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This weekend thereare tasty treats in storefor visitors to NEWPORTFOODFESTIVAL. TheGuide looks at some of the festivalhighlights.


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TASTY TREATS: visitors to Newport Food festival can visit stallsorattend masterclasses hostedbyHywel Jones (above, right) and Bryn Williams (below, right)


VISITORS to this year’s Newport Food Festivalwill be tempted by an arrayoffood and drink stalls which will be set up around the city centre on the dayofthe festival, tomorrow. Jamaican patties,Frenchcrepes, traditional faggots and peas,Irish breads,Welsh beef, Thai and Indian street food are among the delicious treats thatwill be on offer. Masterclasses with some of the coun-


try’s leading experts areanew feature of this year’s Newport Food Festival. Hywel Jones,Anand George, Norman Musa and Tim McDougall, of TerryMatthe Celtic Manor will be taking sessions forsmall groups of 20 people. Adand George is founder of the


Europe’s leading Malaysian chef. He is the creator,co-owner and executive


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chef of Ning restaurants and cookery schools,with branches in Manchester and York, as well asaTVpersonality, author and tutor. Tim McDougall is the award-win-


ning head chef at Terry M, the flagship fine dining restaurant, holder of three AArosettes,atthe Celtic Manor Resort. Newport-born Hywel Jones is the


renowned Purple Poppadom, holder of the Welsh Curry House of the Year title.


award-winning executive chef at the Michelin-starred The Park restaurant and The Brasserie at Lucknam Park and Spa. Booking in advance through The


Riverfront boxoffice is essential, and tickets cost £5.50, including acompli- mentary drink. There are alsoahost of free chef


facebook.com/newportfoodfestival; www.newportfoodfestival.co.uk; or 01633 656656. Youcan followthe festi- valonTwitter @newportfoodfest


ableatthe food festivalsupper,which is being held this evening in The Riverfront and tickets are available through the boxoffice on 01633 656757. More information on


classes,there will be stalls offering food to buyand taste,entertainment and the final of the Teenchef competi- tion. Events and activities will be tak- ing place indoors and outside in vari- ous venues in the city centre. There are still limited places avail-


lar Bryn Williams,who cooked forthe Queen’s BirthdayBreakfast, James Sommerin and Antonio Smith, founder of The Backyard Company, the festival’s main sponsor. As well as the chef dems and master-


dems and booking is advised. The line-up includes television regu-


GOOD TASTE: The Three Wine Men


VISITORS to the Parc Thistle Hotel, Cardiffcan enjoythe companyofthe Three Wine Men –Olly Smith, Oz Clarke and Tim Atkin –tomorrow. The top-quality events bring together wine,beer and food retailers and pro-


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ducers and let youtatse or buyasyou wish, withamas- terclass if youchoose.£20 entry includes afree Riedel glass worth £10. See three wine men.co.uk


Teenchef final Saturday


YOUNGSTERS across Newport have been battling it out to secure aplace in the Teenchef final, whichwill take place at Newport’s Food Festival tomorrow. Sponsored by the University of


Wales,Newport, the final will see three teams,representing the west, east and central areas of the city,go head-to-head. St Julian’s,StowHill and Rivermead will compete forthe title of Teenchef Champions 2012. The Teenchef competition has


involved youth clubs from across Newport and last weekend sawthe semi final in Newport’s Market Hall, organised by Newport Youth Service. The teams were challenged with


sourcing local and seasonal ingredi- ents availablefromthe market to create a


healthyand tasty dish. Newport- born, Michelin star chef Hywel Jones,fromthe Lucknam Park near Bath, washead judge. The three teams thatgothrough to


the final are St Julian’s with their rackofWelsh lamb with pesto and pine nuts and garlic and potato rosti; StowHill who cooked up lamb cut- lets on abed of leek and garlic mash and Rivermead, who served Chicken Scallopini. The Teenchef final will take place


at 1pm in the Riverfront Theatre, with the prizeofspending time with Hywel Jones in his kitchen at Lucknam Park followed by dinner cooked by Hywel and his team. Tickets forthe final are free and


WE will be bringing youlivecoverage of this year's Newport Food Festival. Argus reporters will be tasting the waresonoffer,talking to chefs and visitors.We want to see your pictures and tweets too, so join in the conversation and use the hashtag #newportfoodfest Youcan also send pictures, video and texts on 80360 with the words ARGUS NEWS in the message. Just go to southwalesargus.co.uk


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