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The Top 10 Reasons To Visit Dartmouth Food Festival
(message from the organisers)
With only one week to go until Dartmouth Food Festival, excitement is mounting! We know the main reason you'll be visiting us is because the Festival atmosphere is fantastic, but we thought we'd give you a few more reasons as well. So, take a look below at just a few of the exciting events and activities taking place next weekend.
1. Enjoy Fantastic Chef Demonstrations:
Locally and nationally recognised chefs have made Dartmouth Food Festival their food festival of choice including Mitch Tonks, Mark Hix and Chris and James Tanner. Make sure you head down to Royal Avenue Gardens.
2. Chat with your Favourite Writers:
Join us at Dartmouth Yacht Club for ‘Eat your Words’, a new series of In-Conversations with well-known and respected writers and experts including Lucy Siegle, Mark Hix and Caroline Conran. Tickets can be booked in advance or purchased on the day at Dartmouth Yacht Club or the Festival Ticket Office in Royal Avenue Gardens. (Sponsored by Raw PR and Marketing)
3. Taste an Array of Wines:
Susy Atkins is spearheading this year’s drinks seminars and has put in place an excellent selection of tastings and seminars. Joining Susy, throughout the weekend in The Drinks Theatre will be a distinguished line up of experts including Fiona Beckett and Tim McLaughlin-Green. (Sponsored by MOB Film Company)
4. Meet the Producers:
We’re delighted to be joined by over 110 fantastic food and drink exhibitors this year, our highest number yet. With this many wonderful local producers, there is sure to be something to please everyone. (Marquees sponsored by Corinium Care and Dartmouth Holiday Homes)
5. Look out for the Young Pizza Chef of the Year Competition:
Five junior chefs will compete to win a Bushman wood-fired oven by cooking the most creative wood-fired oven pizzas. Come to Royal Avenue Gardens at 2.00pm on the Sunday to cheer them on. (Sponsored by Manna from Devon and Dingley Dell Bushman Ovens)
6. Get hands on with Manna from Devon:
Get hands on with Manna from Devon: Come and perfect your cooking skills with the help of David and Holly Jones and guest experts during their series of 45 minute cookery workshops.
7. Have a Great Time with the Children:
We are the only food festival to have a dedicated Children’s Festival (Thursday 24th), something we’re very proud of. Pop along to Coast & Country Cottages’ and Café Alf Resco’s Family Area in Royal Avenue Gardens. There is guaranteed to be plenty to keep your little ones amused. There will also be a Children's Tea Party at 4:30 and you can also support the Rotary Youngs Chef during the judging of they're dishes at 4:45.
8. Enter the Signature Dish Competition:
Signature Dish is our new, free-to-enter daily competition to find Dartmouth’s chutney champion, prince of pasties and queen of cakes. Simply take your creation to Royal Avenue Gardens and enter on the day. (Sponsored by Signature of Dartmouth)
9. Watch the Great Lobster Release
To close this year’s Festival we shall be having a fun lobster release on Sunday 27th October. Please keep your eyes peeled during the Festival for more information.
10. See Some Great Art:
Dartmouth Galleries night is on Friday 25th when many galleries will be open until late. Always a great evening of socialising and viewing new exhibitions. During the week some galleries will be staging launches and exhibitions so it's well worth a wander around town to see what's happening. The Flavel is also staging an Open Exhibition entitled 'My Favourite Dish'. Perfect for the Food Festival.
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