With around 50 cheese makers and 250 different cheeses, the Artisan Cheese Fair is every cheese lovers place to be! What's even better – there are some of the UK's rarest cheeses but besides cheese, there will be pies, wine, cakes, beer, chutneys and much more.
In its fifth year the Artisan Cheese Fair is now the largest dedicated festival of cheese in the UK. Held undercover within the halls of Melton Mowbray’s heritage Cattle Market, the fair showcases cheese makers from all over the British Isles.
Visitors to the Fair will have the opportunity to taste some of the UK’s rarest cheeses. They can also learn about cheese in the daily programme of talks, demonstrations and tastings given by industry experts including the Stilton Cheesemakers Association, as well as enjoying other local produce including ales, wines, chutneys and Melton Mowbray’s famous Pork Pie.
This year’s Tideswell Food Festival will have a traditional village theme – think bunting, cake and morris dancing – and will celebrate Tideswell’s culinary talent, with plenty of local produce on offer and the Tideswell School of Food open for food demonstrations and wine tastings.
The event won’t just be exhibiting Tideswell’s flair with food, though – musical skills will also be on show at Tideswell Cathedral (otherwise known as the Cathedral of the Peaks), and street entertainment, including a pop-up theatre, will be keeping the crowds amused throughout the day.
The Tideswell Food festival is run entirely by the village and any profits are put back into community projects. For a true taste of life in Tideswell, make sure you pop into its many independent shops as you make your way around the stalls.
Located again on Palace Green under the gaze of the magnificent Ely Cathedral in the heart of this historic city, the event will remain part of Ely’s established Eel Festival Weekend running from 1st to 4th May organised by the Tourism Team at East Cambridgeshire District Council.
The Eel Festival weekend kicks off on Friday 1st May with the launch of the Eel Food Safari where a variety of venues will be providing eel inspired dishes and menus throughout the weekend. Saturday sees the famous Eel Day Parade – a colourful, musical procession from the City Centre to the riverside, where a host of activities are held including the World Eel Throwing Championships and the Town Crier Competition.
The Food and Drink Festival itself will take place on Sunday and Monday with a fantastic line up of chef demonstrations running throughout the Festival with some very well known names soon to be announced! All our smaller artisan, specialist food and drink traders will be housed in our large Food Marquee providing samples and tasters. Outside, in The Street Food Place our expert street food traders will be offering something different and exciting to tantalise your taste buds. Our Food and Drink Market will consist of specialist traders who require a little more space to showcase their product and ranges.
When: 16th May 2015
The World Food Festival returns to WGC town centre on 16 May 2015. This year’s event will bring together different restaurants and cuisines from around the world to the town centre. Now in its 5th year, the festival will feature over 30 food stalls producing culinary delights for visitors to taste, from Indian to Italian and
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