Eat for £1 on the Leamington Food & Drink Festival Taste Trail!
September sees the return of the highly popular Royal Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival which takes place on Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th in the Royal Pump Room Gardens. With demonstrations by Celebrity Chef ‘Rustie Lee’ and ‘James McIntosh’ on the AGA Rangemaster Live Kitchen, live music, an International Food Market, competitions and featuring over 100 exhibitors, the Festival is set to be a fabulous, fun filled weekend!
As part of the activities, visitors can take part in the ever popular ‘Taste Trail’. For just £1, visitors can eat at one of fourteen different and diverse local restaurants including Ask, Café Rouge, Gallu’s, Murphy’s Bar, Pizza Express, Sabai Sabai, Sozzled Sausage, Strada, The Benjamin Satchwell, The Clarendon, The Fox & Vivian, The Newbold, The Shakespeare and Zizzi. Visitors can purchase a Taste Trail ticket for the restaurant they would like to visit, and sample their specialities.
By rating the experience and completing an entry form, visitors will be entered into a prize draw to win dinner for two at the winning restaurant. Taste Trail tickets will be sold from the information tent at the Festival or at the Royal Priors Shopping Centre on the 27th/28th August & 3rd/4th September from 10am – 4pm. By visiting the website at leamingtonfoodfestival.co.uk, visitors can also enter their details to be in with a chance of winning a £250 hamper!
Stephanie Kerr, Executive Director of BID Leamington, stated “The Taste Trail is simple, easy and great fun to take part in! It’s a fantastic opportunity for restaurants to show off their culinary delights and also encourage visitors to eat at places that they might not have been to before”.
During the Festival, as well as seeing celebrity Chefs on stage, visitors can enjoy an array of delicious free Mexican food from Discovery. Bread and Co Catering will be running the popular Café and visitors can come along to the ‘Tasting Zone’ for Oxford Landing Estates Mini-Masterclasses where they can learn a little, laugh a little and taste some fantastic wines!
Another highlight of the Festival will be the live music performed by a number of talented bands including the Sheila Fawkes Jazz Band, Lament, Discovery Jalisco and local talent Gebby Eaton. Visitors can also use their Little Book of Offers featuring over 100 fantastic and exclusive discounts, promotions and free give-aways across a wide range of products and services in the town.
The Festival is organised by BID Leamington and funded by local businesses. Further information about the Festival can be found by visiting leamingtonfoodfestival.co.uk
