A preview of August
Every month when I write this particular post, I try to give you, the reader a broad brushstroke of what is available in terms of food festivals up & down the UK and Eire. August is the pinnacle of foodie gatherings, so why is it then a self proclaimed chefs website has only listed 8 … Read more
A preview for July
Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Wrote Henry James, the American born author; and nothing could be truer as we bound into July and the approaching summit of Summer. The festival that has caught my eye for July is the St. Martins Courtyard … Read more
A preview for June
With May’s food festivals being too numerous to mention, June has scored some great highlights with a quality over quantity approach. There is the end of British Wine week, which finishes on Sunday 2nd June; where as British Asparagus festival doesn’t finish until the 21st. Highlights for June food festivals are: Slow Food UK week, … Read more
A preview for May
Finally the weather has turned the corner, as the food festival season really starts to take a hold. This month’s highlights for food festivals & notable dates include: Connemara Mussel festival, Eire Grillstock, Bristol Christchurch food & wine festival, Dorset Falmouth fish festival, Cornwall Along with: Doughnut week 11th – 18th National Sandwich week 12th … Read more
A Preview for April
April this year really marks the turning point in the food calendar. The clocks have advanced one hour, the weather is finally taking a turn for the better and the food festivals are really starting with a flourish. It appears that Spring has finally sprung. With Easter weekend just behind us, where there were a … Read more
A Preview for March
This month saw ChefHermes.com turn 3years old. There have been many ups and downs which have seen the blog evolve, some were huge steps in offering you, the readers, what I thought you might want. The one thing that I’ve never really been happy with is the food festival post. Even when, in the early … Read more
A preview for February
Whilst there have been a couple of food festivals already this year, February is were it really starts. Karen Northcote from The Ship Inn in Rye emailed the blog to remind me about Rye Bay Sallop Week. This is the sort of food related fun festival which I want to go to, beauty pageant & … Read more
A Preview to December
With the sky almost always coloured battleship grey it’s hard to believe that anybody would want to be out in the cold & damp. And yet there are over 15 food festivals in the UK and Ireland for December, and many for Christmas Markets; pretty amazing really. As ever if you’d like you festival listed or have … Read more
A Preview of November
As the evenings draw in, so do the number of food festivals. November sees rather a large drop in the amount of food festivals taking place up and down the country, relative to a couple of months ago. As many of you have already tweeted pictures, there is the first plethora of Christmas food festivals, … Read more
