Adele Nozedar of Brecon Beacons Foraging will lead a forage based on her ‘One Thousand Footsteps’ menu, using ingredients, both wild and cultivated, from within a mile of her front door. The One Thousand Footsteps concept is not just about food, but an approach to living which continually challenges your resourcefulness.
Bring along suitable footwear for exploring the countryside and clothing for all weathers, just in case!
Award-winning farmhouse distillery, Dà Mhìle'sDà Mhìle's latest masterpiece fresh from the still! Made in West Wales, this seaweed gin is produced with a cut-down, hand selected variant of botanicals added to their small batch gin. Designed to complement seafood, it is infused with handpicked seaweed from the Celtic coast, giving it a lovely light green hue.
MasterChef: The Professionals presenter, Monica Galetti will talk exclusively to food critic, William Sitwell about her new cookbook, ‘The Skills’. The book will be released on 6 October so this is your chance to get a sneak preview and hear about the inspiration behind it.
Senior sous chef at two Michelin star Le Gavroche until 2015, Monica is now a MasterChef: The Professionals presenter and has published several successful cookbooks.
This event will be followed by a book signing.
Book deal
Two event tickets and copy of the Skills cook book £42.50
One event ticket and copy of the Skills cook book £30
When?Sat, 17 Sep 2016, 15:00 to 16:30
Where? The Corn Exchange
How Much?£15
Taste of his gourmet bug burgers, cricket flour penne pasta with a garlic grasshopper arabiata sauce with caramelised cauliflower and cricket puree finished off with black ant and toasted mealworm panna cotta with fruit compote and bug brittle.
Andy has been a chef for over twenty years and has worked in many different styles of kitchens from classical French through to modern British bistro and now Grub Kitchen, hailed as the UK's first full-time edible insect restaurant! He uses insects in a variety of different ways allowing the diner to explore the unique tastes and textures of many varieties of edible insects.
Back for its third year, the Artisan Kitchen School is a unique opportunity to cook alongside some of the best chefs at the Festival.
Whatever your abilities in the kitchen, you will learn a new skill and you’ll go home with delicious, chef standard food, made by you. More here.
When? Friday 16 September, 19:00
Where? The Castle Dome and surrounding food stalls
How Much? £10.00-Buy Tickets
The Supper Party will take place in the street food-filled heart of the Castle. Get your dancing shoes on as Le Chefs de Party Partie compère a night of great live music to kick start the weekend festivities. There will be delicious eats from Cafe Spice Namaste Indian Street Food, Clay Oven Flat Breads, Profijes Dutch Waffles, The Pembrokeshire Beach Food Company Seafood, Rule of Tum Burgers, Pomme Pomme Falafels, Chase Cocktails & Skyborry Cider.
Born and raised in North London, Richard was a finalist on The Great British Bake Off 2014, having won the Star Baker accolade a record five times. Richard is a fourth-generation builder who specializes in bricklaying and plastering. He recently graduated with a BSc in Biodiversity & Conservation.
A glorious market dedicated to the very best producers from across the UK. There will be many Welsh food and drink producers, selling delicious local produce. Last year there was around 220 stalls spread across several indoor sites in the centre of Abergavenny and throughout central streets, and this year will be just a big!
The Angel Hotel provides the perfect location to have a welcome sit down after picking up lots of goodies at the stalls in the Festival. Their Foxhunter Bar features local ales and ciders and for the more adventurous, the cocktail menu features both classic cocktails and Angel originals - The Hendricks, Manhattan and Cosmopolitan to name but a few.
If you wish to mingle with locals over a pint of Hereford Pale Ale, enjoy a glass of wine by the open fire or grab a tasty bite to eat, The Foxhunter Bar provides comfortable, stylish surroundings which you will want to revisit again and again. It's a perfect end to a day out at the Festival.
