The Great Belfast Food Week
Posted: 17 March '10 by Niall

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The Great Belfast Food Week begins next Wednesday, a four-day food festival to celebrate the best of Northern Ireland food produce.
The festival will be headlined by some of the best-known TV chefs including: James Martin; Gino D’Acampo; Paul Rankin; local chef Nick Price; and The Good Food Programme’s host Sheila Dillon.
There’s lots going on..
Event details:
- Date: 24 – 27 March
- Tickets: Tickets are available through www.gotobelfast.com or phone 028 9024 6609 (unless otherwise stated).
Belfast Kitchen with James Martin, Nick Price, Paul Rankin and Jason More
Celebrating our local produce with Nick Price. Belfast dishes prepared by Paul Rankin and Jason More with James Martin.
- Date: Wednesday 24 March 2010
- Venue: Ulster Museum, 9.30am – 12 noon
- Tickets:£20
Gino Cooks the Great Belfast Menu
See Gino D’Acampo’s twist on the Great Belfast Menu at Connswater Shopping Centre and Victoria Square. Paul Rankin and other local chefs will also be there.
- Date: Thursday 25 March 2010
- Location: Connswater Shopping Centre at 12.30pm – 1.30pm and various city centre venues from 3pm
- Tickets: No ticket required
Gino D’Acampo – signing of his latest cookbook
- Date: Thursday 25 March 2010
- Venue: Waterstones, Fountain Street, Belfast, 5pm – 6pm
Good Food means Good Business Breakfast Seminar
Free business breakfast seminar featuring guest speaker Martin Hamilton from Mash Direct. He will be giving an insight into his award winning company’s strategy for success. To book your place (free to small businesses) please contact Rhonda Lynn on 028 9027 0229 or email lynnr@belfastcity.gov.uk.
- Date: Thursday 25 March 2010
- Venue: Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, 8am – 10am
Gino hosts lunch
Sample a delicious four course lunch cooked by Gino D’Acampo using fresh ingredients sourced directly from St George’s Market at the St George’s Bar and Grill.
- Date: Friday 26 March
- Venue: St George’s Bar and Grill, 11.30am – 1pm
- Tickets: £35 – available at St George’s Bar and Grill (telephone: 028 9024 0014)
Sheila Dillon with Nick Price – a presentation on The Slow Food Movement
- Date: Friday 26 March
- Venue: Baby Grand, Grand Opera House, 2.30pm – 5pm
- Tickets: £10
Belfast Bred: A dramatic tour of the city’s cuisine from past to present
Sample the delights of Belfast food and discover the city’s fascinating culinary history in the company of Barney, a chef from RMS Titanic – and Radio 4’s Sheila Dillon. Leaves from Sawer’s Delicatessen, Fountain Street at 10am and finishes at St George’s Market at 12 noon.
- Date: Saturday 27 March
- Venue: Local Belfast restaurants, 10am – 12 noon
- Tickets: £15 – available from the Belfast Welcome Centre
St George’s Chocolate Festival with Sheila Dillon
Do you love chocolate? Celebrate and indulge at our Chocolate Festival at St George’s Market. Enjoy special events, demonstrations and delicious free samples!
- Date: Saturday 27 March
- Venue: St George’s Market, 10am – 3pm (with Sheila Dillon from 12pm)
- More information: www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Hopefully we’ll see you there!
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