Abergavenny Food Festival: A Masterclass with Some Blaas, Some Hangover Guidance & Lots of Scandi Goodness
Kids sliding down the castle hill in cardboard boxes at Abergavenny - loved it
Everyone loves Abergavenny. Touted as one of the best food festivals for very serious food lovers such as us, I don’t know why it took me so long to get there.
Abergavenny (or in local speak Aber-gaa-veiny) is a sleepy town in Wales, and home to two of the best restaurants in Wales and – I have been told and am yet to eat at either – the UK generally: The Walnut Tree and The Hardwick.
Giving the New Voices Masterclass with James Ramsden at Abergavenny
The festival was charming. Gentle corporate sponsorship that didn’t interfere with proceedings supported it. It was rich with masterclasses from the likes of Bill Granger, Angela Hartnett, Fergus Henderson, Lucas Hollweg, Henry Harris, Richard Bertinet, Signe Johansen, Trina Hahnemann, James Ramsden and lil ole me. I made lots of blaas – literally hundreds – and homemade butter from raw cream. I loved it. What brilliant company too, I had to pinch myself.
Highlights for me were:
The Radio 4 Food Programme
Food Quiz from the Radio 4 Food Programme
Entente Cordiale from Richard Bertinet & Henry Harris
The Nordic Terroir with Trina Hahnemann and Signe Johansen
Antics at the castle at Abergavenny
The G & Teas from the Rare Tea Company and Sipsmith
Rude Health Rants - I did one too
Terrific Light Masala Dosa from Café Spice Namaste
Great hat
Angela Hartnett at her Taste of Home Masterclass
The Dr Henderson - ultimate hangover cure - from Fergus Henderson
Amazing stripes action from Fergus Henderson
Hangover Cures – Fergus Henderson, Shaun Hill and Chris Hirst
Fig Tart from The Secret Larder at Dewsall Yurt Village
Scouting Shenanigans
Down to Earth – Jane Baxter and Lucas Hollweg
Comments
Abergavenny (or in local speak Aber-gaa-veiny) is a sleepy village in Wales
Ahem. It’s a town, not a village.
Oh dear. Will edit.
Great pics Niamh, what a fun weekend. Really is my favourite food festival all year – looking forward to next September already! So glad you were there this year, only sorry to miss tasting those blaas!
Goodness it was lovely to see you. Lovely pictures, as ever. Just vrecovering now from all that Gin. Thanks heavens for all that tea.
Hi!
You are great. Great to see you too and so sorry that you missed my DEM.
It was horribly packed out though.
Have fun
C
That’s it, I am definitely going next year, definitely, I mean it………
Well done for for posting the pics, I must visit this festival! Fergus Hendurson Looks amazing, I hade some great Food at ST John Smithfield. a few Months ago! Radio 4 Food Programe Maximum Respect.