Festival weekend: 17-18 September 2011
Our Funders & Sponsors
The Abergavenny Food Festival is most grateful for the continued support received from the local business community and public sector funders. This event is a great team effort, of which we are all immensely proud. A big welcome to Brewin Dolphin (award-winning independent private client investment management firm) – our principal sponsor for 2011. This page carries details of the many individuals and businesses who have got involved this year. Thank you everyone. We couldn't do it without you.
Kim Waters, Chief Executive
Funders
Main Sponsors
Headline Sponsor:
An introduction from Philip Browne, Marketing Director
We at Brewin Dolphin are delighted to be sponsoring the Abergavenny Food Festival for the first time this year. For those of you who don't know us, Brewin Dolphin is one of the UK's leading independent private client investment management companies. We provide expert investment management and financial planning services from our 41 offices nationwide and we have local offices in Cardiff, Cheltenham, Hereford and Swansea covering the South West and Wales. For more information on Brewin Dolphin please visit www.brewin.co.uk
With a broad and vibrant programme of events, this year's Abergavenny Food Festival in association with Brewin Dolphin, will have something for everyone. Its diverse appeal, the economic benefits it brings to our community and the exceptional quality of food and cooking the Festival attracts has encouraged us to get involved this year.
We are very proud sponsors of the Festival and we hope you enjoy the exciting programme of events which has been put together for your enjoyment.
Philip Browne,
Marketing Director,
Brewin Dolphin
The Angel Hotel (principal hospitality sponsor)
Black Mountain Mineral Water Ltd
(Celtic Vale & Hatterrall Ridge)
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (Wales)
Fork Magazine (Media Partners)
Griffiths Civil Engineering & Construction
(Food Academy)
Miller Research (Information Partner)
Robert Price BM Ltd (Chef Dem Kitchen)
Vin Sullivan Foods presenting Passionate About Fish
Zonin (Wine)
Individual event sponsors
(in alphabetical order)
Abergavenny Brake and Clutch
Tutored Tasting: Natural Wines? – Trevor Gulliver,
HG Wines
Abergavenny Farm Supplies (01873 850500)
Tutored Tasting: Finest Spices – Arun Kapil, Green Saffron
Abergavenny Fine Foods
Masterclass: Tapas Abergavenny-Style – José Pizarro
Abergavenny Music
Talk: Songs of Food, Drink and Celebration – Chrys Blanchard
Alphalogix
Tutored Tasting: Comté: Queen of France: Eric Charriaux and Amnon Paldi
Ancre Hill Estates
Great Welsh Restaurant Tasters: Llys Meddyg & Waterloo Hotel & Bistro
The Angel Hotel
Tutored Tasting: Afternoon Tea Revisited – Henrietta Lovell & Sam Galsworthy
The Art Shop and Gallery
Talk – The Food Illustrator – an Illustrated Talk with David Meldrum
The Bell Country Pub
Talk: Cooking in the Real World – Richard Ehrlich
The Best of Abergavenny
Masterclass: Bryn's Kitchen – Bryn Williams
Bistro Prego
Tutored Tasting: Authentic Scandinavian Foods – Signe Johansen and Trina Hahnemann
The Bridge Inn, Llanfoist (01873 853045)
Go Fish – Phil Starmore with Valentine Warner
Cooks Galley (01873 854060)
Masterclass: Bill's Everyday Asian – Bill Granger
The Culinary Cottage
Tutored Tasting: Making the most of Charcuterie – James Swift and José Pizarro
Dewsall
Masterclass: New Voices – James Ramsden and Niamh Shields
Dorrell Oliver
Tutored Tasting: The Otley Crew – Nick Otley with Pete Brown
Fflic Media Productions
Tutored Tasting: Caws Cenarth – Cawsiau Cymreig Penigamp / Supreme Welsh Cheeses
Fine & Country
Masterclass: A Taste of Home, Angela Hartnett MBE and Sheila Dillon
Gabb & Co
Tutored Tasting: Deconstructing the Winelist – Chris Cooper and Tom Harrow
The Gateway Dental Practice 01873 737737 Tutored Tasting: Get Baking – Tom Herbert
Gliffaes Country House Hotel Tutored Tasting: What is Artisan Cheese? – Charlie Westhead (Neal's Yard Creamery), Todd and Maugan Trethowan, Trethowan's Diary
Homes of Elegance
Tutored Tasting: The Perfect Martini – Richard Ehrlich & Masterclass: Hangover Cures – Fergus Henderson, Shaun Hill and Chris Hirst
J Straker Chadwick and Sons
Talk: Surreal Ale – Paul Ewen, Ian Marchant and Pete Brown
Kings Head Hotel
Masterclass: Entente Cordiale – Richard Bertinet and Henry Harris
Peter Jones (ILG) Ltd
Great Welsh Restaurant Taster: The Newbridge-on-Usk
Llancayo House
Talk: What Makes a Great Flavour Combination? – Niki Segnit
Llansantffraed Court Hotel
Masterclass: Two Simple Fellows – Valentine Warner and Henry Harris
Llanover Garden School
Masterclass: Down to Earth – Jane Baxter and Lucas Hollweg
Llanwenarth Hotel
Talk: Wild Vegetables – an Illustrated Talk with Henry Ashby
Lloyds Bank, Abergavenny
The Truffleman: Bruno Giorgi
Pentre Court
Tutored Tasting: Making Luxury Chocolates – Marc Demarquette
Red Dog Bags
Masterclass: The Nordic Terroir – Trina Hahnemann and Signe Johansen
Shepherd's Ice Cream
Talk: Make Friends with Fats – Zoe Harcombe
South West Food & Drink
Masterclass: Andalucia – Sam Clark with Michael Jacobs
Standby Virtual Office
Masterclass: Bryn's Kitchen – Bryn Williams
Three Salmons Hotel
Masterclass: Foraging – James Sommerin and Henry Ashby
Trealy Farm
Talk: Meat: A Benign Extravagance
Ty Llew Bed and Breakfast
Tutored Tasting: Real Milk – Stephen Hook of Hook & Son, Richard Arnold of Calon Wen and Dave Paull of Hurdlebrook
Word-Smiths Tutored Tasting: A Taste of Puglia – Jane Baxter, Christine Smallwood and Tom Harrow.
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