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Tag Archives: Abergavenny
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
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
Festive Food all wrapped up at Abergavenny Christmas Food & Drink Fair
FESTIVE FOOD WRAPPED UP AT ABERGAVENNY CHRISTMAS FOOD & DRINK FAIR Whether your taste runs to the rare and exotic, the innovative or the traditional the Abergavenny Food and Drink Fair (Sunday 14 December, 10.00am – 5.00pm), has it all … Continue reading
Gluten-free Linzer biscuits for Christmas – a recipe from Victoria North
We’ve a great line-up of talented chefs and cooks who’ll be demonstrating in the Market Hall throughout our Christmas Food & Drink Fair on Sunday 14 December. Over the coming weeks they will be sharing some of their recipes with … Continue reading
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Giant Pigs in Clover take top billing in Market Hall
Arts Alive Wales is putting the call out for creative and motivated people who’d like to volunteer and team up with a professional designer to create a magnificent art installation for Abergavenny Food Festival 2014. This year’s theme is ‘Pigs … Continue reading
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Tagged abergavennny food festival, Abergavenny, art installation, arts alive, British breed pigs, gloucester old spot, painting, sculpting, textiles
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Top Chefs Head for ‘Best Event in Wales’
Last year the Abergavenny Food Festival won the accolade ‘Best Event in Wales’ (National Tourism Awards 2013), so the bar has been set high for 2014. This year’s programme won’t disappoint. The Festival takes place over the weekend of 20 … Continue reading
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Tagged Abergavenny, abergavenny food festival, artisan, Best Event in Wales, chocolate, Claudia Roden, cyrus todiwala, food tourism, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, Incredible Spice Men, Joanna Blythman, Marc Demarquette, Marcus Verberne, Organic Centre Wales, Sabrina Ghayour, Sam and Samantha Clark, Steven Lamb, Tourism, wales
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SweetieFest gets couture magic
Charles and Patricia Lester have established an international reputation for their textile and couture fashion. Their collections of evening dresses and gowns are created one at a time in their studios in Abergavenny. The run-up to Christmas is a particularly … Continue reading
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Three of our SweetieFest exhibitors
SweetieFest founder, Adele Nozedar gives some background on some of the companies who’ll be with us at our Christmas Fair on Sunday 8 December. BRAYS OF NEWPORT : A long-established confectionery company in South Wales, the Bray family are something of a … 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
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