Tastes from all over the world at festival’s food stalls

Breckland Orchard
www.brecklandorchard.co.uk
Celtic Vale Natural Mineral Water
www.celticvale.co.uk
The Fresh Lemonade Co
Fresh lemonade and cocktails!

Hollow Ash Orchard
www.hollow-ash.co.uk

The Lemonade Lady
Freshly squeezed lemonade

Llanllyr Source
www.llanllyrsource.com
Shocka’s Coconut Hub
Freshly-chopped coconut water alongside alcoholic Shocktails mix

Welsh Farmhouse Apple Juice
www.welshfarmhouseapplejuice.co.uk

Yarty Cordials
www.yartycordials.com

SPIRITS & LIQUERS

Bramley and Gage Ltd
Chase Distillery Ltd
www.chasedistillery.co.uk
Da Mhile Distillery
www.damhile.co.uk
Moorland Spirit Company
www.hepplegin.com
Pinkster Gin
www.pinkstergin.com

Sam Sake
www.samsake.com
The Shack Revolution
www.theshackrevolution.co.uk
Sibling Distillery
www.siblingdistillery.com
Tipsy Fruit Gins
www.tipsyfruitgins.co.uk
Warner Edwards Distillery
www.warneredwards.com
TEA & COFFEE

Chantler Teas
www.chantlerteas.co.uk
The Coffee Camper
www.thecoffeecamper.com
The Coffee Gondola
www.thecoffeegondola.com
Delicia Cakes & Teas
Cakes and loose leaf teas.

Handlebar Barista
www.handlebarbarista.com
Moo & Two
Passionate tea lovers, fanatic even; delicious coffee too.

Sherston Tea Company
www.sherstontea.com
Tea People
www.teapeople.co.uk
Welsh Coffee Company
www.welshcoffee.com

WINE

Bordeaux Undiscovered
www.bordeaux-undiscovered.co.uk
Cwm Deri Vineyard
www.cwm-deri.co.uk
Frome Valley Vineyard
www.fromevalleyvineyard.co.uk
Gilbies
www.gilbies.co.uk
Serravinci Ltd
www.serravinci.co.uk
Viader Vintners
www.viader.co.uk

BEER & CIDER

Apple County Cider Co
www.applecountycider.co.uk
Blaengawney Farm (Hallet’s Cider)
www.halletsrealcider.co.uk
Bland’s Cider
www.blandscider.com
Brecon Brewing
www.breconbrewing.co.uk
Butford Organics
www.butfordorganics.co.uk
Gwatkin Cider Company
www.gwatkincider.co.uk
Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider
www.gwyntcider.com
Llangollen Brewery
www.llangollenbrewery.com
Skyborry Cider and Perry
www.skyborrycider.co.uk
Tiny Rebel Brewing Co.
http://www.tinyrebel.co.uk
Tudor Brewery
www.tudorbrewery.co.uk
Ty Gwyn Cider
www.tygwyncider.co.uk
Untapped Brewing Company
www.untappedbrew.com
Welsh Mountain Cider
www.welshmountaincider.com
Williams Brothers Cider
www.cider.wales
Wye Valley Brewery
www.wyevalleybrewery.co.uk
CEREALS

Casa del Cymru
www.casadelcymru.co.uk

Simplyseedz Ltd
www.simplyseedz.co.uk

DAIRY

Calon Wen Organic Dairy
www.calonwen-cymru.com
Llaeth Y Llan / Village Dairy
www.villagedairy.co.uk
READY MEALS

Coconut Chilli
www.coconutchilli.com
SEEDS, NUTS & DRIED FRUIT

Franchi Seeds 1783
www.seedsofitaly.com
Hodmedod
www.hodmedods.co.uk
Hotroastednuts
Cinammon roasted nuts and Italian licquorice sticks

Wild Trail
www.wildtrail.co.uk
Willy Chase’s Popcorn
www.willychases.co.uk
Wils Smokehouse
Smoked organic gluten free foods with attitude.

Show some love with a lasting gift for your foodie this Valentine’s Day

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If a box of chocolates simply won’t hack it this Valentine’s Day, Welsh food and drink experts have some perfect ideas for lasting gifts:

For the wine lover

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White Castle vineyard near Abergavenny has a scheme where you can adopt a vine for your loved-one. That gives them a personalised certificate of adoption valid for a year, a plaque with their name on their adopted vine, a conducted vineyard tour for two people to include a glass of wine to toast the adopted vine, and the chance to join owners Robb and Nicola Merchant at harvest to handpick the grapes from your adopted vine.

The package also includes a bottle of wine from your adopted grape variety to take home and a warm welcome to events taking place throughout the year at The Cellar Door.The price is £45.00 Contact Robb or Nicola on 01873 821443 or email: info@whitecastlevineyard.com. See more details here.

For the chocolate lover

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Book a chocolate tasting and making course at Black Mountain Gold based in Crickhowell.

Your loved one can join a three-hour course for £85, or have a one-to-one workshop with master chocolatier Jules for £250. The courses include an introduction to truffle making, tempering, hand rolling and piping ganache, enrobing and detailing, using dipping forks, mouthfeel and cocoa butter, and chocolate moulding techniques. To book and pay for your place please call the shop on 01873 812362. See more details here.

For the fish lover

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Book your Valentine a Welsh fish and shellfish cookery course at Bodnant Welsh Foods at Conwy.

The course teaches people how to cook and prepare sustainably-sourced fish and learn techniques such as skinning, filleting and boning. For lunch your Valentine will try the fish and shellfish they have cooked and pair them with matching wines from Bodnant’s onsite wine cellar.

The next course is on February 27. Your Valentine will learn to cook lobster bisque, citrus cured salmon, poached pollock and black curry powder, halibut wellington and baked scallops and coconut. The day course costs £115. See more details here.

For the cake and bread lover

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Your Valentine can hone their baking skills at a half day bakes and cakes course at The Culinary Cottage at Pandy, Abergavenny.

The course will cover beer and soda bread, sweet and savoury pastries, and a chocolate genache-covered creation. The half day course cost £65. See more details here.

For the meat lover

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Book your Valentine a place at a Weber Essential course at Angela Grey’s Cookery School in Llanerch Vineyard, Vale of Glamorgan. The course teaches American barbecue, low ‘n’ slow cooking and smokehouse cuisine skills, creating deliciously authentic dishes from scratch. Dishes will include barbecued beef brisket and a side of signature slaw, spicy buffalo wings with gorgonzola dip, stacked ribs, and Bourbon and smoked bacon chocolate brownies.

During the four hours, your Valentine will get hands on with an array of different meats, expand your cooking repertoire on the barbecue and also use the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. The cost is £129. See more details here.

For the veggie lover

Your Valentine will love the vibrant veggie recipes taught at Kather’s Kitchen cookery school in Monmouthshire. The dishes will be seasonal The day course costs £85 per person. Call 01292 650801 to book. See more details here.

Maria Williams is a journalist, copywriter, and professional blogger www.wordsyoucanuse.co.uk

103 reasons to check out Llangollen Food and Drink Festival

There are 103 reasons to visit Llangollen Food and Drink Festival this weekend.

With 103 exhibitors, the festival is one of Wales’ largest and it is celebrating its 18th anniversary this year.

The event is supported by the rural development agency, Cadwyn Clwyd.

Committee chairman Colin Loughlin: “We have a wonderful array of fantastic food producers clustered in the area and the festival is the perfect shop window for them.

“A food festival is so much better and more interesting than going to the supermarket because here you can sample the food and talk to the producers.”

Helen Roberts, Cadwyn Clwyd’s agri-food project officer, said: “Thanks to a whole host of indigenous companies, North East Wales is rapidly establishing a reputation as a centre of excellence for high quality cuisine.”

The 2015 event will also feature demonstrations by top chefs, including Britain’s youngest head chef, Luke Thomas, and Welsh culinary champion, Graham Tinsley, along with stand-up comedian, Silky, who will show off his cookery skills for the first time ever. The event is rated among the top 10 food festivals in the UK, and in the past has has helped launch successful products like the Aberffraw biscuit, Blodyn Aur extra virgin rapeseed oil and the Dangerous Food Company’s chilli jam.

DETAILS:

Venue: The Llangollen Pavilion, Llangollen Dates: Saturday October 17, Sunday October 18 Times: 10am to 5pm both days Entry fee: £5, under 16s free, £4 for over 65 Parking: On-site and nearby car parks

EXHIBITORS:

craft beer — Exhibitor Purple Moose Brewery

5% Plus Limited		Pimms Bar
Aballu Artisan Chocolatier		Chocolate
Abbey Farm Butcher’s Shop		Meat
Abbey Farm Hog Roast		Meat
Adams Russell Coffee		Coffee
Aerona		Liqueurs
Amanda Jane’s of Anglesey		Fruit Vodka
Anglesey Farmhouse Chocolates		Chocolate
Aran Lamb		Lamb
Arjee Bhaji		Indian Street Food
Bim’s Kitchen		African Sauces
Black Mountains Smokery		Smoked Foods
Blodyn Aur		Rapeseed
Border Caterers “Celtic Pride”		Welsh Beef Burgers
British Iron Works Centre		Promotional
Brooks Deli		Deli
Caffeine Rush		Coffee
Calon Wen Organic Foods Ltd		Organic Dairy
Caribbean Flaava		Jerk Food
Celtic Country Wines		Wines
Celtic Spirit		Spirits
Chilly Cow		Ice Creams
Chipstix		Crisps
Chirk Trout Farm		Trout
Coleg Cambria		Promotional
Condessa Welsh Liqueurs		Liqueurs
Continental Cottage		Deli
Coopers Gourmet Sausage Rolls		Sausage rolls
Courtyard Books		Books
Crazy Cow Catering Co.		Coffee
Dangerous Food Company,The		Chutneys
Dinas Bran		Promotional
Eboni ac Eifori		Confectionary
Emilia Ltd / Bianca Mora		Dairy
Food Technology Llangefni		Promotional
French Flavour		Garlic prods
Foodstation Wales		Olives
French Flavour		Garlic
Gales of Llangollen		Wine
Gift of Oil, The		Olive Oils
Goch and Company Ltd		Spices
Goetre Farm Preserves		Preserves
Gourmet Game Centre (Seasons) Ltd		Game
Greek Oil Direct		Oils
Gwyn Davies Butchers		Meat
Haughton Honey		Honey
Herbs and Spices		Herbs and Spices
Homecook		Cookware
Jamie Ward		Pork Butcher
Jasper Sparkle		Jewellery
Just Shopping		Organics
Llangollen International Musical Eist.		Promotional
Llaeth y Llan Cyf		Yogurts
Llan Valley Natural Products		Soaps
Llangollen Brewery		Local Beer
Llangollen Motor Museum		Cars
Lymn Bank Farm 1		Flavoured cheese
Mama Zo’s Cookies		Cakes and Cookies
Megan’s Kitchen		Welsh Cakes
Môn ar Lwy		Ice Cream
Morgansbrew Tea Ltd		Tea
Mug Run Roasting		Coffee
Nibble Nose Cheese		Flavoured cheese
Nook Antiques		Antiques kitchen
North Wales Brewery		Beer
North Wales Owl Sanctuary		Promotional
North Wales Wildlife Trust		Promotional
Oaktree Toys & Crafts		Toys
Old Chapel Furniture		Furniture
Old Granary Peirogi		Bakery
Olwen Jones Toffee		Toffee
Orchard Pigs		Pies & Bread
Pant Glas Bach Preserves		Preserves
Patchwork Foods		Pates
Pizza Peddlers		Pizzas
Pupcakes Ltd		Dog food
Purple Moose		Brewery
Quick Crepes		Crepes
Quirky Art Studio Gallery		Cookware
Radiantevents / P. Brown		Entertainment
Ralph’s Cider		Cider
Roberts Country Fayre		Pies
Rosie’s Triple D Cider ( Steve Hughes)		Cider
RSPB		Promotional
Run Cookware		Cookware
Sabor de Amor		Spanish Food
Seren Foods		Wine Jellies
Siwgr a Sbeis		Cakes & Dessert
Snowdania Cheese		Cheese
Somtam Thai Cuisine		Thai
Spanish Hamper (The)		Sangria & Chorizo
Su Casa		Spanish Food
Sunday Girl Co		Cookwear
Swift’s Bakery		Artisan Bakery
Temptations		Cakes & Biscuits
Toffoc		Toffee Vodka
Ultimate Fudge Outlet		Fudge
Victorian Farm Food Co.		Soda Bread
Weatheroak Ostrich Farm		Ostrich Meat
Wellbake Ltd		Cookwear
Welsh Brew		Tea
What you like catering		Potato Cakes
Wrexham Lager Beer Co Ltd		Lager