The final schedule for this weekend’s Burnham-On-Sea Food and Drink Festival has been announced as the countdown to the big event gets underway.
More than 70 exhibitors, stallholders and chefs will take part in the third Burnham-On-Sea Food & Drink Festival taking place this Saturday, September 28th.
.FOOD FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
9am Doors open at all venues and the market
10.30am Bread making demo starts in Somerset Skills & Learning
11.00am Madeline Francis (local chef) on at KDS Fresh Ideas Stage
Noon Kieran Lenihan and Chris Westgate (cooking with foraged food) on at KDS Fresh Ideas Stage
1pm Manveena from The Somerset Curry Club (indian street food) on at KDS Fresh Ideas Stage
1.30pm Entries close for the Brew Off
2pm Joanna Weinberg (Times columnist, author) on at KDS Fresh Ideas Stage
2.30pm Entries close for Bake Off (and judging starts, i.e. cutting them up)
2.30pm Sugarcraft demo starts in Somerset Skills & Learning
2.30pm Brew Off competition winner announced in Princess Theatre
3pm The Princess Theatre will close – this is accommodate the theatre production later in the evening
3pm Stefano Silvani (authentic Italian chef – stall holder at the festival) on at KDS fresh Ideas Stage
3.30pm The Great Burnham Burn Off chilli eating competition on the outdoor stage
4pm Dr Nevin Stewart (cider and apple juice maker) on at KDS Fresh Ideas Stage
4.30pm Bake Off winners announced
5pm Festival closes
The organisers, Beverley and Sarah Milner Simonds, pictured with Mayor Martin Cox, say this weekend’s harvest-themed event will be even bigger than the previous two.
“There are over 75 stallholders with products as varied as fresh venison to artisan breads, small batch james, sauces & pickles to Caribbean jerk chicken, local beers and smoothies that you can make yourself with pedal power!” said Bev.
The festival is free to enter and will be open from 9am to 5pm across five indoor venues and a large outdoor market.
There are also three competitions to take part in – The Great Burnham Bake Off for home and professional bakers; The Great Burnham Brew Off for home beer brewers; and The Great Burnham Burn Off, a chilli pepper eating competition.
On the KDS Fresh Ideas Stage top chefs will be sharing their hints, tips, techniques and fruits of their labour on the hour every hour from 11am.
Bev added: “The festival is a labour of love for us – we love Burnham-On-Sea and we love food and drink. We have selected so many great producers for this festival – we hope that visitors agree it is the best selection yet.”
Fellow festival director Sarah added: “We aim to put on a day that has something for everyone – so wherever you are a looking to try a few different things, stock up on Christmas gifts and ideas, a chilli-head looking for a new heat-high or parents trying to explain the food-chain in more depth we think we have got it covered.”
The festival offers a great opportunity to try something new and there is certainly something for everyone with food as varied as Caribbean jerk chicken, deep south style pulled pork, wood fired pizza and traditional pies, ales and cheese.
Venues open at 9am and include Somerset Skills and Learning, Burnham Baptist Church, Baptist Hall, Princess Theatre and Methodist Church and the market will take place in Victoria Street and College Street.
