Chester Food and Drink Festival

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Contents 1 General info 2 Where 3 Events 4 Taste Marquee 5 Food 6 Notes

[edit] General info

The Chester Food and Drink Festival takes place every year. It runs for around 10 days, with the main events usually taking place over the Easter Weekend. Restaurants run special offers, there are various events and there's also the Taste Marquee where you can try and buy.

[edit] Where

Various places around Chester city centre. Some activities, such as special deals at participating restaurants, happen outside the main centre area.

[edit] Events

Cheese rolling competition, Taste Marquee, celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, junior chef competition

[edit] Taste Marquee

In 2008, the Taste Marquee moved to a new regular home at the Racecourse. It's packed full of stands, with local food producers selling their wares. You can sample lots of different foods or watch one of the celebrity cooking demonstrations. The Taste Marquee is the highlight of the festival and the place to find unusual things such as goat sausages.

[edit] Food

Well, yes food! And drink! That's what it's all about. The festival aims to celebrate and promote Chester and Cheshire's restaurants, pubs and food producers.

[edit] Notes

The biggest problem the festival has is that the website never gets updated until a few weeks before events kick off. You're more likely to find out what's happening by buying the Chester Chronicle before then. Don't be put off though - once you manage to find out what's on where, you'll be spoiled for choice if you're a gastronome.

2007 results are reported here.

2008 results:

Best Large Restaurant: Blackhouse Grill

Best Small Restaurant: Joseph Benjamin

Local Produce Shop of the Year: DeliVert

Best Interior Design: The Red House

Best Newcomer: George & Dragon, Tarvin

Excellence in Customer Service: Bar Lounge

Family Friendly Award: The Red Lion, Dodleston

Best Cafe/Sandwich Bar: All Seasons, Macclesfield

Best Website: Residence

Bar/Pub of the Year: The Oak, Kelsall

Cocktail Bartender of the Year: David Sale of The Living Room

Outstanding Achievement Award: Simon Radley of The Arkle

some more diverse stuff can be found here