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| When
it comes to food, the Abergavenny Food Festival
is a restaurant, a party, and a school all
rolled into one. This year, the festival is
bigger than ever and plans are under way to
expand into new venues. This September 16th and
17th, we'll see more than 100 market stalls,
demonstrations, master classes, discussions, a
cheese and wine show, fish market, and tutored
tastings – among other things.
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Cooks, farmers, and producers will all be
at the festival, and as in festivals
past, talks will focus on ethical issues
surrounding food production in Wales, following
the trend toward wholesome living sparked by the
True Taste Movement. Chef
demos will be given across town – some at the
picturesque Abergavenny Castle – by specialists
in Indian, Eastern European, Italian, and
Chinese home cooking. And of course some of our
top cooks will be demonstrating the best of
Welsh fare. Taking it all in will be Britain's
top food critics and writers, along with all
manner of foodies and nibblers! Hands-on
workshops, meanwhile, keep kids busy at the Food
Academy.
Of course there's more to Abergavenny and to Welsh
cuisine than just this one festival – much, much
more. Click to read on...>
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If
you love home cooking, but don't know how to
make our classic dishes, don't worry! Just sit
back and enjoy a home-cooked Welsh meal made by
a local family. Home Dinners in Wales links up
travelers and families interested in good food
and interesting conversation. Make friends, eat
well, and get to know our culture from the
inside, in the cozy ambiance of a Welsh home.
If you'd like to learn just how they do it,
many restaurants and schools across the country
offer cooking classes where you'll learn to
prepare cawl (a stew of lamb and root
vegetables), bara brith (spicy fruit loaf), or
our famous sewin (sea trout) or salmon.
Cooking courses at The Drovers Rest Restaurant,
explore traditional Welsh cooking as well as
contemporary tastes and techniques, and range
from a few hours to several days and run the
gamut from veggie and game dishes (plucking
instructions included) to traditional breads and
desserts. There's even a course dedicated solely
to puddings! Gourmet breaks at The Drawing Room include
advice on trips to local farmers and producers
and demonstrations, at the only chef's table in
Wales, on how to put them all together.
The meals you'll have in Wales will be
memorable, but learn how to make your own Welsh
feast, and you can relive more than just
memories back home. | |
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| We'd
love to see you in Wales, so we're inviting a
Croeso! subscriber and a companion to come as
our guests! We're giving one lucky prize winner
a choice: a free trip for two to Wales,
including round-trip tickets and four nights'
accommodation – or an iPod® with a $50 iTunes
gift certificate!
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Just answer the following question and
you'll automatically be entered for a chance to
win:
What is Wales' best attraction?
Click here to answer.
View the
official rules for complete
details.
There's no wrong answer but you must be a
Croeso! subscriber to enter. Not a
member/subscriber? No problem. Just sign up here to receive this
newsletter on a quarterly basis and you'll also
be automatically entered for a chance to win the
trip.
Congratulations to Scott S., Don
M., Michelle R., and Janica K., four of the five
winners of the "A Vision to Behold" sweepstakes.
Each won a copy of the "Visions of Wales" DVD,
which has spectacular aerial footage of Wales'
natural and manmade splendors accompanied by
traditional music and informative narration.
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In the summer of 2001, having
visited Britain several times, we decided to visit
Wales. We were simply travelling to St. David's and
other points in the southwestern coastal area. Planning
to meet friends from Surrey for a week's stay we were
looking for a Bed and Breakfast when we came around a
corner on a narrow track and literally found ourselves
at the Llangloffan Cheese Farm--a charming place with a
tiny store and opportunity to purchase a lovely lunch.
We noticed a sign that a cottage on the farm was
available to rent. We asked the hosts if the cottage was
available and he said, "you know, a couple was renting
it but the husband became ill and they had to leave." We
immediately offered to fulfill the rental period, it was
accepted and our friends from Surrey arrived the next
day to find us in a lovingly restored and provisioned
cottage!! Talk about serendipity!! The hosts were an
incredible couple making delicious cheese which we now
purchase in America through Dean and Deluca online!!
What a perfect story to tell including day walks along
one of the most beautiful sections of the Coast Path. We
could live in Wales on the Llangloffan Cheese Farm
forever!!
Sarah B. |
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I met my husband on an
internet dating site. He lived in Bristol and I lived in
NYC. On our first long trip together we booked to hear
"Blind Boys of Alabama" at the Brecon Jazz Festival.
When we got there it turned out that there had been some
mix-up with the tickets so instead we went to hear the
then unknown (to us) Jane Monheit. It was such a
wonderful and romantic concert. Jane and Brecon became
favorites of ours. We were married the following year
and are looking forward to our third anniversary and our
next visit (we now live in NYC) to Wales. What a great
memory we have of that trip!
Marsha
H.
Do you
have a story to share about your visit to Wales? We'd
love to hear it. And if it shows up in a future issue of
Croeso we'll send you a $25 gift certificate as a token
of our appreciation.
Tell us your story. |
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| The
little Welsh town of Brecon, population 8000, is
home to one of the biggest and most important
jazz festivals in Europe. Just as it has for the
last 22 summers, one of the best line-ups of
live jazz across Europe will play at the Brecon Jazz Festival.
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Concerts are held all over this town at the
foot of the Brecon Beacons National Park: the
market hall, five outdoor stadiums, and even in
Brecon cathedral. "Stroller" tickets allow you
to wander in and out of the many outdoor shows.
Concerts run almost continuously from the
evening of August 11th to the 13th, which means
nonstop good music from legendary Welsh vocal
artist Iris Williams, British jazz greats the
Stan Tracey Big Band, and the Spirit of New
Orleans Band, among others.
You can hear
great music off the program, too: artists play
in local bars, and buskers and marching bands
also do their thing. The atmosphere is jovial.
Food is sold in the streets – be sure to visit
the Welsh cake stands! – and some of the city
center is closed off to traffic. It's three
memorable days of good dancing, reveling, and
coming together with thousands of fellow
jazz-lovers from around the world.
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