About
The Food and Drink Festival is a two-week celebration showcasing Stroud’s outstanding food and drink businesses.
Whilst there are now lots of Food and Drink Festivals across the UK, many of them are clones of each other, involving outside exhibitors and celebrity chefs who are specially brought in for the event. In Stroud we wanted to do things differently and celebrate the local – the businesses that are here every day of the year. We think they have something to be proud of, so we set them the challenge of creating new ways to show off what they do best.
The resulting programme is an interesting mix of new foods, themed events and special promotions. In an era dominated by supermarkets and multinationals, it is easy to lose touch with where your food comes from and who makes it. This is a chance to celebrate Stroud’s great range of independent cafes, restaurants, markets, pubs, shops and producers who are all part of the lifeblood of the community.
Having now combined the Food and Walking Festivals, the Open Eco Homes, the Fringe and Vintage Fashion Festivals under the Stroud Festival Fortnight banner, the first two weeks of September is the ideal time to come and discover the delights of our area.
Have a great time!
Greg Pilley |
Bernard Jarman |
Richard Davis |
Bern Wakefield-Heath |
Directors Stroud Valley Festivals Ltd
Picture Credits:
All photos with the following exceptions on www.stroudfoodfest.com and associated pages are copyright Andy Read. No use is permitted without prior permission.
JRool image courtesy of JRool Bistro. Crown & Sceptre image courtesy of Mikal Ludlow. Stroudco image courtesy of Stroudco. Pudding Evening image courtesy of Daniel Martino. The Clothiers Arms image courtesy of Paul Nicholls. Guerilla Banquet image courtesy of Guerilla Banquet. Glorious South Indian Food image courtesy of The Art of Kalamkari. Shambles Market image courtesy of Stroud Life.
All images used under this licence are stated in the captions below each picture and the licence holder is named.