coffee. Wristbands and tickets on sale now at: www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com @afoodfestival #AFF2018 TOURIST INFO INFO & MERCHANDISE BARS

BOX OFFICE CONTACT POINT & FIRST AID FORAGES MEETING POINT FEASTS St Michael’s TOILETS STREET MARKETS PEDESTRIAN ACCESS Centre

BAILEY PARK ‘PARK & WALK’

TO NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL MADE IN ARTS MARKET

TIVERTON PRODUCERS MARKET Delicious Demo & WINE THE MARKET CHAPEL HORSINGTON’S YARD

ENTRANCE STREET & NIGHT MARKET

UPPER N BREWERY YARD PICNIC AREA TUTORED BOROUGH TASTINGS THEATRE Corn Exchange NEW MARKET HALL PRODUCERS MARKET EXIT ONLY TASTING WORKSHOPS Priory Centre THE ART FISH & FIZZ SHOP MARKET

POLICE THE KING’S ANGEL HOTEL STATION ARMS ST JOHN’S SQUARE

ANGEL BAKERY LINDA VISTA GARDENS Kids Activities BUS & Cookery School STATION STREET DRINKS THEATRE TO CASTLE MARKET Timothy Oulton MEADOWS ‘PARK & WALK’ FESTIVAL FARMYARD

At The Dome Belazu Dining Experience TO THE TRAINS, A40, A465, M4 Over Fire THE CASTLE

Cookery School CONTENTS

INFORMATION STREET FOOD & NIGHT MARKET 56 WELCOME 2 COOKERY CLASSES FOR KIDS 57 CROESO 3 FRINGE FESTIVAL 58 ABOUT THE FESTIVAL 5 TALKS 62 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION 6 THE FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE 10 MARKETS THE CASTLE 64 EVENTS MARKET HALL 66 EVENT LISTINGS 13 CHEESE & WINE 68 THE PRIORY 70 (FISH & FIZZ, NEW PRODUCERS) HIGHLIGHTS TIVERTON PRODUCERS’ MARKET 72 FEASTS 30 CASTLE STREET 74 THE COOKERY SCHOOL 34 THE FARMYARD 77 MARKET HALL DECORATIONS 38 MADE IN MONMOUTHSHIRE 77 DEMOS 42 ARTISAN VILLAGE THE CASTLE 46 STREET MARKETS 78 THE FARMYARD 50 UPPER & LOWER BREWERY YARD 80 CASTLE STREET 54 MERCHANDISE 55 MEET THE TEAM 88 INFORMATION

penwythnos. Peidiwch â cholli’r gweithgareddau

INFORMATION Welcome, Croeso, ar gyfer y teulu ar fuarth y fferm rhwng 10 a 12 bob bore, bar newydd y Tiny Rebel, y bwyd A very warm welcome to this very special, 20th Croeso cynnes iawn i ŵyl Fwyd y Fenni, sy’n stryd na’r coctels dialcohol gan y noddwr edition of the Food Festival. It’s a dathlu ei 20fed blwyddyn eleni. Pleser o’r newydd, Seedlip. pleasure to welcome visitors, old and new, to mwyaf yw croesawu ymwelwyr, hen a newydd, Abergavenny this festival weekend. i’r Fenni y penwythnos hwn ar gyfer yr yl. ŵ Fel y gŵyr llawer ohonoch, bu dechrau 2018 yn gyfnod anodd i’r ŵyl yn sgil canslo ein gŵyl This guide aims to give you all the information Nod y canllaw hwn yw rhoi’r holl wybodaeth Nadolig flynyddol, a gostiodd yn ddrud i ni. Dim you need to make the most of our jam-packed, y mae arnoch ei hangen i fanteisio i’r eithaf ar ond trwy gymorth sefydliadau tebyg i Gyngor food-filled programme. Note our new festival ein rhaglen llawn dop, llawn bwyd. Cymerwch Sir Fynwy a Chyngor Tref y Fenni, ynghyd â’r llu site maps, which will help you to discover the olwg ar ein mapiau newydd o safle’rŵ yl, a fydd o fusnesau bwyd sydd wedi ymuno â’n cynllun wide range of activities that the festival has to yn eich galluogi i ddod o hyd i’r amrywiaeth cefnogwyr, yr ydym wedi gallu cynnal deupen offer. Don’t forget to also look out for the big eang o weithgareddau y mae’r ŵyl yn ei chynnig. llinyn y sioe. Hoffwn fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i maps up around town! Peidiwch ag anghofio taro golwg hefyd ar y As many of you know the festival endured a ddiolch yn fawr i bawb sydd wedi ein helpu yn mapiau mawr sydd i’w gweld o gwmpas y dref! tough time at the beginning of 2018, with the ystod 2018. This year our focus has been on celebrating cancellation of our annual Christmas festival 20 years of the Abergavenny Food Festival. Eleni, rydym wedi canolbwyntio ar ddathlu costing us dearly. It is only thanks to the Profiad gwylaidd oedd cael y cyfle i fwrw trem From showcasing the food producers who have pen-blwydd Gŵyl Fwyd y Fenni yn 20 oed. support of organisations like Monmouthshire yn ôl ar gyfnod o 20 mlynedd yn hanes yr grown their businesses on the back of coming O arddangos y cynhyrchwyr bwyd sydd wedi County Council and Abergavenny Town ŵyl fwyd, a sylweddoli cynifer o bobl y mae’r to the festival, to bringing back the chefs who meithrin eu busnesau ar sail yr arfer o ddod Council, plus the many food businesses who digwyddiad arbennig hwn wedi dylanwadu have been with us from the very beginning, to i’r ŵyl hon, i wahodd y cogyddion hynny sydd have signed up to our supporters’ scheme that arnynt. Peidiwch â cholli’r panel arbennig iawn profiling exciting new ideas and important new wedi bod gyda ni o’r dechrau’n deg yn eu we have been able to the show on the a fydd yn rhannu cyfrinachau’r 20 mlynedd voices in food, this year’s programme promises hôl, i amlinellu syniadau newydd, cyffrous a road. I’d like to take a moment to say a huge ddiwethaf yn Theatr y Fwrdeistref, na chwaith to be one of our best yet. rhoi llwyfan i leisiau newydd a phwysig yn y thank you to all those that have helped in 2018. Bettina Reeves – yr artist anhygoel sydd diwydiant bwyd – mae rhaglen y flwyddyn hon wrth wraidd ein prosiect addurno blynyddol We can’t welcome you to Abergavenny yn argoeli i fod yn un o’r rhaglenni gorau eto. It has been humbling to have the opportunity to yn Neuadd y Farchnad – a fydd yn gwerthu without saying a huge thank you to our festival look back over 20 years of the food festival and printiau o’r creaduriaid gwych y bu’n eu creu supporters and sponsors. You can find a full list Ni allwn eich croesawu i’r Fenni heb ddiolch realise how many people have been touched dros gyfnod o 20 mlynedd, a hynny ar ei stondin at the front of this guide, but I wanted to take yn fawr i gefnogwyr a noddwyr yr ŵyl. Gallwch by this special event. Don’t miss a very special yn Neuadd y Farchnad. a moment to highlight the new organisations ddod o hyd i restr lawn ohonynt ar y dudalen panel in the Borough Theatre sharing secrets joining us in 2018: River Cottage, Pipers Farm, nesaf, ond hoffwn dynnu sylw at y sefydliadau from the last 20 years, or Bettina Reeves – the Ni fyddwn yn cynnal ein Ffair Nadolig yn 2018 Willy Chase ACV, Seedlip, Real Kombucha and newydd a fydd yn ymuno â ni yn 2018. Mae incredible artist behind our annual Market Hall er mwyn rhoi cyfle i’n tîm roi ambell gynllun Kadai Firebowls are all new to the event, and River Cottage, Pipers Farm, Willy Chase ACV, decorations project – who will have a stall in newydd a chyffrous ar waith. Fodd bynnag, bydd are going to add a huge amount for you to see, Seedlip, Real Kombucha a Kadai Firebowls yn the Market Hall selling prints from 20 years of y ffair yn ei hôl yn bendant yn 2019, a chewch taste and do throughout the festival. newydd, bob un, i’r digwyddiad, a byddant yn creating these wonderful creatures. wybod mwy cyn bo hir! ychwanegu cymaint at yr hyn y byddwch yn ei We are excited to be launching a new festival weld, yn ei flasu, ac yn ei wneud trwy gydol yr We won’t be running our Christmas Fair in Gan ddymuno penwythnos gwych i chi ar gyfer site in the Castle Street car park at the top ŵyl. 2018 to give our team the chance to get some yr ŵyl. of the town. Our festival farmyard has moved exciting new plans into place. However, it will here, along with an exciting new kids’ area Rydym yn falch iawn o allu lansio safle newydd definitely be back in 2019, so watch this space! complete with free cookery school, where the ar gyfer yr ŵyl eleni, sef maes parcio Stryd Aine Morris little ones can learn to get their hands dirty all y Castell yn rhan uchaf y dref. Dyma fydd Prif Weithredwr Wishing you a wonderful festival weekend. weekend long. Don’t miss the family farmyard cartref newydd buarth y fferm sy’n rhan o’r takeover from 10am-12pm each morning, the ŵyl, ynghyd ag ardal newydd a chyffrous i new Tiny Rebel bar, street food and non- Aine Morris blant, sy’n cynnwys ysgol goginio am ddim, lle alcoholic cocktails from new sponsor Seedlip. Chief Executive gallant ddysgu trochi eu dwylo trwy gydol y

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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Since its inception in 1999, Abergavenny Food ALL INFORMATION IN THE FESTIVAL GUIDE IS CORRECT AT Festival has grown to become the largest THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS, BUT MAY BE SUBJECT TO food festival in , attracting some of the UK’s most progressive chefs, food producers, CHANGE. farmers, cooks and campaigners to our market town.

The award-winning festival exhibits over JOIN THE CONVERSATION! 250 of the finest food and drink producers, including young farmers and innovative new FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @AFOODFESTIVAL food businesses, alongside our outstanding programme of activities, including product LIKE US ON FACEBOOK tastings, chef demos, cookery classes and /AFOODFESTIVAL topical debates, all designed to get you SHARE YOUR PHOTOS ON INSTAGRAM shopping locally, growing your own and cooking @AFOODFESTIVAL up a storm. #AFF2018

We are known for being an inclusive and WE’LL BE OFFERING A PRIZE TO THE BEST welcoming event, delivering a delicious INSTAGRAM PHOTO FROM THE WEEKEND, SO DON’T FORGET TO TAG US! opportunity for people from all walks of life to explore and learn about food.

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INFORMATION HERE TO HELP YOUR WRISTBAND

Our friendly team of stewards will be on hand Wristbands can be purchased in advance from to help you through your weekend. They’re our website or one the day from one of our easy to spot, just look out for the blue t-shirts box offices (see map at the front of the guide.) with our festival logo! Your wristband gives you access to the 250 BOX OFFICES AND INFORMATION plus stallholders in our Producers’ Markets, free cookery demonstrations in the Market Hall and a whole range of entertainment in There are four boxes offices situated around The Castle throughout the day. Don’t miss town where you can buy weekend wristbands out on free talks and debates in the Festival and tickets for events. They are all marked on Farmyard, while the little ones can head to the the map and situated opposite St John’s Square kids’ Cookery School, all included with their in Castle Street car park, at the bottom of wristbands. Cross Street by the bus station, at the entrance to the Tiverton Producers’ Market, and at the Castle. You will also find a Festival Information EVENT TICKETS ESSENTIAL INFORMATION and Merchandise Point located on Market Street at the entrance to Upper Brewery Yard We have a fantastic programme of ticketed and at the Castle. events (pages 13-27) from tutored tastings to Everything you need to know to make the very best of your weekend foraging expeditions. LOST AND FOUND If you haven’t already purchased tickets online, you can buy them at any of our festival box All items will be held at the Festival Information offices (subject to availability) as detailed Point on Market Street. GETTING AROUND PARKING above. Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis so get in there early to avoid The full festival map can be found at the front of Our festival car parks can be found at Bailey CYMRAEG disappointment. this guide. Make sure you don’t miss out on all Park and Castle Meadows. All our festival car our fantastic festival sites. If in doubt, look out parks are run by volunteers, with £2 from Defnyddiwch eich Cymraeg Note: The Box Office is for direct sales for helpful signs around the town or ask one of your fee going directly to helping community pan welwch arwydd hwn. between Abergavenny Food Festival our stewards who will be able to point you in groups in and around Abergavenny. Last year, Use your Welsh whenever and you, the customer. We will not sell the right direction. you helped to raise over £6,000 for these local you see this sign. your tickets on to a third party on your community groups. behalf and we will not issue refunds for ACCESS returned/unused tickets. OPENING TIMES The main festival markets are accessible to wheelchair users and mobility scooters. SATURDAY The Markets: 9:30 – 18:00 DOGS The Night Market: 18:00 – 23:00 The Castle: 9:30 – 18:00 then 19:30 – Unfortunately dogs, with the exception of 23:00 for Party at the Castle (additional assistance dogs, are not allowed in any of the tickets required) internal or external market venues. SUNDAY The Markets: 9:30 – 17:00 The Castle: 9:30 – 17:00

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INFORMATION THE FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE SO = Sold Out

THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER

FEASTS TALKS AND DEBATES DRINKS' THEATRE MARKET HALL BOROUGH THEATRE TIMOTHY OULTON

ANGEL BAKERY COMMUNITY A LIFE IN FOOD: JOSÉ WEEKEND COCKTAILS FEAST PIZARRO 18:00 – 19:30 19:00 – 22:00 19:30 – 20:30 £16.50 £16.50 £16.50

SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER

TALKS AND DEBATES DRINKS' THEATRE TASTING WORKSHOPS TUTORED TASTINGS CHEF DEMOS COOKERY CLASSES FEASTS FORAGES AND TOURS BOROUGH THEATRE TIMOTHY OULTON ST MARY’S PRIORY CORN EXCHANGE MARKET HALL STAGE COOKERY SCHOOL ST MICHAEL’S CENTRE VARIOUS LOCATIONS

100 YEARS OF WOMEN IN FORAGED GIN FOOD FOR A HAPPY GUT AND BUTTER BOLLYWOOD BRUNCH WITH WILD COOKING WITH GILL FOOD 10:30 – 13:00 12:30 – 13:30 11:00 – 12:30 IMRAN NATHOO MELLER 12:30 – 13:30 £22.50 SO £16.50 £16.50 SO 11:00 – 11:45 13:00 – 14:30 SO £7.50 Free £22.50

THE MISSING INGREDIENT: WHISKY: THE SCIENCE AND BLOODY LOVELY! A MUTTON TASTING 30 MINUTE MOROCCAN SKYE MCALPINE: VENETIAN THE CURIOUS ROLE THE DRAM TASTING OF BLOOD 13:30 – 15:00 SUPPER WITH NARGISSE SWEET AND SAVOURY OF TIME IN FOOD AND 14:00 – 15:00 PRODUCTS FROM THE UK £16.50 BENKABBOU 12:00 – 13:30 FLAVOUR £16.50 AND EUROPE 12:30 – 13:15 £32.50 14:30 – 15:30 14:30 – 15:30 SO Free £7.50 £16.50

FESTIVAL STORIES AND BEYOND THE G&T: WHAT CRAFT BRITISH CHEESE AND OF THE EATING THE SEASHORE: SECRETS: 20 YEARS OF MAKES THE PERFECT WELSH BEER BRITISH ISLES WILD WELSH WITH ABERGAVENNY FOOD APERITIF? 16:30 – 17:30 16:00 – 17:30 MATT POWELL FESTIVAL 16:00 – 17:00 £16.50 £16.50 14:00 – 14:45 16:30 – 17:30 £16.50 SO SO Free Free Zoe Adjonyoh

GRACE DENT: SECRETS OF EXPLORING WELSH WINES EASY AFRO VEGAN MIDDLE EASTERN COOKING A RESTAURANT CRITIC 18:00 – 19:00 SUMMER STAPLES WITH WITH HONEY AND CO 18:30 – 19:30 £16.50 ZOE ADJONYOH 15:30 – 17:00 £32.50 £16.50 15:30 – 16:15 SO Free

FAT, PORK AND BEANS WITH SCRATCH MENU: A FEAST OF STEPHEN HARRIS UNLOVED FOOD 17:00 – 17:45 19:00 – 22:00 Free £32.50

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TALKS AND DEBATES DRINKS' THEATRE TASTING WORKSHOPS TUTORED TASTINGS BOROUGH THEATRE TIMOTHY OULTON ST MARY’S PRIORY CORN EXCHANGE

MORNING: HOW TO MAKE COFFEE CUPPING PATISSERIE WITH FERMENT AND PICKLE TIME, WITH ALLAN JENKINS 10:00 – 11:00 COCORICO’S LAURIAN 10:30 – 12:00 12:00 – 13:00 £12.50 VEAUDOUR £16.50 £7.50 11:30 – 12:30 £16.50

HANGOVER COCKTAILS SALT AND CARAMEL: GOT YOUR GOAT? WITH 12:00 – 13:00 A LESSON IN CABRITO £16.50 DELICIOUSNESS 13:00 – 14:30 13:00 – 14:00 £16.50 £16.50

IS YOUR MILK TRASHING MIRACLE BREW: A SHERRY WITH TAPAS BEEF AND TIME THE PLANET? WANDER THROUGH THE 14:30 – 15:30 15:30 – 17:00 14:00 – 15:00 INGREDIENTS OF BEER £16.50 £16.50 £7.50 13:45 – 14:45 £16.50

CIDER REIMAGINED FROM PASTURE TO PLATE 15:30 – 16:30 WITH NEAL’S YARD DAIRY £16.50 16:30 – 17:30 £16.50

CHEF DEMOS COOKERY CLASSES FEASTS FORAGES AND TOURS MARKET HALL STAGE COOKERY SCHOOL ST MICHAEL’S VARIOUS LOCATIONS CENTRE

HEARTH : SECRETS MEAT MASTERCLASS WITH A TASTE OF LAND AND SEA: FAMILY FORAGE OF STARTERS WITH PIPERS FARM A WELSH SUNDAY FEAST 12:00 – 13:30 RACHAEL WATSON 10:00 – 11:30 13:00 – 16:00 £22.50 11:00 – 11:45 £22.50 £42.50 Free

GARETH WARD DIM SUM MASTERCLASS SEASHORE FORAGE CELEBRATES WELSH 12:00 – 13:30 14:00 – 17:00 WAGYU BEEF £32.50 £22.50 12:30 – 13:15 Free

LATE SUMMER EATING ACCIDENTALLY VEGAN WITH ANNA JONES 14:30 – 16:00 14:00 – 14:45 £27.50 Fre

WORLD ON A PLATE WITH JACK STEIN 15:30 – 16:15 Free

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EVENT LISTINGS

These listings contain all ticketed and free events taking place across the festival over the weekend. Look out for those that are free with your wristband and pick up tickets for paid events either through our website or at one of our box offices.

WEDNESDAY 12TH THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER

CHASE DISTILLERY TOUR THE ANGEL BAKERY INDIAN NIGHT WITH CYRUS CHASE DISTILLERY, HEREFORD COMMUNITY FEAST TODIWALA VARIOUS TIMES MARKET HALL BRIDGES CENTRE, £20.00 19:00 – 22:00 19:00 – 23:00 Visit Chase Distillery and see for £15 (PLUS BOOKING FEE) £25.00 yourself the only truly Single- Our first feast of the festival , celebrity TV Estate distillation process in the weekend is by the community, for chef, award-winning restaurateur UK. This unique tour and tasting the community. Taking place in and author, comes to Monmouth experience will unlock some Abergavenny’s iconic Market Hall, in advance of his guest appearance of the secrets and skills that go to celebrate the installation of our at the Abergavenny Food into creating the award-winning famous festival decorations, the Festival, to put on this special range of premium Chase spirits. Angel Bakery Community Feast event for the Bridges Centre to Festival goers get a discount code is our way of saying a great big help support their work in the of £5 off tours – to purchase thank you to the town. The community in Monmouthshire. simply visit www.chasedistillery. Angel Bakery will be cooking up a Contact the venue for tickets. co.uk and enter discount code storm of delicious produce, with ‘Aber2018’ at checkout. Offer wine and soft drinks available to available until September purchase in the Market Hall. 30th 2018.

13 EVENTS EVENTS STREET FOOD FROM SYRIA is estimated that since starting for #CookForSyria and has 20 years of Abergavenny, José will MUSIC AND WINE Ever wondered how gin is made? in 2010, Severn & Wye have pledged to double the amount be sharing memories, tips and Join chef Matt Powell of Fishing ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY CENTRE restocked British waters with raised by the evening’s guests. insider information gleaned over WAITROSE CAFÉ and Foraging Wales, and gin 18:30 – 20:30 19:30 – 20:30 over 500,000 eels and engaged many years at the festival, whilst genius Danny Walker from Bristol £5.00/£10.00 £10.00 with over 10,000 school children. presiding over the explosion of microdistillery Psychopomp, on This year, our local Syrian families This final release of 2018 is a way WEEKEND COCKTAILS WITH JOEL British love for Spanish food. How on earth do you find a a lively outdoor romp into the are offering the chance to try of celebrating the end of another HARRISON AND NEIL RIDLEY cheese, wine and music match? world of British botanicals and ‘Street Food from Syria’. So, successful year of the project, DRINKS’ THEATRE Let Music in Hospitals, the Royal gin production. You’ll forage if you have a taste for falafels, with a BBQ from guest chef 18:00 – 19:30 FRIDAY NIGHT STOMP AT THE Welsh College of Music students for ingredients in the local area humous and tabouleh, come Freddy Bird. £16.50 CASTLE and Waitrose experts show you before returning to the festival along and sample the delights of how, with an evening harmonising Drinks’ Theatre to have a go at Come and kick start your festival THE CASTLE locally produced Syrian . hand selected regional wines and creating a signature recipe of a weekend with a stiff tipple or 19:30 – 22:00 This fringe event is organised by VINEYARD TOUR AND WINE with complementary miniature bottle of your own gin three from Joel Harrison and Neil £10 (PLUS BOOKING FEE) Abergavenny Town of Sanctuary, TASTING arias from associated operas. infusion to take away. part of a national movement Ridley, aka World’s Best Spirits. Dance the night away at our WHITE CASTLE VINEYARD Enjoy a spirit-ual hour of mixing, Friday Night Stomp at the Castle! called City of Sanctuary which 13:00 – 15:00 aims to support refugees and muddling and mayhem, whilst you With the fiddle leading the COOKING WITH WOOD £21.00 get taken on a gallop through how charge, Noble Jacks are out to asylum seekers in the UK. SATURDAY 15TH THE CASTLE Visitors are invited to meet the to make (and drink): Vermouth take no prisoners as they bring SEPTEMBER 10:30 – 11:15 owners of White Castle Vineyard and Tonic, Paloma, Gin Martini their high-energy foot stomping FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND and experience the beauty and and an Old Fashioned. There’ll be rhythms to Abergavenny Castle. FRIDAY 14TH tranquillity of their rural setting. plenty of samples to slurp, plus With their performances taking In a world where speed and A MONMOUTHSHIRE convenience are becoming an Enjoy a conducted vineyard tour expert tips on how to make your crowds by storm, don’t miss your ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY CENTRE SEPTEMBER lasting approximately 45 minutes drinks look as top notch as they chance to catch this incredible increasingly strong influence on 09:00 – 12:00 how we cook, Genevieve Taylor allowing time for questions and taste. band. Keep those energy levels £5.00 answers. Talking topics will up with delicious street food and takes a step back to tell us all CYRUS TODIWALA COOKERY A traditional cooked about the wonders of cooking SCHOOL include from early beginnings, quench your thirst with local planting, grape quantities, REDEFINING THE WEST: A beer, cocktails, fine wines and soft Monmouthshire breakfast using with wood. She will be cooking BRIDGES CENTRE, MONMOUTH varieties, yields. On return to drinks. food sourced from within the a few easy recipes from her new 10:00 – 15:00 MODERN TAKE ON CALIFORNIAN the cellar door you will then join county of Monmouthshire. Enjoy book, using both the Castle fire £100.00 WINES eggs, , , tomatoes, pit and a portable wood-fired a tasting of their award-winning CHESTERS WINE MERCHANTS Learn how to cook Cyrus’s quality Welsh wines served with a toast, butter, honey, jam and to demonstrate how easy 19:00 – 20:30 apple juice, with and coffee. and exciting it is to get out of signature dishes in the beautiful Welsh cheese platter. £25.00 surroundings of Drybridge House, Vegetarians will have a choice of your kitchen and add a little Monmouth. Cyrus Todiwala will Jonathan Davey gave up his career Selsig Sir Fynwy (Monmouthshire wood-fired magic to your life! be teaching his signature Asian as a management consultant to RIVERFORD ORGANIC FARMERS: Sausage, made according to the fusion style at The Chef’s Room set up his own wine importing POP-UP FEAST WITH GUY-SINGH recipe for the Welsh famous business. All of Davey’s suppliers but using CERAMIC MAKERS’ MARKET at Bridges. Coming from Mumbai, WATSON India, Cyrus decided to pursue are producers who believe in local ingredients, including Y fenni THE CHAPEL, ABERGAVENNY minimal intervention: less oak, ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY CENTRE cheese), eggs and tomatoes. 10:00 – 17:00 a career in catering, graduating 19:30 – 21:00 organic farming methods, minimal FREE in hotel administration and food BELAZU DINING EXPERIENCE IN £25.00 technology and rising to become yeast, and minimal filtering and After the great success of last AID OF #COOKFORSYRIA Join Riverford for a special corporate executive chef of the fining. The portfolio of Californian ROUGEMONT SCHOOL: KIDS year’s Ceramic Makers’ Market The Castle Pop-Up Feast to celebrate the Taj Group in Goa. wines that Jonathan has is COOKING SKILLS upstairs at the Chapel, they have FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER launch of Riverford founder and Only 20 tickets. Call 01600 outrageous in every sense, the CASTLE STREET now gathered together more 17:30 – 20:30/20:30 – 23:30 farmer Guy Singh-Watson’s new 710892 to book. perfect man to take us on a tour 10:00 – 11:00 outstanding, talented makers. All £40/£60 book, , Soil and Hope. of the modern Californian wine FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND work is hand-crafted by these This event is a unique opportunity Belazu Ingredient Company scene. professional artists, who have to be one of the first to get your SEVERN AND WYE SMOKERY: EEL is hosting a charity dinner in been perfecting their practice hands-on Guy’s book, while RELEASE the town’s castle grounds to over many years. You’ll be sure enjoying a delicious feast made LLANGORSE LAKE, BRECON raise money in aid of Unicef A LIFE IN FOOD: JOSÉ PIZARRO to find something for everyone’s up of the freshest seasonal veg, 12:00 – 16:00 UK and the #CookForSyria BOROUGH THEATRE table. Everything is for sale, with straight from their fields. In the FREE campaign. Diners will be treated 19:30 – 20:30 a rare opportunity to meet the same unique style as their Field to a four- Middle Eastern £16.50 makers. Now in its eighth year, Severn and Kitchen restaurant, everyone themed cooked by guest Festival friend and ‘Godfather of FORAGED GIN: A FORAGING WALK Wye Smokery will be releasing sits together at large tables, with chefs, featuring a range of Belazu’s Spanish cooking’, José Pizarro, AND GIN MAKING MASTERCLASS approximately 20,000 eels at generous platters to pass around ingredients. Belazu’s registered returns to Abergavenny to talk to DRINKS’ THEATRE Llangorse Lake as part of its charity, the Belazu Foundation and share. 10:30 – 13:00 eel restocking programme. It journalist Tony Gallagher about has a fundraising goal of £10,000 his life in food. Looking back at £22.50

14 15 EVENTS EVENTS SMOKED and a half, for £15. They will have BOLLYWOOD BRUNCH FROM CORPORATE TO FARMING STORYTELLER’S SOUP FOOD FOR A HAPPY GUT to show nutritional benefits and ST MARY’S PRIORY CENTRE local sourcing as well. Come along MARKET HALL THE FARMYARD ABERGAVENNY LIBRARY ST MARY’S PRIORY CENTRE 10:30 – 11:30 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 12:00 –13:00 12:30 – 13:30 and be amazed at the skill and £16.50 FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND £16.50 versatility of these young would- We’re all partial a bit of smoked be chefs! What better way to start a How to follow your dream and A selection of story morsels for Kimchi, kombucha, kefir… , but have you ever Saturday than with a late morning make a difference with Deb children and parents from age it’s official, fermentation is wondered what the process brunch? Imran Nathoo made it Blackmore from Plump Hill Farm. 4 upwards, organised by Alison everywhere! River Cottage behind the finished result is? And WHY I LOVE WOOL to the final 10 of MasterChef Newsam. Hear stories about food tutor and fermentation expert, what other food apart from fish THE FARMYARD 2017 and now runs a supper from around the world and be Naomi Devlin will take you on a can be smoked? Join Jonathan from 10:30 – 10:50 club and food blog. Imran will be FESTIVAL SOAPBOX prepared to take a story home to tour of what it means to eat for Black Mountains Smokery as he FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND bringing a Bombay vibe to brunch, THE CASTLE share around the meal table! a happy gut. You’ll learn about guides you through the journey taking us on a spicy journey 12:00 – 12:45 different types of fermented Short, family-friendly and inspiring of the process, from the into the quintessential weekend FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND , prebiotics, probiotics, and interactive talk with Emma Bevan wood chips to the curing process. meal, courtesy of curry baked GOAT, THREE WAYS the benefits these foods can bring from Ffolky Ffelts, followed by a Hear from some of our chefs, There’ll be plenty of opportunity eggs, masala French toast and a for your health and wellbeing. demo workshop in the Farmyard farmers and producers on our COOKING OVER FIRE to sample a variety of smoked delicious mango lassi. 12:00 – 12:45 Learn how to make a wide variety activity tent. Festival Soapbox. We’ll also be products too – from traditional inviting you to take part! So FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND of ferments such as sauerkraut, smoked salmon to oak roasted whether you’re passionate about Curious to try but brine pickles, kefir and sourdough, salmon, smoked chicken and duck FOOD GAMES WITH MONSIEUR produce or frustrated by food fads, not sure how to cook it? Goat with gluten and dairy free options as well as some really rather this is your chance to get it off pioneer James Whetlor, founder available too. moreish smoked cheese. BONBON AND MADAME SAUCISSON your chest! of Cabrito Goat Meat will be DELICIOUS MAGAZINE PRODUCE demonstrating three different THE DOME ways to cook goat meat over 30 MINUTE MOROCCAN SUPPER 10:45 – 11:45 AWARDS 2018 BEYOND FOOD WITH OUR FARM COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING fire. He’ll be demonstrating how MARKET HALL FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND CASTLE STREET ANIMALS to bone and cook a shoulder of 12:30 – 13:15 11:00 – 16:00 FOR KIDS FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND THE FARMYARD FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND CASTLE STREET meat, showing how cooking meat 10:00 – 10:20 low and slow affects the flavour, Midweek cooking often sees us The Produce Awards are back, and 12:00 – 12:45 FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND MINI MASTERCLASS: MAKING and finally teaching you how easy short of time and reaching for promising to be even bigger and FREE SOIL PAINT it is to cook a rack of ribs over the same tried and tested recipes Short, family-friendly and inspiring better! The aim of the Awards, Join a fun Cook School class and THE FARMYARD fire. time and time again. In this demo, interactive talk with goat and run in association with home learn how to make a delicious, 11:00 – 11:20 Observer Food Monthly’s 2018 Dorset Down farmer appliance company Fisher & Paykel, vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND rising star, Nargisse Benkabbou Natalie Hepburn, followed by a is to search out and celebrate learn new skills, take a pot of your shows us that speedy doesn’t meet the goat and goat grooming Learn how to make soil paint with small-scale, artisan producers food away with you and take a have to mean boring, producing a demo at the Farmyard animal pens. forager Liz Knight from Forage from throughout the UK. This recipe card home so that you can delicious Moroccan supper in just Fine Foods. September, they will be stopping repeat cook for your friends and 100 YEARS OF WOMEN IN FOOD 30 minutes. Learn about some off at Abergavenny Food Festival family. BOROUGH THEATRE ingredients and simple techniques LIVE MUSIC BY DAVE LUKE AND for their regional judging. There’ll 12:30 – 13:30 that will result in a modern take JOHN HYMAS BREAD AND BUTTER be lots of fun and a chance to £7.50 on traditional Moroccan food, 10:00 – 10:45 CORN EXCHANGE sample some scrumptious local SKYE MCALPINE: VENETIAN packed full of and flavour. THE DOME 11:00 – 12:30 fare. The 2018 regional judging SWEET AND SAVOURY Join us as we look back over FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND £16.50 is being overseen by Valentina 100 Years of Women in Food THE COOKERY SCHOOL to celebrate the centenary Join baker Richard Snapes, food Harris: chef, broadcaster, cookery 12:00 – 13:30 of women’s suffrage. Hosted LOVE ZIMBABWE KIDS PARADE writer Eve Hemingway and teacher and all-round dynamo. £32.50 by Radio 4’s Sheila Dillon, in SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER chef Stephen Harris in a loving ROTARY YOUNG CHEF OF THE Food writer and cook Skye discussion with the chefs and food 13:00 – 14:00 exploration of bread and butter. YEAR McAlpine brings her delicious writers championing and changing FREE Guests will be taken on a tour ‘INTELLIGENT’ TRACTORS: COOKERY SCHOOL Venetian home cooking to the the role of women in the kitchen, Pupils, parents and teachers from of how to make bread at home, TECHNOLOGY AND FARMING 10:00 – 11:30 festival Cookery School. Skye will we will be exploring the historical local schools join Love Zimbabwe followed by a demo of how to FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND GROWING TOGETHER be guiding participants through role of women working as cooks Charity at the Food Festival in make your own butter with Going head to head are the two THE FARMYARD two courses of delicious dishes, in private homes, the influence learning and sharing African songs cultured cream. There’ll be a hopefuls competing in the first 11:40 – 12:00 looking at a wonderful mix of both of great female food writers in whilst raising awareness of fair/ wide selection of different breads, round of the Rotary Young Chef FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND sweet and savoury, including how changing the way the nation eats, ethical trade, and global food buns, butters and creams to of the Year competition which Short, family-friendly and inspiring to make the perfect , investigating the recent role of sustainable issues. The Mayor of taste, and guests will learn how could see one progress to the UK interactive talk with Anna and before having a go at creating your women as international culinary Abergavenny will start the March they are made, as well as tasting national final. The two finalists Frank Sutton, John Deere Raglan, own ravioli. Finally, learn the art superstars, and hearing from from Castle Street Methodist the effect that different levels will have to cook a three course followed by a tractor demo at of crafting the perfect tiramisu, the female chefs changing what Church at 13:00, before heading of fermentation has on different meal for two people in an hour noon. before finishing with a nice cup of it means to run a restaurant to the Castle, the Angel Hotel and butters and breads. coffee and maybe a necessary nap! kitchen.

16 17 EVENTS EVENTS the Lower Brewery Yard stage. At LEAVE NO TRACE: WASTE, MUTTON TASTING EATING THE SEASHORE: WILD COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING black pudding to French boudin each stopping point songs will be noir and regional Italian blood sung and a speaker will say a few INNOVATIONS & IMPACTS OF CORN EXCHANGE WELSH SEAFOOD WITH MATT FOR KIDS products. 13:30 – 15:00 words. FESTIVALS POWELL CASTLE STREET THE FARMYARD £16.50 MARKET HALL 13:15 – 14:00 13:00 – 13:45 This event focuses on the 14:00 – 14:45 FREE WOOD FIRED OVEN CLASS WILD COOKING WITH GILL FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND increasingly popular taste of FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND Join a fun Cook School class and ORCHARD HOUSE MELLER A panel discussion with Gus mutton – meat from sheep aged Matt Powell is a chef, forager learn how to make a delicious, 14:30 – 16:00 CASTLE MEADOWS AND SURROUNDING Hoyt (Re-fill Bristol), Andy two years or more. Participants and saltwater bass lure angling vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll £20.00 will enjoy the chance to taste AREA Fryers (Sustainability Director, guide. Matt was born in Wales, learn new skills, take a pot of your Rachael Watson will demonstrate four samples of mutton, from 13:00 – 14:30 Hay Festival) and Rebecca Clark but spent many years working food away with you and take a how to mix and knead her secret different breeds of sheep reared £22.50 (Green City Events). outside his beloved country in recipe card home so that you can pizza dough recipe, then you’ll exclusively on pasture in Wales Join River Cottage head chef, the best culinary establishments repeat cook for your friends and roll up your sleeves and make and the Borders. Each sample Gill Meller, as he takes you he could. He moved back to family. your own pizza ready to be will be cooked identically and on an exciting wild cooking AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL create something unique and baked in the searing heat of the introduced in turn by the farmers adventure. Joined by local forager culturally important to Wales for wood fired oven. Sit back, relax WINE responsible, who will describe Liz Knight, you will explore the now and for the future. For his TIME: THE MISSING INGREDIENT in the peace of a cottage garden CHESTERS WINE MERCHANTS their approach to farming and the edible landscape around you food creations, Matt only uses BOROUGH THEATRE with uninterrupted views of 13:00 – 14:30 impact it has on the results. and how best to put it to good £25.00 produce from Wales, with the 14:30 – 15:30 the Blorenge hillside, a glass of use. Arriving at a secret festival biggest percentage comes from £7.50 wine in hand and the unbeatable Nik Darlington is the founder and campsite, Gill and outdoor , the county he experience of freshly baked pizza managing director of Red Squirrel HANG FIRE BBQ Time is an invisible ingredient cooking expert Trish MacCurrach loves, lives and works in. in the food we make and cook. eaten al fresco. If the weather is Wine, a specialist importer COOKING OVER FIRE will then show you the best set It is this idea which food writer unfriendly, you can still enjoy your based in London and supplying 13:30 – 14:15 up for your outdoor kitchen, how delicious pizza in the sun room. the on-trade and independent Jenny Linford explores in her to build a fire, and the different Join Sam and Shauna, chefs, HOW TO KEEP POULTRY AND off-trade throughout the UK. groundbreaking, wide-ranging ways to cook up your finds into a writers and stars of the TV show He was awarded the Julian Brind BECOME INVOLVED WITH THE book The Missing Ingredient. delicious outdoor dinner. Guests Sam and Shauna’s Big Cookout COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING Memorial Trophy by the IWSC in FOOD CHAIN From the speed required to cook will get involved with helping to as they share their love of all 2017, for outstanding achievement THE FARMYARD fish well or the time invested in FOR KIDS whip up the feast, before sharing things BBQ. Drawing on their in the wine industry. If you want 14:00 – 14:45 making sourdough, time is an CASTLE STREET the meal you have foraged, found experiences, they’ll be cooking to understand the ‘natural’ wine FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND important in food. Hear 14:30 – 15:15 and made together around the up smoked and grilled pork phenomenon that is sweeping Jenny discuss the role of time FREE campfire. tomahawks with quick pickled A talk with with David Herbert in creating food and flavour the wine world this is the tasting Join a fun Cook School class and apples, coal roasted and a of Hermit Crab Eggs, Wales’ with a panel of artisan food for you! learn how to make a delicious, Welsh cider . most successful egg exhibitor, producers, while the audience get vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll NEW VOICES IN FOOD microholder and poultry pundit. to sample tasters for additional learn new skills, take a pot of your enlightenment. THE DOME COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING food away with you and take a 13:00 – 14:00 WHISKY: THE SCIENCE AND THE recipe card home so that you can FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND FOR KIDS DRAM COOKING WITH YOUR SENSES CASTLE STREET THE DOME BLOODY LOVELY! A TASTING OF repeat cook for your friends and There’s never been a more DRINKS’ THEATRE family. 13:15 – 14:00 14:00 – 15:00 14:30 – 15:30 interesting time to get involved in FREE FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND BLOOD PRODUCTS FROM THE UK UK food. The face of the industry £16.50 AND EUROPE Join a fun Cook School class and What makes a dish delicious? is rapidly changing to embrace Whisky is Scotland’s national ST MARY’S PRIORY CENTRE learn how to make a delicious, Everyone loves to look, sniff, more young people, more women drink but is also an integral part 14:30 – 15:30 FOOD JUSTICE: WHY DO WE vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll touch, taste and listen to and more diversity than ever of Scottish culture. How you £16.50 learn new skills, take a pot of your ingredients as they cook and NEED IT? before. Join some of the UK’s up drink it and what’s going on food away with you and take a eat, but how much do you really Leading UK charcuterie producer THE FARMYARD and coming new voices as they around you while you drink it is recipe card home so that you can understand the power of your James Swift joins Elisabeth Paul of 14:45 – 15:30 look at how and why we are so an integral part of the experience. repeat cook for your friends and five senses? Our panel, featuring the Italian Coperativa of Unite, to FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND keen to communicate about what Join Director of the Institute family. Sybil Kapoor, Fiona Beckett, talk you through the varied uses and where we eat, how we cook, of Advanced Studies at UCL, A talk with Pamela Mason and Elly Curshen and Tim Hayward, of blood; from its chemistry and and how the industry is changing. Professor Barry Smith, Professor Abergavenny Just Food group. explore the role of taste, flavour, culinary properties, to its use in of Behavioural Psychology at texture, temperature and a range of traditional products Oxford University, Charles appearance in cooking today, from different cultures. This event Spence, and author of Chasing the from the importance of aroma in is designed to give food lovers Dram, Rachel McCormack, for a promoting emotional reactions, an overview of the history and unique sensory exploration. to whether making slurping culture behind these products, sounds enhances your enjoyment with the chance to sample some of food. different blood puddings; from UK

18 19 EVENTS EVENTS SEAFOOD AND BOOZE include wrapped COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING SEASONAL PLANT AND REAL CRAFT BRITISH CHEESE AND EXPLORING WELSH WINES with fig relish, aubergine boats COOKING OVER FIRE with minced lamb and pistachio FOR KIDS DAIRY ICE CREAM MAKING WITH WELSH BEER DRINKS’ THEATRE 15:00 – 15:45 18:00 – 19:00 marzipan. CASTLE STREET LA GROTTA ICES AND FERN ST MARY’S PRIORY CENTRE FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND 15:45 – 16:30 VERROW 16:30 – 17:30 £16.50 What’s better than the smell FREE THE ANGEL BAKERY £16.50 Join us for this exploration of of seafood, cooking over the THE RISE IN VEGANISM Join a fun Cook School class and 16:00 – 18:30 Spend the afternoon quaffing the Welsh wine industry, its campfire on a warm summers day? THE FARMYARD learn how to make a delicious, £15.00 craft beers and chomping cheese history, and how it has grown Seafood with a drink in hand of 15:30 – 16:30 and developed in recent years. vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll Kitty Travers runs La Grotta with Slow Food’s Shane Holland course! Join Executive Head Chef FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND learn new skills, take a pot of your and Enrico Messora of Borough Wine experts Andy Clarke, Fiona from the Bristol Lido, Freddy Ices, established in 2008 as Beckett and Robb Merchant Should the British farming food away with you and take a Market fame. You’ll learn Bird, and Saturday Kitchen’s Matt a small inventive ice cream will take you through a tasting industry be worried about the recipe card home so that you can everything from where to source Tebbutt as they guide you through manufacturer specialising in featuring three leading Welsh rise in veganism? Panel debate repeat cook for your friends and and store your cheese to the the perfect pairing of fire-cooked fresh ripe fruit ice creams and vineyards, where guests will with Sarah Dickins (Chair), Philip family. impact of hops and malts on your seafood with some of your sorbets for all seasons. At this learn about the challenges and Lymbery (CEO Compassion in favourite brew. With a collection favourite tipples. Think smoked year’s festival, Kitty will team opportunities of growing grapes World Farming), Aine Morris of heart-warming tales from fish with sherry, mussels and up with Jane Scotter from Fern in a Welsh climate, gain a greater (Abergavenny Food Festival), BEYOND THE G&T: WHAT MAKES Welsh breweries and British albarino, and an unlikely sounding Verrow Biodynamic Farm in understanding of how the market Martha Roberts (High welfare THE PERFECT APERITIF? fromageries, plus plenty of tasting but utterly delicious pairing of red Herefordshire to demonstrate for Welsh wines is expanding pig farmer), Gaby/Bec Kelly (Milgi DRINKS’ THEATRE en route, this pairing adventure wine with fish. some simple tricks to making and developing, and will have the Vegan Cafe, ), Louise 16:00 – 17:00 is guaranteed to leave you feeling vibrant, seasonal plant and real opportunity to taste a variety of Davies (Head of Campaigns, £16.50 dairy ice creams. truly enlightened, slightly tipsy and all the better for it. vineyards and vintages on offer. EASY AFRO VEGAN SUMMER Policy & Research at The Vegan Drinks writer and aficionado of Society) and Stock-free farmer Jay STAPLES WITH ZOE ADJONYOH all things booze related, Kate Wilde. Hawkings, and Danny Walker of MARKET HALL FAT, PORK AND BEANS WITH NIGHT MARKET 15:30 – 16:15 Bristol distillery Psychopomp, STEPHEN HARRIS LOWER BREWERY YARD FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND will be romping through a variety 18:00 – 22:00 A DIFFERENT DOWN UNDER of aperitifs to suit all tastes, MARKET HALL 17:00 – 17:45 £5.00 OR FREE WITH FESTIVAL Join exciting London chef Zoe CHESTERS WINE MERCHANTS starting with some sexy sherries, WRISTBAND Adjonyoh from Zoe’s Ghana 15:30 – 17:00 a whole gamut of oh-so-trendy FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND What better way to while away Kitchen on a tasty exploration £25.00 vermouths, tipping our hats at Join leading chef Stephen Harris, a late summer evening than of West African food. She’ll David Knott is passionate about the wonder that is Campari then chef/patron from Michelin starred enjoying the magic that is the be showing you how to cook wines that show great purity of getting a bit down and dirty with restaurant The Sportsman in Night Market… Gulp and gobble some simple and delicious vegan fruit… clean wines that allow aquavit and absinthe. Guests will Kent, as he explores how to your way through some of the summer food, including some varietal grape characteristics be given generous tastes of all FESTIVAL STORIES AND cook with pork and fat. Taking most delicious food and drink koose (black eye bean) fritters to shine in the glass. A careful these amazing aperitifs and will be SECRETS: 20 YEARS OF his passion for local ingredients, on offer in the UK, with street with a scotch bonnet salsa and selection process means they encouraged to come up with their Stephen will be using free-range ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL food traders at every turn and avocado mayonnaise, and a spicy choose wines that showcase the own concoctions throughout the pork from a nearby farm where BOROUGH THEATRE cocktails galore from the Night hot pepper gazpacho soup. very best in minimal intervention masterclass. he will be teaching you how 16:30 – 17:30 Market Bar. There’ll be live music winemaking and, ultimately, to render fat properly, before FREE and entertainment throughout drinking satisfaction. All of demoing how to cook a perfect To celebrate 20 years of the evening, so come hungry and MIDDLE EASTERN COOKING David’s wines are hand crafted SHELLFISH OF THE BRITISH pork chop in this fat. Finally, he’ll Abergavenny Food Festival, ready to dance your socks off. WITH HONEY & CO artisan gems made with care be accompanying the pork with ISLES we’ll be hearing from the festival COOKERY SCHOOL and dedication whilst delivering just right runner beans. CORN EXCHANGE founders and friends about 15:30 – 17:00 pure enjoyment with every sip! 16:00 – 17:30 what the event means to them. GRACE DENT: SECRETS OF A £32.50 This tasting will focus on the £16.50 From the power cuts, to the new breed of Aussie winemakers COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING RESTAURANT CRITIC Since 2012, husband and wife Kirsty Scobie and Fenella MacRae missing ingredients, the chefs and the varietals that are being BOROUGH THEATRE team Sarit Packer and Itamar of The Seafood Shack in Ullapool who almost didn’t make it to FOR KIDS produced there like never before! CASTLE STREET 18:30 – 19:30 Srulovich have taken Middle will be taking you on a guided the stage, to the behind the £16.50 Eastern food in the UK by storm. tour through the waters around scenes secrets, stories and more. 17:00 – 17:45 FREE Award-winning journalist, Now with a new book, the the UK. Delving into the world Hear from festival stalwarts, author and broadcaster, Grace authors join us in the festival of sustainable and seasonal as they talk about what it takes Join a fun Cook School class and Dent reveals the secret life Cookery School to teach you shellfish, they’ll talk you through to keep the show on the road! learn how to make a delicious, and passions of ’s how to whip up delicious Middle the options and teach you what is With festival founders Martin vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll newest restaurant critic. From Eastern dishes to enjoy at home. available when. Orbach and Chris Wardle, long learn new skills, take a pot of your her championing the vegan food Expect big flavours, delicious term friend Jane Baxter, plus food away with you and take a movement, to her thoughts food and a lot of laughs from more to be announced. Hosted recipe card home so that you can on the ‘class war’ against the this culinary couple. Dishes will by Guardian food editor, Bob repeat cook for your friends and processed food she was raised Granleese. family.

20 21 EVENTS EVENTS on, to her life as a travelling critic, and dribble-inducing street food butcher, and he’ll shine a light starters and pre-ferments. She PATISSERIE WITH COCORICO’S designed to cure even the most Grace will be sharing the stories from some of the UK’s most on how meat is really produced. will talk you through why they are extreme hangovers. Drink gurus that couldn’t be printed, the exciting producers. All washed You’ll have a go at butchering important, how you can use them LAURIAN VEAUDOUR Andy Clarke and Melissa Cole will secrets and tips of the trade, and down with prosecco and tapas your own chicken, make a simple in your home baking, and give ST MARY’S PRIORY CENTRE be starting Sunday with a (quiet) the best and worst parts of having from Belazu who will be open stuffed joint, and learn the oh-so- you some top tips and secrets 11:30 – 12:30 bang and taking you on a raucous one of the most coveted jobs in at the Castle throughout the crucial butcher’s knot. to making and looking after your £16.50 romp through Sunday morning food. weekend to see you through the starters. She will also be showing Do you know your choux from cocktails. From chilli espresso festive fun. you how to make fougasse, a your shortcrust, your ganache martinis to citrus zingers, power ROUGEMONT SCHOOL: KIDS traditional French hearth bread, from your praline? What better smoothies to beer and bacon SCRATCH MENU: A FEAST OF COOKING SKILLS made using a rye flour poolish way to start your Sunday than ensembles, you’ll be back in the UNLOVED FOOD 10:00 – 11:00 starter. with a sugar hit to get you going in no time. ST MICHAEL’S CENTRE SUNDAY 16TH CASTLE STREET and a lesson in patisserie. Pastry 19:00 – 22:00 SEPTEMBER FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND chef, Laurian Veaudour, of £32.50 FISH AND FIRE Cocorico Patisserie in Cardiff. will FAMILY FORAGE COOKING OVER FIRE talk through a range of different CASTLE MEADOWS AND LINDA VISTA Skye Gyngell, one of Britain’s COFFEE CUPPING 11.00 – 11.45 patisseries; their recipe, the GARDENS most respected and acclaimed IF IT WASN’T FOR SHEEP DRINKS’ THEATRE FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND technique involved, and most 12:00 – 13:30 chefs, will be bringing her THE FARMYARD 10:00 – 11:00 importantly, provide you with a £22.50 groundbreaking Scratch menu 10:15 – 10:35 Imagine you are camping, the sun £12.50 sample of each. On the menu, to Abergavenny, with the aim of FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND is shining and you fancy cooking Join local forager Liz Knight as Coffee; something many of us some fish, but are not sure expect to see chocolate and she takes you on a family foraging providing a delicious, nutritious What sheep have done for drink every day, but how much how to cook it outdoors. Trish caramel tart, hazelnut praline walk through the local area meal using ingredients that are us with rare breed sheep farmer do you know about it? During MacCurrach will show you how to choux buns, lemon meringue tart, around Abergavenny. As you often overlooked. Jane Bissett, followed by a this session, Matt Beynon from cook some simple salmon steaks opéra cake and more! walk, you and your children will Dishes will be created using spinning wool demo in the activity Wogan Coffee will take you on a and fresh vegetables on the grill, learn how to identify and gather ‘waste’ produce – think organic tent. followed by home-made fishcakes a range of wild foods including ingredients such as beetroot coffee sourcing journey that will MORNING: HOW TO MAKE TIME, tops and skins turned into give you an insight into what it with a spicy sauce in the paella , seeds, nuts, berries fruit WITH ALLAN JENKINS simple soups, the trimmings from takes to select the perfect coffee. FERMENT AND PICKLE pan. Finally, she’ll cook up some and more, turning what grows in You will gather around the table in the form of her BOROUGH THEATRE your garden and in the wild into fresh pasta, baked with a little CORN EXCHANGE to take part in ‘cupping’, the art own version of Cullen skink, a 12:00 – 13:00 store cupboard ingredients. With leftover cheese or yesterday’s 10:30 – 12:00 and practice of evaluating the fish soup with smoked haddock £7.50 Liz’s expert guidance, you’ll learn bread transformed into warm £16.50 bread pudding served with a characteristics of a particular and vegetables in a creamy sauce, Do you feel that time often runs how to preserve all these summer spoonful of last year’s Fern coffee bean. From body to Fermented foods are enjoying a served with chunky bread. away with you? Would you like finds to make your winter diet Verrow gooseberry jam. sweetness, acidity to flavour, Matt renaissance at the moment. We to make more out of your day? packed full of delicious flavours. will teach you how to sniff and know they’re good for us and that In his new book, Observer Food Each ticket allows entry for one slurp your way towards coffee we should eat more of them – but FORAGING, FEASTS AND Monthly editor Allan Jenkins adult and two children expertise. how? Join chef and author Thom FESTIVITIES WITH LIA shows how getting up earlier Eagle as he looks at a variety of LEENDERTZ even once a week or month can fermented foods from historical DIM SUM MASTERCLASS DELICIOUS DEMO STAGE free us to be more imaginative, and international . From 11:00 – 11:45 to maybe read, to walk, to write. COOKERY SCHOOL the garum of the ancient Romans FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND Allan will be in conversation with 12:00 – 13:30 to the sour of modern Fiona Beckett to introduce us to £32.50 Join award winning gardener and Georgia, he’ll be giving you a this secret world and shares what Our favourite of the alternative MEAT MASTERCLASS WITH food writer Lia Leendertz as she ferment-ucation full of delicious he has learned from speaking to brunch options, dim sum and PIPERS FARM guides you through some of her tastings, as well as showing you other early risers and experts, are loved by all here at THE COOKERY SCHOOL favourite recipes with ingredients how you can use these flavours such as a neuroscientist, a festival HQ, so what better way 10:00 – 11:30 straight from the garden and 20TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE and techniques in your own philosopher and even a fisherman. to spend your Sunday lunchtime £22.50 hedgerows. Expect seasonal kitchen. than learning from dim sum CASTLE delights such as a wonderful With an impressive pedigree impresario, Jeremy Pang. Based THE CASTLE Michaelmas salad, packed with of producing award-winning HANGOVER COCKTAILS in our beautiful marquee in the 19:30 – 23:00 blackberries and hazelnuts, and ethical meat for over 30 years, HEARTH BREADS: SECRETS OF DRINKS’ THEATRE iconic grounds of Abergavenny £20.00 some delicious grilled figs with join Pipers Farm’s founder Peter STARTERS 12:00 – 13:00 Castle, Jeremy will take you on a Our legendary Saturday night honey, and pine nuts. Greig for an insight in how to get MARKET HALL £16.50 whistle stop tour of different dim shindig at Abergavenny Castle is the most out of meat. Peter will 11:00 – 11:45 sum styles, the basic ingredients back! The ancient walls will be From a prairie oyster to a cold teach you the tips and tricks of FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND and where to find them, then brimming with live music from how to get real value out of meat shower, a grease-laden fry up to Join Rachael Watson from the teach you some simple techniques the Son Yambu Cuban Salsa by exploring the carcass to hunt a stint in the sauna; we’ve all got award-winning Abergavenny that will give you the confidence Band and the Black Kat Boppers, out thrifty cuts, you’ll learn all our own hangover cure. With Baker School of Artisan Breads to craft your own signature dim spectacular fireworks, dancing the best questions to ask your a delicious liquid first aid kit, as she delves into the topic of sum fillings at home.

22 23 EVENTS EVENTS COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING HOW TO BE A FARMER BY SEA SALT AND CARAMEL SMACK MY STEAK UP DIG YOUR OWN TV DINNER WITH SEASHORE FORAGE FOR KIDS RADICAL YOUNG FARMERS ST MARY’S PRIORY COOKING OVER FIRE PETE LAWRENCE SEVERN ESTUARY CASTLE STREET THE FARMYARD 13:00 – 14:00 13:30 – 14:15 DELICIOUS DEMO STAGE 14:00 ­– 17:00 12:00 – 12:45 12:15 – 13:00 £16.50 FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND 14:00 – 14:45 £22.50 FREE FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND Come and taste salted caramel Join live fire chef Christian FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND A rare chance to explore wild Join a fun Cook School class and A panel discussion chaired by like you have never tasted Stevenson, aka DJ BBQ, as he Join award winning food writer estuary foods of the Severn and learn how to make a delicious, Aine Morris to include Welsh it before! Join acclaimed sea teaches you to cook the perfect and TV Producer Pete Lawrence Wye with experienced forager vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll grain farmer and baker, Torth y salt experts Halen Môn, and steak; from deboning the ribeye with his humorous take on eating Henry Ashby, who has 50 years’ learn new skills, take a pot of your Tir’s Rupert Dunn, pasture fed renowned master chocolatier and scoring the fat, to perfecting with the seasons with delicious experience of foraging and food away with you and take a raw milk and beef micro-farmer Marc Demarquette as they take how you smack your steak into recipes and a few behind the supplies top local restaurants recipe card home so that you can from Mountain Hill Farm, Alex you through a lesson in the the pan. Along with this he’ll scenes stories from the world of such as The . Expect repeat cook for your friends and Heffron, Huw Evans from Three nation’s favourite ingredient be cooking grilled chicken with food TV. to find sea spinach, samphire, sea family. Pools Farm, Russ Whistance Little combination. They’ll start with an Alabama white sauce, and a blights, sea asters, scurvy grass, Garway Farm. a tutored comparative sea salt refreshing grilled watermelon, sea arrow grass and orache. tasting with an overview of what olive and feta salad. IS YOUR MILK TRASHING Assemble at Abergavenny’s main WOOD FIRED MEZZE makes Halen Môn a superior THE PLANET? WITH PHILIP bus station at 13:45 where you COOKING OVER FIRE RESILIENT FARMING IN seasoning. Then they’ll look at LYMBERRY will be taken by minibus to the 12:15 – 13:00 VOLATILE TIMES how adding this most magical MIRACLE BREW: A WANDER start of the tour. Please bring of ingredients affects Marc’s BOROUGH THEATRE good outdoor clothes and shoes FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND THE FARMYARD THROUGH THE INGREDIENTS OF 14:00 – 15:00 indecently good caramels. or boots. Bring the flavour of the Middle 13:00 – 13:45 BEER £7.50 FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND DRINKS’ THEATRE East to your fire with the expert In his global investigation for his 13:45 – 14:45 guidance of Executive Head Chef A panel discussion with Rob GOT YOUR GOAT? WITH CABRITO latest book Dead Zone: Where COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING from the Bristol Lido, Freddy £16.50 Yorke (chair); Peter Greig (Piper’s CORN EXCHANGE the Wild Things Were Philip Bird. He’ll be showing you how FOR KIDS Farm), Guy Watson (Riverford), 13:00 – 14:30 Miracle Brew is a globetrotting Lymbery came face-to-face with to cook up some delicious spiced CASTLE STREET Simon Crichton (Triodos), Gabriel £16.50 adventure through the nature of the reality of both the dairy 14:30 – 15:15 lamb , a plethora of fire Kaye (Biodynamic Association beer. Pete Brown – an award- industry and how crops like Goat is sustainable, ethical, highly FREE charred vegetables, and some / Biodynamic Land Trust), Jez winning writer who has been soya and almonds are produced. nutritious and very delicious. quick flatbreads to accompany. Fredenburgh (Farmer’s Weekly). called the “beer drinker’s Bill Fuelled by a mix of animal welfare, Join a fun Cook School class and Why, then, does it remain so Bryson” – presents a complete as well as health concerns like learn how to make a delicious, underused and misunderstood? natural history of beer and the cholesterol content in dairy, vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll Join James Whetlor as he takes GARETH WARD CELEBRATES TASTE OF LAND AND SEA: A emphasises the importance of consumer interest in alternative learn new skills, take a pot of your you on this guided tasting of WELSH WAGYU BEEF place – or terroir – to each of plant-based milks globally is rising food away with you and take a WELSH SUNDAY FEAST the British goat. Taking the MARKET HALL beer’s main four ingredients. He’ll rapidly. There is no question in recipe card home so that you can ST MICHAEL’S CENTRE approach of a wine tasting, this 12:30 – 13:15 be hosting a tasting of beers from Philip’s mind that plant-based repeat cook for your friends and 13:00 – 16:00 event is designed to give you an FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND Newport Brewery Tiny Rebel that milks are better for animal family. £42.50 appreciation of the differences in bring out the characters of each welfare than dairy; after all, In this demo Gareth Ward, Chef Wright’s Food Emporium in taste between different samples ingredients in turn, revealing why there are no animals involved; Owner of Ynyshir, a Michelin Llanarthney will be teaming up of goat; based on age and cooking each one is truly magical in ways but what are they doing for the ACCIDENTALLY VEGAN WITH star restaurant and rooms in with Pembrokeshire chef and method. Cooked fast and lean, you’ve probably never thought environment? KATY BESKOW mid Wales will be celebrating foraging expert Matt Powell to or slow-cooked in curries, , Welsh Wagyu beef. Gareth will about. COOKERY SCHOOL present an über Welsh, hyper- braises and roasts, from kebabs to 14:30 – 16:00 be showing how his principles of seasonal menu sourced directly stir fries to , goat is the ingredient led and flavour driven LATE SUMMER EATING WITH £27.50 from the country’s incredible one meat we should all be eating TOKYO TO TRECWN cooking are a perfect fit with landscape. Guests will enjoy a ANNA JONES Katy Beskow is passionate about more of. THE FARMYARD Wagyu beef, talking you through leisurely Sunday made of MARKET HALL local, seasonal produce and loves its unique taste, texture and 14:00 – 14:45 14:00 – 14:45 making vibrant and flavourful dishes that represent a true taste FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND superior marbling. He will also of the Wales and showcase the COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND vegan food packed with exciting be cooking his signature Welsh indigenous ingredients, plants and FOR KIDS The Journey of a Grass-Fed Join cook, writer and stylist Anna textures and colours. Whether Wagyu dish, so this is one not to Wagyu Beef Farmer with dairy you’re a lifelong vegan, cooking wild edibles often over-looked as CASTLE STREET Jones as she guides you through miss! people source their food more 13:15 – 14:00 farmer turned Wagyu beef farmer, some wonderful ways to cook for those who are, or are simply from supermarkets than the FREE Will Prichard. summer vegetables. She will be looking to cut down on your seashore. Join us for this special cooking the delicious Iranian meat intake, Katy will be showing Join a fun Cook School class and 20th festival celebration of truly dip, beetroot borani, as well as a you how to rustle up a simple learn how to make a delicious, . Local and natural seasonal chard, and walnut and delectable meal that can vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll beers, wines and non-alcoholic crostada. be prepared in mere moments. learn new skills, take a pot of your drinks will be available to During this class you will learn food away with you and take a purchase on the day. how to make an aubergine, recipe card home so that you can repeat cook for your friends and family.

24 25 EVENTS EVENTS butterbean and olive cassoulet; FIRED UP VEG explaining how to cook each pistachio, apricot and mint pilaf; to perfection. Drawing on his and grilled courgette with dill COOKING OVER FIRE farming experience, Tom will then 14.45 – 15.30 yoghurt. guide you through a number of FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND different native breeds, and you’ll Join Patrick Hanna, Head Chef at also have the opportunity to taste SHERRY WITH TAPAS the Riverford Field Kitchen as he samples from different breeds, ST MARY’S PRIORY CENTRE cooks up some of their delicious ranging in age from two and a half 14:30 – 15:30 seasonal veg over fire. Inspired by years up to twelve year-old cows. £16.50 his love of simplicity and quality ingredients, he’ll be showing Owen Morgan, co-owner of the you how to cook up a delicious hugely successful Bar 44 Tapas Y JACK STEIN’S WORLD ON A stuffed squash and some charred Copas restaurants and the first PLATE romanesco, before finishing by certified international sherry MARKET HALL demoing how to make a Dutch educator in Wales, and David 15:30 – 16:30 Baby, packed full of seasonal Hayward from Gonzalez Byass, FREE WITH A FESTIVAL WRISTBAND berries! one of Spain’s most well-known In this demonstration, Jack Stein, sherry bodegas, will be challenging middle son of , and perceptions and sharing their love Chef Director of the Rick Stein of sherry to convince you why PIG WIMMIN’ THE FARMYARD Group, shows you three ways it’s a drink that we should all be with clams, demoing XO clams, enjoying. Covering all styles from 14:45 – 15:00 FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND Po’ Boys, and clams (instead of the bone dry to the super sweet, mussels) with miso and black you’ll get a taste of 6 sherries, Hear from local women in beans, to demonstrate how to each one paired with tapas or , with local pig farmers bring a taste of your holidays to nibbles. Martha Roberts and Helen Joy. your own kitchen table.

COOKBOOK CONFIDENTIAL SIMPLICITY IS KEY WITH CIDER REIMAGINED THE DOME NATHAN GETHING DRINKS’ THEATRE 14:30 – 15:30 DELICIOUS DEMO STAGE 15:30 – 16:30 AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WALES BREAKING BREAD FROM PASTURE TO PLATE WITH FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND 15:30 – 16:15 £16.50 TO FEED ITSELF THE ANGEL BAKERY NEAL’S YARD DAIRY FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND Join us for a celebration The UK’s leading beer and cider THE FARMYARD 16:00 – 18:00 ST MARY’S PRIORY and tasting of some unusual The focus of this demo will writer, Pete Brown, is teaming up 15:30 – 16:30 £12.00 16:30 – 17:30 ingredients and cooking be simple cookery done well, with exciting new Herefordshire FREE WITH FESTIVAL WRISTBAND Established in 2016, The Angel £16.50 techniques. Cookbook using high quality ingredients cider producer, Little Pomona, What’s next for Welsh Bakery is bringing together a In this tasting, Neal’s Yard Dairy authors, Zoe Adjonyoh, Nargisse prepared with care. Nathan will to guide you through the history farming? Panel to include Sarah new generation of bakers, millers will lead you on the journey Benkabbou, John Gregory Smith, be preparing a seared fillet of of cider, before showing how Dickins (Chair), Mark Lloyd and grain growers around their their cheeses take from pasture Christina Mouratoglou and Adrien hake with a potato “vinaigrette”, these old techniques are being (Angling Trust), Rob Yorke (rural table at this year’s Food Festival. to plate. You will be presented Carré will be joined by Sunday with wilted spinach and mussels, revitalised in a new generation commentator) and Nick Miller Together they will break bread with a selection of British Telegraph journalist Jonathan and an accompanying side dish of of cider production; from gentle (Miller’s Research & Black Welsh and discuss the finer details and cheeses to taste and introduced Woods, Guild of Food Writers, courgette spaghetti dressed with wild yeast fermentations to Lamb). wider implications of making real to the farms where they are to discuss some of the unusual almond and basil pesto. lengthy maturation periods in bread in the UK today. Guests at produced, encompassing the flavour combinations and cooking barrel and tank, there’s much the table include Kimberley Bell special character and heritage methods they use, and giving to learn. Along the way you’ll COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING (Small Food Bakery), Ben Glazer of each one. You will learn how you the chance to taste some BEEF AND TIME have a chance to taste four of (Coombeshead Farm Bakery), Neal’s Yard Dairy selects their yourselves. FOR KIDS CORN EXCHANGE Little Pomona’s wholly natural CASTLE STREET Andy Forbes (The Brockwell cheese, the unique and integral 15:30 – 17:00 ciders, experiencing the taste and 15:45 – 16:30 Bake) and Anne & Andrew relationships they have with the £16.50 sensation of a different class of FREE Parry (Felin Ganol Watermill). cheese makers, and how they You may know your fillet from cider. Discussion will include audience work together to maintain classic Join a fun Cook School class and your rump, but how much do Q&A and tastings. styles and refine new recipes. learn how to make a delicious, you really know about steak? vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll Join farmer, butcher and cook learn new skills, take a pot of your Farmer Tom Jones and chef Jake food away with you and take a Mills as they guide you through recipe card home so that you can the complex world of steak, repeat cook for your friends and family.

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RIVERFORD ORGANIC FARMERS: POP-UP FEAST WITH GUY SINGH-WATSON SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY CENTRE 19:30 – 21:00 TASTE OF LAND AND SEA: A WELSH SUNDAY FEAST £25.00/£30.00 ST MICHAEL’S CENTRE This is the food that Riverford are famous for: 13:00 – 16:00 creative, colourful dishes made with the freshest £42.50 seasonal veg, straight from ther fields. All the Wright’s Food Emporium in Llanarthney will be dishes are vegetarian – to leave you with bags of FEASTS teaming up with Pembrokeshire chef and foraging inspiration to make the most of a Riverford veg expert, Matt Powell to present an über Welsh, box at home. In the same unique style as their Field hyper-seasonal menu sourced directly from the Kitchen restaurant, everyone sits together at large country’s incredible landscape. Guests will enjoy tables, with generous platters to pass around and a leisurely Sunday lunch made of dishes that Get ready for some good old-fashioned gluttony. No food festival is complete until you’ve experienced share. Exclusively to Abergavenny, this event also represent a true taste of Wales and showcase the the joy of a mind-blowing menu, shared with friends. This year we have some fantastic feasting options offers the unique opportunity to get your hands on indigenous ingredients, plants and wild edibles Riverford Founder and Farmer Guy Singh-Watson’s for you, the only conundrum is which one to choose… often overlooked as people source their food more new book, Vegetables, Soil and Hope. There’s no from supermarkets than the seashore. Local and bar at the venue, so please bring a bottle if you’d like natural beers, wines and non-alcoholic drinks will be wine with your meal. THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER available to purchase on the day.

ANGEL BAKERY COMMUNITY FEAST BELAZU INGREDIENT COMPANY #COOKFORSYRIA SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER MARKET HALL THE CASTLE To book your seat at the table, visit 19:00 – 22:00 17:30 – 20:00/20:30 – 23:30 £16.50 £40.00/£60.00 SCRATCH MENU: A FEAST OF UNLOVED FOOD www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com or ST MICHAEL’S CENTRE one of our box offices. Back by popular demand! Our first feast of the To celebrate the launch of Abergavenny’s 20th Food 19:00 – 22:00 festival weekend is by the community, for the Festival, Belazu Ingredient Company is hosting a £32.50 community. Taking place in Abergavenny’s iconic dinner in the town’s castle grounds to raise money in Market Hall, to celebrate the installation of our aid of Unicef UK and the #CookForSyria campaign. Skye Gyngell, one of Britain’s most respected chefs, famous festival decorations, the Angel Bakery Diners will be treated to a four-course meal cooked will be bringing her groundbreaking Scratch menu to Community Feast is our way of saying a great by guest chefs including Modern Pantry’s chef and Abergavenny, with the aim of providing a delicious, big thank you to the town for putting up with us owner, Anna Hansen; pastry chef and food writer, nutritious meal using ingredients that are often over the festival weekend. The Angel Bakery will be Henrietta Inman and Belazu’s resident innovation overlooked. Dishes will be created using ‘waste’ cooking up a storm of delicious produce, with wine chef and former head chef at Moro, Henry Russell. produce – think organic ingredients such as beetroot and soft drinks available to purchase in the Market The Middle Eastern-themed menu will feature a tops and potato skins turned into simple soups or Hall. range of Belazu’s ingredients and guests will have yesterday’s bread transformed into warm bread the chance to pay what they think the dinner is pudding. The menu will feature homemade pickled worth from a starting price of £40 including alcohol veg, chicken with , sticky sourdough cake and soft drinks. Belazu’s registered charity, the and more. Skye will be sourcing produce with Fern Belazu Foundation has a fundraising goal of £10,000 Verrow, a 16 acre certified biodynamic farm at the for #CookForSyria and has pledged to double the foothills of the Black Mountains in Herefordshire. amount raised by the evening’s guests.

Book online at www.belazu.com/story/abergavenny or call 020 8838 1912.

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HIGHLIGHTS MIDDLE EASTERN COOKING WITH HONEY AND CO 15:30 – 17:00 £32.50 Since 2012, husband and wife team Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich have taken Middle Eastern food in the UK by storm. Now with a new book, At Home: Middle Eastern Recipes from our Kitchen, the authors join us in the festival Cookery School to teach you how to whip up delicious Middle Eastern dishes to enjoy at home. Expect big flavours, delicious food and a lot of laughs from this culinary couple whose passion and enthusiasm for the cuisine of their home can’t help but infect you with the urge to share food with all those you love. Dishes will include wrapped goat cheese with fig relish, aubergine boats with minced lamb and pistachio marzipan. THE COOKERY SCHOOL

HUNEY & CO ACCIDENTALLY VEGAN WITH KATY BESKOW These 90 minute cookery classes at our brand new Cookery School at the Castle are a unique 14:30 – 16:00 opportunity to get up close and personal with your favourite chefs, as they guide you through a £27.50 practical, hands on class packed with exciting recipes. Whatever your ability in the kitchen, you’re Katy Beskow, aka Little Miss Meat Free, is the bestselling author of two vegan cookery books guaranteed to leave these sessions brimming with confidence. Tickets can be bought through our focused on quick, easy and ethical food She is website in advance or on the day from our festival box office. passionate about local, seasonal produce and loves making vibrant and flavourful vegan food packed with exciting textures and colours. Whether you’re a lifelong vegan, cooking for those who are, or are simply looking to cut down on your meat intake, Katy will be showing you how to rustle up a simple SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER SKY MCALPINE and delectable meal that can be prepared in mere moments without the need for special ingredients. SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER During this class you will learn how to make an SKYE MCALPINE: VENETIAN SWEET AND SAVOURY aubergine, butterbean and olive cassoulet; pistachio, 12:00 – 13:30 apricot and mint pilaf; and grilled courgette with dill £32.50 DIM SUM MASTERCLASS yoghurt. Teaching from her first book A Table in Venice, food 12:00 – 13:30 £32.50 writer and cook Skye McAlpine brings her delicious Venetian home cooking to the festival Cookery How can you say no to Dim Sum Sunday? Our The Cookery School is sponsored by School. Passionate about the food of her adopted favourite of the alternative brunch options, dim sum childhood home, Skye will be guiding participants and dumplings are loved by all here at festival HQ, through three courses of delicious dishes, looking so what better way to spend your Sunday lunchtime at a wonderful mix of both sweet and savoury. than learning from dim sum impresario, Jeremy Starting the class with a thick hot chocolate and Pang. Based in our beautiful marquee in the iconic zabaione, noving onto main course you will learn grounds of Abergavenny Castle, Jeremy will take you how to make the perfect pasta dough, before having on a whistle stop tour of different dim sum styles, a go at creating your own ravioli. Finally, learn the basic ingredients and where to find them, then the art of crafting the perfect tiramisu, that most teach you some simple techniques that will give you delicious of Italian layered desserts, before finishing the confidence to craft your own signature dim sum with a nice cup of coffee and maybe a necessary nap! fillings at home.

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At this 20th anniversary festival, we are also celebrating the twentieth stunning art installation in Abergavenny’s Victorian Market Hall. This annual project is conceived and executed by theatre designer ABOUT PEAK and artist Bettina Reeves and made with the help of local community volunteers at Peak, an arts Peak is an arts organisation based in the Black organisation based in Crickhowell. Mountains that works with professional artists and communities, responding to the rural environment. They run artist-led projects throughout the region, with a focus on creating opportunities for children and young people. Peak’s mobile horsebox studio will The playful and expertly designed artworks flying in The annual project is managed by arts organisation be located on the castle grounds during the the atrium of the Market hall captivate the attention Peak (formerly Arts Alive) who recruit volunteers Festival featuring an installation by artist Susan of the 30,000 annual festival visitors and are an and provide exclusive use of their Crickhowell Adams responding to themes of Harvest. eagerly awaited highlight of the festival enjoyed by studio during an intensive three weeks in the run up Susan has been working on her project with weekly stallholders, locals and visitors to the area. to the festival weekend. As many as fifty community young people from Abergavenny and will be volunteers per year will contribute to realising Bettina has conceived this year’s installation, A collecting local people and visitor’s memories Bettina Reeves has designed and led the annual Bettina’s artistic vision. Over the years, more than Moveable Feast, to reflect two decades of designs of harvest over the festival weekend. installation since the Abergavenny Food Festival two hundred people, aged 16 to 80, have taken part, inspired by Abergavenny’s rural culture and food. began in 1999. Her knowledge and affection for including loyal returners whose experience and skill There are plenty to choose from – past themes her home town inspires her ideas and creative enable Bettina to achieve increasingly ambitious include bees, owls, pigs, chickens, fish, goats, game PHOTO: NANETTE HEPBURN vision and the next design is in her mind as soon as designs. However, new people also join in each birds, hares, utensils, plates, breakfast and flowers the September festival is over. Drawing, choosing year and Bettina has a flair for designing elements (to name but a few) – but we can be certain that this materials and experimenting goes on until after the that can be achieved by anyone, regardless of their year’s stunning display has been eagerly awaited and August Bank Holiday each year, when the real fun abilities. will be hugely enjoyed over the next 12 months. (and hard work!) begins. Opinions about the ‘best’ design are as varied as This year, you’ll be able to purchase the designs themselves, although many pick out the prints and postcards of Bettina’s concept 2012 Olympic year when Abergavenny’s own ‘game- drawings from past installations in the makers’ created a glorious display of Leaping Hares last 20 years from the Market Hall. and Gorgeous Game Birds. Bettina’s own favourite Prints and postcards are also available was Gardens of Plenty in 2013, which was featured through the website on BBC . www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com/shop

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SECRETS OF STARTERS WITH RACHAEL WATSON 11:00 – 11:45 Join Rachael Watson as she delves into starters and pre-ferments. She will talk you through why they are important, how you can use them in your baking and tips for making and looking after your starters. She will also be showing you how to make fougasse, a traditional French hearth bread, made using a rye flour poolish starter. ANNA JONES GARETH WARD CELEBRATE WELSH WAGYU 12:30 – 13:15 EASY AFRO SUMMER STAPLES WITH ZOE Gareth Ward, Chef Owner of Ynyshir, will be ADJONYOH showing how his principles of ingredient led and flavour driven cooking are a perfect fit with Wagyu 15:30 – 16:15 CHEF DEMOS beef, talking you through its unique taste, texture Join exciting London chef Zoe Adjonyoh on a tasty and superior marbling. He will also be cooking his exploration of West African food. She’ll be showing signature Welsh Wagyu dish, so this is one not to you how to cook some simple and delicious vegan miss! summer food, including some koose (black eye bean) The beating heart of the festival, the Market Hall Stage, in association with Fisher & Paykel and Robert fritters with a scotch bonnet salsa and avocado mayonnaise, and a spicy hot pepper gazpacho soup. LATE SUMMER EATING WITH ANNA JONES Price , is set to sizzle with the sounds and scents of our favourite chefs cooking up a storm. 14:00 – 14:45 FAT, PORK AND BEANS WITH STEPHEN HARRIS Join cook, writer and stylist Anna Jones, as she guides you through some wonderful ways to cook 17:00 – 17:45 summer vegetables. Anna will be cooking the Join Stephen Harris as he explores how to cook delicious Iranian dip, beetroot borani, as well as a with pork and fat. Taking his passion for local seasonal chard, leek and walnut crostada, proving SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER EATING THE SEASHORE: WILD WELSH SEAFOOD ingredients, Stephen will be using free-range pork why vegetables should be put at the centre of every WITH MATT POWELL from a nearby farm where he will be teaching table. 14:00 – 14:45 you how to render fat properly, before demoing how to cook a perfect pork chop. Finally, he’ll be BOLLYWOOD BRUNCH WITH IMRAN NATHOO Matt Powell is a chef, forager and saltwater bass lure 11:00 – 11:45 accompanying the pork with just right runner beans. JACK STEIN’S WORLD ON A PLATE angling guide. Matt was born in Wales, but spent many 15:30 – 16:15 What better way to start a Saturday than with a late years working outside his beloved country in the best morning brunch? Imran Nathoo will be bringing a culinary establishments he could. He moved back to In this demonstration, Jack Stein, middle son of Rick Stein, and Chef Director of the Rick Stein Bombay vibe to brunch, taking us on a spicy journey create something unique and culturally important STEPHEN HARRIS into the quintessential weekend meal, courtesy of to Wales for now and for the future. For his food Group, shows you three ways with clams, demoing curry baked eggs, masala french toast and a delicious creations, Matt only uses produce from Wales, with XO clams, Po’ Boys, and clams (instead of mussels) mango lassi. the biggest percentage comes from Pembrokeshire, with miso and black beans, to demonstrate how to the county he loves, lives and works in. bring a taste of your holidays to your own kitchen table. 30 MINUTE MOROCCAN SUMMER WITH NARGISSE BENKABBOU ZOE ADJONYOH 12:30 – 13:15 GARETH WARD Observer Food Monthly’s 2018 rising star, Nargisse Benkabbou, shows us that speedy doesn’t have to mean boring, producing a delicious Moroccan supper in just 30 minutes. Learn about the ingredients and simple techniques that will result in a modern take on traditional Moroccan food, packed full of spice and flavour.

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10:00 – 10:45 DJ SUPER SONIC PLAYLIST 10:45 – 11:30 LIVE MUSIC WITH DAVE LUKE AND JOHN HYMAS 11:30 – 12:30 OSTRINGEN BIG BAND: 23 MUSICIANS FROM ABERGAVENNY’S TWIN TOWN BELAZU

13:00 – 14:00 FESTIVAL SOAPBOX Visit Belazu’s stand over the weekend for demos 14:30 – 15:30 COOKBOOK CONFIDENTIAL from chefs such as Henrietta Inman, Nargisse Benkabbou, Henry Russell and Romy Gill, plus 15:30 – 16:30 DJ SUPER SONIC DISCO PLAYLIST tastings and masterclasses in and balsamic vinegar.

RIVERFORD ORGANIC FARMERS COOKING OVER FIRE THE CASTLE Fancy a go at their Human Veg Machine? Dare Don’t miss Cooking Over Fire demos with Hang Fire you take on Padron Pepper Roulette? Drop by BBQ, Genevieve Taylor, DJ BBQ, James Whetlor of Riverford’s stand at The Castle to meet their Cabrito Goat Meat and Gill Meller all taking to the friendly team and find out how you can start living Abergavenny’s ancient castle grounds transform into a magical setting for a fantastic array of family flames to impart their knowledge and skills. With life on the veg. thanks to Certainly Wood for supplying all wood for fun and entertainment. Whatever time you choose to visit, there’ll always be something to enjoy. this stage. Already a veg nerd enjoying their seasonal boxes? Visit the stand between 15:00 – 16:00 on Saturday for a book signing with Guy Singh-Watson and get one of the first copies his new book, Vegetables, Soil & Hope; chronicles of a quarter century of life on the veg. STREET FOOD SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER Delicious eats from some of the UK’s leading street 09:45 – 10:45 OSTRINGEN BIG BAND: 23 MUSICIANS FROM THE COOKERY SCHOOL food vendors. Enjoy burgers from The Beefy Boys, ABERGAVENNY’S TWIN TOWN perfect pasta from The Cooking Cooks, classic Our brand new Cookery School at the Castle will 10:45 – 11:45 LIVE MUSIC FROM JOHN HYMAS AND DAVE LUKE Bangkok street dishes from Brother Thai and much leave you brimming with confidence, whatever your more. 12:00 – 12:45 FESTIVAL SOAPBOX ability in the kitchen. Find the full listings on page 34. 13:00 – 14:00 NEW VOICES IN FOOD FREE SPEECH 14:30 – 15:30 COOKING WITH YOUR SENSES RIVER COTTAGE AND PIPERS FARM 15:45 – 16:30 FOOD QUIZ WITH MONSIEUR BONBON AND We’ll have a whole host of talks taking place in the MADAME SAUCISSON, MUSIC BY DAVE LUKE AND JOHN HYMAS DEMO TENT Dome up at the Castle, all included with your Head to the Castle to enjoy a programme of free wristband! Hear from some of the UK’s up and talks and demos across the weekend by Pipers Farm coming voices in food, celebrate (and taste) some of and River Cottage. The programme will include Gill the more unusual ingredients and learn about what Meller and Peter Greig from Pipers Farm who will role our other senses play in determining whether a be introducing children and grown-ups to campfire AFTER HOURS dish is delicious. cookery, and Naomi Devlin who will be showcasing the art of gluten free sourdough breads over Our legendary Saturday night shindig at Abergavenny Hear from some of our chefs, farmers and fire, plus much more. The full programme will be Castle is back! The ancient walls will be brimming producers on our Festival Soapbox. We’ll also featured on boards outside the Demo Tent. with live music from the Son Yambu Cuban Salsa be inviting you to take part! So whether you’re Band and the Black Kat Boppers, spectacular passionate about produce or frustrated by food fads, fireworks, dancing and delicious street food from this is your chance to get it off your chest! Find the some of the UK’s most exciting producers. full timetable for the Dome here:

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HIGHLIGHTS FARMERS’ MARKET TALKS AND DEBATES

There will be a Farmers’ Market with interactive The Farming Matters speakers’ stage returns, in stalls where you can buy and try farmed ingredients, collaboration with Triodos Bank with an exciting and discover more about different farming methods, programme of dynamic talks from farmers, foragers, including Blodyn Aur Welsh rapeseed oil; Grosmont producers and key players in agriculture, that Wood Dairy local milk; The Wild by Nature Meat will inform, inspire and illuminate the key issues Box Company (a community of farmers, butchers impacting . and chefs, working sustainably with nature in the Black Mountains); the Biodynamic Association Talks take place throughout the day, with the (promoting a uniquely holistic approach to organic morning sessions from 10:00 – 11:30 aimed at agriculture, gardening, food and health); and The families with more of a fun interactive element and Seed Co-operative (the UK’s community owned topics to inspire budding farmers, growers, food seed company, producing British grown open- producers and inquisitive minds of all ages, including pollinated seed.) a hands-on how to make paint from soil masterclass with local forager Liz Knight; an incredible list of We are delighted to welcome back Frank Sutton everything that sheep have done for us since being Ltd, the Raglan John Deere dealership, who are farmed over 10,000 years ago from rare breed sheep bringing a state of the art tractor, and will be giving farmer Jane Bissett (we have a lot to thank sheep visitors the opportunity to look inside the tractor for!); and the journey of a meat pig from piglet to THE FARMYARD cab and watch a demonstration on technology and pork from legendary local farmer, Maurice Trumper. farming. They will also have a trailer celebrating 100 years of John Deere tractors and a display of their The afternoon talks will tackle meatier subjects Native cattle breeds from the British Longhorn to whilst still being accessible for all, between 12:00 – the Rare Breed White Park, and their American 15:15, including a how to guide to keeping poultry See the full programme of talks and debates in our event listings and look out for the blackboards on the bison with Frank Sutton visiting throughout the and getting involved in the food chain by Wales’ festival to explain more about these fascinating most successful egg exhibitor, micro-holder and day for any changes or additions. breeds and share his tractor stories. poultry pundit, Dave Herbert of Hermit Crab Eggs; the journey of dairy farmer turned Welsh Wagyu beef farmer, Will Prichard; and a panel of radical farmers including Welsh grain farmer Rupert Dunn from Torth Y Tir and 1st generation pasture-fed raw milk and beef farmer Alex Heffron from Mountain Hill Farm, discussing How to be a Farmer in 2018. CASTLE STREET LIVESTOCK At 3:30 each day, the stage will host The Great The Farmyard tells the real story of farming today. Come and learn about different farm animals and Debate, a topical and provocative discussion with a We celebrate the diversity of British farming, by their role in British farming, including sheep, goats lively panel of farmers, experts and innovators. bringing you up close and personal to the people, and pigs, and talk to the farmers who rear and care animals and produce that feed you. Discover what it for them. On Sunday, we are excited to be showing We encourage you to ask questions and voice really means to be a farmer in 2018, how the choices a selection of rare breed sheep, including one of opinions around the topics of food production and you make as a consumer can affect farming and the rarest breeds in the UK. Thanks to Kennixton farming throughout all of our farmyard talks. what’s next for the future of farming in the UK. Sheep, Swanbridge Porkers and Garlic Meadow for kindly bringing their animals to show at the Farmyard.

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Each morning between 10:00 and 12:00, there will be interactive hands-on experiences and mini workshops for kids of all ages in the Farmyard Activity Tent, from an introduction to felt making, spinning with local wool, wild tea making with foraged finds, an art area using paints made from soil and more. Check the chalkboards on site for timings of guest led demonstrations or just drop in to have a go.

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New for 2018, we’ve launched a new festival site in Castle Street car park. Here’s a taster of what you’ll find…

Over at the Farmyard, each morning between THE FARMYARD 10:00 – 12:00 there will be interactive hands-on experiences and mini workshops for kids of all ages Come along to the festival farmyard to hear the in the Farmyard Activity Tent, from an introduction real story of farming today. We celebrate the MERCHANDISE to felt making, spinning with local wool, wild tea diversity of British farming, by bringing you up close making with foraged finds, an art area using paints and personal to the people, animals and produce made from soil and more. Check the chalkboards on that feed you. Discover what it really means to be site for timings of guest led demonstrations or just a farmer in 2018, how the choices you make as a Head to one of our merchandise points either in drop in to have a go. consumer can affect farming and what’s next for the Lower Brewery Yard or at the Castle to pick up future of farming in the UK. Todiwala’s stall in Upper Brewery Yard to pick up some festival branded goodies! yours and while you’re there, why not browse his Don’t miss the return of the Farming Matters STREET FOOD other splendidly spicy pickles and chutneys. stage, sponsored by Triodos Bank, with an exciting You’ll find a range of tea towels, tote bags, t-shirts programme of dynamic talks from farmers, foragers, Looking for a place to refuel? Stop by to enjoy and beautiful wooden chopping boards from the Old Feeling inspired by our Cooking over Fire demos? producers and key players in agriculture, that tasty street food and pick up a drink from the new Board Company. You can order your very own kotlich set, whether will inform, inspire and illuminate the key issues Tiny Rebel bar or try a non-alcoholic cocktail from you are a regular camper or just fancy a picnic in the impacting farming today. Seedlip, all while enjoying views over the Blorenge. In line with our newly introduced Sustainability garden. It is easy to make an open hearth and enjoy Policy, we’ve partnered with City to Sea to offer a gently simmering kotlich – your very own outdoor stainless steel water bottles for sale at the festival. kitchen. Visit the New Food Help us to reduce single use plastics by refilling Have you seen this year’s decorations in the Market Entrepreneurs stand in Castle yours at one of our water points. Street Market for your chance Hall? You can now purchase postcards and prints to win a coffee table from the To celebrate our 20 years, festival friend and based on concept drawings by Bettina Reeves FAMILY AREA Old Board Company. Made using supporter Cyrus Todiwala has created a very special from past installations in the last 20 years from the locally sourced Welsh oak ,this Welsh Strawberry and Apple Chutney. Find Mr Market Hall, or through our website. At our newly added, dedicated Kids’ Cookery coffee table has great character School, you’ll find cookery and craft workshops for and stunning grain. At 3ft by 2ft children of all ages, hosted by Rougemont School and with handmade metal legs this piece should fit nicely into any and Cook School. You’ll also have the opportunity home. Signed, dated and numbered to meet one of Cook School’s Ambassadors, the this is a totally unique piece, and PLACE YOUR ORDER AT fabulous Zoe Adjonyoh of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, so would retail at £520. Raffle tickets WWW.ABERGAVENNYFOODFESTIVAL.COM/SHOP if you’re bringing children to the festival, make sure cost 50p per strip and all proceeds you don’t miss out! will be donated to Velindre Cancer OR VISIT ONE OF OUR MERCHANDISE POINTS DURING THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND. Centre.

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LOWER BREWERY YARD STREET FOOD & NIGHT MARKET COOKERY CLASSES FOR KIDS

Cook School is a social enterprise inspiring children Visit the Lower Brewery Yard stage to find the full timetable of entertainment over the weekend. to cook, enjoy and share their experiences with SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER food and was founded by leading food educator and award-winning children’s cookbook author Amanda ROUGEMONT SCHOOL: KIDS COOKING SKILLS Grant to teach children to cook, inspiring them to 10:00 – 11:00 STREET FOOD PRODUCE TO GO inspire others. Their belief is that children who are able to cook are more likely to eat healthily. The COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING FOR KIDS Delicious eats from leading street food vendors Heading home for the evening? Don’t want to cook? course also teaches nutritional information and 12:00 – 12:45 / 13:15 – 14:00 / 14:30 – 15:15 including wood fired pizzas from Dusty Knuckle, Pick up fresh produce to go from The Parsnipship healthy lifestyle choices. 15:45 – 16:30 / 17:00 – 17:45 hot salt beef from The Pickled Brisket, homemade Tom’s Pies and Rhosyn Farm plus many more. See COOK SCHOOL CRAFT WORKSHOPS Japanese street food from Gresko Bohdi, and more. the full list of market traders on page… Rougemont School is a small, co-educational independent school in Newport. Rougemont has 10:30 – 17:00 recently been reviewing their school food offering and appointed ex- Priory chef, Iain ENTERTAINMENT Jackson to oversee a whole new ethos to school food and food education. They are excited to SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER On our stage in Lower Brewery Yard you’ll find be at Abergavenny to share their new food skills entertainment throughout the day, including a programme with children and parents. ROUGEMONT SCHOOL: KIDS COOKING SKILLS morning of stories for the little ones about food 10:00 – 11:00 from around the world, music from the Beaufort Come and see them at their new Castle Street Male Choir, previous winners of the National site, where they are offering cookery and craft COOK SCHOOL: ITALIAN COOKING FOR KIDS , and an exciting performance from Taiko workshops for children of all ages. You’ll also have 12:00 – 12:45 / 13:15 – 14:00 Mynydd Du, the first community Taiko drumming the opportunity to meet one of their Cook School 14:30 – 15:15 / 15:45 – 16:30 group in Wales. Ambassadors, the fabulous Zoe Adjonyoh of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, so if you’re bringing children to the COOK SCHOOL CRAFT WORKSHOPS festival, book today to make sure you don’t miss 10:30 – 17:00 out. You can also email [email protected] or visit Book into a fun Cook School class now to secure a www.cookschool.club for more information. place to learn how to make a delicious, vegetarian Italian recipe. You’ll learn new skills, take a pot of NIGHT MARKET your food away with you and take a recipe card home so that you can repeat cook for your friends On Saturday evening, our Night Market will return and family. with food, fun and frolics in Lower Brewery Yard from 18:00 – 22:00. Access to the Night Market is included with your wristband, or pay £5 for entry.

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HIGHLIGHTS The Fringe Festival also has a range of free events for people of all ages to get involved in over the weekend. On Friday, Abergavenny Just Food will be discussing Food, Poverty and Power, addressing the issues of the rising use of food banks and food parcels.

The Art Shop and Chapel will be hosting the Ceramic Makers’ Market upstairs at the Chapel from 10am until 5pm on both days of the festival weekend.

Pupils, parents and teachers from local schools Later, the Angel Bakery will be hosting will be joining Love Zimbabwe to sing La Grotta Ice and Fern Verrow Biodynamic African songs to raise awareness of fair trade Farm as they team up to demonstrate some and global food sustainability issues, as they simple tricks to making vibrant, seasonal parade around the town. plant and real dairy ice cream. Sunday will FRINGE FESTIVAL be your chance to meet a new generation of If your little ones, and you, would prefer bakers, millers and grain growers as they break something quieter, take them to Storyteller’s bread and discuss the finer details and wider Soup for a selection of story morsels about implications of making real bread in the UK food with Alison Newsam, with food samples Celebrate all that is great about South Wales’ food culture, especially the people today. to be enjoyed too. who grow, make and cook our food. Festival friends (and neighbours), Chesters And last, but by no means least, Seven and Wine Merchants, will be hosting a small Wye Smokery invite everyone and anyone to handful of events to take you on a sensory join them at Llangorse Lake on Friday for their exploration of the world of wine. Want annual Eel Release, where approximately more? White Castle Vineyard, just outside Fringe events are hosted by the Abergavenny 20,000 eels will be released as part of their Abergavenny, are offering a Vineyard Tour community, to showcase the wealth of restocking programme. Guest chef Freddy & Welsh Wine Tasting, promising it’s well important community food activities that Bird from will be helping with a BBQ for those worth going that extra mile! And why stop take place long after the festival has closed its attending. there? Travel a bit further into Hereford’s side doors. Find out about what’s happening in your of the Marches and ready your tastebuds for town. Roll your sleeves up, grab a rolling pin something a bit stronger at a tour of Chase and get stuck in! Distillery, where you can see for yourself the Visit www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com for the only truly Single-Estate distillation process in full line up and to book your tickets. Start your festival Saturday right with A the UK. Monmouthshire Breakfast, a traditional cooked brekkie using only local ingredients! If you can’t wait until the weekend, Thursday will see an Indian Night with Cyrus Todiwala. If you fancy getting stuck in and cooking up a storm yourself, join Rachel Watson at her Wood Fired Oven Class where she will be sharing her secret pizza dough recipe before you roll up your sleeves and have a go!

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TIME: THE MISSING INGREDIENT IS YOUR MILK TRASHING THE PLANET? IN HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 14:30 – 15:30 CONVERSATION WITH PHILIP LYMBERY Time is an invisible ingredient in the food we SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 14:00 – 15:00 make and cook. It is this idea which food writer Fuelled by animal welfare and health concerns, Jenny Linford explores in her ground-breaking, global consumer interest in alternative plant-based wide-ranging book The Missing Ingredient. From milk is rising rapidly. Philip saw first-hand in Brazil the speed required to cook fish well or the time how the industrial production of soya is expanding invested in making sourdough, time is an important at the rate of hundreds of thousands of hectares factor in food. Chaired by food writer Xanthe Clay, every year, wiping out whole ecosystems. This made Jenny will discuss the role of time in creating food him stop and wonder: by drinking soya milk, was and flavour with a panel of artisan food producers, he fuelling this devastation? There is no question including Jonny Crickmore of Fen Farm Dairy and in Philip’s mind that plant-based milks are better Emma Wilkins of Hodmedods, while the audience for animal welfare than dairy; after all, there’s no get to sample tasters for additional enlightenment. animals involved. But what are they doing for the environment? FESTIVAL STORIES AND SECRETS: 20 YEARS OF ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 16:30 – 17:30 FREE TALKS AT THE CASTLE’S DOME To celebrate twenty years of Abergavenny Food Festival, we’ll be hearing from the festival founders NEW VOICES IN FOOD TALKS and friends about what the event means to them. SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 13:00 – 14:00 From the power cuts, to the missing ingredients, There’s never been a more interesting time to get the chefs who almost didn’t make it to the stage, involved in UK food. The face of the industry is to the behind the scenes secrets, stories and more. rapidly changing to embrace more young people, Hear from festival stalwarts, those who’ve watched more women and more diversity than ever before. the event grow over the last twenty years, as they As always, this year at Abergavenny Food Festival, through our superb programme of thought- Join some of the UK’s up and coming new voices talk about what it takes to keep the show on the provoking talks and panel sessions, we’re bringing brilliant ideas to the beautiful . as they look at how and why we are so keen to road and public faces smiling when all around is communicate about what and where we eat, how chaos! we cook, and how the industry is changing. The panel will be chaired by Guardian restaurant critic and writer Grace Dent and will include Anna Jones, BOROUGH THEATRE GRACE DENT: SECRETS OF A RESTAURANT CRITIC Thom Eagle, Fozia Ismail and Aine Morris. SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 18:30 – 19:30 100 YEARS OF WOMEN IN FOOD Grace Dent, the award-winning journalist, author A LIFE IN FOOD: JOSÉ PIZARRO SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 12:30 – 13:30 and broadcaster, will be revealing the secret life and COOKING WITH YOUR SENSES FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER, 19:30 – 20:30 2018 marks not only the Food Fest’s twentieth passions of The Guardian’s newest restaurant critic. SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 14:30 – 15:30 From her championing the vegan food movement, Kicking off the weekend on Festival Friday is a talk year, but also the centenary of women’s suffrage What makes a dish delicious? Multi-sensory cooking to her thoughts on the ‘Class War’ against the with the Godfather of Spanish cooking in the UK, in the UK, and in celebration we are looking back has become fashionable in the food world. Everyone processed food she was raised on, to her life as a José Pizarro. Originally from Cáceres, José has lived at 100 Years of Women in Food. Hosted by Radio loves to look, sniff, touch, taste and listen to travelling critic, Grace will be sharing the stories in London for over 18 years, working in some of 4’s Sheila Dillon, in discussion with the chefs and ingredients as they cook and eat, but how much do that couldn’t be printed, the secrets and tips of the the Capital’s most prestigious Spanish restaurants, food writers championing and changing the role you really understand the power of your five senses? trade, and the best and worst parts of having one of including Eyre Brothers, Brindisa (which he co- of women in the kitchen. Featuring Sybil Kapoor, Join acclaimed food writer Sybil Kapoor and a panel the most coveted jobs in food. founded) and Gaudi, before opening his three solo Zoe Adjonyoh, Romy Gill, and Sudi Pigott, and including columnist and broadcaster Tim Hayward, ventures. On this 20th Birthday of Abergavenny with a chance to see the stunning suffrage banner, a cook and social media star Elly Curshen, and food Food Festival, José will be sharing memories, tips collaboration between local arts organisation Peak and wine writer Fiona Beckett. and insider information gleaned over many years at and textile artist Bettina Reeves, that led the Cardiff MORNING: HOW TO MAKE TIME, WITH ALLAN the Festival whilst presiding over the explosion of PROCESSIONS centenary event in June. JENKINS British love for Spanish food. SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 12:00 – 13:00 COOKBOOK CONFIDENTIAL In his new book, Allan shows how getting up earlier SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 14:30 – 15:30 even once a week or month can free us to be more Join us for a celebration and tasting of some unusual imaginative, to maybe read, to walk, to write. ingredients and cooking techniques. Cookbook Allan will be in conversation with Fiona Beckett to authors, Zoe Adjonyoh, Nargisse Benkabbou, John introduce us to this secret world and shares what he Gregory Smith, Christina Mouratoglou and Adrien has learned from speaking to other early risers and Carré will be discussing some of the unusual flavour experts, such as a neuroscientist, a philosopher and combinations and cooking methods they use and even a fisherman. This is a celebration of dawn and giving you the chance to taste some yourselves. morning: the best time of day.

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CASTLE SITE OFFICE MARKETS ENTRANCE 10. MURRAY MAY’S 17. RIVER COTTAGE 1 THE CASTLE charcoal grilled kebabs Home to an award-winning Cookery taking inspiration from the streets School, unique dining experiences of Istanbul and memorable events, continuing www.murraymays.co.uk to stand for the same principles: self-sufficiency, food integrity, and 5 BLORENGE 1. THE COOKING COOKS 11. ISABEL’S BAKEHOUSE the consumption of local, seasonal BAR Beautiful hand crafted artisanal Locally sourced ingredients used to produce fresh pasta create a mouth-watering selection www.rivercottage.net www.thecookingcooks.com of freshly cooked sweet and savoury crepes 18. RIVERFORD ORGANIC FARMERS 2. THE BEEFY BOYS www.isabelsbakehouse.com Fancy a go at Riverford’s Human Award-winning street food Veg Machine? Dare you take on 2 12. CHASE COCKTAIL BAR Padron Pepper Roulette? Drop by 4 burgers based in Hereford www.thebeefyboys.com The Chase Distillery Horse Box Riverford’s stand at The Castle to Bar will be serving up a range of meet our friendly team and find 3. BELAZU delicious gin and vodka based out how you can start living life on 3 Demos and product tastings from cocktails. Come and enjoy a the veg 11 Mediterranean ingredient supplier quintessentially British GB&T or www.riverford.co.uk 9 to chefs and aspiring home cooks why not try the Great Chase – www.belazu.com Chase Vodka, Elderflower Liqueur, 19. TOOLS FOR SELF-RELIANCE fresh lemon juice and topped with 12 CYMRU 4. MOO & TWO soda water TFSR Cymru aims to improve the www.chasedistillery.co.uk 10 Single origin coffee, organic teas and lives of African artisans and families 6 13 homemade cakes by providing them with quality COOKING 8 www.mooandtwo.com 13. CAFE SPICE NAMASTE refurbished recycled hand tools and OVER FIRE Luxuriously spiced dishes, including training 14 5. SHEPHERD’S ICE CREAM their famous dosas and other www.tfsrcymru.org.uk perfectly pitched festival fare by 7 Thirty years’ experience of THE DOME 15 producing original sheep’s milk ice Chef Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala 20. PEAK CYMRU HORSEBOX www.mrtodiwala.com cream, made on their own farm on STUDIO the Herefordshire/Wales border Peak has commissioned artist www.shepherdsicecream.co.uk 14. DUGAN’S PATISSERIE Susan Adams to create a new An Artisan Sweet Bakery producing work for this year’s Abergavenny 6. SKYBORRY PERRY & CIDER delicious French style sweet tarts, Food Festival. Come and visit the Small batch cider and perry made apple & cinnamon strudels and a Horsebox Studio on the Castle ABERGAVENNY by two brothers using nothing but selection of gooey brownies grounds for drop-in, family- local fruit www.dugans.co.uk friendly craft and creative writing CASTLE 20 www.skyborrycider.co.uk workshops throughout the weekend 15. BROTHER THAI www.peak.cymru 7. CAFÉ MÔR, THE PEMBROKESHIRE Classic Bangkok street food dishes 19 from South Wales’ pop-up BEACH FOOD COMPANY www.brotherthai.co.uk Multi-award-winning street food MUSEUM born from the edge of West Wales - a celebration of Welsh seafood and 16. PIPERS FARM Award-winning artisan butchers seaweed and farmers based in Cullompton, www.beachfood.co.uk Devon, slowly grown, delicious, healthy, properly free-range meat in 8. EARTH a sustainable and ethical way 16 Maker of handmade pizza ovens www.pipersfarm.com 17 9. KADAI FIRE BOWLS 18 Designed in England and handmade in India. The number one fire RIVER COTTAGE bowl BBQ on the market, with a full AND PIPERS FARM range of award winning accessories DEMO TENT THE COOKERY www.kadai.co.uk SCHOOL FACE PAINTING WILLOW STRUCTURES

65 MARKETS MARKETS 1. FRANCHI SEEDS OF ITALY 11 – 12. FESTIVAL BOOKSHOP 21. COEDCANLAS MARKET HALL The oldest family run seed company Pick up a cookbook from your Small artisan producer of honey in the world selling Slow Food UK, favourite author and keep an eye and a range of organic marmalades, Vegetarian Association and Vegan out for book signings throughout preserves and relishes approved regional Franchi seed the weekend www.coedcanlas.cymru varieties www.seedsofitaly.com 13. TRIODOS 22 – 23. WILLY’S ACV Triodos Bank is a global pioneer in Willy’s Apple Cider Vinegar crafted 2. SERRAVINCI sustainable banking, using the power from 300-year-old apple orchards in EXIT ONLY Importers and distributors of niche of finance to support projects that Herefordshire, free from modern- Italian food and drink benefit people and the planet farming practices www.serravinci.co.uk www.triodos.co.uk www.willysacv.com

1 3. 6 O’CLOCK GIN 14. ROBERT PRICE 24 – 25. CHASE DISTILLERY 17 Family run distillery producing Robert Price Builders’ Merchants A family owned, single-estate 2 award-winning artisan gins and fruit have been offering quality products distillery creating fine spirits since liqueurs and great service to homes across 2008 from the produce grown on 30 www.6oclockgin.com South Wales since 1847, find them their farm in Herefordshire in the Market Hall to discuss your www.chasedistillery.co.uk 3 4. SEEDLIP kitchen requirements 29 18 The world’s first distilled non- www.robertprice.co.uk 26. HALEN MÔN 16 alcoholic spirits Sea salt made from the clean waters www.seedlipdrinks.com 15. BELAZU around the beautiful isle of Anglesey Bringing the best chefs and and absolutely nothing else 19 4 5. PATCHWORK FOODS ingredients together for 25 years www.halenmon.com 28 Family run Welsh business www.belazu.com specialising in handmade pates, 27. DUGAN’S PATISSERIE relishes, marmalades, jams, chutneys 16. WIL’S SMOKEHOUSE An artisan sweet bakery producing 5 and biscuits Seriously tasty smoked vegetarian delicious French style sweet tarts, www.patchworkfoods.com and vegan food with attitude apple and cinnamon strudels and a 27 20 www.wilssmokehouse.co.uk selection of gooey brownies 6. BLACK MOUNTAINS SMOKERY www.dugans.co.uk 6 Fresh produce, carefully handpicked 17. LLAETH Y LLAN for its quality, provenance and A family run dairy in the heart 28. ALEX GOOCH ARTISAN BAKER 26 21 sustainability, traditionally cured and of the North Wales countryside gently smoked over Welsh oak producing high quality, award- Sourdough and yeasted breads, 7 www.smoked-foods.co.uk winning yogurts from local milk cakes and pastries from grass-fed cows www.alexgoochbaker.com MARKET 7. GWYNT Y DDRAIG www.villagedairy.co.uk HALL Biggest cider manufacturer in 14 25 22 8 29. MIRANDA’S PRESERVES STAGE Wales using fruit from local Welsh 18. WOMERSLEY FRUIT AND HERB Artisan, homemade preserves 15 orchards VINEGARS produced locally in Powys with www.gwyntcidershop.com Family owned British food brand responsibly sourced produce. 24 23 9 based in the Cotswolds, producing Miranda’s Preserves are donating 8. THE LUDLOW NUT COMPANY prestigious fruit vinegars, jams and to the Cookery Workshops A rural, artisan producer of an food gifts at Woodstock House, a young award-winning range of luxury www.womersleyfoods.com person’s scheme housing 16-24 13 10 breakfast cereals and nut butters, year olds with complex needs out 11 handmade in Ludlow 19. THE OLIVE PRESS of sales made at the festivals 20th 12 www.ludlownut.co.uk The finest range of olives, olive oils, birthday celebrations this year and antipasti sourced from small- www.mirandas-preserves.co.uk 9. TUDOR BREWERY scale groves in Greece, Crete, Italy Producer of multi award-winning and Spain 30. BETTINA REEVES handcrafted real ales www.theolivepress.co.uk Purchase prints and postcards of ENTRANCE / EXIT TO UPPER BREWERY YARD www.tudorbrewery.co.uk Bettina’s concept drawings from 20. TREALY FARM CHARCUTERIE past Market Hall art installations 10. BARRY COLENSO CHOCOLATES Delicious chocolates created by Artisan British Charcuterie with Master Chocolatier Barry Colenso over 30 unique products showcasing www.barrycolenso.com free-range British meats www.trealyfarm.com

66 MARKETS MARKETS 1. CAWS CENARTH 11. THE BATH SOFT CHEESE CO. 20. STROUD BREWERY CHEESE & WINE Artisan Welsh cheese makers. Caws Award-winning organic cheese made Award-winning, Cenarth are the oldest established with milk from their own herd of accredited organic beers using local producers of farmhouse Caerffili Friesian cows Cotswold grown barley www.cawscenarth.co.uk www.parkfarm.co.uk www.stroudbrewery.co.uk

2. GODMINSTER 12. TRACKLEMENTS 21. REAL KOMBUCHA Award-winning Vintage Organic Artisan range of condiments Non-alcoholic fermentation at its Cheddar based in Somerset, England including chutneys, relishes, finest www.godminster.com mustards, pickles, ketchups and www.realkombucha.co.uk ENTRANCE / EXIT savoury jellies 3. UNTAPPED BREWING www.tracklements.co.uk 22. THE TEIFI TOASTIE CO. Multi award-winning craft ale made All about using great ingredients in Monmouthshire 13. CHEESE PANTRY from local Mid-Wales producers to www.untappedbrew.com Specialty cheese stall from Cardiff create delicious gourmet toasted Market, selling the best of British sandwiches 4. FEN FARM DAIRY cheese www.teifitoasties.com Third generation dairy farmers from www.penylanpantry.com Suffolk producing award-winning 23. FESTIVAL CHEESEBOARDS Baron Bigod Cheese, Bungay Raw 14. CWM DERI VINEYARD Relax and enjoy a selection of the 20 Butter and Raw Milk Welsh vineyard making an extensive wonderful cheeses available at the 18 19 www.fenfarmdairy.co.uk range of Welsh wines and liqueurs festival chosen to compliment the 21 www.cwm-deri.co.uk wines on offer nearby 5. FOREST PIG CHARCUTERIE Award-winning salami produced 15. TRETHOWAN’S DAIRY 24 – 25. WINE BAR from rare breed forest reared pigs Cheesemakers of 22 years hand- Offering a range of independent and www.forestpig.com making organic, unpasteurised ethical wines 17 traditional , and 22 6. WORTHY CHEDDAR new this year, Pitchfork Cheddar, a a selection of award-winning traditional, organic, West Country 16 Cornish cheeses perfect for picnics, Cheddar parties and unusual presents www.gorwydd.co.uk www.worthycheddar.co.uk 16. CRADOC’S SAVOURY BISCUITS 15 23 7. HAWKINS BROS Producer and supplier of English Smashing natural flavours and wines sourced from over 30 English handmade crackers for special vineyards occasions www.hawkinsbros.co.uk www.cradocssavourybiscuits. co.uk 24 8. THE BLAENAFON CHEDDAR 25 COMPANY 17. LISHKINS PRESERVES Specialist company Producer of small batch artisan based in the World Heritage site of chutneys, jams, , marmalades, 14 12 13 Blaenafon cheeses, jellies and new for 2018, 10 11 www.chunkofcheese.co.uk piccalilli 9 www.lishkins.co.uk 9. TEIFI CHEESE Most highly awarded artisanal dairy 18. WHITE LAKE CHEESE in Britain and longest established Award-winning, farm based artisan artisan cheesemaker in Wales cheese makers www.teificheese.com www.whitelake.co.uk

10. SIBLING DISTILLERY 19. DÀ MHÌLE DISTILLERY Gluten free, vegan triple distilled gin Organic farmhouse distillery based handmade in Cheltenham by four in young brothers and sisters www.damhile.co.uk www.siblingdistillery.com 7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2

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MARKETS 13 14 FISH & FIZZ NEW PRODUCERS 11. NONSUCH SHRUBS THE PRIORY Fruitful, herbaceous, infused, 1. WHITE CASTLE VINEYARD 1. PARVA SPICES uplifting drinking vinegars 12 15 One of Wales’ premier wine Small producer of spice blends and www.nonsuchshrubs.com producers award-winning chilli sauces and www.whitecastlevineyard.com sambals 12. EMILY’S KITCHEN www.parva-spices.co.uk Bespoke and indulgent cakes and 11 2. DEVON FISHCAKES bakes using Welsh butter, Free Fresh handmade gourmet fishcakes, 2. GREEEN Range Welsh eggs and the finest fish pies, fish , fish terrines A range of Japanese green teas Belgian chocolate 10 and source the finest West Country including Matcha, loose-leaf, high www.emilys-kitchen.com 16 crabs, and scallops quality tea bags and organic certified 9 www.devonfishcakes.com teas 13. PARC Y DDERWEN ST MARY’S CHURCH ST www.facebook.com/greeenUK Handmade, seasonal & full of NEW PRODUCERS’ MARKET 17 THE PRIORY CENTRE 3. THE MIGHTY SOFT SHELL CRAB goodness fermented foods for a 8 Crab tempura served with roquette, 3. OAK APPLE CATERING happy gut and a healthy mind chilli sauce and crème fraîche Traditional savoury snacks www.facebook.com/ 18 www.themightysoftshellcrab.com handcrafted using the finest ParcyDderwen 7 ingredients for a delicious melt in 4. APPLE COUNTY CIDER your mouth flavour 14. UTTERLY GORGEOUS FUDGE 6 Multi award-winning local cider www.oakapplecatering.co.uk High-end, luxury butter fudge in company from Monmouthshire a variety of flavours with a unique www.applecountycider.co.uk 4. BRYBEQUE SAUCE patisserie style appearance and a 5 Homemade sauces, handmade, melt in the mouth texture 5. THE STRAWBERRY STOP bottled and labelled by two www.utterlygorgeousfudge.co.uk Bringing strawberries and cream, passionate BBQ sauce lovers. 4 3 2 1 fresh from the farm in rural Brybeque Sauce just makes life 15. EVEREST BAKEHOUSE – Herefordshire better! SATURDAY ONLY www.thestrawberrystop.co.uk www.brybeque.co.uk A social enterprise bakery making amazing cakes, bakes and breads 6. FISH 5. LITHIC BREWING www.facebook.com/everest. 10 9 ENTRANCE / EXIT 8 7 ENTRANCE / EXIT Award winning, great tasting fresh Small batches of craft beer bakehouse.9 crab and lobster from West Wales made from the best local and www.cardiganbayfish.co.uk internationally sourced hops, malt 15. ABSORB – SUNDAY ONLY 11 and ingredients Feed your health with ancient 7.8. THE WRAP SHACK www.lithicbrewing.com traditional fermented foods Local business serving up hot, tasty, and Water Kefir, a gut boosting homemade seafood 6. TAST NATUR probiotic drink www.thewrapshack.co.uk Artisan botanical syrups using www.facebook.com/abs0rbh3alth FISH & FIZZ MARKET foraged and garden grown plants 9. THE GLORIOUS OYSTER www.tastnatur.com 16. SAUER POWER Oyster bar & seafood shack, Live, raw, naturally fermented championing British seafood 8. HUNDRED HOUSE COFFEE sauerkraut in a range of vibrant 6 5 4 www.thegloriousoyster.co.uk Speciality coffee roasters based flavours. Handmade with love in in the Shropshire Hills, combining small batches. A top-quality kraut 10. SALCOMBE GIN expertise with passion to source, that tingles your tastebuds! 1 2 3 Exceptionally smooth, distinct roast and supply unique coffees www.facebook.com/Sauer. and complex. Handcrafted at a from small holds around the world Power.22 waterside distillery in the stunning coastal town of Salcombe, South 9. RHONDDA RAREBIT 17. THE TOASTED SEED COMPANY Devon Making the lushest Welsh Rarebit Organic seeds and natural www.salcombegin.com in three unique flavours - Cider and flavourings to add vitamins and Leek, Chilli and Chorizo, and Beer minerals to your diet 11. THE PROSECCO POT and www.thetoastedseedcompany. Beautifully converted vintage www.rhonddararebit.com co.uk horsebox serving fizz on tap, bubbly cocktails, spirits, wine and beer 10. SO COCOA 18. THE WELSH CONFECTION www.theproseccopot.com The only independent chocolate Traditional handmade confection ENTRANCE / EXIT shop in the Swansea area, So Cocoa including marshmallow, toffee specialises in gourmet and luxury brittles and honeycomb chocolates www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ www.sococoa.co.uk TheWelshConfection TITHE BARN 70 MARKETS MARKETS 1. THE LEMONADE LADY 10. HAVEN DISTILLERY 20. BARTI DDU RUM TIVERTON PRODUCERS’ MARKET Serving freshly squeezed iced 43% abv London Dry Gin Handmade Barti Seaweed Spiced Rum lemonade in Herefordshire distilled from embodies the spirit of Welsh www.facebook.com/the- herbs grown in our garden and provenance. Think adventure, think lemondade-lady-140650061251 other traditional botanicals passion, a drink to celebrate the ENTRANCE ONLY www.havendistillery.co.uk now 2. THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY www.bartirum.wales Award-winning chutneys, sirops and 11. ROWLESTONE ICE CREAM preserves packed with flavour in the Indulgent ice cream and sorbet 21. THE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE heart of the made by local dairy farmers COMPANY www.thepreservationsociety. www.rowlestoneicecream.co.uk Baking dark Belgian chocolate 28 co.uk brownies made with the finest 12. PEPERONCINO ingredients in a variety of unusual 3. WELSH MOUNTAIN CIDER Gourmet, chilli-infused, handmade and exciting flavours 27 Hand-pressed vintage ciders made Calabrian-style pasta sauces, www.chocbrownieco.co.uk 1 from locally collected heritage preserves and bruschetta toppings 26 apples and pears www.peperoncino.co.uk 22. SYTCH FARM STUDIO www.welshmountaincider.com Hand thrown ceramic and 13. MAYHAWK British hardwood seeing boards 2 25 4. BIGHORN BILTONG Innovative British chocolate maker, www.sytchfarmstudios.co.uk Cured, air dried beef snacks as seen producing some of the world’s finest on BBC2 - Back to the Land with bean-to-bar chocolate 23. ACONBURY SPROUTS 3 24 Kate Humble www.mayhawk.com Fresh organic wheatgrass and www.bighornbiltong.co.uk microgreens, healthy and delicious 14.15. JOE & SEPH’S GOURMET convenient foods. Also suppling 4 23 5. ROGUE PRESERVES POPCORN a wide range of organic seed for Handmade in small batches, using Winners of 34 Great Taste Awards growing and sprouting at home traditional cooking methods and – recognised to be the best tasting www.wheatgrass-uk.com 5 22 local Welsh produce to create popcorn brand with 50 flavours of luxury preserves with a provocative popcorn and 10 caramel sauces 24. JOLES GOURMET twist www.joeandsephs.co.uk Gourmet sweet and savoury muffins 6 21 www.roguepreserves.com with a huge range of flavours 16. BRECKLAND ORCHARD www.facebook.com/jolesgourmet 7 6. TIPSY FRUIT GINS Boutique posh pop - carbonated 20 Small family-run producer of fruit soft drinks with no artificial 25. THE COFFEE GONDOLA gin and rum liqueurs colourings or flavourings Challenging the quality of the www.tipsyfruitgins.co.uk www.brecklandorchard.co.uk UK’s coffee shops with their own imported and roasted coffee 19 18 7. CULT VINEGAR 17. CAFE CANNOLI www.thecoffeegondola.com Dedicated to spreading the love Traditional cannoli made with the ENTRANCE / EXIT about small batch, unpasteurised, finest Sicilian ingredients and freshly 26. COTSWOLD GOLD 17 live vinegar piped throughout the day Extra virgin cold pressed rapeseed www.cultvinegar.co.uk www.cafe-cannoli.com oil grown and produced on a family farm in the Cotswolds 16 8. NEWTON HOUSE GIN 18. GINGERBEARD’S PRESERVES www.cotswoldgold.co.uk Award-winning gin, distilled, bottled Bristol based company making and labelled at Newton House, a award-winning homemade small 27. PIG IN THE MIDDLE 14 15 historic Jacobean Manor in South batch craft preserves Artisan sausage rolls and scotch Somerset, using spring water from www.gingerbeardspreserves. eggs in 18 flavours the estate and 12 botanicals co.uk www.pig-in-the-middle.co.uk 13 12 www.newtonhousegin.co.uk 19. THE M’HENCHA COMPANY 28. HOLLOW ASH ORCHARD DEMO STAGE 9. GILLOW CIDER Cotswolds microbakery hand- Small orchard on the Welsh border Father and son team committed crafting M’hencha – an exotic producing apple juice and traditional to sustainable cider producing Moroccan pastry made with an bottle fermented cider and perry practices made with own grown almond frangipane infused with with fifty old & local varieties of apples near Ross-on-Wye exotic flavours wrapped in crisp fruit www.gillowcider.co.uk brick pastry. www.hollow-ash.co.uk www.themhenchacompany.co.uk 8 9 10 11

73 MARKETS MARKETS 17. HULLABALOOS LEMONADE CASTLE STREET Award-winning traditional lemonade made using no baddies or bubbles and simply made to make you smile www.hullabaloos.rocks

1. BARBICAN BOTANICS GIN 10. A LITTLE BIT FOOD 18. GO SPICE Hand crafted artisan gin distilled Herb-based sauces, condiments and Hand blended spice mixes using traditional methods in a 30 dips that transform simple dishes representative of over twenty CASTLE STREET litre copper still into something truly spectacular, cuisines from around the world www.littleginbox.com lovingly made in the UK using www.gospice.co.uk natural, wholesome ingredients 2. BOSS BREWING www.alittlebit.co.uk 19. WOODLAND TRUST Swansea based craft brewery, The UK’s largest woodland 42 producers of vegan beers 11. MOIST conservation charity 43 44 41 www.facebook.com/ Artisan hummus producer from www.woodlandtrust.org.uk BossBrewingCo Bristol. Combining tradition and 40 innovation with inventive flavour 21. FROM OUR FARM 4. THE COTSWOLD PUDDING combinations to create high quality Family-run Pembrokeshire Farm humm’ in small batches 45 COMPANY spanning five generations, producing 39 Award-winning delicious sticky www.facebook.com/moistbristol exceptional quality biltong, using 46 STREET FOOD puddings home reared beef 38 www.cotswoldpuddingcompany. 12. THE FERMENTARIUM www.fromourfarm.co.uk co.uk Promoting the small-scale 37 47 production of “real” fermented food 22. HANDMADE SCOTCH EGG CO 48 5. WILTSHIRE LIQUEUR COMPANY and drink Over forty tantalising scotch egg Original liqueurs developed in www.thefermentarium.org.uk recipes, including veggie options 36 35 Wiltshire including deliberately dry www.handmadescotcheggs.co.uk 34 sloe gin, truly fruity damson vodka, 13. WILD TRAIL 33 original and unique blood orange Fruit and nut snack bars inspired 23. CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING 32 liqueur and more by Snowdonia, made with just five The leading publisher of books KIDS COOKERY www.wiltshireliqueur.com natural ingredients and nutritionally on the politics and practice of BABY CHANGE & SCHOOL BREASTFEEDING balanced sustainable living. Giving readers 6. BRECON CHOCOLATES www.wildtrail.co.uk hands-on information related to Handmade chocolates from the organic farming and gardening 14. MR FILBERT’S www.chelseagreen.com FAMILY AREA 19 heart of the Brecon Beacons 20 www.charlotteroskillcatering. Award-winning, gourmet snack 21 com producers, concocting really 24. SCIOLTI CHOCOLATES 22 23 interesting recipes to surprise and Artisan chocolate producer focusing 24 delight snack lovers! on all-natural flavours & infusions 30 25 7. MYRTLE’S KITCHEN 31 26 Small company, big with flavour, www.mrfilberts.com www.scioltichocolates.com 27 10 creating award-winning new and 11 exciting preserves to wake up taste 15. KITCHEN FLOWERS 25. ALCOHOL CONCERN CYMRU 28 12 13 1 buds Versatile floral jellies, syrups, dried Alcohol free beers 29 14 2 www.myrtleskitchen.co.uk flower seasonings and vinegars www.alcoholconcern.org.uk 15 3 16 4 handmade in small batches in a 17 5 WATER 8. THE TIPSY TART Gloucestershire kitchen 26. TRUFFLE HUNTER 18 6 BAR 7 Fabulously fruity, funky and fun www.kitchenflowers.co.uk The UK’s leading supplier of fresh 8 luscious liqueurs from a company truffles and truffle products 9 focused on fun, laughter and sharing 16. SUE GILMOUR CHOCOLATE www.trufflehunter.co.uk TRACTOR liqueurs Fine Belgian chocolate handcrafted GIN AND FARMYARD ENTRANCE in Herefordshire to create a range PIMMS BAR 6 ACTIVITIES www.thetipsytart.co.uk 27. SCIENCE CREAM 5 of flavoured bars and fresh cream Cardiff producer of liquid nitrogen 4 truffles 3 9. LUCKY 7 BEER ice cream sundaes and cookie 2 TRACTOR Artisan craft beer brewed in Hay- www.suegilmour.co.uk sandwiches 1 FESTIVAL FARMYARD on-Wye www.sciencecream.co.uk www.lucky7beer.co.uk FARMYARD ANIMALS

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75 MARKETS MARKETS 28.29. GAS MARK ONE 39. THE PARSON’S NOSE GWENT & POWYS ARMY CADET Heating and plumbing engineers Family run business specialising in FORCE THE FARMYARD providing valuable, quality and producing award-winning sausages, Based in the heart of Wales, Gwent reliable services throughout South pies and burgers and Powys Army Cadet Force are Wales www.theparsonsnose.com home to over 750 cadets and 180 www.gasmarkone.com adult volunteers in 45 detachments, 40. LOS HERMANOS including the Band and Corps of 1. NEW FOOD ENTREPRENEURS 3. GROSMONT WOOD DAIRY 4. BLODYN AUR 30.31. CHARLES TAYLOR Tasty, inventive Spanish street food Drums Interested in starting a food 100 years of history milking Blodyn Aur (translated to ‘Golden Top quality handmade garden with a difference, made with locally- www.armycadets.com/county/ business? What food sells pedigree Holstein Herd for raw milk Flower’) is the only Welsh Rapeseed furniture sourced, quality ingredients and gwent-and-powys-acf well? Where do I get help? How www.grosmontwood.com Oil - Welsh grown, Welsh pressed www.charlestaylortrading.com prepared with love do I produce sustainably? Meet and Welsh bottled! www.facebook.com/ CYBER SAFETY TABLE the experts on their introductory 3. WILD BY NATURE MEATS www.madryn.co.uk/pages/blodyn- LosHermanosCombinados 32. GREENERGY Gwent Police will be discussing weekend Community of farmers, butchers aur The UK’s leading supplier of road cyber safety at this year’s festival www.newfoodentrepreneurs. and chefs working with nature, fuel in its 27th year 41. SWSHI www.gwent.police.uk org.uk slowly and sustainably in the Black www.greenergy.com Welsh provider of fresh, homemade Mountains. Great tasting, high sushi and other high quality Japanese WALES AIR AMBULANCE 2. THE SEED CO-OPERATIVE welfare meat 33. THE EARLY BIRD inspired dishes Wales Air Ambulance is an all UK charity that champions this www.wildbynaturemeats.com Welsh street food micro-bakery www.swshi.co.uk Wales charity providing emergency uniquely holistic approach to rolling out fluffy brioche doughnut air cover for those who face life organic growing, food and health bites, proudly using only organic 42. C’EST CHEESE threatening disease or illness www.seedcooperative.org.uk welsh dairy, flour and local free independent street-food stall www.walesairambulance.com range eggs specialising in serving the traditional www.earlybirdbakery.co.uk ‘Raclette’, a wholesome dish to RAF satisfy the taste buds of all cheese The authors of the RAF100 34. HOGGETS HOG ROASTS lovers Cookbook will be at the festival Premier provider of hog roasts and www.laffroga.co.uk this year celebrating the RAF’s 100 BBQ’s, using only local Welsh pigs, years. The team of Royal Air Force lambs, chickens and turkeys with 43. CWLBOX personnel, led by Squadron Leader MADE IN MONMOUTHSHIRE ARTISAN VILLAGE own recipe burgers and sausages A group of Welsh and French Jon Pullen, have pulled together to www.hoggetshogroasts.com friends with a shared love of tell the story of the RAF’s history through 100 countries they have seafood and locally sourced produce Find the Made in Monmouthshire Market on our Town Map at the front of the guide. 35. ELE’S LITTLE KITCHEN www.cwlbox.com operated in, what the service did in each of the countries and a Homemade Spanish Tapas and Paella recipe you might have had if you made with local Gower produce and 44. NHSOUND RADIO were there. Contributors include CHERRY LOFT STUDIO ABBEY JEWELLERY LITTLE BIRD cooked using traditional methods Abergavenny’s community radio Paintings of yummy cakes and Bangles, rings, earrings, pendants, Beautiful needle felted landscapes, , , Paul www.facebook.com/ station based at Nevill Hall Hospital gorgeous flowers, and little ring and chains, necklaces, and more! capturing Monmouthshire and Ainsworth and our very own Cyrus elelittlekitchen www.nhsound.co.uk earring dishes based on the forms of www.abbeyjewellery.co.uk familiar places which have special Todiwala who, along with Jon, will flower petals and shells, gilded with meaning be signing books and meeting the semi-precious gold and silver www.facebook.com/ 36. THE WELSH CREPERIE 45. TY GWYN CIDER public. CAG RODWELL DESIGNS French creperie, pizza and Craft cider, sparkling bottled ciders www.cherryloftstudio.co.uk LittleBirdWales www.raf100cookbook.co.uk Designing and making colourful and vegetarian food specialists and still/draught cider and perry, all contemporary fused and stained www.thewelshcreperie.co.uk made from 100% juice sourced from MARY COUSINS CERAMICS glass in a quirky and imaginative way HONEY BEE BEAUTIFUL locally grown apples NHS VELINDRE Velindre are an NHS body, based Tableware made in stoneware and www.cagrodwellglass.co.uk Creators of 100% natural and bee www.tygwyncider.co.uk 37. CARIBBEAN JERK in Cardiff. They cover all of Wales porcelain, wheel-thrown then high friendly skincare, inspired by nature Purveyors of fine Caribbean food via the Welsh Blood Service and fired for strength and luminosity, AP CERAMICS and handmade with love in Wales from the Islands. Original flava 46. SEEDLIP South to Mid wales via the Velindre with beautiful glazes Decorative ceramic brooches, www.honeybeebeautiful.co.uk meets cool Caribbean vibes The world’s first distilled non- Cancer Services. They will be www.marycousinspotter.co.uk hanging decorations and other small www.facebook.com/carib- alcoholic spirits selling the Velindre Cookbook, pieces, handmade by Alison Powell TEXTILES AT THE WEIR/GWLAN Y catering-362205513889270 www.seedlipdrinks.com a collection of recipes sent in by ROBIN TREE DESIGNS in Monmouth FENNI patients and families – food that Personalised illustrations and www.facebook.com/ Textiles taking inspiration from the 38. LONESTAR TEX MEX 47.48. TINY REBEL makes them smile as they think bespoke creations for all occasions apceramicsmonmouth Welsh countryside and mountains, Authentic Tex Mex from Wild Wild Multi-award-winning Welsh brewery of the memories associated with www.facebook.com/ using fleece from their own flock of Wales www.tinyrebel.co.uk those and treats. The book robintreedesigns CATHRYN YEATES CERAMICS naturally coloured ryeland sheep www.lonestartexmex.com contains family photos and their Porcelain pieces made through hand www.textilesattheweir.co.uk own personal stories. Proceeds TRACEY-ANNE SITCH building and throwing, inspired by from the cookbook got to Velindre Natural history watercolour artist, water and coastlines OWAIN SALTER BLACKSMITH Fundraising, supporting patients and specialising in British wildlife and www.madeinmonmouthshire. Welsh blacksmith specialising research for the future wildflowers com in bespoke ornamental and www.facebook.com/ www.traceyannesitch.co.uk architectural iron work velindrecookbook www.osblacksmith.wixsite.com/ osblacksmith

76 77 MARKETS MARKETS SALLY MILLS GALLERY BEANIE’S BUNTING SIONI RHYS HANDWEAVERS RB CERAMICS COURT FARM & LEISURE SAM’S MEAT ROAST AND BURGERS Creating art by experimenting Combining a passion for sewing and A modern interpretation of the Wheel thrown and hand glazed Fresh, seasonal fruits and with techniques and textures, and reading to turn old, forgotten books traditional Welsh ‘carthen’ ceramics for cooks and kitchens vegetables, all grown in Mouth-wateringly good, freshly working with all types of mediums: into cherishable book bunting www.sionirhys.eu www.rupertblamire.com Herefordshire. The ultimate in farm cooked burgers resins, acrylics, watercolours, inks, www.beaniesbunting.wordpress. freshness gold and silver leaf com PENNY TURNBULL LEAF & PETAL www.courtfarmleisure.co.uk SAM’S RARE AND WILD BREEDS www.sallymills.gallery Using textiles to create jewellery, Purveyors of loose leaf teas and Real, great tasting, high quality, FIONA CRAN JEWELLERY sculptural pieces, bags and pictures, stylish, easy to use teaware - CLAIRE’S KITCHEN honest & healthy, “clean” meat NATURE GIFTS Jewellery influenced by rivers, playing on themes of landscapes and enabling you to ditch the tea bags Homemade quality preserves Nature photography gifts capturing the wonderful patterns seascapes, and myths and legends for a finer tea experience produced in Monmouthshire using celebrating the British countryside: and textures of rocks and pebbles www.pennyturnbull.co.uk www.leafandpetal.co.uk local ingredients flora, fauna and landscape and the effect they have upon the www.claires-kitchen.com CROSS STREET www.uknaturegifts.com movement of water SARAH WYGAS THE OLD CHAPEL FUDGE COMPANY www.fionacranjewellery.co.uk Aesthetically pleasing, functional Handmade Scottish butter tablet FREDA’S PEANUT BUTTER COED BACH GIFTS ceramic pieces in a range of traditional and less Delicious flavoured peanut butter COTTAGE SWEETS Small business producing handmade FLEUR HANDCRAFTED www.sarahwygas.com traditional flavours handmade in Cornwall in small Fresh, melt-in-the-mouth gifts, making high quality items LEATHERWORK ONE OF A KIND www.oldchapelfudge.co.uk batches from all-natural, top-notch marshmallows cooked in small from local hardwoods and woollen Handmade leather handbags, purses, ANNIE KEMP GLASS ingredients batches and flavoured with natural products which are created from wallets, floral and leafy bag charms, Bespoke stained-glass pieces, both EXPERIENCE UKRAINE www.fredas.co.uk ingredients their own hand spun wool key-rings and much more traditional and contemporary in Fair trade contemporary and www.cottagesweets.co.uk www.coedbachgifts.co.uk www.facebook.com/FleurAnstey design vintage textiles from Ukraine OLIVACEOUS www.annierobinaglassdesigns. www.experienceukraine.co.uk Premium cold pressed and extra CHANTLER TEAS FAUXIDERMY YEW TURN co.uk virgin olive oils from Greece Premium selection of loose leaf tea Textile taxidermy, animal sculptures High quality, handcrafted gifts and RSPB CYMRU in a range of cans, bottles and including a range of unique own and trophy heads inspired by non-stop woodturning demos CLARE’S BOTANICALS The Royal Society for the presentation sets blends with a Welsh theme. All Victorian taxidermy and the Brecon www.madeinmonmouthshire. Botanical art inspired by a love of Protection of Birds - Conservation, www.olivaceous.co.uk vegan and ethically sourced Beacons National Park com the sea, mountains, flora and fauna Education and Policy in Wales www.chantlerteas.co.uk www.fauxidermy.co.uk www.claresbotanicals.co.uk www.rspb.org.uk/about-the-rspb/ THE SOMERSET SMOKEHOUSE at-home-and-abroad/wales Family run farm in Somerset using CUSAN’S WELSH CREAM LIQUEUR the pork from rare breed pigs to create a Somerset pie, scotch eggs Homemade cream liqueur based and hotdogs on fine spirits with fresh cream, RED SQUARE www.facebook.com/ producing an amazingly smooth and thesomersetsmokehouse delicious taste! STREET MARKETS www.cusan.co.uk THE PUDDING SHOP EMILY’S JAMS Traditional sweet and savoury Award-winning homemade jams, puddings marmalades, chutneys, oils, SHELLY’S SHORTBREAD South Wales based family business, www.thepuddingshop.co.uk dressings, mustards and honey – all creating amazing flavours of PETALS OF THE VALLEY FLAPJACK FAIRY preservative free. shortbread with as many locally ST JOHN’S SQUARE Local artisan rosewater. Delicious, Delicious flapjacks, traybakes & MONMOUTHSHIRE TURKEYS www.emilysjams.co.uk evocative and fragrant. Brand new sweet treats made in Wales, offering High welfare, organic dry-aged sourced ingredients as possible www.shellys-the Rosewater Recipes cookbook - the taste of homemade to all bronze turkeys farmed near Raglan, NUTTY BUT NICE welshshortbreadcompany.co.uk THE EDIBLE GARDEN NURSERY launching at the festival! www.flapjackfairy.co.uk Monmouthshire. Taking orders for Producers of home grown edible Hot roasted nuts and luxury fudge www.petalsofthevalley.co.uk Christmas 2018! www.nuttybutnice.co garden plants ready to use and easy CHOCK SHOP www.monmouthshireturkeys. GOWER COTTAGE BROWNIES to look after Artisan award-winning chocolate THE SUNDAY GIRL COMPANY Abergavenny producer of the finest co.uk theediblegardennursery.co.uk brownies and unique brownie butter British design brand who create Belgian chocolate brownies www.gowercottagebrownies. beautiful and vibrant, retro, kitsch www.chockshop.co.uk HIGH STREET DON MORRISON inspired aprons and accessories co.uk Vintage cutlery www.thesundaygirlcompany. ECCENTRIC GIN NEVILL STREET co.uk Small batch craft gins with distinct POPTY CARA RIVERFORD THE LITTLE WELSH CHOCOLATE Organic veg boxes from the farm to flavours, distilled in the Vale of Traditional Welsh recipe WILTSHIRE CHILLI FARM your table since 1987 CO. BEE WELSH HONEY Glamorgan cakes made in the heart of the Wide range of award-winning chilli www.riverford.co.uk Artisan chocolate bars made the A range of artisan pure Welsh Pembrokeshire National park www.eccentricgin.com products from sauces to jams and nice way - so that you can enjoy the honey and beehive products made www.facebook.com/poptycara from mild to wild in heat naughtiness guilt-free! from beeswax from Builth Wells BURREN BALSAMICS www. www.justchillies.co.uk Locally grown and sourced whole SIMS FOODS thelittlewelshchocolatecompany. fruit infused balsamic vinegars and Sims Foods produces and markets co.uk SORAI Artisan, savoury, ethic and fusion white balsamics pickles, marmalades, and drink sauces suitable for any dining pursuit www.burrenbalsamics.com mixes www.sorai.co.uk www.samosaco.co.uk

78 79 MARKETS MARKETS STREET FOOD AND 13. OLD GRANARY PIEROGI 27. SHAWARMARAMA UPPER & LOWER BREWERY YARD Polish family street food business Local and family-run promoters of NIGHT MARKET based in Herefordshire amazing Welsh produce through www.oldgranarypierogi.co.uk exciting street food dishes from 2. GLAM LAMB around the world Award-winning, farm-bred luxury 14. CHURROS CON CHOCOLATE www.facebook.com/ Welsh lamb Delicious handmade and rolled Shawarmaramauk www.glamlamb.co.uk Spanish doughnuts www.lovely-churros.co.uk 28. BUBBLE& ENTRANCE / EXIT 3. THE HIVE Reinventing the English classic Homemade honey ice cream in a 15. THE PICKLED BRISKET ‘bubble & squeak’, using the best 1 range of different flavours Bar serving delicious hot salt beef quality local ingredients www.thehiveaberaeron.com on a choice of traditional rye www.bubbleand.co.uk 2 bread, brioche buns and platters. 4. RHOSYN FARM Accompanied with fermented 29. SAMOSACO 3 18 19 Specialising in rare and native breed krauts, pickles and sauces Leading producer of high quality 4 meats, and award-winning sausages www.thepickledbrisket.co.uk Indian vegetarian and vegan snacks 17 www.rhosynfarm.wixsite.com/ www.samosaco.co.uk produce 5 16 16. TOM’S PIES Purveyors of the finest gourmet and 30. PUCKIN POUTINE 6 15 5. THE POD, NEWPORT multi-award-winning pies, lovingly First and only poutine dedicated handmade in Devon 7 20 Tasty street-food style, small plates street food trader in Wales and the 14 and delicious cocktails and gin www.toms-pies.co.uk South West 8 13 21 serves www.facebook.com/Puckin- www.thepodnewport.co.uk 18. TUKKA TUK Poutine-833793716768456 9 12 22 Incredible Indian street food cuisine 11 23 6. LEGGES OF BROMYARD from Chef Anand George of Purple 31 – 32. HANG FIRE SOUTHERN 10 LOWER BREWERY Butchers, deli and pie shop endlessly Poppadom KITCHEN YARD exploring the sumptuous tastes of www.purplepoppadom.com ENTRANCE / EXIT 4 24 BBC award-winning street food 5 glorious Herefordshire cooked over live fire 6 www.leggesofbromyard.com 3 FESTIVAL 36 25 19. MEAT & GREEK www.hangfiresouthernkitchen. South Wales based Greek Cypriot BAR 37 26 com 7 – 8. HERITAGE CHEESE family passionate about sharing 2 35 7 Traditional gems from across authentic Greek street food 38 33 – 34. DYLAN’S RESTAURANT 26 27 England and Ireland www.meatandgreek.co.uk 8 1 Celebrating the local seafood 27 www.boroughmarket.org.uk/ produce, character and natural 25 28 traders/heritage-cheese 22. THE BEARDED TACO beauty of North Wales 28 Fresh, yummy tacos with www.dylansrestaurant.co.uk 9 29 ENTRANCE / EXIT 9. DUSTY KNUCKLE PIZZA international flavours. All lovingly 22 33 Award-winning wood fired pizzas made from scratch and served on 35. COCORICO PATISSERIE 10 30 with a strong focus on flavour and 23 hand rolled corn tortillas! A modern French patisserie, where 21 provenance www.thebeardedtaco.co.uk ENTRANCE / EXIT 34 passion and flavours are combined 24 20 31 www.dustyknuckle.co.uk www.cocoricopatisserie.co.uk 11 23. THE FRITTER SHACK 10. ZOE’S GHANA KITCHEN UPPER BREWERY 19 32 A little company based in Wales 36. GRESKO BODHI 12 West African flavours inspired by that lovingly creates vegetarian and YARD Homemade Japanese street food: traditional recipes from award- festival food that’s fresh and healthy 13 18 topped noodles, fragrant curry, winning chef Zoe Adjonyoh www.thefrittershack.co.uk stuffed hirata buns and spring rolls www.zoesghanakitchen.co.uk 14 17 24 – 25. THE CRAB SHACK 37. THE PARSNIPSHIP LOWER 11. WELSH VENISON CENTRE American themed seafood trailer 16 Unique and original vegetarian and BREWERY Tasty gourmet burgers from local selling the finest in hot, ready to eat vegan food YARD STAGE farmers & butchers food from the sea www.theparsnipship.co.uk 15 www.beaconsfarmshop.co.uk www.cornellcatering.co.uk 38. HEDGEROW CORDIALS DRINKS 12. ALP MAC 26. NIXONS FARMS Gourmet mac and cheese BAR Pen-Mi-Cae Welsh black beef and Delicious, exciting and award- www.alpmac.co.uk lamb winning cordials www.nixonfarms.co.uk www.hedgerowcordials.co.uk

80 81 MARKETS UPPER BREWERY YARD 12. BLAS Y TIR 21. MR TODIWALA’S Award-winning produce as Splendidly spicy pickles and 1. SEASONS authentically Welsh as the landscape chutneys with an array of Mr Small family company specialising it comes from Todiwala’s spices, spice blends and in a hand-crafted range of British www.blasytir.com other products from Chef Cyrus game, rare breed meats and exotic Todiwala of Café Spice Namaste and www.naturalgame.co.uk 13. HODMEDOD ‘Saturday Kitchen’ fame Britain’s pulse and grain pioneers. www.mrtodiwala.com 2. NONYA SECRETS Working with UK farmers to South-east Asian curry and cooking produce and supply a range of 22. THE TOMATO STALL sauces and condiments British grown pulses, grain and seed Speciality tomatoes grown on www.nonyasecrets.com products the Isle of Wight where the high www.hodmedods.co.uk sunshine levels and maritime climate 3-4. THE OLD BOARD CO. create the perfect environment Furniture, food boards, homewares 14. EASY BEAN to produce the ripest and tastiest and personalised gifts from Wholesome, natural food-to- tomatoes sustainable Welsh and British go from farm-based Somerset www.thetomatostall.co.uk timbers producers championing beans, peas www.theoldboardco.co.uk and lentils 23. LLANLLYR SOURCE www.easybean.co.uk Natural mixers for alcoholic spirits. 5. WYE VALLEY BREWERY The perfect complement to make Family run brewery using locally 15. BROCKLEBY’S PIES any cocktail, mocktail or meal an grown Herefordshire hops, top Farmers, butchers and pie makers extraordinary occasion quality barley and own strain of producing savoury, fruit, game and www.llanllyrwater.com yeast to produce a diverse range Melton Mowbray pork pies of ales www.brocklebys.co.uk 24. THE GARLIC FARM www.wyevalleybrewery.co.uk A family business producing all 16. FLINT & FLAME things garlic - fresh, smoked, black 6. SOMERSET CHARCUTERIE Premium quality kitchen knives, and seed Embracing traditional Italian and blocks, chopping boards and www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk Spanish methods combined with sharpeners some of the fantastic flavours www.flintandflame.co.uk 25. LURVILL’S DELIGHT and rich food culture of the West A dry refreshing blend of Welsh Country 17. BAKED BY MEL spring water, botanical extracts www.somersetcharcuterie.com A true local small producer, baking and natural infusions, inspired by award-winning Bara Brith in her an original recipe created in Wales 7. CALON WEN home kitchen in small batches in 1896 Organic dairy co-operative of 20 www.barabrith.co www.lurvillsdelight.com family farms supplying a range of delicious dairy products including 18. HALLETS CIDER 26. HOBBS HOUSE BAKERY milk, butter, cheese, frozen yogurt Handmade farmhouse cider made Beautiful bread, all shapes and sizes and fresh yogurt by the Hallett family 10 miles from using the best ingredients, the most www.calonwen-cymru.com Abergavenny. BBC Food & Farming sympathetic methods, and real Award winners 2016 bakers! 8. WELSH COFFEE ROASTERS www.halletsrealcider.co.uk www.hobbshousebakery.co.uk Small batch coffees dragon-roasted by the sea 19. SA SAUCES 27. BRITISH CASSIS www.welshcoffee.com Unique flavour concentrates to Rich, dark and fruity, British Cassis make luxury pour over sauces for is a vibrant blackcurrant liqueur 9.10. HILLTOP HONEY meat fish and pasta with the perfect balance of sweet An exciting selection of British, www.sasauces.co.uk and tartness, fresh countryside speciality, organic, fairtrade and notes and a deep rich colouring manuka honeys, along with bee 20. GREEN & JENKS www.whiteherondrinks.co.uk pollen and delicious cut comb Six generations old family business, www.hilltop-honey.com serving artisan gelato, vegan sorbets 28. SABOR DE AMOR and frozen yogurt Authentic Spanish products that 11. THE WASABI COMPANY www.greenandjenks.com have intense, natural flavours The first growers of wasabi in without additives, artificial colours Europe offering fresh wasabi, or preservatives their own wasabi mayonnaise and www.sabordeamor.com mustard, wasabi plants and yuzu trees to grow at home www.thewasabicompany.co.uk

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Design & Website Abergavenny Food THE FESTIVAL TEAM DOC & TEE Festival 2019 will be taking place on 21st and 22nd Chief Executive Communications Intern September 2019. Until HENRY WHEATLEY AINE MORRIS next time, thank you! Speaker Liaison LOTTI JONES THE BOARD KEEP IN TOUCH Programme Coordinator STEPH WETHERALL KIM WATERS (CHAIR) We would love to hear what Head of Crew and Logistics JONATHON CHILD you thought about this year’s Support SARAH DICKINS festival! We’re always striving BENJAMIN ROBBINS to make the festival as top WILLIAM GRIFFITHS notch as possible so your Operations Manager ADELE NOZEDAR feedback is crucial. We want LOU FITZPATRICK MARTIN ORBACH to hear what you thought of Stallholder Manager and our new venues, activities and RUTH TUDOR Festival Farmyard Producer speakers and any suggestions CERI ELMS MARTHA ROBERTS you may have. Contact us on Communications Manager the email address below. ELLIE ATHANASIS PATRONS Press Officer EMAIL US affinfo@ CAROLINE PEEL ALUN GRIFFITHS abergavennyfoodfestival.com Sponsorship Manager FRANCO TARUSCHIO CLARE MORE Communications Coordinator DIOLCH HANNAH NORMAN SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER Advertising and Sponsorship Our biggest thank you goes be the first to hear our SCOTT GRANT CRICHTON to you; our festival-goers. latest news: Castle Manager Whether this is your first time abergavennyfoodfestival. ALISON PARRY or you’re a seasoned visitor, your support encourages us to com/newsletter/ Staffing Manager make each year even better. LIESEL TOWNLEY

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