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Warwick Corporate Events spruces up the festival

Thanks to Warwick Corporate Events (www.wce.co.uk ), there will be a dedicated stage, Warwick Corporate Events logo sound & lighting system in the Castle Courtyard for the Festival After Dark bands to do their 'thang' on!

Warwick are doing a cracking job this year (as always) of ensuring the sound systems in the Castle Cookery Theatre and the Darts Farm Food is Fun tipis are tip top for all to enjoy. We couldn't do it without them so big thanks to David and his team.

Anyone wanting a pro event equipment supplier to funk up their event, check out Warwick's website for details: http://www.wce.co.uk

 

 

 

 

Don't miss the Tuscany-Devon 'Cook-Off' - Sunday 11am - 12.30pm  

The Exeter Festival has over many years established important and valuable links with the region of Tuscany and, once again, there is a strong Tuscan presence here. For this special Tuscany-Devon Cook-off, we have invited a team of Tuscan chefs, led by Michela Passetti of I Cavatappi Restaurant (near Pisa) to cook alongside a team of Devon chefs, led by Tom Williams-Hawkes, Executive Chef at ABode Exeter. 

Each team will be presented with seasonal, local South West produce and ingredients and invited to conceive and prepare a variety of dishes. It should be fascinating to see how our wonderful local and seasonal produce is transformed by these talented chefs into dishes that are reflections of two very different but equally rich food cultures. This international event is part of a Festival initiative to twin Devon with Tuscany as food regions.

Tom Williams-Hawkes  

  

  

  

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Would you like to win a weekend break thanks to
South West England which includes a stay at Abode Exeter. You will even cook with 3 top TV chefs including Michael Caines! 

Visit our competitions page for more info

 

 

 

We are proud to announce that Market Kitchen will be filming with Matt Tebbutt at this year's festival


Chef Image 

The Good Food Channel's MK team will be based in the Castle Courtyard, filming the Festival across the 3 days. This is a fantastic scoop for the Festival and a big thanks to Michael Caines for making it happen.

It will help us grow the Festival's reputation and, if qwe do say so ourselves, will make for great TV as we have just so many chefs and features going on this year!!

You can find out more about Market Kitchen here:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Market-Kitchen/57418719963
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MarketKitchen
Website: http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/6136  

 

Food, Friends and Fire!

This year a very different type of restaurant will be present at the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink.

Cole Henley has been invited by Michael Caines to run a barbecue restaurant for visitors at this year's festival.

All cooking, eating and drinking takes place around Cole Henley's own table barbecues. This unique restaurant will be open every day of the 3 day event and the majority of the produce available will be from the FEstival's own exhibitors.

Visit us in northernhay gardens for the most unique meal you, your friends and family will enjoy this spring..here's to a sizzling hot Festival !

 

BBQ Table

CELEB NEWS:

Have a look at which TV chefs we've already confirmed:

  • Of course, it just wouldn't be the same without festival co-founder and michelin
    starred cheffing genious Michael Caines (http://www.michaelcaines.com/) putting
    smiles on the faces of everyone thanks to his relaxed, fun & cheeky style!

Check out this page for timings and chefs as they stand now: http://www.exeterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk/the_festival_demo_theatre_p-20.php

  

NEW: FESTIVAL COMPETITION

(02 Feb '10): Spread the word...last chance to win Festival tickets, a two-night stay at Abode Exeter hotel + dinner for two with new national recipe magazine Good To Know Recipes (feb 2010 issue).

One user will receive free weekend entry to the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink 2010, between 9th and 11th April, plus a two-night stay at ABode Exeter, one of the country's oldest hotels.

Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines has also offered the winner a two-course Table d'Hote meal, in the hotel's Michael Caines Restaurant.

To enter visit http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/competitions/show/id/7752

Something's cooking! (Jan 22nd)

It's the official launch at Abode Exeter today featuring special guest and 2009 winner of BBC Masterchef : The Professionals Steve Groves. Steve will join Michael Caines and co-founder Derek Phillips as they let us all know what's in store at this year's 2010 Festival.


GREAT CHEF JUST ANNOUNCED (Jan 6th 09)Mastercehf : The professionals winner Steve Groves surrounded Michel Roux Jr & Gregg Wallace

Masterchef : The Professionals 09 winner Steve Groves has confirmed he'll be entertaining you all at the Festival on Friday 9th April! 

One of 3 masterchef winners confirmed for the Festival (inc 09 Mat Follas & 08 James Nathan), Gregg Wallace of the BBC programme said of Steve ‘I have absolutely no doubt, that Steve is going to go on and have a very glittering career and will be a serious player in the culinary world.' Read more here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1222223/Masterchef-winner-Steve-Groves-admits-chef-turned-brigade.html

Want to meet thousands of potential customers? 

Stands on sale now:

2010 exhibitor booking forms are available for South West producers, hospitality & retail outlets here: http://www.ps-8.com/news-ps8.html