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| York Festival of Food and Drink 2011 |
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| Written by Sharmini | |
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Winner of Yorkshire curry vision contest 'Sharmini was up against several well known curry houses in York, of excellent reputations, (including Akash, Bengal Brasserie, Jaipur Spice, Karachi, and Rafi’s Spice Box) yet her curry was voted by 95% of the public as being in the top three'
- Debbie Waite Director of York Festival of Food and Drink 2010 Yes, the festival is back again with even more interesting activites to take part in.
I am conducting some workshops(mentioned below) and I am looking forward to meeting all curry lovers once more. I will try my very best to answer any queries you have.Thanking in advance for taking part in it and have a fab 2 weeks of festive yummies. Bookings for various hands on cookery sessions will be available at my stall on Parliment Street on the 21st of September. 10% discount Friday 16th Spices for health and hands on samosa workshop Venue: Demonstration Area, St Sampson's Square Time 10 -12 noon Come explore the hidden health remedies of spices and herbs; from improving memory to helping the digestive system. Learn the art of blending spices when taking part in ‘hands-on’ workshop of making samosas. This cookery class includes any ingredients you will need. £5.00 Full Price 17. 09. 2011 11am Heats last 40 min event ends at 3pm Wanna Be MasterChef Competition Venue: The Guildhall (off St Helen's Square) Judges: Sharmini Thomas and Sara Danesin Medeo for budding wanna be chef's compete by producing a one-course meal using local and regional produce in 40 minutes. Each dish will be independently judged by our panel and scored in secret until a winner is decided to receive the Food Festival Master Chef Trophy. 19th September Dine at my table Time: 7.30 pm The Theme for the evening is Traditional 'Suriani Christian' delicacies or Syrian Christian cuisine Syrian Christian cuisines in Kerala are 2000 years old which, according to research, is a mix of Portuguese influence, British flavour and Kerala tradition. Because of this, this type of food tends to be mild in spices. This diet is predominately non-vegetarian. The flavour of food depends on fresh produce, stone ground spices and special utensils using coconut oil. This is the preferred cooking medium -which perfectly compliments and adds a unique flavour to Malayali cuisine. £30.00 Full Price Sold out £30.00 Friends Price Sold out 21st September Venue: Demonstration in demonstation tent: Time: 3 pm I will be demonstrating how to cook some of the 'award winning dishes' at the Curry vision contest held last year by York festival of Food and Drink-95% public vote Stall on Parliment Street: Selling dishes demonstrated and other dishes too. This is also a' taster session' of some of the dishes which you can learn when booking for 'hands on cookery workshops' activities such as 1. Team building/ bonding events 2. Networking events 3. Company and client - get to know session 4. Special event/occasion, parties such as birthdays, hen parties, friends getting together or christmas parties etc Cookery demonstrations for fund raising events, out of school clubs or learning about India which is held at differnet WI meetings, gardening clubs, schools etc Vouchers available too Bookings can be made today - 10% discount 23rd September Approximately 40 minutes Demo at 2pm with Sharmini Thomas for YUMI Venue: Demonstration Area, St Sampson's Square Demonstration on how to make the best use of your garden produce to cook nutritious meals, and how to store your fruit and vegetables to ensure a longer life and the cut down on waste ! YUMI (York Unifying Multicultural Initiative) - is a local, voluntary, intercultural network with more details at http://www.yumiyork.org/ 24. 09. 2011 6pm Demo at 6pm with Sophie Jewett and Sharmini Thomas Venue: The Fountain Café, Parliament Street Please note, this 6pm demo that would normally be in the Demo tent, will take place in the Fountain Café, as part of the chocolate evening Kerala cook, Sharmini Thomas works with Sophie Jewett of Little Pretty Things to show you how curry and chocolate can be the perfect combination for adding to so many different meals. Free entry Approximately 40 minutes 25. 09. 2011 11am Generation Cookery Game Judges: Sharmini Thomas and 'Lord Mayor of York'- Venue: The Guildhall (off St Helen's Square) An entirely different spin on The Generation Game we all know and love. This time it's food that takes the centre stage as the main game and, there's not a cuddly toy in sight! A Bar and Mini Café will be available for purchasing light refreshments throughout the day. Free entry Contestants representing a generation of each Family compete by frantically preparing and cooking a family favourite for our judges in 40 minutes. Each dish is scored in secret and a winner announced. Sadly there will be no conveyor belt of prizes, but the highly revered Food Festival Trophy is up for grabs! Come and witness this family-fun event. |
