Festival weekend: 17-18 September 2011
Summary of individually ticketed events
Venue: AC – Abergavenny Castle; AHB – Angel Hotel Ballroom; AHW – Angel Hotel Wedgewood Room; BI – Bridge Inn; BG – The Bell, Glangrwyney; BT – Borough Theatre; HOE – Homes of Elegance; HY – Horsington's Yard; LP – Lion's Place; SMC – St Michael's Centre; TIC – Tourist Information Centre; TH - Trinity Hall.
Events: D – Dining; GW – Great Welsh Restaurant Taster; F – Foray; FI – Fishing; MC – Masterclass; P – Party; T – Talk; TT – Tutored Tasting; S – Singing Workshop; W – Walk.
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| Thursday 15 September | |||
| 7.00pm | MH | D | Festival Fanfare Feast |
| Friday 16 September | |||
| 6.00 – 7.00pm | HOE | TT | The Perfect Martini |
| 7.30pm | BG | D | Beer & Food Matching Dinner |
| 7.30 for 8.00pm | HY | D | The Secret Larder Supper Club |
| 8.00pm | BT | T | BBC Radio 4 Food Quiz |
| Saturday 17 September | |||
| 9.45 – 12.00 noon | TIC | W | Granny's Store Cupboard |
| 9.45 – 12.30pm | TIC | F | Mushroom Foray |
| 11.00 – 11.45am | AHB | MC | Entente Cordiale |
| 11.00 – 12.00 noon | SMC | GW | The Newbridge on Usk |
| 11.00 – 12.00 noon | LP | TT | What is Artisan Cheese? |
| 11.00 – 12.00 noon | TH | TT | Real Milk |
| 11.00 – 12.00 noon | AHW | T | Make Friends with Fats |
| 12.15 – 1.30pm | HY | D | Dewsall Yurt – Lunch |
| 12.30 – 1.15pm | AHB | MC | The Nordic Terroir |
| 12.30 – 1.30pm | AHW | S | Songs: Food, Drink, Celebration |
| 1.00 – 2.00pm | SMC | GW | Llys Meddyg, Newport |
| 1.00 – 2.00pm | LP | TT | The Otley Crew |
| 1.00 – 2.00pm | TH | TT | A Taste of Puglia |
| 2.00 – 3.15pm | HY | D | Dewsall Yurt – Lunch |
| 2.00 – 3.00pm | AHW | T | Cooking in the Real World |
| 2.00 – 2.45pm | AHB | MC | Bryn's Kitchen |
| 3.00 – 4.00pm | SMC | GW | Waterloo Hotel & Bistro |
| 3.00 – 4.00pm | BT | MC | A Taste of Home |
| 3.00 – 4.00pm | LP | TT | Deconstructing the Winelist |
| 3.00 – 4.00pm | TH | TT | Finest Spices |
| 3.30 – 4.15pm | AHB | MC | Two Simple Fellows |
| 3.30 – 4.30pm | AHW | T | The Food Illustrator |
| 3.30 – 5.30pm | HY | D | Dewsall Yurt – Afternoon Tea |
| 5.00 – 5.45pm | AHB | MC | Tapas Abergavenny-Style |
| 5.00 – 6.00pm | BT | MC | Hangover Cures |
| 5.00 – 6.00pm | LP | TT | Comté: Queen of France |
| 5.00 – 6.00pm | TH | TT | Making Luxury Chocolate |
| 5.00 – 6.00pm | AHW | T | Wild Vegetables |
| 6.30 for 7.00pm | HY | D | Secret Larder Supper Club – Dinner |
| 7.30 – 11.00pm | AC | P | Party at The Castle |
| 8.00 – 10.30pm | SMC | D | Popupadum – Dinner |
| 8.30 for 9.00pm | HY | D | Secret Larder Supper Club – Dinner |
| Sunday 18 September | |||
| 9.30am | SMC | D | Popupadum – Breakfast |
| 9.00 – 12.00 noon | BI | FI | Go Fish |
| 9.45 – 12.00 noon | TIC | W | Granny's Store Cupboard |
| 9.45 – 12.30pm | TIC | F | Mushroom Foray |
| 10.30am | SMC | D | Popupadum – Breakfast |
| 11.00 – 11.45am | AHB | MC | New Voices |
| 11.00 – 12.00 noon | LP | TT | Caws Cenarth |
| 11.00 – 12.00 noon | TH | TT | Authentic Scandinavian Foods |
| 11.00 – 12.00 noon | AHW | T | What makes a Great Flavour Combination? |
| 12.30 – 2.30pm | SMC | D | Popupadum – Lunch |
| 12.30 – 1.15pm | AHB | MC | Bill's Everyday Asian |
| 12.30 – 2.00pm | HY | D | Dewsall Yurt – Lunch |
| 12.30 – 1.30pm | AHW | T | Meat: A Benign Extravagance |
| 1.00 – 2.00pm | LP | TT | Natural Wines? |
| 1.00 – 2.00pm | TH | TT | Making the most of Charcuterie |
| 2.00 – 2.45pm | AHB | MC | Down to Earth |
| 2.00 – 3.00pm | AHW | T | Surreal Ale |
| 2.00 – 2.30pm | BT | MC | Andalucia |
| 2.30 – 4.00pm | HY | D | Dewsall Yurt – Lunch |
| 3.00 – 4.00pm | LP | TT | Afternoon Tea Revisited |
| 3.00 – 4.00pm | TH | TT | Get Baking |
| 3.30 – 4.15pm | AHB | MC | Foraging |
| 3.30 – 4.30pm | AHW | T | The Truffleman |
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