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23, 24, 25 September 2016

The largest festival anywhere that's completely dedicated to Cornish food and drink is back again this September.  Prepare to be wowed by a 3-day gastro extravaganza, where over 100 different food experts and chefs gather to celebrate Cornwall's beautiful bounty and showcase why this popular peninsula has gained such a reputation as the UK's No. 1 destination for great food and drink.

In a convenient, accessible, all-weather location in the centre of Truro – Cornwall's only city – the event has become a regular favourite for tens of thousands of people from all over Britain and beyond.

Festival organisers Cornwall Food & Drink are welcoming two new high profile headliners this year - April Bloomfield (Spotted Pig, NYC) and Tom Adams (Pitt Cue, London). These two remarkable chefs have come together to create a new Cornish venture in an old Georgian dairy farm called Coombeshead, near Launceston. They are restoring the original farmhouse into a guesthouse and dining room and will also be using the 66 rolling acres as a working farm. Eventually they hope to create workshops, curing rooms, producer events and general pig-based merriment throughout the year.   They will be joined on stage by Philip Warren, renowned local farmer and master butcher, who supplies meat to many well-known chefs and restaurants in Cornwall and London.

The festival continues to be a FREE event thanks to key sponsor GWR and all the other sponsors committed to promoting and supporting the Cornish food and drink scene.

A list of stallholders confirmed so far is available from the festival website and details of the full line-up of masterclasses, demonstrations and tasting will be announced in the following weeks. See http://www.greatcornishfood.co.uk/festival  

ENDS

Stallholder List:

Baker Tom

Brian Etherington Meat Co

Brownie Baker

Buttermilk Confections

Cornish Cheese Co.

Cornish Edible Insects

Cornish Orchards

Cornish Sea Salt

Davidstow Cheddar

Deli Farm Charcuterie

Furniss of Cornwall

Hallmark Range

Haywood Farm Cider

Kelly's of Cornwall

Keltek Cornish Brewery

Kernow Chocolate

Made at Home

Ninemaidens Mead

Real Food Box

Riverford Home Delivery

Roddas

Sisleys & Crellow

Skinners Brewery

Southwestern Distillery

St Austell Brewery

St Ewe Farms Eggs

St Ives Cider

Tamblyn's Finest Meats

The Cornish Olive Stall

The Hidden Kitchen

Treleaven's Ice-Cream

Trenance Chocolate

Treveador Farm Dairy

Trewithen Dairy

Warrens Bakery

Notes to Editors:

The Great Cornish Food Festival is brought to you by Cornwall Food and Drink, the industry network organisation. For any further enquiries regarding the Festival please contact: claire@cornwallfoodanddrink.co.uk