| Street Market Marking the start of the Oundle Summer Festivals, see page 64, the Oundle Food Festival Street Market takes place in Oundle town centre from 8.30am to 4.30pm on Saturday 5th July. There will be over 70 stallholders including producers of local gin and wine, smoked fi sh, handmade cheese, gluten-free spice mixes, bison, venison, chutnies, pickles, chilli products, vegan food, cider and ginger beer, fudge and fl apjacks. A Park and Ride service into the town centre will be running throughout the day. Street food Many of the street food vendors selling sausages, fi shcakes, pizzas, soup, vegan and vegetarian food, speciality teas and coffees, use only locally sourced ingredients, adamant they add a distinctive edge to their products. Squisito, regular at the Food Festival and the BBC Midlands’ Best Street Food award winner, will be there - a producer of Italian food from fresh local ingredients to Slow Food principles. Cookery Demonstrations The Small Bread Company, situated in the heart of Oundle market square, will be celebrating the opening of its new cookery school during the Oundle Food Festival and will be hosting a series of cookery demonstrations, both during the Street Market itself and the following week. These include a Bake Real Bread workshop and Make the Perfect Pastry where you can learn how to make the perfect pastry and avoid the dreaded “soggy bottom”. Tickets are limited and available from The Small Bread Bakery itself. Award winning baker and writer, Dan Lepard will be returning to Oundle for two demonstrations: Easy Bread Making at 10.30am to 12noon, and Birthday Cake Baking from 2.30-4pm. Tickets £15, children under 12 free, are available from Oundle Box Offi ce, see below. Local Restaurants Some of the best local restaurants in the region will be taking part during the week, offering wine tastings, demonstrations and lunch, including Oundle Mill, the Falcon at Fotheringhay, Hambleton Hall and The Pheasant at Keyston. Oundle Mill Wednesday 2nd through Saturday 5th July Oundle Mill will be offering a special Oundle Food Festival lunch menu priced at £15 for two courses and £18 for three courses. The menu will be available for lunch on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Talbot Hotel - Tuesday 8th July Refreshing Summer Treats and Lunch The head chef of The Talbot, David Simms, will prepare three dishes and explain why he selects particular ingredients to blend together and how the dishes are put together, including live cooking in front of the attendees. The list of ingredients and recipes will be given to the attendees to take home. Lunch includes one of the dishes demonstrated, as a main course and one as a dessert. The event runs from 10.30am to approximately 2pm. Tickets £20 (includes a £5 donation to Mbequweni Primary School, South Africa in conjunction with Prince William School) from The Talbot Hotel or Oundle Festival Offi ce, see below. Hambleton Hall - Saturday 26th July Burgundy Wine Tasting & Lunch Sommelier, Dominique Baduel, will compare and contrast white and red wines from Burgundy’s most famous wine regions. Tastings start 12noon, tickets £70 from Hambleton Hall. Children’s Activities As always, there will be plenty to entertain the children. Come and join the ranger at Barnwell Country Park on Monday 7th July at 10.30am for ‘How does your garden grow?’ Pre-booking is essential on 01832 273435. On Thursday 10th July at 11.30am will be the Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Barnwell Park. Bring your Teddy for lots of fun and games including teddy bear den building, craft activities and storytelling. This is a free event (car parking charges apply), no need to book. Tickets available from Oundle Box Offi ce, 4 New Street, Oundle, PE8 4ED, on 01832 274734 or from www.oundlefestival.org.uk Readers of Village Connect can win a ticket to Dan Lepard’s Cake workshop on Saturday afternoon. To enter, please email your details to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Photographs by Leigh Guirlando www.oundlefoodfestival.co.uk |
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