Kokova Magazine

Flavour Fest, the South West's premier food festival is back for 2012, taking over Plymouth City Centre from 17th -19th August 2012.

Now in its 9th year, Flavour Fest has grown to become one of the largest and most successful food festivals in the South West. One of the highlights in Plymouth's events calendar, the free entry event regularly attracts more than 100,000 visitors to the city.

All the favourites are back for this year, along with some new elements to whet the appetite and spark the culinary imagination.

The Food Market
Over 100 local food producers and traders from across the South West will set up shop on Plymouth’s Piazza and Armada Way, selling the very best of regional produce.

You can expect everything from fantastic fruit and veg to outstanding organic meat and everything in between including home baked cakes, artisan bread and pastries, preserves, chutneys, cheeses, beers and wines plus much more. At Flavour Fest you can try before you buy, so come hungry and ready to sample!

The Cookery Theatre
Celebrity chefs stand shoulder to shoulder with the best of regional culinary talent on the stage of Flavour Fest's Cookery Theatre, with a full programme of demonstrations over the three day festival.

Already confirmed are local lads turned celebrity chefs James and Chris Tanner and Master Chef of Great Britain Peter Gorton along with Richard Hunt from The Grand in Torquay, Matt Corner from The View at Whitsand Bay, Richard Valder from Angela's Restaurant in Exeter and Nick Barclay from The Blue Plate in Looe.

Plus, it wouldn't be Flavour Fest without our annual Ready Steady Cook competition which this year sees BBC Radio Devon's Gordon Sparks take on a special guest, who with the help of a couple of our celebrity chefs will battle it out for the 2012 crown.

The Food is Fun Pavilion
Sponsored by Castles Kitchens, the Food is Fun Pavilion is designed to get young people cooking from an early age. Face painting and refreshments will jostle with colouring, chef demos and interactive activities to encourage kids to take an interest in what they eat and understand what goes into their food.

The Cocktail Marquee
Back again this year, the Cocktail Tent will play host to some of the region's best mixers and shakers with demos from the best mixologists in the South West, a series of talks on contemporary cocktail making and interactive sessions where you can have a go at mixing your own drink.
www.shopplymouth.co.uk/events/flavour-fest