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26/5/2007 - Derbyshire Food and Drink Fair 2007 Special

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Latest Updates: Capital One Bank will be holding a Farmers' Market for its employees in its Loxley House site in Nottingham on June 6th where Foodclose will be demonstrating its interactive map and providing the employees advice on cutting food miles. Many of the producers appearing will be regulars from the West Bridgford Farmers' Market.

The County's Biggest Food Celebration Provides Visitors with a Sunny Reception

With much better weather conditions than in 2006, this year's Derbyshire Food and Drink fair in Bolsover attracted many more visitors, all of whom were also able to enjoy exploring the grounds of Bolsover Castle. With it's usual mix in indoor celebrity chef cookery demonstrations, producer stands and entertainment, the fair gave the public a chance to sample new local products, meeting the producers face to face.


Many friends of Foodclose were again in attendance with new ranges to introduce - including the area's spicy food heroes! Leicester's Spice-N-Tice have increased their range yet again, adding Thai Green Curry, Chicken Jalfrezi, Chicken tikka Masala and Lamb Rogan Josh. As usual their ingredients are authentic, the recipes are all provided and all inspired by owner Ketan's favourite home cooking! They will be given the Foodclose HQ kitchen test very soon!

Also based in Leicester, Celebrity Chef Tiny Deol appeared at last year's fair to lauch her Curryslim products and became a firm Foodclose favourite. Since then the Curryslim range, which boasts a low calorie, low fat, selection of curry sauces has become available via digital shopping channel QVC. On Saturday, Tina presented a cookery demonstration of some great ways to use her products to the fair's visitors.


As well as the local producers, TV Celebrity chefs and Ed Baines and Rachel Green delivered lively cookery demonstrations over the two days. Rachel Green provided many insights into her career so far, including her role as the Flying Chef on Yorkshire Television and her upcoming series 'World on a Plate', celebrating ethnic cuisines.


After their recent involvement in the through provoking 'Kill It Cook It Eat It' series on BBC Three, Glossop's J.W Mettrick and Son have gained a reputation for considerate and highly skilled treatment of their meat products from the abbatoir to the shop. Employee Duncan Edge, pictured above, who served customers at the fair on Saturday  expressed how proud he had been to see the programme "I'd been offered the chance to go the abbatoir before to see how it operated but hadn't managed to find time previously." After the watching the show he was extremely  impressed by the skill demonstrated by his colleagues in preparing the meat for sale.


Ever popular at the fair and farmers' markets alike is the chance to sample an unusual, locally produced burger! Ruth's Wakeling owner of Bouverie Lodge, and the manager of the successful West Bridgford Farmers' Market was offering the crowd a choice of venison or bison burgers. Heather Hill farm pictured above were cooking up a Hog roast as the queues at lunchtime grew.


Since receiving recognition by the Times as a top local producer in 2003, Yabba who offered samples for fair visitors to taste, continue to produce a very unique and tasty range of Carribean inspired chutneys and pickles which are stocked at Derby's Sound Bites and many  other independant retailers in the area.

Other highlights at the show included an incredibly spicy preserved sausage called 'The Beast', and some surprisingly sweet strawberries, both from Bolsover based Jaquest. Bexton Cheese's range of stongly flavoured cheeses included Tomato and Basil which comes highgly recommended from its tests at Foodclose HQ. Mr Pitchfork was again attracting the crowds with his great usual range and some new chutneys made in Beeston.

Local Farmers Markets

(Check dates and times with in the local press before setting off to avoid disappointment!):

1st Week of the Month

2nd Week of the Month

3rd Week of the Month

4th Week of the Month

Food Festivals, Fairs and Events 2007

Derbyshire - 24th June 2007 County Show

http://www.derbyshirecountyshow.org.uk/

Ashby De La Zouch Show - Mid July

http://www.ashbyshow.com/

Bakewell Show - Wednesday 01 & Thursday 02 August 2007.
http://www.bakewellshow.org

Ecofest - Saturday 8th September 2007 to Sunday 10th September TBC

http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=573

East Midlands - Early October Food Festival

http://www.eastmidlandsfoodfestival.co.uk/

East Midlands - Mid December Vegan Food Fair

Real Ale Festivals:

24-26 May - Lincoln Beer-Fest - Drill Hall.      

25-27 May - AlfretonTown Beer-Fest- FootballClub.

25-27 May - Newark Beer-Fest - Riverside Park.

25-28 May - Prince of Wales Beer-Fest - Spondon

25-28 May - Stag Beer-Fest - Kimberley.

31-2 Jun - Delapre Abbey Beer-Fest - Northampton

31-3 Jun - Ruddington Beer-Fest - WhiteHorse/Three Crowns. 

7-10 Jun - Ashfield Beer-Fest - Newstead Miners Welfare.

17th Jun - Bells Brewery Beer-Fest - Lutterworth, Leicestershire. 

22-23 Jun - Welland Valley Beer-Fest - Around 8 pubs.

11-15 July - Derby Beer-Fest - Assembly Rooms.

CAMRA volunteers prepare for Beer Festival… flares are optional!

For 30 years CAMRA's fabulous volunteers have brought the CAMRA Summer Beer Festival to Derby. Without them the event simply would not happen. Everyone organising and working at the festival is a volunteer. 

To celebrate 30 years of the festival they're going back to the seventies including music from the decade from our live bands.

Real Ale supporters are invited to volunteer for the varied shifts that run from the 6th July to the 16th July. You could support us in setting up the bars, serving the beer, sales and membership, helping with staff or finance support, the cellar team, or issuing glasses, general handyman tasks, putting up posters and many more essential tasks.

Volunteers are promised good fun, help towards meals or refreshments whilst working, a chance to meet new friends, and the satisfaction of supporting the future of Real Ales in the region.

Contact the Staffing Line now on 01332 898178 or email feststaffing@derbycamra.org.uk to join in!





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