Already confirmed for this year are the highly popular Battle of the Bangers Competition, the John Lewis Cookery Theatre and RNAA Food Fair at the Forum, the
Moveable Feast, the
Great Norfolk Sunday Roast and the Jellyvision Schools Challenge.
Other events in planning include cookery master classes, an international food day, a Micro-Breweries Beer Festival, various lectures and a ticketed Food and Health Network Conference.
Key Events include:
• Norfolk Food Fair and John Lewis Cookery Theatre at The Forum
• The Battle of the Bangers Competition
• Young Farmers Model Farm
• The Big Norfolk Food Debate
• Food and Ale Fringe at The Green Grocers, Earlham Shopping Centre
• Moveable Feast – a gastronomic walk-about featuring 18 restaurants across the city
• Food Film Programme at Cinema City
• The Great Norfolk Sunday Roast
• Cookery masterclasses and demonstrations
• Delicious food and wine tastings
• Special festival menus and dishes
• Norfolk Hospitality Industry Awards
• Jellyvision Schools Challenge and other fun events
• Local sustainable trading events at The Greenhouse
If you'd like to take part in this year's Food Festival, sign-up online or call 01603 727979.
Events Guide
8th October, 6 for 6.30pm, Jarrolds
An evening with Richard Hughes of the Lavender House
The popular chef from the Lavender House Restaurant joins us to introduce his new cookbook, Step by Step with Richard Hughes. Over 100 full colour recipes are featured, each shown in 10 easy steps. Richard will be introducing his book and demonstrating some of the delicious recipes.
Tickets £5 from Customer Services Floor 2 or
www.jarrold.co.uk
9th October, 6 for 6.30 pm, Jarrolds
An evening with Kenny Child Jarrold Executive Chef - Then and Now.
Our ever popular chef from The Pantry Restaurant at Jarrolds has for 30 years , since his early days in Sotuhwold, been creating his own tempting recipes - tried and tested by the hundreds of customers who eat in The Pantry each week. Kenny will recreate some of his past recipes, and show us some of the newer versions. This promises to be a very scrumptious and entertaining event.
Tickets £5 from Customer Services Floor 2 or
www.jarrold.co.uk
11th October
The Battle of the Bangers Competition
12th October, 2.30pm
Wroxham Barns Scone Competition
Great Norfolk Sunday Roast
13th October
Back to Front - Animal Inns Charity Dinner
All four of the Animal Inns restaurants will be having a special role reversal charity dinner – cooked by those that serve, served by those that cook. The front of house teams will be putting on their chef’s whites and cooking a 4-course meal, and the chef’s will be coming out front to serve. Serving top quality local produce. All proceeds donated to nominated charities. Call your favourite venue for a menu and booking information.
13th & 14th October, The Forum
Grand Cookbook Sale in aid of Parkinson Disease Research.
The sale will take place 1pm - 7pm on Monday 13th October and 10am - 4.30pm Tuesday 14th October, followed by an auction at 5pm. Local chefs will be in attendance for book signings. If you've any old recipe books that you would like to donate for sale or auction please call 01603 617269.
Week-long events
Visit the Jarrolds Book Department - selected Cookery Books at
1/2 price during the Bidwells Norwich & Norfolk Food Festival
Treat yourself at the Jarrolds Deli. The Deli in Jarrolds have an extensive range of locally sourced products and is full of inspirational gift ideas from handmade chocolates and 'on tap' liqueurs and oils to sumptuous hampers, not forgetting a fantastic range of cheeses, pates, olives, quiches, pies, cakes, fine wines and speciality beers.
10% off all deli products during the Food Festival.