MINI BEASTS MUNCHIES RECIPE COMPETITION JUDGING

Entries for the Tops Day Nurseries "Mini Beasts Munchies" recipe competition in conjunction with the Wimborne Food Festival were prepared and judged and the 12 winning recipes were be selected, for inclusion in a special booklet available free of charge at the Food Festival later this month, at Hotel du Vin last Thursday.

The judges comprised of Tops Managing Director Cheryl Hadland, Tops Wimborne Manager Zoe Griffin, Hotel du Vin chef Darren Rockett, Clare Kavanagh Wimborne Food Festival, Joss Payne, Partner at The Commercial Law Practice the Festival’s main sponsor and Jackie Phillipson of P-PR Media Solutions.

Click on the link below to see what happened when issTV joined the judging!!
http://www.isstv.tv/listings/2/issTV1/

Winners will receive vouchers for Britanny Ferries, meals at the Hotel Du Vin, Splashdown, child swimming lessons, family days out and other food related goodies.

FORGOTTEN FRUITS

The stories behind Britain’s traditional fruit and vegetables, by Christopher Stocks

Christopher Stocks will be entertaining the crowds at the Wimborne Food Festival where he will be in residence in Gulliver's Book Shop on the High Street from 11am on Saturday 24 October, reading from and signing his book Forgotten Fruits.

In an era when supermarket conformity rules, it is refreshing to discover that there are still wonderful, traditional varieties of fruit and veg out there waiting to be grown and tasted. But Forgotten Fruits is more than a guide to these unusual varieties. It's also a fascinating work of natural and social history.

‘… A feast of pleasure … fantastic, meticulously researched, wonderful descriptions, lots of anecdotes, lots of practical advice … a serious work and fascinating read ... plenty of humour … hugely important.’
Gardeners’ Question Time, BBC Radio 4

Christopher Stocks was born and brought up in Yorkshire, studied at Manchester University, then made his way south in the late 1980s to pursue a career in the feverish world of glossy magazines. More recently he was the gardens correspondent of the Independent On Sunday, and he is a regular contributor to Gardens Illustrated. Forgotten Fruits is his first book. In 2002 he moved to the Isle of Portland off the Dorset coast, where he works and gardens from a fisherman¹s cottage overlooking Chesil Beach. He is a keen allotment holder. www.christopherstocks.com

RECIPE COMPETITION

Enter a fantastic family competition which is being run in conjunction with Tops Day Nurseries, The Daily Echo and the Wimborne Food Festival which is on Sat 24 & Sun 25 October!

The competition is open to everyone and of all ages by submitting a recipe that you think is suitable for children and young people on one of the following categories:

zero to 3 years

4 to 7 years

8 to 15 years

16 to adult.

Submit your recipe, age and the photo of you and your dish to recipes@hadlandcaregroup.co.uk

Remember to include your name, address, e-mail, contact telephone number and which age group your recipe is catering for.

All of the winning dishes will be published in a special recipe book, Top 'Mini Beast Munchies', which can be collected at the festival and is FREE to everyone. 'Mini Beast Munchies' will also be demonstrated at the festival at 10.10am on Saturday 24th October in the Demonstration tent.

The winners will receive the following fantastic prizes: Britanny Ferry vouchers, meals at Hotel Du Vin, Splashdown vouchers, child swimming lessons, family days out and other food related goodies too!

For more information about the Wimborne Food Festival including demonstration timings and activities, view the Festival website www.wimbornefoodfestival.co.uk

Figaro's Wedding Banquet

As part of the Wimborne Food Festival, we invite you to Figaro's Wedding Banquet.

Saturday 24 October at 6.30pm Wimborne Minster.

A stunning cast of young soloists will present Mozart’s timeless comedy, and during an extended interval you can sample a meal of Dorset's finest local produce.

Susanna - Abbi Temple
Figaro - Richard Immerglück
Countess - Faye Eldret
Count - Matthew Duncan
Cherubino - Sophie Biebuyck
Bartolo - Robert-John Edwards
Marcelina - Philippa Hobson
Basilio - Alexander Pidgen

Musical Director - David Gostick

Dining tickets £20 Non dining £14 Restricted view £8, available from Square Records, The High Street, Wimborne Minster

Information and booking enquiries 01258 456596 www.dorsetproductions.com

Kindly sponsored by Long Crichel Bakery and Purbeck Ice Cream.

FOOD AS ART COMPETITION

FOOD AS ART COMPETITION
We are running an exciting competition in conjunction with The Wessex Muse Magazine: The Food as Art Competition (open to all visual artists, painters, photographers etc). The 10 best entries will be exhibited for sale to the public in the spacious gallery room at the Muse offices in Wimborne during the Festival. The overall winner will win a double page feature in a forthcoming edition of the magazine.

TO ENTER: Each artist may submit one piece of work. Please bring your work to the Muse offices (75 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1HS) no later than 18th September and if your work is NOT to be exhibited it can be picked up by the end of September. The offices are at the opposite end of the High Street from the town square above the Organic Hair Cafe, the entrance being down the side of the building. Call Fran or Roger on 01202 842580 or email info@musera.co.uk for further info

TITLE SPONSOR CONFIRMED

TITLE SPONSOR CONFIRMED

The Commercial Law practice based in Wimborne is delighted to be the main sponsor for the Wimborne Food Festival 2009, both directors Lee Wilkins and Joss Payne are passionate about food, and firmly believe in locally sourced products.

Lee Wilkins said “The Wimborne Food Festival is a great opportunity for the local “foodies” of Wimborne to get together and “show case” their skills. As a law practice based in Wimborne we are thrilled to be involved with such an important fixture in Wimborne's calendar and to support the local community”.

The Commercial Law Practice is an innovative and forward thinking law firm who deal not only with commercial and company law, but also residential property, wills and inheritance. Their website states “Law but Differently” Joss and Lee firmly believe that a personal touch is very important, along with right advice delivered at the right time.

Their residential conveyancing department has a brand new “Case Tracker” system in place. This is available to clients and their professional advisors, allowing valuable access to track the progress of their transactions a 24 hrs a day.

If you are considering moving or buying or selling a business The Commercial Law is for you.
Please contact -:

Lee Wilkins lw@thecommerciallawpractice.com or
Joss Payne jp@thecommerciallawpractice.com

To see their full range of services please visit their website www.thecommerciallawpractice.com

LINKS TO OTHER RELATED SITES

Please find below a list of links to other sites that may be of interest to you:
Wimborne Food Festival
Dorset Food Week
Dorset Farmer's Market
Wimborne Minster Town Council
Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Dorset for You
Rural Dorset
BBC Food

NEW FESTIVAL WEBSITE

The website for the Wimborne Food Festival is www.wimbornefoodfestival.co.uk however, for now this blog will contain the most up to date information for the 2009 event.

2009 WIMBORNE FOOD FESTIVAL DATES CONFIRMED

DATES FOR 2009 WIMBORNE FOOD FESTIVAL CONFIRMED
The 2009 Wimborne Food Festival will be held on Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 October and will launch the start of Dorset Food Week, with a huge tented food market, showcasing local products, a food related craft area, demonstrations & workshops held in the Event Tent, children's Food Factory tent, art & music projects, story telling, street performers and over 40 events held in local business premises.

If you would like to be involved please contact the event organisers on clare@clarekavanaghevents.co.uk

Sold out!!

It was a very good weekend for all the traders with produce flying off the shelves and out of the fridges!! Oakly Butchers did particularly well!

The title sponsor of the 2008 Wimborne Food Festival was Susie B by BergHOFF, a new innovative, local direct sales company aimed at supplying quality culinary products to the domestic market via Susie B parties.

The Event Tent sponsor was The Commercial Law Practice. Established in October 2006 by Lee Wilkins The Commercial Law Practice is well recognised in Wimborne.

The demonstration kitchen was sponsored by Kitchen Style of Wimborne, suppliers of high quality fitted kitchens.

Great tasting farmhouse food. Andy Kelly, Head Chef at Honeybrook Farm Kitchen demonstrates how to prepare seasonal meat dishes and puddings for your winter table

A taste of spice! Moe Kochar, chef proprietor of the Red Fort demonstrates how to make Fish Kerela and authentic Punjabi dishes using locally sourced ingredients.

Are you game? Ian Gibbs, chef proprietor of the Covenrty Arms and Paul Keating of P Keating Quality Butchers, Wimborne prepare and cook locally sourced venison, pheasant and pigeon and take questions from the audience.

Yayu Slocock demonstrates how to make delicious Thai food using local ingredients.

Have a butchers!! Ian and Leon Butler from Oakley Butchers demonstrate the traditional art of sausage making with their 120 year old family recipe.

Yayu Slocock shares the secrets of Japanese, Thai and Chinese cuisine and demonstrates how to prepare classic authentic dishes in your own home using local ingredients

The chefs at the Susie B stands, gave festival visitors a real treat by demonstrating all manner of delicious and easy to replicate recipes. Their experts were on hand to chat to visitors and provide information on cookware.

The Food Market tent provided visitors to the festival with plenty of opportunities to find mouth-watering food, wine, real ale and cider. There were plenty of tasters too!!

Penny Harris aided by Nashir Kamali demonstrates how to cook a three course seasonal vegetarian meal using seasonal produce sourced from Wimborne.

John answered fishy questions from the audience.

Ian answered questions from the audience.

Ian Gibbs from the Coventry Arms demonstrates delicious fish dishes.

John 'The Fish' shows the audience how to fillet a salmon.

Something Fishy!! - John 'The Fish' Bell and Ian Gibbs from the Coventry Arms demonstrate the process of fish preparation and cooking of delicious seasonal fish dishes.

The Food Factory was held in The Commercial Law Practice Event Tent on each morning of the festival. This event was for the under 10's and included food related art and craft projects. The demonstrator (Katie Kavanagh) is shown in this picture stylishly wearing a chefs hat provided by Susie B, the Title Sponsor.

L-R: Joss Payne (The commercial Law Practice), Clare Kavanagh (Festival Organiser), David Lawes (England & Co.), Lee Wilkins (The Commercial Law Practice), Sue Baxter (Susie B, Title Sponsor)

Title sponsors Susie B, founder, Sue Baxter (centre)

The team from Susie B, Title Sponsor, Wimborne Food Festival. Front row, second from right, Sue Baxter, founder of Susie B.

L-R Launch Reception Sponsors: Daniel Witcher and David Lawes (England & Co.) Lee Wilkins and Joss Payne (The Commercial Law Practice)

Reception Sponsors, David Lawes from England & Co and Lee Wilkins from The Commercial Law Practice.

The next series of photographs were taken at the Launch Reception of the 2008 Festival. The Launch was sponsored by The Commercial Law Practice and England and Co.

Welcome

Welcome to the Wimborne Food Festival blog. This site will principally be used to host images of the 2008 festival but also to post news of the 2009 event. All comments welcome......