Some of the highlights from last year include:
• The Crystal Ball opened the festival with a glittering gala ball for 200 guests at the Holiday Inn North featuring a menu of outstanding local produce especially created by well known chef Anton Edelman and prepared by a team of top local chefs under his direction • John Lewis Cookery Theatre starring 16 local chefs and a ‘Ready Steady Cook’ competition
• Produced In Norfolk Food Fair
• Farmers Market
• Model Farm (Young Farmers/Easton College)
• Battle of Bangers where 12 local butchers competed in the tastiest sausage competition. This attracted over 2,500 entries with some 50,000 samples tasted
• The Moveable Feast had 20 restaurants participating across Norwich with over 500 diners enjoying three courses, each in a different restaurant
• Special events like the ‘Celebration of Norfolk’ at Top of the Terrace, Norwich City Football Club with 120 diners
• A give away of 5,000 apples on National Apple Day
• Celebrity chef masterclasses with Cyrus Todiwala MBE, Galton Blackiston and Richard Hughes
• Launch of the Festival’s own organic chocolate truffle – created in Norfolk by the Booja Booja Company
• The Great Norfolk Sunday Roast – offered by restaurants and pubs using only the best local produce at 16 locations throughout the city and county
• Tastings – of chocolate, cakes, jams, deli treats, cheeses, wines
• Special Festival Menus at many restaurants, cafés and hotels
The Food Festival takes place this year from 12-21 October and is set to be even bigger and better than before. Celebrating local produce, local talent and healthy eating there will be ten days of glorious food tasting, meals out, demonstrations, recipe swapping, learning, exploring and indulging -celebrating local produce, local talent and healthy eating. The Food Festival is now established as a regular and high-profile Norwich and Norfolk event.
