ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL 2007

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SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

12.00 noon to 7.00pm – Abergavenny Castle
Monmouthshire Seafood Fayre   £30.00

WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

12.00 noon to 5.00pm – Mulberry House
Wild Food Foray & Picnic   £6.00

THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

7.00pm – Market Hall
Italian Fanfare Night  *** SOLD OUT ***

7.30pm – The Bell at Skenfrith
Wine Australia Evening   £50.00

7.30pm – St Michael’s Centre
A Guided Tour of Burgandy   £10.00

7.30pm – The Horseshoe
A Celebration Evening with Champagne Moet   £50.00

FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

9.00am to 4.00pm – The Market Hall/rear
Food Festival Taster Market  FREE

7.00pm to 9.00pm – The Art Shop
Tea, Sympathy and Conversations   £5.00

7.30pm – The Hill
Gala French Wine Evening    *** SOLD OUT ***
Repeated on Saturday 15th at 7.30pm (places still available)

7.30pm – The Crown at Whitebrook
Gourmet Evening   £80.00

7.30pm - Melville Theatre
BLACK GOLD ('Fair trade' documentary and discussion)   £5.00

7.30pm – Borough Theatre
Floyd Uncorked   £12.50

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

9.45am for 10.00am – TIC car park
Mushroom Foray – Sheila Spence  *** SOLD OUT ***

9.45am for 10.00am – TIC car park
Border Country Farming   £10.00

9.50am for 10.00am – TIC car park
Granny’s Store Cupboard on Castle Meadows   £3/£1.50

10.30am to 11.15am – The Castle
Stirrin' Stuff with Fiona Bird  Children’s Event  FREE/Ticketed

10.30am – The Library
Children’s Workshop and Reading

11.00am – Angel Hotel
Modern Mezze – Masterclass with Anissa Helou  *** SOLD OUT ***

11.00am – Trinity Hall
What’s Ripe? – Debbie Hearn   £6.00

11.00am – Angel Hotel
Wild Food – Yun Hider   £6.00

11.00am – Cheese & Wine Show
Indigenous Italian Grape Varieties  *** SOLD OUT ***

11.00am – Market Hall
Farm to Fork – Demo, Ian Sampson & Sean Willis  FREE

11.00am to 12.00noon – Art Shop
Kitchen Antics and Appliances/Menu of Conversations   £5.00

11.45am to 12.45pm – The Castle
Sausage–Making/Trealy Farm – Children’s Event  FREE/Ticketed

12.00 noon – Market Hall
Dishes from La Brasseria – Demo, Cyril Royer  FREE

12.30pm – Borough Theatre
Entrepreneurs and Artisans – Debate   £5.00

12.30pm – Angel Hotel
A Tale of 12 Kitchens – illustrated talk with Jake Tilson   £5.00

1.00pm – Angel Hotel
Cooking with Colour – Allegra McEvedy    £8.00

1.00pm – Trinity Hall
Tuscan Superfoods –  Giancarlo & Katie Caldesi   *** SOLD OUT ***

1.00pm – Cheese & Wine Show
Moet Hennessy Whisky Masterclass   £7.00

1.00pm – Market Hall
The Crown at Whitebrook – Demo, James Sommerin  FREE

1.00pm to 3.00pm – The Castle
Butter Making/Usk Rural Life Museum  Children’s Event  FREE

1.30pm to 2.30pm – The Castle
Apples Galore/Dragon Orchard  Children’s Event  FREE/Ticketed

1.45 for 2.00pm – TIC Car Park
Mushroom Foray – Sheila Spence  *** SOLD OUT ***

1.45 for 2.00pm – TIC Car Park
Organic Food From The HillS   £10.00

2.00pm – Borough Theatre
Who Killed Healthy Eating? – Debate   £5.00

2.00pm – Angel Hotel
Mekong Journey – Ian Walker   £5.00

2.00pm – Market Hall
Gliffaes Country House Hotel – Demo, Stephan Trinci  FREE

3.00pm – Angel Hotel
Some Like it Hot – Tom Parker Bowles  *** SOLD OUT ***

3.00pm – Trinity Hall
All About Spice – James Oseland   £7.00

3.00pm – Cheese & Wine Show
Craft Beers – Peter Brown   £7.00

3.00pm – Market Hall
The Crown at Pantygelli – Demo, Gary Nugent  FREE

3.00pm to 4.00pm – The Art Shop
Kitchen Antics and Appliances/Instructions for Living   £5.00

3.15pm to 4.00pm – The Castle
Stirrin' Stuff - Fiona Bird  Children’s Event  FREE/Ticketed

3.30pm – Borough Theatre
Simon Hopkinson/Franco Taruschio   £7.00

3.30pm – Angel Hotel
Medieval & ModerN – Colquhoun/Helou   £5.00

4.00pm– Market Hall
Demo, Ivor de Lloyd  FREE

5.00pm – Borough Theatre
George Alagiah – Fairtrade   £8.00

5.00pm – Angel Hotel
Grandmother’s Footsteps – Angela Hartnett  *** SOLD OUT ***

5.00pm – Trinity Hall
The Potato Challenge   £5.00

5.00pm – Angel Hotel
The Perfect Margarita – Richard Ehrlich *** SOLD OUT ***

7.00pm to 10.30pm – Mulberry House
Welsh Supper Night   £17.00

7.30pm – The Hill
Gala French Wine Evening   £35.00

7.30pm – The Castle
The Castle by Night   £10.00

8.30pm – Borough Theatre
Jaleo   £13.00/£11.00
 

SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

9.45 for 10.00am – TIC car park
A Field Trip with Yun Hider  *** SOLD OUT ***

9.45 for 10.00am – TIC car park
Wildlife Friendly Farming   £10.00

9.50 for 10.00am – TIC car park
Granny’s Store Cupboard   £3/1.50

10.00am to 4.00pm – The Castle
Camp Cooking/Mons Scouts  Children’s Event  FREE

10.00am to 11.30am – The Castle
Food Festival Challenge  Children’s Event  FREE/Ticketed

11.00am – Borough Theatre
People, Plants & Genes   £5.00

11.00am – Angel Hote
The Market Kitchen Challenge - Matthew Fort and Matt Tebbutt   £8.00

11.00am – Trinity Hall
Persopolis – Sally Butcher/Jamshid Ebrahimi   £7.00

11.00am – Angel Hotel
Why Bread Matters – Andrew Whitley  *** SOLD OUT ***

11.00am – Cheese & Wine Show
Modern Welsh Cheeses – Carwyn Adams   £7.00

11.00am – Market Hall
Prego – Demo, Steve Robbins  FREE

11.00am to 1.00pm – The Castle
Butter Making/Usk Rural Life Museum – Children’s Event  FREE

11.00am to 12.00 noon – The Art Shop
Kitchen Antics and Appliances/Menu of Conversations   £5.00

11.30am (from) – St Michael’s Centre
Healthy Eating Workshops/Rugby Skills      –

12.00noon – The Market Hall
Finals, Primary Schools Cookery Competition  FREE

12.00 noon to 1.00pm – The Castle
Apples Galore/Dragon Orchard  Children’s Event  FREE/Ticketed

12.30pm – Borough Theatre
You Wouldn’t Adam ‘n’ Eve It – Hicks/Wallace   £6.00

12.30pm – Angel Hotel
Pub Crawling – Brown/Marchant   £5.00

12.30pm – The Bell at Skenfrith
Tom Parker Bowles/The Year of Eating Dangerously    £35.00

1.00pm – Angel Hotel
Home Cooking from the Spice Islands/Oseland   £8.00

1.00pm – Trinity Hall
Seafood Spectacular – Mitch Tonks  *** SOLD OUT ***

1.00pm – Cheese & Wine Show
Introduction to Wine Tasting   £7.00

1.00pm – Market Hall
Allt yr Ynys – Demo by Valentin Mitriciou  FREE

1.30pm to 2.00pm – The Castle
Stirrin' Stuff - Fiona Bird  Children’s Event  FREE/Ticketed

2.00pm – Borough Theatre
Spilling The Beans – Clarissa Dickson Wright    £8.00

2.00pm – Angel Hotel
Eating on a Grand Scale   £ 5.00

2.00pm – Market Hall
Glen yr Afon – Demo, Julie Carey  FREE

1.45 for 2.00pm – TIC car park
A Dairy Farm with a Difference   £10.00

3.00pm – Angel Hote
Cucina Caldesi   £8.00

3.00pm – Trinity Hall
Trealy Farm Charcuterie   £7.00

3.00pm – Cheese & Wine Show
Monmouthshire Perry & Cider Tasting   £7.00

3.00pm – Market Hall
The Malthouse – Demo, Domenico Scarpetta  FREE

3.00pm to 4.00pm – The Art Shop
Kitchen Antics & Appliances/ Instructions for Living   £5.00

3.00pm to 4.00pm – The Castle
Fun with Dough - Wigmores Bakery  Children’s Event  FREE/Ticketed

3.30pm – Borough Theatre
The Foodie Quiz with Sudie Pigott   £4.00

3.30pm – Angel Hotel
Winter Warmers?  – Bryn Probert   £5.00