24 February
Congratulations, Karl!
Karl Jones Hughes, multi-award-winning head chef at Narberth’s Plas Hyfryd Hotel, has done it again. Competing for the title of National Chef of Wales at last week’s bi-annual Welsh International Culinary Championships, Karl found himself in what the chairman of judges described as the contest’s closest ever final. Karl’s three-course menu for four people, prepared in front of the judges and a large audience, earned him the Silver medal. We’re particularly pleased for Karl as he’s a long-time friend and supporter of Narberth Food Festival.

For more about the competition, including videos, go to:
www.welshculinaryassociation.com

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11 February
Calling All Stallholders!

Want a place at the festival that stallholders repeatedly tell us is well organised, friendly and has a great atmosphere?
Join our regulars who have been applying at the rate of one a day since booking opened.

Want a stall in a popular category? Apply soon: e.g., coffee stalls are already fully booked and we shall be taking less catering stalls than in 2011.

Want a corner stall? Apply very soon: two-thirds of available spots have already been requested.

Want to take advantage of our discounted rates? Apply before the end of May. NB No cheques are cashed before the middle of June.

Download an information sheet and application form

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28 January
New Faces on Festival Committee
This year we have said a sad farewell to Jackie Palit, the driving force behind Narberth Food Festival from its beginning. Jackie is moving to Aberystwyth where she will be closer to children and grandchildren. We’re hugely grateful for all that Jackie has done to make our festival a unique event with a friendly atmosphere all its own.

We’re glad, though, to welcome some new faces to the committee. Liz Hobbs of The Soap Shed brings her experience as a stallholder at Narberth and other festivals, while Donna Harding, of Giddy Aunt, gives us another link with Narberth’s High Street traders. Donna and other new committee member Alison Ellis have also manned(?) the festival bar since it started three years ago. The job of site manager has become ever more demanding as the festival has grown and we’re pleased that Charlie Ellis has offered to become assistant site manager.

All members of the committee are volunteers, as are all those who help during the festival. If you are interested in helping in any way please talk to a member of the committee.
click here for the full list of committee members
email: info@narberthfoodfestival.com

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19 January
More Awards for Festival Regular

Congratulations to multi-award-winning Narberth butcher Andrew Rees on his latest success.

At the recent Butcher Shop of the Year Awards in London, Andrew collected the award for Best Butcher Shop in Wales and was also named UK runner up.

Andrew is a regular stallholder at Narberth Food Festival and a long-time supporter of Education Day, where his hands-on sausage making activity is always popular with local primary school children.
The picture shows Andrew with current festival chairman Lynne Crompton and some of the original recipe sausages he made especially for Festival week 2011.

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