Matt Tebbutt


2025 Guest Programme 116


ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL A CE LE B R AT ION OF A LL T HI NGS FOOD


New Faces. Old Friends. A celebration of all things food. The 2025 Abergavenny Food Festival (20 and 21 September) brings food world aficionados flocking to the Welsh Borders. Fun, informative, and immersive, the weekend is packed with activities and showcases over 200 exhibitors selected for quality, provenance, and sustainability.


The guest events programme is now launched. Top talent, bags of creativity, and a passion for sharing knowledge make for pure culinary theatre. Over sixty special events to pick and mix. Grab a seat


in the market hall for chef


demonstrations; head to the castle for f ire stage alchemy hosted by Hangf ire Gir ls Sam and Shauna; drop into the Octopus Books Dome or Local & Vocal Stage (sponsored by Taylor & Co Estate Agents) for lively talk s, debates, and – of course – the Festival’s famous food quiz where those in the know would never dream of confusing their charcuterie with their ‘ tutti frutter i’ !


Here are some highlights as an appetiser. Then go view the full of fer ing at abergavennyfoodfestival.com


Andi Oliver (presenter BBC’s Great Br itish Menu) went down LIVE24-SEVEN.COM


a storm in ‘23, and she’s back to share her latest food adventures with wr iter Gurdeep Loyal. Abergavenny’s own Matt Tebbutt and his Saturday K itchen pal , wine exper t Olly Smith, promise to tell you everything you need to know about wine. Catch them again in action for the f inal show-stopper on the chef dem stage. There you can also get to see Ix ta Belf rage – one of the most exci ting young talents in the food industry – who brings bold f lavours and a proudly untraditional take to the recipes of Brazil.


Fast food doesn’t have to mean a drop in quality (a viewpoint shared by the Festival’s varied street food vendors).


Tom Waters


ENTERTAINMENT AB ER G AV E N N Y F O O D F E S T IVAL


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