A Preview of May
Breaking one of the cardinal rules of blogging, I’m going to apologise for the delay in this post. It was down to the release of the The Worlds 50 Best on Monday, which was so farcical it just begged to be commented on. So for that I apologise.
The food & drink festival season has really started to gather pace now so there is no reason to get out there and sample real food producers.
Header image courtesy of Steve Drake from the re-launch of his Michelin starred restaurant.
This month I’ve introduced a printable PDF of the festivals as the list is now getting longer. The seasonal produce list is still available on chefhermes.com.
May’s Food festival PDF list
| Festival | From | Until | Details & Appearances | |
| Apple Blossom Fair |
5th |
http://loughgallcountrypark.co.uk/?page=news&art=25Admission: £3, Children Under 4 FreeChefs: Mervyn Steenson | ||
| Foodies Festival, Hampton Court |
5th |
7th |
http://www.foodiesfestival.com/Admission: £15.00, Children Under 16 FreeChefs: Martin Blunos, Shay Cooper, Mickael Weiss, Steve Drake, Michael Wignall, Katie & Giancarlo Caldesi | |
| Dales Festival of Food |
5th |
7th |
http://www.dalesfestivaloffood.org/Admission: £8.00, Children Under 16 FreeChefs: John Rogers, Gavin Swift | |
| Bournemouth Thai Food Festival |
5th |
7th |
http://www.tasteofthai.co.uk/page/thaievent.htmlAdmission: Free | |
| Malton Food Lovers Festival |
19th |
20th |
http://maltonfoodfestival.co.uk/Admission: £5.00, Children Under 15 FreeChefs/Patrons: Antonio Carluccio, Tom Parker-Bowles, Matthew Fort, Rosemary Shrager and Andrew Pern | |
| Christchurch Food and Wine Festival |
11th |
20th |
http://www.christchurchfoodfest.co.uk/Admission: UnknownChefs/Patrons: Luke Matthews, James Martin, Alex Aitken & Lesley Waters | |
| Ludlow Spring Festival |
12th |
13th |
http://www.springevent.org.uk/Admission: £7.00, Children Under 5-13 £2.50Chefs/Patrons: Will Holland, Brian Mellor | |
| West Wales Food Festival |
12th |
13th |
http://www.westwalesfoodfestival.com/Admission: £7.00, Children Under 5-13 £2.50Chefs/Patrons:Bryn Williams, Joanna Blythman | |
| Welsh Cheese & Cider Festival, Swansea |
12th |
13th |
http://www.gowerheritagecentre.co.uk/ | |
| Loch Fyne Food Fair |
19th |
20th |
http://www.lochfyne.com/Events/Loch-Fyne-Food-FairAdmission: Free | |
| Riverside Food Festival, Pontadawe, Swansea |
20th |
http://www.arenapontardawe.com/riverside/foodfestival/foodfest.htmlAdmission: Free | ||
| Small Holder and Garden Festival, Builth Wells |
19th |
20th |
http://www.rwas.co.uk/en/garden-festival/Admission: £12.00 Children 5-16 £5 | |
| Watercress Festival, Hampshire |
20th |
http://www.watercressfestival.org/Admission: FreeChefs/Patrons: Sophie Grigson, Andy MacKenzie, Ben Eve and Davina Tibbetts | ||
| York Food Festival |
21st |
30th |
http://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/current-festival.phpAdmission: Varies | |
| Soho Food Festival, London |
26th |
http://sohofoodfeast.co.uk/Sold Out | ||
| Asparagus Fayr, York |
26th |
27th |
http://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/Admission: VariesChefs/Patrons: John Rogers & Nick Evans | |
| Foodies Festival, Brighton |
25th |
27th |
http://www.foodiesfestival.com/Admission: £15.00, Children Under 16 FreeChefs: Matt Gillan, Charles Metcalfe | |
| Falmouth Fish Festival, Falmouth |
29th |
30th |
http://www.cornwallfoodanddrink.co.uk/calendar/falmouth-fish-festival/Admission: FreeChefs: Rick Stein (Book signing) |
