Divingusto: the Puglia Food and Wine Festival returns to Ceglie Messapica in the province of Brindisi on Saturday 24th and Sundayth 25 July 2010. Puglia, the region covering the “heel” section of the Italian peninsula, is rightly proud of its gastronomic traditions, and Divingusto celebrates the region’s culinary artisans.
Wales is celebrating cheese in style on 25 – 26 September with the Great British Cheese Festival at Cardiff Castle.
Why not celebrate Welsh cheese at home with some delicious varieties such as Hafod Cheddar, Caws Cenarth Perl Lâs or Gorwydd Caerphilly? The Wales the True Taste Award-winners have all the cheeses you need to create a first-class cheeseboard!
Pembrokeshire Fish Week, the seriously fishy festival for lovers of fresh fish and shellfish, will be celebrated with a huge variety of over 200 events and activities between Saturday 26th June and Sunday 4th July ranging from gourmet tastings to cookery demos and talks, island rambles, adventure watersports and many more coastal activities.
Thanks to his Mum encouraging him to bake cakes, Bryan Webb side-stepped a job down the mines – as a school-leaving Valleys boy at that time was expected to do – opting to become a chef instead. “As a naive sixteen-year-old, I thought cooking would be an easier option,” he recalls ruefully.
