Foodies Festival Edinburgh will soon be with us again. Between
7 and 9 August at Inverleith Park, the festival for food fans everywhere
returns and is bigger than ever before.
The Foodies Festival is now 10 years old and to celebrate
the ever-growing event brings thousands of its visitors the chance to see and experience
all things food and drink related.
There will be the Chef’s Theatre featuring top chefs, a
Drink’s theatre featuring wines, beers and cocktails and to make it a truly
family day out there is also a Children’s Cookery Theatre allowing your little
one’s the chance to learn to cook.
Right up my street is the Cake and Bake Theatre, a haven for
bakers, showcasing sugar crafts, chocolate making and all things cake.
New this year is the Tasting Theatre introducing guests to
the latest fads and innovations in the foodie world.
A Feasting tent, also new this year, provides the chance for
families to hunker around long banqueting tables and enjoy the food on offer.
For those of you who love to reminisce about yesteryear, the
Vintage Tea Tent will allow you to kick up your heels at the daily tea dances –
very Derby and Joan!
Here is the official press release about the event;
'Following the success of last year’s Edinburgh Foodies Festival - which welcomed 34,000 foodies - organisers are expanding the festival site by 50%, making room for new food and drink theatres, an extended Producers Market and a huge selection of street food for visitors to feast on.
Bee Keeping, Oyster Shucking, Sushi Making and Foraging are just a few of the hands-on masterclasses festival-goers can try in the new Tasting Theatre. Chocolate addicts can get an instant hit of coco with ‘How to Sniff Chocolate like a Rockstar’ lessons from Coeur de Xocolat in the Cake & Bake Theatre, which also hosts local bakers offering 3D cake modelling, Chocolate Making and Sugar-Craft masterclasses. A complementing Chocolate, Cake and Bake Village is a paradise for home bakers filled with the latest gadgets and baking essentials – a haven for Great British Bake Off fans.
A new Wine, Champagne and Craft Beer Theatre invites foodies to take food and drink matching masterclasses with experts Charles Metcalfe, Neil Phillips and beer expert Melissa Cole. Gin and Whisky masterclasses are also available, with a daily cocktail-making competition between local bars to find Edinburgh’s Best Mixologist.
The Aga Rangemaster Chefs Theatre welcomes Michelin-star, celebrity and top local chefs who will cook their favourite summer recipes, inspiring visitors to recreate these dishes at home and experiment with new flavours and ingredients. Chefs confirmed include:
Michelin-star Marcello Tully - Kinloch Lodge
Jamie Scott - MasterChef: The Professionals 2014 winner
Adam Handling - Adam Handling at Caxton voted Scotland’s Chef of the Year
Mark Greenaway – Restaurant Mark Greenaway and Bistro Moderne
Tony Singh - TV Chef & food Author
Paul Wedgwood – Wedgwoods
Neil Forbes – Cafe St Honore
Jian Wang - Chop Chop
Graeme Pallister – 63 Tay Street
Colin Findlay - Melville Castle
Kim Atcharahorn Kaewkraikhot - Chaophraya
Ian McAndrew - Blackaddie
In celebration of the Year of Food and Drink Scotland, the Producers Market has been extended to showcase Scotland’s natural larder and abundance of quality produce. With over 200 artisan producers selling award winning cheeses and condiments, jams and bakes, confectionary, cured meats and more, visitors will be spoilt for choice for what to buy to take home and enjoy.
An extended Street Food Avenue at the heart of the festival serves up a huge selection of hot and cold dishes from around the world. Japanese, Thai, Brazilian, Argentinian, Indian, Mexican, French and African are just some of the cuisines visitors can tuck into in the Feasting Tent.
The BBQ Arena is perfect for fans of outdoor cooking with daily ‘King of the Grill’ cook-offs. Or for those brave enough, the famous Chilli Eating Competition challenges entrants to try and break last year’s record of 14 varieties of chillies eaten without a drink to win the Chilli Eating Crown.
After a day of feasting and fun, foodies can relax with a spot on the grass and soak in the atmosphere with live music from the entertainment stage and a refreshing cocktail, glass of bubbly or a Pimm’s from the Giant Pimm’s Teapot and Galleon Mojito bars.
Little foodies can explore their taste buds and learn basic cooking skills with Picnic in the Park themed masterclasses in the Childrens Cookery Theatre, where Kiddy Cook will show them how to make finger sandwiches, jellies and chocolate bugs.'
Keep your eyes peeled on the official Foodies Festival website for further details.
Tickets:
Tickets are on sale now at www.foodiesfestival.com or by
calling 0844 995 1111
Friday adult day ticket £10.00 (£8.00 concession)
Saturday or Sunday adult day ticket £13.00 (£11.00
concession)
3-day adult ticket £20.00 (£16.00 concession)
Friday VIP ticket £35.00
Saturday or Sunday VIP ticket £38.00
(VIP tickets include a welcome glass of bubbly, access to
the VIP tent with private bar and refreshments throughout the day, priority
entry to food and drink masterclasses, a goody bag and a show guide.)
All children aged 12 and under go free to all Foodies
Festivals when accompanied by an adult.
Open times:
Friday 7th August: 11am – 7pm
Saturday 8th August: 10am – 8pm
Sunday 9th August: 10am – 7pm
I am bringing you the chance to win a pair of tickets to the
event, for any day you choose, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Simply leave a comment on the blog, below,
including someway to contact you should you win such as an email address or Twitter handle. Closing date is Saturday 25 July 2015. Winners will be chosen at random.
If you aren’t lucky enough to win, you can still grab discount
over at the Foodies Festival website, simply entering the code ‘Foodies’ when booking tickets.
Good luck to all who enter.
Photographs courtesy of Flare-Photography.com
Photographs courtesy of Flare-Photography.com
Disclosure Statement: I am not being paid to run this giveaway. I will receive tickets to the event myself. Any opinions expressed are my own.
I would love to visit this. I try to get to one foodie show a year and haven't been to one in Edinburgh yet even though it's a place I love. It would be a fantastic adventure :) @MustBakeCakes
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great event. Would love to attend. I've now also discovered your blog because of this event. Even better.
ReplyDeleteWould love to visit the show, it looks amazing! finnrem@yahoo.co.uk
ReplyDeleteIve been meaning to get along to this for a couple of years now. I actually live right across the road from Inverleith park too. rebecca.goodman27@hotmail.co.uk
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ReplyDeleteI have never been to a Foodies Festival before and I would love to experience this. Saturday would be a great day for me. fitnessallyear7@gmail.com ta xx
Would love to go this year! @sirbaksiu
ReplyDeleteI'd love a day trip down to the Foodies Festival. There's so much to see (and taste)! You can tweet me @susan_barrie
ReplyDeleteWow, some great chefs appearing this year. Mark Greenaway has to be a must see. Would love to win tix: @justdaj on Twitter
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to this festival, great way of trying new foods and meeting local suppliers @ missy_h_
ReplyDeleteAmazing food festival, I would love to enjoy the food in Edinburgh! Definetely worth the trip! Twitter: @naki81
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit the festival on Sunday and enjoy some amazing food!
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Sounds like a fun event. jmascotland@yahoo.com
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