Festival weekend: 17-18 September 2011
Masterclasses - Saturday 17 September
Saturday 17 September Sunday 18 September
Tickets are no longer available to purchase online. You can still purchase tickets for the events below through the Borough Theatre on 01873 850805. Tickets will be held for collection at the Borough Theatre.
11.00am –11.45am
Angel Hotel Ballroom
Entente Cordiale –
Richard Bertinet and Henry Harris
The Frenchman who is a British food hero and the Englishman who flies the flag for proper cuisine bourgeoise demonstrate that the entente cordiale is alive and well. Richard Bertinet runs The Bertinet Kitchen Cookery School in Bath and is the BBC Food Champion of the Year 2010. Henry Harris is chef-patron at Racine, the neighbourhood bistro that you would love to find in France.
Tickets: £8.00
Sponsored by: The King's Head
www.kingsheadhotelabergavenny.co.uk
12.30 – 1.15pm
Angel Hotel Ballroom
The Nordic Terroir –
Trina Hahnemann and Signe Johansen
Scandinavia may be the new Spain, but our experts agree that it is philosophy quite as much as ingredients that distinguishes the Nordic terroir. Trina Hahnemann runs a successful catering business in Copenhagen. She is Denmark's best-known food writer and the author of The Nordic Diet. Young, London-based food writer Signe Johansen has gathered a huge following for her blog Scandilicious [www.signejohansen.com] and has recently published Secrets of Scandinavian Cooking: Scandilicious a Fresh Take on the Scandinavian Classics.
Tickets: £8.00
Sponsored by: Red Dog Bags
www.reddogbags.com
2.00pm – 2.45pm
Angel Hotel Ballroom
Bryn's Kitchen – Bryn Williams
As chef-proprietor at Odette's, Bryn Williams is restoring the fortunes of one of London's great dining institutions. Classically French trained and tipped for a Michelin Star, Bryn's unique style owes much to the farms and fisheries of North Wales where he grew up and from where he sources many of his ingredients. His first book, Bryn's Kitchen, has been hailed as one of the must-have cookery books of the year.
SOLD OUT
Sponsored by: The Best of Abergavenny
www.thebestof.co.uk/abergavenny
3.00 – 4.00pm
Borough Theatre
A Taste of Home –
Angela Hartnett MBE and Sheila Dillon
Angela Hartnett is one of Britain's busiest and best-loved chefs. After a long career with Gordon Ramsay she became chef-patron of Murano, the Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant, when she bought out her former boss last year. She demonstrates quick and easy dishes from her new book A Taste of Home, and talks to the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme presenter Sheila Dillon.
Tickets: £7.00
Sponsored by: Fine and Country
www.fineandcountry.com
3.30pm – 4.15pm
Angel Hotel Ballroom
Two Simple Fellows –
Valentine Warner and Henry Harris
How to get great gutsy flavours from game and fish. The presenter of TV series Whatto Eat and What to Eat Now and the chef patron of Racine demonstrate why they think the simple things in life are still the best.
Tickets now: £8.00
Sponsored by: Llansantffraed Court
www.llch.co.uk
5.00 – 6.00pm
Borough Theatre
Hangover Cures –
Fergus Henderson, Shaun Hill and
Chris Hirst
Three stars of the gastronomic firmament reflect on the gourmand's eternal problem – how to mitigate the effects of indulgence. Fergus Henderson is chef proprietor of St John and the architect of ‘nose to tail eating'; Shaun Hill is chef proprietor of the Michelin-starred Walnut Tree Inn; Chris Hirst is a journalist and author of the much-loved Weasel columns in The Independent. Drawing on the weight of their combined experience, they will advocate strategies, reveal recipes and demonstrate the mixing of proprietary elixirs. All over-18's in the audience will have the chance to sample Dr Henderson's recommended pick-me-up.
Tickets £7.00
Sponsored by: Homes of Elegance
www.homesofelegance.co.uk
5.00pm – 5.45pm
Angel Hotel Ballroom
Tapas Abergavenny-Style – José Pizarro
José Pizarro scours the Food Festival stalls to demonstrate how to make tasty tapas from fresh local ingredients. That's the philosophy behind José – his first solo restaurant venture - which offers a daily-changing menu based on what's best in the markets. José Pizarro was co-founder of the highly successful Brindisa Tapas Kitchens and is the author of Spanish Seasonal Food.
SOLD OUT
Sponsored by: The Abergavenny Fine Food Co.
www.abergavenny.uk.com
Saturday 17 September Sunday 18 September
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