Food Gusto Summer Food & Drink Festival 2011

Venue: Sir John Moore Foundation

Appleby Magna, Near Derbyshire

Postcode: DE12 7AH

Date: 27th August 2011

Time: 10am – 3.30pm

Due to the popularity of Food Gusto's first Food and Drink Festival we have decided to launch our second one in the picturesque village of Appleby Magna on 27th August 2011 near Derbyshire.

The festival will be filled with stall from local and regional producers and promises to provide great enttertainment all ages.

Features of the Food & Drink festival include a superb hog roast, locally produced beef burgers and artisan pizza so there's no chance you will go hungry.

Stall holders will also be selling locally produced fare such as  sausages, handmade Leicestershire cheese, organic meat, hams, fruity yoghurts, breads cooked in wood fired ovens, dreamy ice cream, fudge, mushrooms, vegetables, jams, pates, herbs, pickles, hand-made crisps and more.

And for lovers of real ale or a penchant for a pint or 2 there will be a variety of beer and wine (all  locally produced) followed by a smooth espresso, cappuccino or simply a cup of tea with a slice of cake. Demonstrations at the festival include those by the School of Artisan Food as well as producers of organic vegetables and also a restaurant wall.

Exhibitors at the Food & Drink Festival include:

AFIA’s Samosa’s

Coffee Gusto
Bassetts Allsports
Beezneez Honey
Bittersweet Chocolates
Black and Blossom
Blackbrook Traditional Meats
Bloor's Hams
Brambles Deserts
Brockleby's Farm Shop
Busby Strawberries
Buzzard Valley Wine
Charnwood Chilli Co.
Chocolate Perfection
Context
Crips
Direct Beers Limited
EW Sumnall & Son
F W Read & Sons Ltd
Farm Deli
Great Food Leicestershire
Greenfield Eggs
Greenfield Lamb
Hot Rocks Pizza
Jamie at Home
Jane's Sweet Treats
Jawilja Designs
Julia's Pantry
Leicestershire Hand Made Cheese
Livesey Mushrooms Magna's
Melbourne Sweets and Treats
National Forest Mineral Water
Paula Sharpe T Towels
Phoenix Cards
Picks Organic Farm Shop
Pipers Crisps
Quorn Country Ice-cream
Riverford Organic Veg
School of Artisan Foods
Sir John Moore Foundation
Spice‘n'Tice Ltd
Staffordshire Savoury Eggs
Taylors Hog Roast
The Fudge Factory
The Olive Tree Company
The Pampered Chef
The Witch's Garden
Tollgate Brewery
Welbeck Bakehouse
What's Around

Artisan Foods

Present at the festival will be The School Of Artisan Foods who will be putting on some fantastic culinary demonstrations so be sure to hang around for them and with a bit of luck you might get a free sample of their goods.

Learn about Artisan Food and drink and discover the ways they can teach you the basic techniques of home made produce. With their help you could master the little known ways of Artisan baking, Cooking bread in wood fired ovens, making Preserves, Artisan beer brewing, Artisan cheese production, baking the French way, smoking and curing, Hand raised terrines pies & pates, Artisans chocolate, Patisserie, baking the Italian way and more.

This will be a fun day out for all the family - and as well as the food there will also be entertainment in the form of live music for you to relax to.

For teenagers there will be the opportunity to learn more about the Sir John Moore Centre training for Drumming, Guitar, DJ and  Design workshops.

For children we have an art area plus a range of traditional games, face painting and a clown. There is also a treasure hunt around the grounds plus a quiz and competitions on the day!

Food and Drink Exhibitors – The organisers are keen to hear from any local and food drink producers, cookery course organisers, artisan producers. If you are good at what you do - we will try to squeeze you in!

To see the full event brochure just click here Food Gusto Summer Food & Drink Festival 2011

Discount Voucher for entry to the Food and Drink Festival – Download yours now!

Gusto Night

As well as the food and drink festival there is a seperate, ticket-only event for food, music and party lovers on the saturday night at the Sir John Moore Foundation. The evening will have entertainment in the form of live music as well as some culinary delights such as a sirloin beef roast, dairy ice-cream and Coffee Gusto as well as a selection of local beers.

For more information and tickets call Wes or Kate on 01530 411337

Heritage Centre Tours

Finally you can take one of the regular tours of the award winning Sir John Moore Heritage Centre which recreates life in the Sir John Moore School in Victorian times. Discover the village boys’ classroom, Headmaster’s study, dormitory and clock room.All are set in 1891 with

breathtaking attention to detail, hands on displays and authentic sounds.

Sir John Moore was a local entrepreneur who became Lord Mayor of London.

He commissioned Christopher Wren to create a school for his local village and building work started over 300 years ago. It was opened as a Free School for boys in 1697 and it is the home of The Food Gusto Food & Drink Festival.

The Venue

Sir John Moore Foundation Top Street, Appleby Magna Leicestershire DE12 7AH

How to get there...

Just off Jnc 11 of the M42, follow the A444 from the M42.Take second left for Appleby Magna (Just opposite the Appleby Inn)

Entry Cost is £2 for adults and Children are Free Save by downloading a voucher online at www.foodgusto.co.uk and get in for £1

About Food Gusto

‘If you love food, you will love Food Gusto’. As well as our annual Food & Drink Festival, Taster Evenings, Cookery Classes,Visits and Promotions we are producing a great new Food & Drink Guide.

If you want to hear more call 01530 411337, email info@foodgusto.co.uk.

You can join the Food Gusto Club and register for your free Food & Drink Guide at www.foodgusto.co.uk

Gusto Night On Saturday night we have a ticket only event at the Sir John Moore Foundation. Live Music, Sirloin Beef Roast, Dairy Ice Cream, Coffee Gusto, Local Beers.

More information from Wesley or Kate at Food Gusto on 01530 411337

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