Telegraph Hill Festival

Food

"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating."

Luciano Pavarotti - Pavarotti, My Own Story

There's a number of activities this year which centre around food including:

WORLD ON A PLATE: INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL

Saturday 23rd March

11am - 4.30pm - Telegraph Centre and garden

Last year's International Food Festival brought the world on a platter. This year it will be even better so bring your appetites and taste buds. food will be served from around the world to sample and buy. If you would like to participate e-mail Jacqui Walker here

download a poster with full information here

FOOD STALLS THIS YEAR INCLUDE:

COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL	PRODUCT	COUNTRY / REGION
HARTLAND PIES	hand made pies using outdoor reared pork	EAST MIDLANDS
DOS SANTOS TEAS	Exotic' and 'Adventurous' afternoon tea	INTERNATIONAL
ROSELLI CAKES	Brazilian feature cakes + Brigardeiro & Beijinho	BRAZIL
HELEN MOORE OILS	pure first pressed,extra virgin olive oil from Greece	GREECE
THE MINISTRY OF CHOCOLATE	handmade chocolote products	FRANCE /BELGIUM
JAMBOREE PRESERVES	Vegan preserves, no artificial flavours or colours	UNITED KINGDOM
ASHERSI	pastries and cakes	GHANA
BONBON CAFE	jams and marmalades using local ingredients	KENT/SUSSEX
MINI DUTCH DIPPERS	dutch style pancakes with a variety of sauces	HOLLAND
A LITTLE CUP OF HEAVEN	Vegan and vegetarian cupcakes	EUROPE
JADES JERK PRODUCE	authentic caribbean food using natural herbs & spices	JAMAICAN
GROW WILD	tasty, homemade, finger food made by young people	BRITISH
SWEETILICIOUS	international variety of cakes.	INTERNATIONAL
JANETH EMPANADAS	Empanadas and Plantain cakes from Ecuador	ECUADOR
UNA'S CHUTNEYS	Caribbean preserves and chutneys	CARIBBEAN

international food

FESTIVAL CAKE COMPETITION

Sat, 23 March, 10.00am-4.00pm

Café Fed (above The Hill Station) Note change of venue!

10.00am–4.00pm

Bake a cake, large or small, fancy or plain, decorated if you wish, and then let the Festival-going public of Telegraph Hill judge the results! New for 2013 only! - A "Cakes Made by Men" category.

Another opportunity to bake, sample and vote for your top three favourite cakes in the following categories: Traditional teatime; Decorated or Novelty Cakes; Made by Children (0-16 years). Plus, for this year only, a new category - "Cakes Made by Men". Entry forms available at the box office, to download or by email here

Deliver cakes before 12 noon, judging from 1-3pm. Grand prize giving at 4pm.

Free to enter competition, £1 for adults and 50p for children to taste and judge.

To mark the 5th anniversary of the Telegraph Hill Festival Cake Competition, a limited edition Cake Competition Recipe Book has been published. In full colour and with 22 unique and beautifully photographed recipes.

Come early to claim your copy, on sale for only £7.

Contact Roz Cake competition organiser here

GROW WILD

And while we are on the subject of food - let's not forget a really exciting initiative all about growing food. The Common Growth project and Grow Wild are having special Grow events

SATURDAY 23rd March - Grow Wild - Gardens and Cooking Tour. Meet at Telegraph Hill Centre Foyer 11.00am–2.15pm

SUNDAY 24th March - See how our garden grows! Common Growth Community Garden, Sandbourne Road 2.00pm–5.00pm

Here is a short video about the Common Growth Open Day last year.

To get involved in these wonderful community food growing projects contact Grow wild

sandboure road - before Sandbourne Road - potential