Brighton's Spring Harvest Food Festival Line Up Revealed
The Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival team have created a tasty line up of foodie events for their 'Spring Harvest', kicking off on 30th March - 9th April 2012, celebrating great Sussex produce and some of the best regional fare from across Europe.
Tickets are now on sale for many of the events, starting with the Sussex Beer Festival at Pub du Vin, followed by the Sussex Gourmet Bus Tour on a vintage Routemaster bus and a programme of fun suppers, tastings, markets, cooking demonstrations and competitions, including the Great Brighton Cake Bake Off.
Friday 6th and Saturday 7th April, just before Easter Sunday, brings the Big Sussex Market and Live Food Show, the centrepiece of the festival, which is run in the city’s trendy North Laine and Brighton Dome complex and is free for the public to drop in and enjoy.
This year, it will include a Children’s Food Festival including chefs from CBeebies 'I Can Cook', a community food area and the finals of the Brighton Mini Mix Off cocktail competition.
A host of other fun events, will be taking place throughout the ten day festival, culminating in the first Brighton Fish Festival, in Bartholomew Square on Easter Monday 9 April.
This spring we will not only be showcasing the best of Sussex, but we will also be highlighting some of the great local produce of Europe, which is recognised under the EU Protected Designation of Origin scheme because of its authenticity and origin.
We will also be hosting the first ever International Chef Exchange, which will see the the head chefs from Drakes and Hotel du Vin swap with colleagues at the Beaumont in Maastricht and Chateau Cabezac near Montpelier. Our guest chefs will prepare a gala dinner at their host restaurant and appear on the Live Food Show stage on Friday 6 April.
There is so much to enjoy in our city and the surrounding countryside and we have created a festival programme which represents all aspects of our foodie hub on the south coast, so please do support us and come along and enjoy our events, many of which are entirely free to enter.
Nick Mosley, Festival Director
The Festival will also launch the third Brighton & Hove Foodie Awards on 30th March, seeking the city's best restaurants, food pubs, cafes and independent food shops, run by Natural PR. The competition is based on public vote, attracting over 5,000 votes from local foodies, with winners revealed at the September Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival.
Details of festival events can be found at www.brightonfoodfestival.com.