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Tag Archives: Abergavenny Christmas Food and Drink Fair
Tudor Kissing Boughs bring traditional touch to Christmas Food & Drink Fair
Samantha Thompson-Taylor (Sam) knows a thing or two about decoration. Having trained in textiles at Hereford College of Art & Design she has been crafting for over 20 years. She also works at the RSC. Her crafting portfolio includes weddings and … Continue reading
Fab and Groovy Psychedelic Lollipops and traditional Welsh Toffee
Adele Nozedar is a bit of a whizz when it comes to sweeties. As author of ‘Great British Sweets and How to Make Them At Home’ she’s well placed to dish up some brilliant treats for the festive season. And … Continue reading
From the ‘Victorian Domestic Goddess’ – real meat heritage mince pies adapted by Illtud Llyr Dunsford
REAL HERITAGE MEAT MINCE PIES Illtud Llyr Dunsford, producer of heritage charcuterie, will be on the chef dem stage at our Christmas Food & Drink Fair on Sunday 14 December. What will he be cooking? Here’s the full line-up See what Illtud’s up to on … Continue reading
A recipe for Pine and Sloe Gin Mincepies from Liz Knight of Forage Fine Foods
Liz Knight of Forage Fine Foods will be on the chef dem stage in the market hall from 12.30 – 1.00pm as part of our Christmas Food & Drink Fair entertainment on Sunday 14 December. The topic of her dem … Continue reading
Arun Kapil – Turkey Delight and Snowman on a Stick
Arun Kapil of Green Saffron will be on the Chef Dem stage in the Market Hall at 3.30pm as part of our Christmas Food & Drink Fair (Sunday 14 Dec). He has a new book … Continue reading
Fred Bray wins SweetieFest Sweetie Hero Award
Sheila Woodhouse, Mayor of Abergavenny presented the inaugural Abergavenny SweetieFest Sweetie Hero Award 2013 to Fred Bray at our Christmas Fair on Sun 8 Dec. Here’s the text that was used for the presentation: Abergavenny SweetieFest Sweetie Hero Award 2013 … Continue reading
Winners announced: Abergavenny Food Festival / Shackleton Photographic Competition
At the September Food Festival amateur photographers were invited to capture the visual feast and enter the Abergavenny Food Festival/Shackleton Photographic Competition. There were numerous entries from local people and visitors to the area. The shortlisted entries in both the … Continue reading
Rebecca’s Candy Mountain and Ffolky Ffelt at SweetieFest
Here are details on two more SweetieFest contributors – all part of our Christmas Food and Drink Fair this coming Sunday (8 December) REBECCA’S CANDY MOUNTAIN New Yorker Rebecca Buck has chisselled, gouged and carved her way all over the … Continue reading
The Abergavenny SweetieFest Sweetie Hero Award
SweetieFest will announce the winner of an original new award at the Abergavenny Christmas Food and Drink Fair on Sunday 8 December. The ‘Abergavenny SweetieFest Sweetie Hero Award’ will highlight services to the British confectionery industry. SweetieFest curator and author … Continue reading
Sweet Rosehip Risotto and a Wild Christmas Feast
Liz Knight of Forage Fine Foods and Kather Marland of Kather’s Kitchen are doing a festive dem in the Market Hall ‘Wild about Rosehips‘ during our Christmas Food & Drink Fair (Sun 8 Dec). As a precursor they have asked us … Continue reading
The Abergavenny Food Festival Blog 