DragonBird Theatre Kids Workshop
DragonBird Theatre invites you to come on a magical journey. Watch their short show then step into a world full of interactive adventure. Expect giant nets, silky rivers, songs, dressing up and of course their best friends, Dragon and Bird. At Food Connections 2016, come and find out How The Elephant Got Its Trunk and….what the crocodile likes … Continue reading DragonBird Theatre Kids Workshop
Food for all seasons with Oliver Rowe
Seasonal eating hasn’t been this popular since the invention of the fridge - but what are the practical implications? Eating seasonally means you can’t always get what you want - Oliver Rowe’s Food for All Seasons Masterclass will show you how to work with what’s on offer. Oliver has been a seasonal eating fanatic for over a … Continue reading Food for all seasons with Oliver Rowe
Coming for dinner? with Elly Curshen and Rosie Birkett
Having mates over for dinner should be only be fun, never stressful. Best mates Elly Curshen and Rosie Birkett demonstrate how they create the perfect relaxed evening If you share the workload and pool your resources, you’ll save time and money and if done right, can result in the most epic meals. Elly Curshen of … Continue reading Coming for dinner? with Elly Curshen and Rosie Birkett
Food, Culture & Identity with Romy Gill, Yasmin Khan, Kalpna Woolf and Dan Saladino
Britain is famous for a food culture that thrives on outside influences from other countries. From our infamous love of Chicken-Tikka Masala, to our heartfelt acceptance of the American beef-burger, almost everything we eat has origins in far away places. So what does British food culture really look like? and when we talk about eating local, … Continue reading Food, Culture & Identity with Romy Gill, Yasmin Khan, Kalpna Woolf and Dan Saladino
Finger on the Pulse with Jenny Chandler
2016 is The United Nations International Year of The Pulse, and there’s never been a better time to celebrate this underrated ingredient. There’s no doubt that they’re nutritious, sustainable and affordable - but how do you prepare and make them delicious? Jenny Chandler and her junior assistants will show you how it is done - … Continue reading Finger on the Pulse with Jenny Chandler
Community Cookery Schools in Bristol: Changing the City’s Food Habits and Health?
Away from food television, fat and sugar politics, celebrity-ism and the middle-class food revolution, perhaps our relationship with food is being changed by people making soup out of vegetables which would otherwise be thrown away or by a class of children who have made fresh pasta, gone home and shown their parents how it is … Continue reading Community Cookery Schools in Bristol: Changing the City’s Food Habits and Health?
Street Food Village on College Green
New to Food Connections 2016, and curated in collaboration with Casus Events, we are excited to welcome the best street food producers from across the South West to this year’s festival. The market will be open from 11:00am-11:00pm (6:00pm on Monday) over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Visitors will be able to grab a delicious bite, … Continue reading Street Food Village on College Green
The Incredible Edible Story
If you eat - you are in! Incredible Edible can show you how to make huge advances in the way your community interacts both with food and with each other. Everyone understands food - it gets people talking; even better, it can inspire people to take action. Sara Venn brings you an introduction to the Incredible Edible Bristol … Continue reading The Incredible Edible Story
Gather, Ferment, Flame with Gill Meller & Matthew Pennington
Matthew Pennington of The Ethicurean and Gill Meller from River Cottage join forces to bring you the ultimate chefs demo in foraging, fermenting and cooking from the landscape around you. In this whistle-stop tour of a demo, the pair will produce 6 different dishes, and invite couples from the audience to participate and taste along … Continue reading Gather, Ferment, Flame with Gill Meller & Matthew Pennington
Petals, Leaves and Seeds: cooking garden treasures with Lia Leendertz
Bristol-based garden writer Lia Leendertz will demonstrate ways to make use of the hidden larder of flavours in the garden, which in May will include spring flowers and the leaves of fruit trees. These unusual and beautiful tastes can be teased out with a few simple techniques, which Lia will demonstrate while she makes dishes … Continue reading Petals, Leaves and Seeds: cooking garden treasures with Lia Leendertz
Cargo Culture with New Dawn Traders
We’ve assembled three cutting-edge speakers at the forefront of the cargo industry: Alex Geldenhuys (New Dawn Traders), Kate Rich (Feral Trade), and Kayle Brandon (Cube Cola) Fact: 90% of what we own or use has spent time, at some point, on a container ship. This global cargo system is as complex as it is carbon-intensive and … Continue reading Cargo Culture with New Dawn Traders
Spirited Women
A panel discussion featuring the most prominent ladies in liquor. There is a revolution afoot in British micro-distilleries, with the number of homegrown tipples having soared in recent years. Whilst this is excellent news, better still is the number of women becoming increasingly involved in the distilling businesses. Confounding the common stereotype of bearded male whisky swillers, and black-tie brandy … Continue reading Spirited Women
Cheese, Beer & Wine School with Trethowan’s Dairy
The West Country is home to a mind-boggling array of cheese, from Bath Blue to Helford Camembert - gone are the days when it was all about Cheddar! Gone too are the days when it was an automatic choice to pair your cheese with wine. Ben Ticehurst, Head Cheese-Maker at Trethowan’s Dairy, will shed light … Continue reading Cheese, Beer & Wine School with Trethowan’s Dairy
British charcuterie – a food revolution
British charcuterie has come along way in the last 10 years, from being virtually extinct, to enjoying a host of British producers making delicious, high quality products specific to their place and environment. In this tutored tasting workshop, two of the UK’s best producers will take you on a whistle-stop tour of British charcuterie, from salami, … Continue reading British charcuterie – a food revolution
DragonBird Theatre Kids Workshop
DragonBird Theatre invites you to come on a magical journey. Watch their short show then step into a world full of interactive adventure. Expect giant nets, silky rivers, songs, dressing up and of course their best friends, Dragon and Bird. At Food Connections 2016, come and find out How The Elephant Got Its Trunk and….what the crocodile likes … Continue reading DragonBird Theatre Kids Workshop
Talking Heads: What makes a great restaurant?
What makes a great restaurant? This panel of chefs, industry experts and restaurateurs aim to get the bottom of what makes a restaurant great. Is it down to a celebrity chef at the helm? Is it all about the food? How important is the atmosphere? The Brand? Or does a good wine list make or … Continue reading Talking Heads: What makes a great restaurant?
Producers Market
Taking place over the early May Day Bank Holiday weekend, Food Connections are delighted to announce that in collaboration with Casus Events, The Producer’s Market will be returning to Millennium and Anchor Square, to showcase some of the finest food and drink from the South West. From cheese to charcuterie, from pies to preserves and from bread … Continue reading Producers Market