Meet fast food revolutionaries The Pizza Pilgr ims brothers Thom and James El iot, and Beefy Boys founder s Anthony ‘Murph’ Murphy and Chr istian Williams. Both businesses are great success stories, having bucked al l the trends post-covid. Find out why when they talk to Financial Times columnist and author, Tim Hayward.
Thomasina Miers, having returned f rom a 6-month food focused trip to Mexico, has new recipes to share; the legendary Diana Henry will be in conversation with fellow food-writer, Felicity Cloake; and it’s a first visit for Becky Excell ak a ‘The Queen of Gluten-f ree’ who’s got top tips for the budget conscious without compromising on taste and choice. Come and hear Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi, co-founder of the Ottolenghi Restaurant Group, chatting to Yasmin Khan (award-winning author of Middle Eastern travel cookbooks) about
‘Boustany’ cookbook.
Look ing now to Wales, its her itage, and some great food stories. What products are distinctively Welsh and enjoy protected geographical status? Sam Everton, National Chef of Wales, and Calum Smith, Junior Chef of Wales, team up to cook with produce embedded in the country’s culture and ter roir; and two leading Welsh chefs also demonstrate how local produce is central to their distinctive styles: Tom Waters, chef-patron of Gorse (awarded Cardif f ’s f irst Michelin Star this year), and Tommy Heaney, who has been redef ining Cardif f ’s culinary landscape ever since opening his flagship restaurant, Heaneys. Want
to get hands-on yourself?
Then sign up to a cookery class with Rachael Watson, The Abergavenny Baker who will be running sessions at her own place in town. Enjoy the fruits of your labours with a glass of wine.
The Hensol Castle Dr ink s Theatre offers a broad spectrum of in-depth tutored tastings. Learn how to build a Welsh cock tail with two of Wales’ most exciting young distillers – Ioan Pearce and James Harr ison-Allen, who head up distill- eries Dà Mhìle and Still Wild respectively. Pi t yourself against the exper ts in a beer and cheese matching chal - lenge! Discover the principles and techniques of fermenta- tion with Sam Cooper (ak a Chef Sam Black who hails f rom West Wales), or explore the mysterious ar t of pairing drink s with music in the convivial company of Pete Brown. And I f you’re a cheese geek, join Ned Palmer for a tasty tr ip around
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the cheeses of France. Get a head star t on the Fr iday evening with a Hensol Castle Distillery event called quite simply ‘The Secrets of Booze’ where Master Distiller Dai Wakely and Kyle Jones, Head of Production, reveal all.
The Octopus Books Dome brings exper ts together to discuss topical issues – like ‘Edible Education - how can children learn to eat wel l?’ which look s at everything f rom school meals to home meals, f rom policy to community, to f ind a way forward. And i f you’ve ever thought of star ting your own food business, then don’t miss Kate Humble
in
conversation wi th inspiring growers and producer s. Hear their stories of entrepreneur ship, passion, and dedication against
the odds. There will also be two BBC radio
programmes broadcast from the Dome. Detai ls to be announced later in the year.
The Festival offer s the oppor tuni ty to ‘Meet The Author’ wi th small and intimate chats in Abergavenny’s lovely library (which by the way has a great bird’s eye view of the market hall with beautifully craf ted duck s and geese in the raf ters). Some guests are predominantly chefs. Others are food and travel wr iters. Dif ferent perspectives. Continents crossed. Ex traordinary stories shared. Caroline Eden takes the reader on a journey on foot in the hills and valleys of Georgia and Armenia through her recipe book ,
‘Green
Mountains’; while George Egg’s new book ‘The Snack Hacker ’ will appeal to the well-seasoned cook and to the k itchen-shy alike.
Bring children to the Festival and take them to the Castle grounds for all k inds of work shops and fun creative activities. Be sure to get them enrolled in a Castell Howell K ids’ Cookery school session, run by Sara Butler of Cook Stars Newpor t Ebbw Vale and Monmouthshire. Help nur ture the UK’s future chefs!
Buy Stroller tickets online at
www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com to access the six market venues, chef dems, talks, and children’s activities. Free entry for under 13s if accompanied by an adult. Drinks Theatre, Meet The Author sessions, Borough Theatre talks, cookery workshops, Night Market and Party at The Castle are individually ticketed.
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