ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL 2007

SUNDAY EVENTS BY VENUE

Please refer to 'Diary-at-a-Glance' for the full programme...

Angel Hotel, Ballroom - Sunday 16 September

11.00am  The Market Kitchen Challenge -
Masterclass with Matthew Fort and Matt Tebbutt
Tickets: £8.00   more information
Sponsored by Heronhurst (www.heronhurst.co.uk)

1.00pm  Home Cooking from the Spice Islands –
Masterclass with James Oseland
Tickets: £8.00   more information
Sponsored by Gliffaes Country House Hotel (www.gliffaeshotel.com)

3.00pm  Cucina Caldesi –
Masterclass with Giancarlo & Katie Caldesi
Tickets: £8.00   more information
Sponsored by Bistro Prego (www.pregomonmouth.co.uk)

Angel Hotel, Wedgewood Room - Sunday 16 September

11.00am
Why Bread Matters – Andrew Whitley
 *** SOLD OUT ***   more information
Sponsored by Cooks Galley, Abergavenny

12.30pm
Pub Crawling - Pete Brown and Ian Marchant
Tickets: £5.00   more information
Sponsored by The King’s Head Hotel

2.00pm
Eating on a Grand Scale – Ian Glen QC and Hugh Candler
Tickets: £5.00   more information
Sponsored by Gabb & Co (www.gabb.co.uk)

3.30pm
Winter Warmers? – Bryn Probert
Tickets: £5.00   more information
Sponsored by Abergavenny Market Auctioneers Ltd

The Borough Theatre - Sunday 16 September

11.00am
People, Plants & Genes – Denis Murphy with Jonathan Harrington
Tickets: £5.00   more information
Sponsored by Abergavenny Town Council

12.30pm
You Wouldn’t Adam ’n Eve It - Gregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks
Tickets: £6.00   more information
Sponsored by Welsh Venison Centre (www.welshvenisoncentre.com)

2.00pm
Spilling the Beans – Clarissa Dickson Wright
Tickets: £8.00   more information
Sponsored by The Stonemill at Rockfield (www.thestonemill.co.uk)

3.30pm - Borough Theatre
The Foodie Quiz – Sudi Pigott and Celebrity Guests
Tickets: £4.00   more information
Sponsored by Abergavenny Music (www.abergavennymusic.com)

Trinity Hall - Sunday 16 September

11.00am - Trinity Hall
Persepolis – Tutored Tasting with Sally Butcher and Jamshid Golshan Ebrahimi
Tickets: £7.00   more information
Sponsored by J Straker Chadwick & Sons (www.strakerchadwick.co.uk)

1.00pm - Trinity Hall
Seafood Spectacular – Tutored Tasting Mitch Tonks
*** SOLD OUT ***   more information
Sponsored by The Olway Inn (www.olwayinn.co.uk)

3.00pm - Trinity Hall
Trealy Farm Charcuterie – Tutored Tasting with James Swift & Graham Waddington
Tickets: £7.00   more information
Sponsored by Gentle Jane B & B (www.gentlejane.co.uk)

Cheese & Wine Show - Sunday 16 September

11.00am
Modern Welsh Cheeses – a Tasting with cheese-maker Carwyn Adams
Tickets: £7.00  more information
Sponsored by St Mary’s Priory Church (www.stmarys-priory.org)

1.00pm
An introduction to Wine Tasting
hosted by Matthew Hemming and Anna Astin of Averys
Tickets: £7.00  more information
Sponsored by Harry’s Sandwich Bar, Abergavenny

3.00pm
Monmouthshire Perry and Cider Tasting
Hosted by Dave Matthews & Alan Golding
Tickets: £7.00   more information
Sponsored by The King’s Head Hotel, supported by adventa

Smiths Kitchens Stage, Market Hall- Sunday 16 September

11.00am   FREE with General Entry Ticket
Demo by Steve Robbins – Bistro Prego, Monmouth
Bistro Prego opened recently to much acclaim, bringing unfussy fine dining to Monmouth. Head chef Steve Robbins’ training under Franco Taruschio is evident in a menu that features modern British food with some rustic Italian flourishes.

12.00 noon   FREE with General Entry Ticket
The Finals of the Primary Schools’ Cookery Competition
Sponsored by CIEH (www.cieh.org)
Over 300 children from 9 primary schools in Abergavenny entered. Now we are down to the last three who compete under the expert eye of our guest judge and compere Cyrus Todiwala of Cafe Spice Namaste. He is assisted by Franco Taruschio, Iain Sampson Head Chef at The Newbridge near Usk, and Julie Barratt from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

1.00pm   FREE with General Entry Ticket
Demo by Valentin Mitriciou - Allt-yr-Ynys, Pandy
Rumanian-born Valentin Mitriciou demonstrates dishes from his homeland. He learnt his cooking all over Europe before taking charge of the award-winning restaurant at the luxurious Allt-yr-Ynys Country House Hotel on the banks of the River Monnow at Pandy.

2.00pm   FREE with General Entry Ticket
Demo by Julie Carey - Glen-yr-Afon House Hotel, Usk
Julie Carey has been head chef at Glen-yr-Afon House Hotel for the last six years and has been the inspiration for the hotel's new Clarkes Restaurant opened in March 2007.

3.00pm   FREE with General Entry Ticket
Demo by Domenico Scarpeta – The Malthouse, Abergavenny
Chef-proprietor Domenico Scarpetta’s warm welcome together with simple ingredients cooked in the authentic Italian way make The Malthouse one of Abergavenny’s most popular eateries.

Walks & Forays- Sunday 16 September

Walks & Forays depart from the Tourist Information Centre Car Park

9.45am for 10.00am to 12.15pm
A Field Trip with Forager Yun Hider
*** SOLD OUT ***   more information
Sponsored by The Crown at Whitebrook (www.crownatwhitebrook.co.uk)

9.45am for 10.00am to1.00pm
Wildlife-friendly Farming
Leader: Mark Langley, Monmouthshire Countryside Service
Tickets: £10.00 (including transport by minibus)   more information
Sponsored by Abbey Veterinary Centre

9.50am for 10.00am to 12.00 noon
Granny’s Store Cupboard on the Castle Meadows
Leader: Fiona Ford, Monmouthshire Countryside Service
Tickets: £3.00 adult; £1.50 child    more information
Sponsored by Monmouthshire County Council, Bryn y Cwm area (www.monmouthshire.gov.uk)

1.45pm for 2.00pm to 5.00pm
A Dairy Farm with a difference
Leader: Mark Langley, Monmouthshire Countryside Service
Tickets: £10.00 (including transport by minibus)   more information
Sponsored boy Abbey Veterinary Centre

Childrens' Events- Sunday 16 September

See our Childrens' Events page for full details of what's happening for younger visitors on Festival Sunday.

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Associate Events- Sunday 16 September

Associate Event
11.00am to 12.00 noon - The Art Shop, Cross Street
Kitchen Antics and Appliances - A Menu of Conversations
Tickets: £5.00

Come and take part in a menu of conversations with friends or strangers, about ideas and notions of home around our tea table. Murmur in the entrée, converse in the main course, savour the pudding and digest with the coffee or tea. Tea and home baked cake supplied. To purchase tickets call the Art Shop on 01873 852690.

Associate Event
From 11.30am – rolling hourly programme – St Michael’s Centre
Healthy Eating Workshops & Rugby Skills!
Skills to ‘try’, things to make & snacks to taste! Neath Rugby Club (the Welsh All Blacks) will be running training sessions for boys and girls in the school field, while in Saint Michael’s Centre; Mark Coulton of Sugar Loaf Catering will be encouraging parents and children to make/taste a range of healthy, nutritious foods from the Prime Start Healthy Eating Cook Book.*

RUGBY SESSIONS START AT 11.30am Then every 30 minutes Last session 3.00pm. Parents can register children up to 30 minutes before each session. Places are on a first come first served basis. ALL SESSIONS ARE FREE OF CHARGE - OPEN TO ALL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDEREN

For further information contact Saint Michael's Centre on 01873 857 750.

* Recipes devised by Mark as part of the Prime Start Initiative where players from Neath Rugby Club work in primary schools to increase awareness of good nutrition - along with an active lifestyle. The Abergavenny sessions are supported by Prime Start (www.primestart.co.uk), The Monmouthshire Health Alliance, Health Challenge Wales, Sugar Loaf Catering (www.sugarloafcatering.com) and the Saint Michael’s Centre.

Associate Event
12.30pm - The Bell at Skenfrith
Tom Parker Bowles – ‘The Year of Eating Dangerously’
Tickets: £35.00

The Bell at Skenfrith welcomes journalist and food author Tom Parker Bowles who will be talking about his latest book The Year of Eating Dangerously: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes (Ebury Press) and his passion for Sunday Roasts. Simpsons in the Strand will be demonstrating and giving tips on how to carve. From 12.30pm. Tickets to include lunch and book. Contact 01600 750235 (www.skenfrith.co.uk)

Associate Event
3.00 to 4.00pm - The Art Shop, Cross Street
Kitchen Antics and Appliances - Instructions for Living, Labelling for Life
Tickets £5.00

The artists have been investigating questions and instructions that surround us in the home and have come up with their own brand of labelling and instructions for life. If you would like to be labelled, or have a fear of labelling, or would like to change your label or if you are nearing your sell by date, or have lost the instructions, this may be the event for you. To purchase tickets call The Art Shop on 01873 852690.

Town & Around - Sunday 16 September

See our Town & Around page for full details of what's happening around Abergavenny on Festival Sunday.

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