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A new summer food event is being planned for 1st-6th June, The
Richmond Food & Drink Festival. The town will host a range of
exciting activities, including an extensive producers market running
along the riverside and activities taking place across the borough: a
gourmet family picnic on the Terrace Gardens, tastings,
demonstrations, celebrity chef talks and events in the restaurants
and food shops of Richmond.
Patrons for the festival are local food heroes, Skye Gyngell from
Petersham Nurseries, Paul Merrett, author, tv presenter and chef
owner of the Victoria gastro pub and award winning chocolatier
William Curley. The organisers of the event are a group of
entrepreneurs with a passion for food including Melvyn Benn of
Festival Republic and Phil Jones of the Manchester Food & Drink Festival.
Richmond Food & Drink Festival is going to be a very special
event in one of the most attractive settings in the UK and is set to
become a highlight of the British food calendar.. |
