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The West Dorset Magazine, July 1, 2022
Vittles (food & drink)
Feeding of the 4,000 at food festival Pictures by Neil Barnes and Ines Cavill More than 4,000 hungry punters poured in for Bridport’s annual celebration of food and drink – which had a no waste theme this year. Despite disappointing weather, people arrived at Askers Meadow to enjoy food and drink from the 50-plus local producers and suppliers, mostly from within 25 miles of Bridport, and the many food-based activities put on to entertain them by the crew of volunteers. The cookery theatre was buzzing all day and was the home for the day for a number of local chefs: Gill Meller, Pam Corbin (affectionately known as Pam the Jam), Jemima Giblin from Leakers Bakery, Chris Chatfield Head Chef at Station Kitchen and Mark Hix with Sally Allen who cooked up some delicious seafood dishes that were sold to members of the audience in aid of Fisherman’s Mission, raising £230. For children there was a full day of free foodie fun to enjoy; In the children marquee children were invited to celebrate the pleasure of making and sharing food together by preparing the dishes, drink and decorations for their own special All Taste No Waste Tea Party. Ines Cavill, who organised the children’s activities and also looks after the Community Cooking Kit which is available for all to
n Mayor Ian Bark and Dave Levi make a smoothie using pedal power
n Sarah Hunter with strawberry tarts
n Mark Hix with Sally Allan from Sally’s Fish Camp
n Linda Woodhouse with ideas for reducing waste
n Jeannette Wood and Claire West from Leakers
WATCH AND LEARN: The busy demo tent at Bridport Food Festival
use, said: “We were delighted to see over 50 children sit down together to enjoy the delicious tea party that had been made during the day’s sessions in the marquee – and using the terrific Bridport
Community Cooking Kit that has everything needed to prepare, cook and eat a collective feast.” In the Youth Zone, organised and managed by the Bridport Youth Club, the theme was Dorset
Farming, where they made butter, cheese biscuits, put names to the scarecrows that had been made at the Youth Club and competed for prizes for naming the joints of meat you get from a pig.
