Great Food and Drink Festival with James Martin
The prestigious food event will be opening its doors at the beautiful Rufford Abbey in Nottinghamshire on the 26th – 28th of May 2018. The event will replace the very popular Nottingham Castle event which was held on the same bank holiday weekend in May. This follows the closing of the Castle due to the 26 Million pounds refurbishment which is taking place this year.
The new site will play host to some big-name industry chefs which include none other than the very popular TV chef James Martin, James will be headlining this year’s event on the Saturday with demo’s in the main kitchen arena throughout the day.
This year’s event will also boast some brand-new areas which include ‘The Gin Collection’.
Attendees can come along and enjoy Gin tasting, workshops and masterclasses, plus a huge range of some of the finest artisan Gin producers all located in under one roof, to top it off there is a fabulous Gin bar with a large seated area serving a range of wonderful gin cocktails and drinks.
The Big BBQ – a fabulous dedicated area for the lovers of the fine art of BBQ.
Bringing together a selection of the finest purveyors of BBQ food, you can indulge on a feast of different meat treats from Ribs to Brisket.
Workshops will be run by the master butcher and pit masters who will be sharing their tips and secrets on the fine are of smoking and BBQ.
There will be a variation of competitions including the ‘The Big Chilli Show Down’ chilli eating contest which pits contestants against some of the fieriest chillies on the planet!
The event has over a hundred plus artisan exhibiters selling everything from home and giftware to local produce like fabulous breads and cheeses, charcuterie and a whole array of goodies. There will be plenty of popup restaurants selling some incredible food to suit all palates.
Finally, not forgetting the workshops for the children, they will be running each day on pizza making, burger making and none other than the very popular ‘Go Bake’ team, these demos will be available on all 3 days.
Theatre Ticket and general advance admission tickets are now on sale. It promises to be a fantastic event which Charles Yorke are proud to be part of!
To find out everything you need to know about The Great Food and Drink Festivals visit www.greatfoodanddrinkfestivals.co.uk
