THE HAMPSHIRE FOOD FESTIVAL 2023

WELCOME TO THE 21ST HAMPSHIRE FOOD FESTIVAL A TASTE OF SUMMER

This year Hampshire Food Festival goes BIG with a whole summertime of events running from 1st July to 31st August.

Hampshire Food Festival is brought to you by Hampshire Fare, the county food and drink group, who have been championing local for over 30 years and produce the annual Discover Local Produce guide.

Hampshire Food Festival is one of the highlights in the calendar with a focus on celebrating local food and drink, and has helped to put Hampshire on the map as a foodie destination. It also provides farmers, growers, makers and producers with an exciting and fun way to showcase their produce and engage with locals and visitors through a programme of events, tours, tastings, chef demos, markets, menus, pop-ups, workshops and more.

Experiences & Entertainments

Plot your gastronomic adventure across Hampshire, discovering landscapes, market towns, villages and cities, visiting lavender fields, vineyards and orchards, breweries and distilleries, country pubs and farm shops, on-trend cafes and smart eateries. There will be chef demos, popups, BBQ cooking, street food, Instagrammable moments, live music, family entertainment, a carnival atmosphere, and even a summer ball!

This year’s Festival also features brand new events among them Celebrating Hampshire, a two-day event hosted by Festival Place, Basingstoke, that launches the Festival (1st2nd July) and is centred round a lively Chefs’ Kitchen. There’s the first ever Winchester Food Festival (9th July) with a green ethos including tips about creating delicious budget-conscious meals and reducing food waste, plus new family-friendly New Forest Food Festival (5th-6th August).

THE LOWDOWN

Tracy Nash, Hampshire Fare, explains: “Hampshire Food Festival has always been one of the most ambitious food festivals in the country in terms of scale and reach. However, this year we have decided to make it an even bigger celebration of food and drink running across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight throughout the summer!

“People love local! We have seen a growing interest in provenance and an increase in staycation experiences which means that there is a hunger out there for food and drink events. Hampshire Food Festival’s programme of loveliness is just what everyone needs! The Festival is this summer’s must-visit with a great line-up of top chefs, involvement from Hampshire’s buzziest cafes, pubs and restaurants, and a showcase of some of the best food and drink from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. It’s a ‘Taste of Summer’.”

CELEBRATING HAMPSHIRE

Celebrating Hampshire is a brand new event launching Hampshire Food Festival 2023!

Running over Saturday and Sunday, 1st and 2nd July, this new event is a collaboration between Festival Place and Hampshire Fare. The focus is on a chefs’ kitchen in Festival Place’s Porchester Square with artisan produce market plus sampling.

Tracy Nash, Hampshire Fare, said: “It’s so great to be having a cookery theatre in the centre of this popular shopping centre showcasing our region’s great chefs. Thanks to Festival Place supporting local, this event will be a true celebration

of Hampshire. Cooking demos will feature Hampshire ingredients, while local growers, makers and producers will be selling their products. What is not to LOVE!”

SATURDAY 1ST JULY CHEFS’ LINE-UP SUNDAY 2ND JULY CHEFS’ LINE UP

11.00am – Martin Dawkins

(aka The Rustic Chef)

Martin is a private chef having originally learned his trade working for Marcus Wareing at Petrus, returning to Hampshire as head chef for Alex Aitken at Le Poussin, where he developed his interest in sourcing local.

12.30pm – Matt Whitfield, Executive Chef, Kimbridge Barn, Romsey

Matt is creating exciting new dining experiences at Kimbridge Barn after a career that’s included working for Michelin-starred establishments such as Eleven Madison Park in New York, and heading up the kitchens at The Montagu Arms, Beaulieu.

1.45pm – Lucy Parr

(aka The Friendly Baker)

Lucy is a Hampshire-based recipe developer who trained at Le Cordon Bleu. She has 10 years’ experience creating free-from recipes, found on her website ‘Lucy’s Friendly Foods’, and has just published her first cookbook, The Friendly Baker.

11.00am – Simon Hartnett, Executive Chef, The Queens Hotel, Southsea

Cooking runs in Simon’s wider family. His uncle by marriage, Gary Mehigan, is a celebrity chef in Australia who worked on MasterChef Australia. Simon trained at Portsmouth’s Highbury College and has worked in some of the region’s top hotels and two rosette gastro pubs.

12.15pm – Jacob Rowley, Head

Chef, Oakley Hall Hotel, Oakley

Jacob is passionate about cooking having worked in kitchens since he was 15, moving up through the ranks of hotel, pub and restaurant kitchens. At Oakley Hall he is enjoying picking produce direct from the kitchen garden.

1.30pm – Andrew Gault, Executive Chef, Balmer Lawn Hotel, Brockenhurst

Andrew Gault has over 30 years’ experience in top kitchens at luxury establishments worldwide from Dubai to England’s south coast, and France to Scotland’s golf resorts; well-known names include Gleneagles and Burj Al Arab.

CREATING NEW MEMORIES

Enjoy a Summer of Tastes and Loveliness with Hampshire Food Festival

Every year Hampshire Food Festival evolves, becoming bigger and even more wide-ranging, with new events and experiences, tours and tastings.

WORKSHOPS & EXPERIENCES

Special opportunities to learn skills and discover food stories are available. These include one-to-one coaching with TV chef Lenny Carr-Roberts, learning to cook restaurant-worthy dishes in a commercial kitchen near Winchester. Or at Hockeys Farm Shop, near Fordingbridge, you can find out how to make sausages, with demonstrations every Tuesday. It is also an opportunity to visit the delightful family-run farm shop and tea room with its focus on New Forest produce. There are on-the-farm introductions to spelt – an ancient grain that adds a sweet, nutty flavour to bread, bakes and pastry – with Kate Bayliss from Wheatsheaf Farming, North Waltham, explaining how spelt is grown, farmed and used (Saturday 22nd and 29th July). Alternatively, what about an evening of Wyrd Gin at the Montagu Arms, Beaulieu, meeting the distiller and sipping award-winning gins alongside a special gin-inspired grazing board (17th August)?

TOURS & TASTINGS

Want to find out what goes on beyond the hedgerows of our farms and vineyards, and behind the scenes at local breweries and distilleries? Book one of Hampshire Food Festival’s special tours. Downton Distillery Tours on Domaine Hugo Vineyard are available regularly (from Sunday 2nd July). There is a choice of vineyard tours, including a special evening at Goodworth Clatford, a boutique vineyard owned by an adventurous couple who will be telling their story and explaining how their grapes are grown and made into sparkling wine, accompanied by tastings (Thursday 3rd August). Not to be missed is a strawberry tour, talk and tasting with The New Forest Fruit Company (Thursday 24th August).

MINI-FESTS & MARKETS

Popping up throughout Hampshire Food Festival are mini-fests, fairs and markets at unexpected venues across the county. This year these include ‘1812 Fest’, a new food and drinks festival held by The Portsmouth Distillery in the historic surroundings of 18th century Fort Cumberland, Southsea (Saturday 8th July). Or there’s the picturesque countryside of the Meon Valley for Westlands Farm Shop Food Fair (also Saturday 8th July). Launched last year, and advocating the farm and shop’s sustainable values, it was so well-received they are doing it all again! Brand new this year is a mini-market set against the stunning backdrop of Lavender Fields, near Selborne (Saturday 29th July). Local produce to browse and buy includes honey, gin, breads, cakes, fruit and veg. Another exciting newbie is Celebrating Local (Saturday 20th August) at plantbased eco-store Lemon & Jinja - found in a warehouse on a business park in Romsey!

If you enjoy BBQ then we’re your kind of place! With over 30 years’ experience we know a thing or two about it and would love to share our passion with you. In store we stock all the major brands and then some. Come and join us on a Saturday and experience a free demo day or sign up to one of our assorted BBQ Masterclasses. We look forward to seeing y’all soon. Did I mention we stock Yeti? It’s worth dropping in just to view their range! sizzlefest 16 sept 2023 tickets visit sizzlefest.co.uk

Introducing The First Winchester Food Festival

Working with Winchester BID and Winchester Cathedral, the new Winchester Food Festival will be completely FREE to attend and a truly local event –showcasing delicious produce from the Winchester District and wider Hampshire area.

Winchester Food Festival will be held in the Cathedral’s Outer Close, and will open from 10.00am with a Chefs’ Kitchen running from 12 noon. Top chefs from favourite restaurants will be sharing tips and creating tasty recipes using local produce, with the line-up including Damian Brown from Chesil Rectory, Miff Kayum from Kyoto Kitchen, and Lenny Carr-Roberts, of The Bugle, Twyford, The Fox, Crawley, and Shoal, Winchester, who started his career at Le Gavroche, but is probably best known for his television appearances alongside TV Chef James Martin.

Tracy Nash, Hampshire Fare, said: “Winchester Cathedral provides the perfect backdrop to this new FREE festival. We have been wanting to hold a truly local summertime food festival in Winchester for a long time. We are really delighted that so many businesses from across the Winchester District have stepped forward to help us hold what will be a key event in the

Hampshire Food Festival calendar, and a new event for Winchester going forwards.”

Produce will range from superfood micro-greens to locally caught trout and award-winning gins infused with local botanicals. There’s also a big focus on community and green issues with advice from Winchester Beacon, the Festival’s charity partner, on how to make food go further and curb food waste.

“We are delighted to host the inaugural Winchester Food Festival in the Cathedral’s historic grounds and are excited to partner with Hampshire Fare for what, we sincerely hope, will become an annual event in the city’s festival calendar.”

John Blake, Winchester Cathedral

The event is free to attend and has been made possible thanks to much-valued support from local businesses, including Quob Park Free Range & Organic; NFU Mutual Winchester & Wickham; The Winchester Bakery and Shorewood Homes.

“Winchester BID is delighted to be supporting the brand new Winchester Food Festival as part of the Hampshire Food Festival. Winchester is a fantastic place for foodies and this new event will celebrate local producers and businesses in the beautiful setting of Winchester Cathedral. Come along! Visitors can also visit the Hampshire Farmers’ Market and explore the city centre. It will be a fantastic day to be in Winchester!”

Dr Paul Spencer, Winchester Business Improvement District

Our sponsors

(BID)

Hampshire Fare is delighted to be organising the very first Winchester Food Festival, on Sunday, 9th July, as a key event in this year’s Hampshire Food Festival.

HAMPSHIRE FOOD FESTIVAL

SoCal Mexican BBQ Masterclass

Go on a Mexican taco tour with SoCal BBQ Shop and Dan Catford AKA ‘Urban Streatery’ known for serving up all manner of taco delights.

1st July

Time: 10.00 – 15.00

Booking Info: To book visit socalbbqkitchen.co.uk

Celebrating Hampshire

Cookery theatre with local chefs and producers (HF) 1st, 2nd July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

See page 3 for more detail

Hambledon Vineyard Films & Fizz

Hambledon Vineyard Outdoor Cinema - Sideways

1st July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Wallop Wheels & Wings 2023

Showcasing a spectacular display of classic aircraft, super and classic cars and motorcycles plus a range of local food and drink producers. (HF)

1st July

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A weekend of food, drink & music at Balmer Lawn

Locally produced menu, cocktails and the hotel’s own-brewed beer. Live DJ Saturday evening. Live Singer Sunday afternoon.

1st, 2nd July

Time: Lunch and dinner

Booking Info: 01590 623116 www.balmerlawnhotel.co.uk

West Lea Farm Shop Summer Saturdays

“LOCAL PRODUCER SUMMER POP-UPS” –check website for details!

Saturdays throughout the Summer Time: 09.00 – 12.00

Booking info: No booking required, just turn up to join in. www.westleafarmshop.co.uk

Downton Distillery Tours on Domaine Hugo

Vineyards

Discover Downton Distillery in the heart of the Wiltshire Downs

2nd

19th Aug, 31st Aug

Time: Short Tours: 10.30 – 12.00.

Long Tours: 13.00 – 17.00

Booking Info: Please visit www.downtondistillery.com

Experience Hampshire

Amazing private 1:1 cookery experience with Hampshire TV chef Lenny Carr-Roberts

3rd July, 4th July, 10th July, 11th July

Time: 09.00 – 12.00

Booking Info: For more details and to book please call 01962 279547 or visit www.experiencehampshire.co.uk

Hockeys Farm Shop

Sausage-making demonstrations

4th July www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Plant-based Cooking Academy lessons with OFFBEET

Plant-Based Cooking Academy Lessons

3rd July – Thai

7th July – Chinese

10th July – Chinese

11th July – Baking for Beginners

17th July – Italian

14th August – Italian

21st August – Thai

Times: 09.30 – 16.30

Booking Info: Book online at www.offbeetacademy.com or call 01202 800641

New Forest Hamper Company

Hamper Tasting Event – Come and taste a wide range of locally produced foodie treats while enjoying a glass of local fizz or 0% cocktail!

6th July

Time: 17.00 – 20.00

Booking Info: Call 01590 681190 or email info@newforesthampercompany.com to book

Black Chalk Wine Tour and Tasting

Join Black Chalk Wine for a tour around the stunning vineyards situated on the banks of the beautiful River Test. Enjoy a relaxed tasting of some of England’s finest, award-winning wines.

Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in July and August

Times: 11.00 Start

Booking Info: To book your place visit www.blackchalkwine.co.uk or call 01264 860440

Raimes English Sparkling Wine Vineyard

Tours & Tastings

Taking place at the beautiful new tasting barn, take a tour of the vineyard, sample the award-winning wine and enjoy a selection of delicious food from the paired grazing menu.

July – 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th

August – 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th, 26th

Time: 11.00 – 16.00

Booking info: More information - raimes.co.uk/thetasting-barn

Lainston House Season Cookery Classes

Barbecue Masterclass – 8th July, 22nd July, 29th

July, 5th August

Woodfired Cooking – 2nd July, 12th August

The Art of Cooking – 9th July, 4th August, 19th August

Time: 10.00

Booking info: Call 01962 776088 or visit www.exclusive.co.uk/cookery-school

Countryside Education Trust

Summer Show

8th July

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Lime Wood

Smoked & Uncut Music & Food Festival

8th July

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1812 Fest – Food and Drinks Festival

8th July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Westlands Farm Shop

Food Fair

8th July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Dandys Ford Dairy

Down on the Farm

9th July

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Hampshire Deli & Farm Shop BBQ Courses

Includes old-school traditional BBQ techniques and Indian BBQ cooking over live fire and clay oven

9th July – Old School BBQ – smoking, long & slow, fast grilling, cooking dirty and more

16th July – Indian BBQ – Afghan cooking over a live fire

13th August – Old-school – smoking, long & slow, fast grilling, cooking dirty and more

20th August – Indian BBQ – Pakistani cooking over a live fire

Time: 10.00 – 15.00

Booking info: £145 per person.

To book please call 01256 861372 or 07990 556090 or email barry@blackchilli.co.uk. Check out the website and Facebook page www.hampshire-deli.co.uk

@hampshiredeli

Winchester Food Festival

Cookery theatre and local producer stalls in front of Winchester Cathedral (HF)

9th July

Time:10.00 – 17.00

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Blackmoor Estate

Cherries & Cider Pop-up Shop

Second week of July for 4-5 weeks

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

South Downs Sourdough

Sourdough baking with Ancient and Heritage Grains

11th July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

New This Year!

A Feast of Food & Art

12th July

Enjoy a ‘Taste of Kimbridge’ at this exclusive 8-course pop-up dining experience with Chef Matt Whitfield at the stunning Palais des Vaches. Expect big flavours and exquisite attention to detail in what will be a feast for both your eyes and tastebuds!

To book visit www.kimbridgebarn.co.uk

Arrival from 7pm. Carriages from 11pm

Bluestone Vineyards Supper Club

14th July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Stansted Park Farm Shop

Stansted Summer Festival Producers Market 15th, 16th July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Southsea Food Festival 2023

15th, 16th July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Black Chalk Wild Forage Experience

A unique opportunity to explore the flavours of the English countryside with Black Chalk Wine and Totally Wild. Book your spot now for an unforgettable wild forage experience.

16th July

Time: 09.00 – 12.30

Booking info: To book your place visit www.blackchalkwine.co.uk or call 01264 860440

(HF) – Events Hampshire Fare will be present at – Pick up a free Discover Local Produce guide!

Gilbert White’s House & Gardens Tour

Tuesday

On the third Tuesday of the month join one of the team for a tour of the gardens and/or a tour of Gilbert White’s house. Perfect for new visitors or faithful returners who want to get something extra out of their day at the museum and garden.

18th July & 15th August

Time: 11:30 & 14:30

Booking Info: To book visit www.gilbert-white-house-and-gardens or call 01420 511275

Briddlesford Farm

Welly Wednesday Farm Tour

19th July, 26th July, 2nd Aug, 9th Aug, 16th Aug, 23rd Aug, 30th Aug

Time: 14.00 – 16.00

Booking Info: www.briddlesford.co.uk

To book email chris@briddlesford.co.uk or call 01983 882885 option 1.

Chocolate Craft Chocolate Workshop

22nd July

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Oakley Hall Summer Ball

22nd July

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Discover how spelt is farmed with Wheatsheaf Farming

Visit the farm and enjoy a talk about the ancient grain spelt, how it’s grown, how it’s milled into flour, how to use spelt flour in your baking and then enjoy a coffee and a delicious cake made from the farm’s very own spelt flour.

22nd July and 29th July

Time: 10.00 – 12.00

Booking Info: £5 payable on entry (cash only). To book please email kate.follyfarm@gmail.com. Limited spaces available.

Vineyards of Hampshire Fizz Fest (HF) 23rd July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Steam Town Brew Co. Beer Tasting and Brewery Tour 25th July

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

The New Forest and Hampshire County Show 3-day agricultural event featuring Local Produce Market with Hampshire-based food and drink producers. 25th, 26th, 27th July www.newforestshow.co.uk

Stewarts Abbey Garden Centre Titchfield

Cider Tasting with Blackmoor Estate Cider

26th July www.hampshirefare.co.uk

The Cromwell Arms, Romsey Shakespeare in the Garden 27th July www.hampshirefare.co.uk

SoCal Angus & Oink BBQ School Special Join Pit boss Scott Fraser at the legendary Angus & Oink for the highly sought-after BBQ school day at SoCal BBQ Shop this Summer. Sat 29th July

Time: 11.00 – 16.00

Booking Info: To book visit socalbbqkitchen.co.uk

Sandy Balls Holiday Village

Acorn Place Shop & Deli Food Festival 29th July

Times: 10.00 – 16.00

Booking info: No need to book. For more information about Sandy Balls Holiday Village visit www.awayresorts.co.uk/sandyballs

Lavender Fields Mini Local Produce Market 29th July www.hampshirefare.co.uk

EVENTS PROGRAMME 2023 AUGUST

The King’s Head, Wickham Shakespeare in the Garden 1st August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

The Fox & Hounds, Lyndhurst Shakespeare in the Garden 2nd August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Lainston House 80’s Cinema Nights

Picnic and Movie

Dirty Dancing – 3rd August

Back to the Future – 17th August

Top Gun – 25th August

Time: 19.00 doors open and film starts at sunset

Booking info: Call 01962 776088 or visit www.exclusive.co.uk/lainstonhouse

* No children under 12 for the showings of Dirty Dancing and Top Gun

From Grape to Glass with Goodworth Clatford Vineyard

Join owners Mark and Cecilia in their boutique vineyard; hear how their grapes are grown and sparkling wine made; enjoy tasting and comparing three of their delicious blends.

3rd August

Time: 17.30 – 19.00

Booking Info: Limited places. £15:00 each. To secure a place email: hello@goodworthwine.com www.goodworthwine.com

New Forest Food Festival (HF) 5th, 6th August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

The Farmers Butcher Pulled Pork Roll-Out & Rum & Gin! – Free Tasting Event 5th August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Naked Jam

New Forest Discovery Walk and Cream Tea

5th August

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Trout ‘N About

6th August

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The Links Tavern, Liphook

Shakespeare in the Garden

9th August

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The Tinkers Granddaughter

Summer Nights Vegan Market

10th August

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Dill

All things Hampshire Supper Club

10th August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Hogmoor Distillery Open Day

11th August

Time: 12.00 – 19.00

Booking info: Pop in between 12 and 7pm, no booking required. Sample a range of products, shop in the new deli corner, pair-up the gins and rums with local cheeses and snack on freshly made authentic Indian food. www.hogmoordistillery.co.uk

The White Buck, Burley Shakespeare in the Garden

16th August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

The Montagu Arms

An evening of Wyrd Gin

17th August

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Growling Gibbon & OHCO

Tasting sessions at The Incuhive Space

Join craft beer company, Growling Gibbon and OHCO Coffee Co. for two days of delicious tastings and talks. Discover how beer is brewed, sample the latest flavours and enjoy a pint or coffee including food from the café.

17th, 18th August

Time: Café open 08.30 – 16.30. Various tasting and talk sessions available

Booking info: No booking required. For Full details visit www.facebook.com/GrowlingGibbon

The Grange

Daytime Vineyard and Winery Tour with Tastings

18th August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Lemon & Jinja

Celebrate Local 20th August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

New Forest Fruit Co.

Strawberry Farm Tour with Talk & Tasting 24th August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Stewarts Garden Centre

Stewarts Food Festival

26th, 27th, 28th August www.hampshirefare.co.uk

(HF) – Events Hampshire Fare will be present at – Pick up a free Discover Local Produce guide!

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FESTIVAL FAVOURITES!

Wallop Wheels & Wings

Saturday 1st July

Army Flying Museum, Middle Wallop

This event showcases classic aircraft, cars and motorcycles. This year aircraft will also be flying into and out of the airfield, plus the MK XIX Spitfire and P51 Mustang from the RollsRoyce Heritage Flight will be making an appearance. Family activities range from mini-tanks and pedal planes to laser tag and circus skills, while Hampshire Fare will be popping up in the artisan trader village among stalls selling food and drink, arts and crafts.

Smoked & Uncut

Saturday 8th July Lime Wood, New Forest

Southsea Food Festival

Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th July

Southsea

Hampshire Fare are participating in this year’s Southsea Food Festival, a lively family foodie event that takes over Southsea’s town centre with street food and local produce market stalls, from cakes to cheeses, including Portsmouth’s own aged rum from the Portsmouth Distillery Company. In addition there will be live music, chefs’ tips, plenty of free from, veggie and vegan options, and relaxed seaside vibe.

Smoked & Uncut are celebrating 10 years in 2023 by throwing a big old bash of a food and music festival at Lime Wood. Smoked & Uncut has moved on since starting with “a guy and a guitar in the garden” ten years ago. Headliners at Lime Wood include Gabrielle and Kelis, and visitors can choose the tastiest festi-food, celebrity chef Angela Hartnett’s Italianinspired restaurant menus or be served THE PIG’s classics under canvas by Group Chef Director James Golding and THE PIG’s Chef Apprentices.

New Forest Show

25th, 26th & 27th July

Brockenhurst, New Forest

This spectacular three-day agricultural show has a heritage spanning more than 100 years. There is plenty to enjoy including the Local Produce Market filled with Hampshirebased food and drink producers, a popular Chefs’ Kitchen with the area’s top chefs showcasing local ingredients, and food court. Look out for Hampshire Fare, handing out Discover Local Produce guides and providing Instagrammable opportunities.

‘oldies’

Fizz Fest

Sunday 23rd July

Hambledon Vineyard, Hambledon

This Vineyards of Hampshire event changes venue each year. This summer it’s the turn of Hambledon Vineyard, England’s oldest commercial vineyard – this year also launching a new restaurant and visitor centre. Taste more than 20 Hampshire sparkling and still wines, hear stories of vines and wines firsthand from vineyard owners and wine makers, listen to live music and tuck into food from local producers. Vineyard tours and masterclasses also available.

Alfresco Food Festival

26th-28th August

We’ll be cooking up a storm over August Bank Holiday weekend including cooking demos using four of our favourite Alfresco cooking brands from 11am-3pm

25th July • 1900-2200 hours

Booking is essential. Tickets cost: £35.00 per person. Not suitable for children. Call to book your place. Steam Town Brew Co, 1 Bishopstoke Rd, Eastleigh, SO50 6AD 023 82359139 • www.steamtown.co.uk

www.stewarts.co.uk/whats-happening

An Evening of Wyrd Gin at the Montagu Arms

Meet the distiller and sample the awardwinning range of Wyrd Gins together with a specially crafted gin inspired grazing board.

Thursday 17th August 2023 at 7pm

£50 per person – Purchase your ticket with the Montagu Arms on 01590 612 324 www.montaguarmshotel.co.uk/ Wyrd_Gin_Evening1.html

Summer Delights with

Beesou Honey Spritz

Smoked Chalk Stream Trout Tacos

SAVE THE DATE

MORE DELICIOUS FOODIE DIARY DATES!

Petersfield Christmas Festivities

Petersfield

Saturday and Sunday, 9th - 10th December

Visitors can shop at a wide range of market stalls, including local artisan food and drink producers, accompanied by live festive music, plus children’s rides, live nativity scene and Santa’s grotto.

Alresford Agricultural Show

Tichborne Park, near Alresford

Saturday, 2nd September

This popular event promotes farming and showcases the countryside, with displays of farm animals, ferret racing and birds of prey, alongside a local artisan food and drink market. Don’t forget to visit the Hampshire Fare stand!

www.alresfordshow.co.uk

Romsey Show

Broadlands, Romsey

Saturday, 9th September

This established agricultural show includes dog shows, heavy horse parade, live music, food stands and a popular Skills Kitchen featuring the region’s top chefs, run by Hampshire Fare, whose efforts were recognised last year when Hampshire Fare received Romsey Show’s Award of Merit.

www.romseyshow.co.uk

Hamble Food Festival

Hamble

Saturday, 2nd September

This FREE event is a special Hampshire Farmers’ Market, held in an idyllic riverside location, with a variety of fresh local produce available including jams, gin, bread, beer, pasture-raised meats and seasonal veg.

www.hampshirefarmersmarkets.co.uk

Sizzlefest

Southampton

Saturday, 16th September

Unforgettable day of BBQ hosted by SOCAL BBQ Shop in Southampton, running from 11.00am to 11.00pm. Party vibe includes competitions, demos, live music and entertainments, while guests enjoy fire-cooked BBQ food and craft beer. www.sizzlefest.co.uk

www.petersfieldfest.com

www.freerangeandorganic.co.uk

Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market

Winchester

17th November to 21st December

This Christmas Market is considered one of the best in Europe, renowned for its bustling atmosphere, stunning location and quality exhibitors including sustainable gifts, artisan foods and Hampshire Fare’s own pop-up chalet. The wooden chalets within the Cathedral’s historic grounds are inspired by traditional German Christmas Markets and, along with festive lighting, the aroma of mulled wine, and the Cathedral’s Christmas services, creates a magical festive experience.

www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk

WIN! WIN! WIN! WIN!

We are running four fab Hants Food Fest competitions!

Here is the chance to win: a bottle of Hampshire fizz, a bumper hamper of Hampshire loveliness, an overnight stay at a Hampshire country inn, and a copy of Watercress, Willow & Wine celebrating local food and wines.

SPOT THE BOTTLE IN THE HANTS FOOD FEST MOTIF

You can win the bottle of Quob Park Estate fizz illustrated in this year’s striking Hampshire Food Festival motif. Alternatively choose a bottle of your choice from the Quob Park Estate cellar – such as a Blanc de Blancs, Rosé or Classic Cuvée. Enter at www.hampshirefare.co.uk/news-events/competitions

WATERCRESS, WILLOW & WINE

This beautiful book, written by local author Cindy-Marie Harvey and illustrated by South Downs artist Chloe Robertson, is a celebration of English wines and local produce, with recipes and food pairings. Watercress, Willow & Wine was shortlisted for this year’s Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards, and a copy can be won by entering at www.hampshirefare.co.uk/news-events/competitions

THE ULTIMATE HAMPSHIRE HAMPER

This special ‘Give & Guess’ competition is helping to raise funds for Hampshirebased charity The Murray Parish Trust, established by actors Sarah Parish and Jim Murray to support Southampton’s Children’s Hospital. Make a £5 donation and guess the number of mirrored tiles on The Wishing Hare and you could win the ULTIMATE Hampshire Hamper with a value of more than £600. Contents include: box of Cyril’s Soaps; bottle of Exton Park RB32 Brut; bottle of Gospel Green cyder; bottle of The Grange White from Black 2018; bottle of Hattingley Valley Classic Reserve NV; bottles of Hill Farm Juice; box of brownies from The Homemade Brownie Company; collection of New Forest Shortbread; bottle of Wyrd Gin from New Forest Spirits; bottle of Cinnabar Spiced Rum from The Portsmouth Distillery; bottle of wine from Quob Park Estate; an overnight stay for two at The Montagu Arms in the New Forest with dinner at Monty’s Inn. Enter at www.hampshirefare. co.uk/news-events/competitions - a link will take you to The Murray Parish Trust’s Just Giving Page where you can give a donation and make a guess. The Wishing Hare will be making guest appearances at Winchester Food Festival and the New Forest Show to help with guesstimates.

OVERNIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT PEAT SPADE INN

This year marks the 300th anniversary of the Peat Spade Inn in Longstock, a picture-postcard village of thatch cottages and hollyhocks in the Test Valley, and one of Upham Inn’s most historic Hampshire pubs. In recognition of this milestone, one lucky person will win an overnight stay for two in one of the Peat Spade Inn’s boutique bedrooms, plus a delicious cooked breakfast. Enter at www.hampshirefare.co.uk/news-events/competitions

HAMPSHIRE FARE WISHES TO THANK:

Clarke & Son, Festival Place, Fuller Smith & Turner, Ideal Collection, Rownhams House & Gardens, SOCAL, The Southern Co-operative, Starfish Creative Design, Bankbrokers, Business South, Harvest, Menzies, NFU Mutual New Forest, Bournemouth & IOW and Upham Group, for their valued support.

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