Guernsey gears up for the 2016 Food Festival
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With just a few weeks to go before the Guernsey International Food Festival from 23 September to 2 October 2016, there are still spaces available for some of the events taking place across the 10 days, as well as great value travel offers for a last minute foodie getaway.
The festival will showcase Guernsey’s delicious local produce and varied cuisine with special promotions in bars and restaurants, gala dinners, gastronomic tours, chef masterclasses and live cooking shows. There will also be special guest appearances throughout the festival including celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli, former Masterchef contestant and Aussie barbecue connoisseur Kieron James, and joint winner of Masterchef: The Professionals in 2012 Keri Moss. For an international flavour, there will be Chef Exchanges with Gibraltar, St Lucia and the Florida Keys.
Here’s a selection of available events at the 2016 Guernsey International Food Festival:
‘Last of the Summer Wine’ Pudding Club
24 September, 7pm
St Pierre Park Hotel
Chef Tony Leck and his team of pâtissiers is creating a four course pudding club at The Pavillion restaurant for one night only. The night will feature great wines matched to one savoury course, followed by three dessert courses and petit fours. Tickets are priced at £55 including wines from www.thepavilion.co.gg
www.visitguernsey.com/event/last-summer-wine-pudding-club
Guernsey Ale Trail
27 & 29 September, 6.30pm
St Peter Port town centre
The Guernsey Ale Trail is a walking tour of St Peter Port taking in five of its historic pubs, tasting local beers and hearing accompanying stories. The tour includes sampling Guernsey’s famous ales from Randalls, White Rock and Liberation breweries with expert guide Caryn Byrne and concludes with a pub supper at The Cornerstone. Tickets are priced at £20 including six half pints; or £30 including the pub supper from www.thecornerstone.gg
www.visitguernsey.com/event/guernsey-ale-trail
Wild Night at Copenhagen
1 October, 7pm
Copenhagen Restaurant, Best Western Hotel de Havelet
The recently opened Copenhagen Restaurant at Hotel de Havelet welcomes Chef Bas Oonk from the Netherlands and Chef Linus Fellbom from Sweden, who will join head chefs Lazaro Festive and Miguel Goncalves to create a four course Scandinavian themed feast. The Scandi menu will focus on foraged and hyper local ingredients from the chefs’ home regions and each dish will be presented by the chefs explaining the provenance of the ingredients, alongside some tips on foraging. Tickets are priced at £55 for four courses plus a welcome drink and canapés from Hotel de Havelet. dehaveletguernsey.com/Copenhagen_Restaurant.html
www.visitguernsey.com/event/wild-night
Travel offers to the festival:
Three star stay from £199 pp
Channel Islands Direct is offering a four night stay at La Villette Hotel from £199pp by sea from Poole or from £275 pp by air from London Gatwick during the Guernsey International Food Festival. The three star hotel is set in beautiful landscaped gardens in the southern parish of St Martin and boasts easy access to the bays and breath-taking cliff walks. This offer is valid for travel until 31 October, is based on two adults sharing and includes breakfast. www.channelislandsdirect.co.uk / 08444 937 486
Four star stay from £355 pp
Channel Islands Direct is offering a four-night break at the four star Duke of Richmond from £355 pp by sea from Poole or from £419 pp by air from London Gatwick. Situated in St Peter Port overlooking a quiet park and a short walk from the town centre and picturesque harbour, the Duke of Richmond is a stylish and upmarket hotel with an award-winning restaurant and exceptional service. This offer includes a lunch or dinner at the Duke of Richmond or the five star Old Government House and is valid for travel until 30 September. It is based on two adults sharing and includes breakfast. www.channelislandsdirect.co.uk / 08444 937 486
Five star stay from £364 pp
Guernsey Travel is offering three nights at the five-star Old Government House Hotel during the Guernsey International Food Festival from £364 pp including ferry travel. Fantastically located in the heart of St Peter Port and just steps from the festival’s Big Guernsey Market and Beer and Cider Festival, The Old Government House is the island’s only five-star hotel. The offer includes breakfast and return ferry travel from Poole. www.guernseytravel.com
£25 off ferry bookings with Guernsey Travel and Condor Ferries
Guernsey Travel is offering £25 off all ferry bookings when booking a holiday to Guernsey before 15 September for travel during the Guernsey International Food Festival and up to 30 October. The offer is valid for bookings of four nights’ minimum and when travelling by ferry from Poole, departing on any day of the week. The discount will be automatically applied at the payment stage, when booking at www.guernseytravel.com
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