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Bristol Foodies Festival Preview And Giveaway

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Foodies Festival is moving this year from The Harbourside in Bristol to The Downs for 10th Anniversary Celebrations on June 26th, 27th and 28th.

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The UK’s biggest celebration of food and drink has theatres, artisan producers and more street food than ever before.

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You can see Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite at The Aga Rangemaster Chefs Theatre, he will be sharing his favourite summer recipes and baking tips.

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MasterChef champion of 2014 Ping Coombes will also be cooking alongside MasterChef winners Tim Anderson and Matt Follas, MasterChef runner-up Jackie Kearney, Romy Gill from Romy’s Kitchen, Harvey Nichols head chef Louise McCrimmon and food writer Xanthe Clay.

Festival-goers can also enjoy the New Wine and Champagne Theatre, where experts Laura Clay and Charles Metcalfe will guide visitors through this season’s best bubbles from both the UK and the rest of the world. There will be Beer masterclasses in the New Craft Beer Theatre and Harvey Nichols share their summer cocktail secrets.

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As well as this you have the cake and bake theatre, the street food avenue, an artisans producers market and children cooking skills with picnic in the park themed classes.

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Oh and did I forget the Pimms teapot and the Mojito bar?

Now that I’ve made you all drool in anticipation how do you fancy winning a pair of tickets for you and a friend to go?

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A Giveaway With First Great Western & Bristol Food Connections

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From the 1st till the 9th of May 2015 Bristol will once again be taken over for the Bristol Food Connections festival. You can read about last years festival here.

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“Food Connections aims to change how we think about food and how we eat by ‘Bringing people and good food together’ and by celebrating the people, the produce and the projects that are putting Bristol on the map as a sustainable food capital.

All over Bristol, dozens of individuals, groups, organisations and businesses – united by their passion for good food – will come together to stage a food event unlike any other.

The flagship food event for Bristol 2015, European Green Capital, Food Connections will comprise over 130 events all over the city divided into six themes: land and growing, wellbeing, feasting and festivities, get cooking, brain food and families.”

With markets, dining events, family events and BBC talks and seminars including free entry to theatre talks from chefs such as Rick Stein talking about his life in food. You can find out how to apply for tickets here

Find out more about the Sustainable Food Summit, The a Sourdough chain and The Food Trail. You could try foraging, honey tasting or even attend an awards ceremony where you get to try a sample of all of the products entered and see who wins the £100,000 prize. Sound exciting right?

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Now how would you like to win two train tickets to the festival courtesy of First Great Western and tickets to the New Frontiers a Award Ceremony 2015? Just complete the rafflecopter form below but be quick as this competition only lasts a week.

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Win Tickets To The Taste of London Festival 2014

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I’ve an exciting competition for you today. If you are a foodie or not this is not one to miss.

Thanks to Zwilling I have one pair of tickets to giveaway to the Taste Of London festival held in Regents Park in June. We attended last summer and it’s such a good example of a food festival. It has so much going on and lots of different areas with incredibly good food.

You can read all about last years festival here

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From chef demonstrations in the Electrolux theatre to Chefs secrets where you can actually cook yourself a fabulous dish following the guidance of some pretty awesome chefs.

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This year at Taste of London, ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS will be offering practical advice and letting you in on everything you ever wanted to know about knives. Zwilling knives are designed to help you achieve that neat ‘rocking‘ chopping motion that all the professionals use. They’re long-lasting with professional sharpness.

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I personally think a good knife makes a world of difference to your whole cooking experience.

Check out the full Zwilling range at Zwilling. Or better still, head down to the Zwilling stand at Taste of London (stand E22) for demo’s and to pick up tips and tricks from Zwilling’s resident knife experts Paul Bough. Zwilling have also supplied the Electrolux Chef’s Secrets classes with professional equipment so for a hands on lesson be sure to head over to Chef’s Secrets before it books up!

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Please note tickets are for any weekday.

Good Luck!