Sally Butcher
Sally Butcher, Veggiestan – Tutored Tasting

Primo Grills Stage at the 2012 Festival

Check out the Primo Grill stage to find out how to make the tastiest outdoor food. National BBQ champion Andy Annat puts top chefs through their paces as they tackle everything from baking to black pudding on the Primo Grill, the world’s most versatile ceramic grill and smoker. In between demos Andy will be inviting members of the public to try their hand at cooking Primo-style.


Primo Grills (logo)Saturday 15 September
11.00 – 11.40am / Primo Grills Stage, Abergavenny Castle Grounds

Indian vs Malaysian Street-food

Cyrus Todiwala OBE, Chef Proprietor at Café Spice Namaste London and Norman Musa, Executive Chef at Ning Restaurant, Manchester.


Saturday 15 September
1.00 – 1.40pm / Primo Grills Stage, Abergavenny Castle Grounds 

Brecon Beacons Bake-off

Karl Cheetham is Head Chef at Gliffaes Country House Hotel, Crickhowell; Kelvin Parry is Head Chef at Peterstone Court, Brecon; Stephanie Durning is Baker at Talgarth Mill.


Saturday 15 September
3.00 – 3.40pm / Primo Grills Stage, Abergavenny Castle Grounds

Wales vs New Zealand Fish Fight

Ian Wood is General Manager at Sosban Restaurant, Llanelli; Alex Mackay is a cook, teacher, writer and TV presenter.


Sunday 16 September
11.00 – 11.40 am / Primo Grills Stage, Abergavenny Castle Grounds

The Offal Cookoff

Matt Tebbutt is Chef Patron at The Foxhunter; Tom Parker Bowles is a food-writer and Mail on Sunday columnist.


Sunday 16 September
1.00 – 1.40pm pm / Primo Grills Stage, Abergavenny Castle Grounds

Abergavenny vs Crickhowell

Gary Nugent is Head Chef at The Crown at Pantygelli, Abergavenny; Iain Sampson is Head Chef at The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell.


Sunday 16 September
3.00 – 3.40pm / Primo Grills Stage, Abergavenny Castle Grounds

Spanish vs Italian Small Plates Cookoff:

Moro-trained Freddy Bird is Head chef at Lido Bristol; Stephen Terry is Chef Proprietor at The Hardwick, Abergavenny.

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