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Eat Drink and Be Local has showcased the breadth of local Guernsey entrepreneurs who have crafted and created their own unique products relating to food, drink and artisanal crafts with a series of Seafront Sundays over the summer and will culminate in a week long Food Festival starting on Monday 23 September.
A number of local restaurants and producers will be offering tailored menus and unique events for visitors and locals to enjoy.
Charlotte Dickson, Chair of the Eat Drink and Be Local Committee, said “One of our main focuses for our first year of Eat, Drink and Be Local Guernsey was the championing of local producers and products, with the aim of building a community between our amazing, talented artisan producers our visitors and the local community.
Championing local producers and local products, focus on the community and family, a celebratory festival feel to all of our events and the Involvement of local music hero’s remain our priorities for 2020.”
Food Festival launch dinner at the Duke of Richmond Hotel
Monday 23 September
The Duke of Richmond's Executive Chef will be preparing a special ‘Taste of Guernsey’ tasting menu for the evening. Ticket price of £65 per person with paired wine.
Email hpinto@dukeofrichmond.com to book.
Rocquettes Cider Menu at The Farmhouse Hotel
Monday 23 – Friday 29 September
The Farmhouse celebrates the locally produced Rocquettes Cider with a unique menu including Rocquette poached pear and blue cheese; Farmhouse sausage and mash with a Rocquette cider gravy; and Rocquette cider posset with fresh berry compote. The menu is available for lunch and dinner. £24.95 for three courses, £19.95 for two courses, £14.95 for one course.
Call The Farmhouse on 246181 to book.
Rocquettes Cider Farm Tour and Tasting
Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 September, 11.30 – 13.00
A guided tour of the orchards and cider works following by a tasting of cider, cheese and chutneys which are all made on the farm. 1.5-hour tour, £20 per person.
Email orchardwalks@rocquette.com to book.
A Flavour of St Peter Port – Food and Festival Tour
Tuesday 24 September 13.00 – 16.00 and 18.00 – 21.00
Especially for Food Festival Week, Tours of Guernsey in association with The Liberation Group are offering a chance to celebrate local food as you are led on a guided tour through the streets of St Peter Port. Stopping off at four local Brewery establishments you will hear about the rich and interesting history of both the town and the Island and sample the best of local fare.
£40 per person. Email info@toursofguernsey.com to book.
Wallow Farm Tour
Tuesday 24 September and Thursday 16 September, 15.00 – 16.30
Farm and Charcuterie Tasting tour: learn all about our pedigree breeding cycle, what it takes to make a good charcuterie pig, some history of the Oxford, Sandy and Black rare breed and an insight into a day in the life of a Wallow pig. At the end of the tour, enjoy a tasting platter of salamis, whole muscle cuts and some of our cooked products, eaten rustic style in the fields at the farm. 1.5-hour tour,
£20 per person. Book at www.eventbrite.com, search Wallow Farm and Charcuterie Tasting Tour.
Bella Luce Gin Tasting Dinner
Tuesday 24 September
Enjoy a dinner of locally foraged ingredients and tasting of Wheadon's Gin, made on site. The menu includes picked Guernsey crab with a fennel and orange salad and citrus gel; Guernsey sea bream and foraged cockles with a butter sauce; and Guernsey grew passion fruit cheesecake with raspberry sorbet.
£50 per person. Call the Bella Luce on 238764 to book.
China Red Local EDABL Menu
Wednesday 25 September
Supporting the Food Festival Week with a three-course menu paired with wine including local smoked cheese wonton; steamed local seabass; and local vegetables with ginger and chilli.
£50 per person. Call 723888 to book.
Le Petit Train Food and Drink Safari
Monday 23, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 September, 18.30 – 21.00
Jump on-board Le Petit Train for the first-ever Food and Drink Safari. Stopping off at Octopus for Herm Oyster Tasting and Fizz; Balthazar for tapas, wine and a cocktail masterclass; the Old Government House Hotel for local gin tasting and tasters from their renowned Curry Room; before the final stop at the Slaughterhouse for Espresso Martinis and their famous vanilla and white oreo home-made ice cream.
£45 per person. Book at www.eventbrite.com, search Le Petit Train Food and Drink Safari.
Herm Oyster Farm Tour
Friday 27 September, 13.00 – 15.00
Following the short journey to Herm on the Travel Trident, the tour will include discussion about aquaculture, the mechanics of the farm and the uniqueness of the Guernsey oyster industry as well as oyster tasting (three per person) and a glass of sparkling wine. 2-hour tour held rain or shine.
£25 per person. Travel Trident tickets not included. Book at www.eventbrite.com and search Herm Oysters Farm Tour.
Moules Festival at La Grande Mare Hotel
All week
From traditional Moules Mariniere to a locally themed variation: Blue Bottle Gin, Breda Lager or Blue Mantis Vodka
Call 256576 to book.
Eat Drink and Be Local Festival Finale Weekend
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September
The grande finale of the Eat Drink and Be Local season will take place over the last weekend in September on the Crown Pier. With local producers, live music, chef demonstrations and competitions it promises to be a great celebration of all things local.
Saturday 28 September
**NOTICE** Due to adverse weather conditions, the weekend events are cancelled read more here
Chef's Tent
Live Music 10am - 11pm
Times TBC; line-up subject to change
Everyone is welcome to have a go at the competitions! Sign up at the Chef’s tent from 10 am.
Sunday 29 September
Chef's Tent
Live Music 10am - 5pm
Times TBC; line-up subject to change
On Sunday, the seafront (from the Albert Memorial to the Weighbridge) will be home to multiple artisanal craft stall holders who are a regular feature at markets, community events and local festivals across the island. There is literally something for everyone whether you are looking for a gift to mark a special birthday, something to decorate your kitchen or bedroom, jewellery and glassware, upcycled and handmade toys, local artworks or handcrafted scented candles.
Both Days
“The Watering Hole” on Crown Pier will offer a welcome seated area to sit, relax and enjoy the live music
For families with young children, The Creation Station awaits where Kat Gillespie and her team will be supervising cooking-themed children’s activities including making Playdough Hedge Veg Stalls and Pizzas. There is a £2 charge per child and parents can happily leave their children in The Creation Station and watch from the adjacent Watering Hole.
Wheadon’s Festival gin making is your opportunity to mix a gin to your own taste using a range of local foraged flavours and traditional botanicals.
Bobby Groves, Oyster Isles Book launch, shucking workshops, oyster tasting and ‘farming’ on the mini oyster farm.
Oyster Isles, Bobby Groves
The Great British & Irish oyster is deeply embedded in our geographical, historical and socio-cultural landscape. Five-thousand-year-old oyster shells have been discovered in the northern reaches of Scotland, and oyster shells are littered along the extinct riverbeds deep beneath the London of today. A highly prized delicacy of the Romans, the oyster has always been a class leveller: an everyman food of the poor during the Victorian age to food of decadence during the twentieth century. It is a superfood; a biological water meter; an ecological superpower. The oyster card, 'the world is your oyster' - it has even crept into our language.
Bobby Groves, Head of Oysters at the Chiltern Firehouse, takes us on a wonderful journey of the British oyster, a five-thousand-mile motorcycle odyssey of Britain's spectacular coastlines. He vividly brings to life this strange and marvellous creature, shining a light on its rich and vibrant history, its cultural impact and ecological importance as well as those oyster folk who work so hard to protect them.
Part travelogue, part social history, Oyster Isles is a celebration of the much-loved yet much - misunderstood oyster.
“What an amazing tome, I didn’t realise it was going to be so complete. The stories behind each oyster and location are so informative, in-depth, but most importantly fun. I shall never eat an oyster again in the same way, the knowledge impaired from Oyster Iles will definitely enhance the eating. It’s a joy. Bravo.” Michel Roux Jr, Le Gavroche
EDABL is supported by a grant from the Committee for Economic Development which is awarded to support events that will help in the development and growth of the tourism and hospitality sector.
For more information on Eat, Drink & Be Local Food Festival Week Call 728686 or email natalie@eventguernsey.com
