NORFOLK FOOD FESTIVAL END OF SEPTEMBER
A food festival taking place in September is being backed by major names from the screen and the kitchen.
Amanda Holden, actress and Britain’s Got Talent judge has been announced as a patron of the EDP Bidwells Norfolk Food Festival 2009 alongside talented actor Stephen Fry and Saturday morning TV cookery show regular Galton Blackiston, Michelin-starred chef of Morston Hall.
Ms Holden, who has a house in Norfolk, said: “The EDP Bidwells Norfolk Food Festival is a brilliant idea – championing all things good in the foodie department from a county that is dear to my heart. I treasure my time in Norfolk and sampling the delicious local seasonal food with my family and friends is what it is all about – it’s just as good as it gets.”
Native Norfolk man Stephen Fry said: “One of the county’s many glories is the quality of the food raised on the land here. We have some of the best restaurateurs and chefs in the country and they will tell you how superb local produce is. It’s good that so much of the county is our secret, but there are some aspects of Norfolk you want to shout from the rooftops. I’m very proud to have to been asked to be a patron of the EDP Bidwells Norfolk Food Festival and urge everyone to tuck in and enjoy a great festival.”
For two weeks at the end of September shops, restaurants, schools and many food-related businesses will be taking part in a countywide celebration of everything that is good about Norfolk food and drink.
The EDP Bidwells Norfolk Food Festival 2009 will be a showcase promotion to highlight the breadth of quality local produce, the county’s rich food heritage and the importance of good food to everyone’s well-being.
The festival will run from September 19 to October 4 – linking in with the national Great British Food Fortnight and one of the key events in the first few days will be the announcement of the winners in this year’s Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Food Awards.
“Whether you eat to live or live to eat there will be definitely be something that will appeal to your taste buds,” said festival chairman Richard Woolliams from Bidwells. “This festival continues the good work created by the Norwich food festival but this goes further, becoming a countywide event with many different organisations backing it.”
Highlights include the giant Battle of the Bangers when the county’s finest butchers head into the city to compete for the coveted title of Norfolk’s best sausage maker.
On the first weekend in October the John Lewis Cookery Theatre will host two days of live cooking with some of the county’s best chefs providing interesting and exciting ideas and there will be an exhibition of Norfolk food producers in The Forum.
The Aylsham Food Festival will also be part of these two weeks and their events will take place from October 2 to 4, including family cooking workshops, cookery demonstrations and a ‘Big Breakfast’ in the Town Hall on the Sunday morning.
To find out how you can take part or attend some of the events happening around the county from King’s Lynn to Lowestoft and Cromer to Diss tap into www.norfolkfoodfestival.co.uk
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