Foodies Festival heads for Edinburgh, Oxford and Battersea


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This summer’s Foodies Festivals, celebrating food and drink, are coming to London, Bristol and Edinburgh in August.

Foodies Festival will be at Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park from Friday August 8 to Sunday August 10, featuring pop-up bars and restaurants, live music and food and drink products.

The line-up of chefs presenting include Tony Singh, Mark Greenaway, Adam Handling, Scott Davies, Scott Catchpole, Neil Forbes, Jeff Bland and Craig Sandle as well as Celebrity Masterchef competitors Russell Grant and Stephen K Amos.

The Foodies Festival team will bring Feast to Battersea Park in south London from Friday August 15 to Sunday August 17, again featuring great food, chefs, master classes and tastings.

Chefs taking part will include Matt Robinson of Bluebird, Ben Tish of Salt Yard, Matt Pickop of Maze, Michelin-starred Robert Ortiz of Lima and Tuscan chef Giancarlo Caldesi.

Feast will also host a Tequila Beach pop-up bar serving colourful tequila-fuelled cocktails and the Parisian-style Hidden Charm bar in collaboration with French liqueur Grand Marnier.

Other treats will include an Ibiza Chill Out Cocktail Bar, a Vintage Tea Tent, and a Bar on a Bike which has collaborated with Jelly Belly UK for an “exploding” array of cocktails such as Vimto Mojitos complemented by coconut Jelly Belly jelly beans. There will also be an eclectic line-up of live music.

The final Foodies Festival of 2014 will be at Oxford South Parks from Saturday August 23 to Monday August 25. The line-up of chefs and restaurants is yet to be announced.

For tickets and more information, visit http://foodiesfestival.com.


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