Diary October 2008

Manchester Food & Drink Festival

3rd-13th October 2008, Manchester

Manchester Food & Drink Festival has offers in hundreds of restaurants, bars and cafes as well as outdoor events across the City and region. Highlights include a Real Food Fair at Whitworth Art Gallery, the "Taste, Dine and Learn Pavilion on Albert Square" (with more than 40 chefs performing) and a huge local producers market on St Ann’s Square.

Details: www.foodanddrinkfestival.com

East Midlands Food and Drink Festival

4th-5th October 2008, Brooksby Hall near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire

The regional food and drink festival will spread over 50,000 sq ft of covered marquee space at the site, will feature over 200 exhibitors from around the region, and is expected to attract over 20,000 visitors this year.

Details: www.eastmidlandsfoodfestival.co.uk/

Apple Weekend

11-12 October 2008, Waterperry Gardens, Thames Valley

Celebrate the new season with Waterperry’s Apple Weekend. See and taste up to 50 different apple varieties and get your mystery apple crops identified by our experts.

There’ll also be tours of the orchards, a country crafts and food fair in the plant centre, special apple-themed meals in the Pear Tree Teashop and information and advice about growing fruit in your garden.

Booking required for Teashop meals, by calling 01844 338087.

Details: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Llangollen Food Festival

18th-19th October 2008, Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen, North Wales

Take a master class in preparing oysters or taste local sausages. For those with a sweet tooth, local chef Dai Davies will be preparing desserts, or you can try making a chocolate sculpture.

Details: www.llangollenfoodfestival.co.uk

The NW Fine Food Lovers Festival

25th-26th October 2008, Tatton Park

More than 100 hundred producers of fine food exhibiting the likes of Cheshire Cheese, Christmas puddings, exotic mushrooms, Eccles cakes, sausages and even a Sarsaparilla bar to tempt you. 10am -5pm; admission £5.50.

Details: www.nwfinefood.co.uk

The New Forest Food Festival

25th October- 1st November 2008, New Forest

Saturday October 25th is the first day of The New Forest Food Festival, a week-long food extravaganza celebrating the many gastronomic delights to be found in the New Forest. Hospitality businesses in the entire New Forest area will focus on food and either be linked to or involved with the local food industry: growers and producers to shops and hotels - everyone is involved.

Details: www.newforestfoodfest.co.uk

Borough Market Celebrates Apple Day

26th October 2008, Borough Market, London

Borough Market, the Lions part theatre company and Southwark Cathedral are uniting this year to celebrate Apple Day on Sunday 26th October 2008.

There will be a huge array of autumn produce at Borough Market's celebration of Apple Day: Cheeses, Meats, Breads, irresistible Cakes and Pies, Cider, Calvados, Apple Juice... mountains of apples of every imaginable variety and many more autumnal treats. Traders will be at Borough Market from 11.00am to 5.00pm. The Market will be full of music and festivities celebrating apples and autumn throughout the day.

Details: www.boroughmarket.org.uk

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