Monday, July 29, 2013

Bristol Harbour Festival


Bristol Harbour Festival is one of the UK's largest public festivals and a chance for the city to showcase its rich musical and performance roots. Over 250,000 festival fans head down to the 2 mile stretch along Bristol's waterfront to party, dance and relax. This year the festival took place from 26th - 28th July.
The festival gets off to a leisurely start on Friday afternoon when the markets open at around 2pm.

The stage on Queen Square comes to life at 5.30pm
On Saturday and Sunday all the stages are up and running by 12 noon. But it's always a good idea to arrive earlier and get your bearings! 


It's much easier to plan your day with the help of an official programme.



A churro, sometimes referred to as a Spanish doughnut, is a fried-dough pastry. Churros are popular in Spain, France, the Philippines, Portugal, Latin America (including Brazil and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands) and the United States. There are two types of churros in Spain, one which is thin (and sometimes knotted) and the other which is long and thick (porra). They are both normally eaten for breakfast dipped in hot chocolate or café con leche.
The origin of churros is unclear. One theory is they were brought to Europe by the Portuguese. The Portuguese sailed for the Orient and, as they returned from Ming Dynasty China to Portugal, they brought along with them new culinary techniques, including modifying the dough for You tiao also known as Youzagwei in Southern China, for Portugal. However, they modified it by introducing a star design because they did not learn the Chinese skill of "pulling" the dough (the Chinese Emperor made it a capital crime to share knowledge with foreigners). As a result, churros are not "pulled" but rather extruded out through a star-shaped die.
Another theory is that the churro was made by Spanish shepherds, to substitute for fresh bakery goods. Churro paste was easy to make and fry in an open fire in the mountains, where shepherds spend most of their time.









Sunday, July 28, 2013

Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival is back for another year at  beautiful Bristol Harbourside on July 12th, 13th and 14th 2013.


Amazing  Cake & Bake Theatre:

Flower infusions and botanical chocolates with Sciolti Chocolates and Chocolate Tastings with Coeur De Xocolat

David G-Haigh

David Greenwood-Haigh, a professional chocolatier has been working in the food industry for more than 35 years he did run our prezentations.





Good recipy you can find on his internet page http://www.coeurdexocolat.com/

Cocoa bean


David is a Master Chef member of the Craft Guild of Chefs. He has a lifelong love of food, and a creative passion and flair.  Trained as a chocolatier, David has also recently written his first book – a Haitian recipe book, and is now planning a chocolate book.
David joined Divine Chocolate in 2005 as a National Accounts Manager but also doubled as the Divine chocolatier providing inspiring chocolate workshops, which included chocolate and wine pairing, hands on chocolate truffle making sessions and chocolate tempering demonstrations.
David’s other passions include: Haiti, His Motorbike, His large collection of cookery books (many of them about Chocolate!), and Photography.

Cake & Bake Theatre:

Bakery hints and tips with Manisha.

It was time to tune in for this little taste of Middle England and find out why people in aprons cooking buns have caught the imagination of more than four million viewers each week.
The Great British Bake Off is a British television baking competition first shown by the BBC on 17 August 2010. The judges are cookery writer Mary Berry and professional baker Paul Hollywood. Mel Giedroyc & Sue Perkins have presented all three series of the programme. The competition selects from amongst its competitors the best amateur baker.
The Great British Bake Off

Manisha is a nursery teacher in Leicester during the day then cooks all the family meals for her father and brothers in the evenings. Her passion for baking began when her mum showed her how to make a Victoria sponge when she was little. Her strengths are classic English biscuits, cakes and pastry, but she also makes some Indian biscuits and cakes too.

Chefs theatre:

Martin Lauris Blunos (born 11 April 1960) is a British TV chef. Blunos earned twoMichelin Guide stars at his restaurant Lettonie, first in Bristol and then in Bath.

Martin Lauris Blunos

Michelin Stars Defined:
One star: A very good restaurant in its category.
Two stars: Excellent cooking and worth a detour. First class cuisine of its type.
Three stars: Exceptional cuisine and worth a special journey. Often extremely expensive, and with an
extensive wine list.

Fresh coconut milk




BBQ arena, recipes with top chef Rob Kennedy


Food from pop-up restaurants

yume kitchen



Tuesday, July 09, 2013

GROMIT UNLEASHED IN BRISTOL

Aardman Animations has joined with  charity, Wallace&Gromit`s Grand Appeal, to present Gromit Unleashed, a ten-week-long public art. Trail that will see 80 five-foot-high sculptures of Gromit, unleashed into the city of Bristol and the surrounding area. 
From 1st July to 8th September, as you wander around city, you will find sculptures that have been individually designer and created by some of our best local artists.
You can pick up trail map with will help you to find your way around the Gromits. Overleaf, you`ll find a full list of all the Gromits that have been unleashed into Bristol- and beyond. Also you can pop one of official Gromit Unleased passport stops to collect six Gromit stamps.


As you discover Gromit around the city, you will also be able to walk Brunel`s iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge, relax on a boat trip around the Harbourside, see Bristol`s famous street art and even do a spot shopping.

After the trail, the next big event will be to auction.
On 3rd Octomber 2013, the sculptures will be auctioned to the highest bidders at the Gromit Unleashed Pavilion at The Mall, Cibbs Causeway, raising funds for Wallace&Gromit`s Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity.
My Gromit`s
1. Newshound 
Bristol City Museum

2. TutanGromit
Bristol City Museum

3. Bushed
Royal West of England

4. Vincent van Gromit
Elton Road

5. Golden Gromit
Victoria Rooms

6. Sir Gromit of Bristol
St George`s Bristol

9.The Grommalo
Bristol Central Library

10.Steam Dog
At-Bristol

11.Astro Dog
Milenium Square

12.Fish Tales
Bristol Aquarium

13.Close Shave
Tourist Information Centre

14.Salty Sea Dog
The cascade steps

42.Watch Out Gromit!
M Shed

43.National Treasure
M Shed

45.Being Gromit Malkovich
Brunel`s ss Great Britain

46.Gromberry
The pumphouse

48.Sheepdog
The Mall Gardens

49.Dog Rose
Whiteladies Road

51.A Mandrill`s Best Friends
Bristol Zoo Gardens

52.Ship Shape&Bristol Fashion
Sion Hill

53.Fiesta
Avon Gorge Hotel

64.Blossom
The Downs

65.Zodiac
Arnolfini

66.Hound Dog
Arnolfini

67.It`s Kraken, Gromit!
The Downs

77.Bristol Bulldog
Bristol Airport