EAT! NewcastleGateshead Festival
The 2008 Culinary Event in Newcastle and Gateshead Runs May 3 to 22
NewcastleGateshead stages its second food festival showcasing the best of the region's food produce alongside culinary delights from its retailers, restaurants and hotels
Newcastle (stretching on the north bank of the River Tyne in North East England) and Gateshead (on the south bank of the Tyne) are marketed as a single visitor destination under the NewcastleGateshead brand, and their calendar is packed with world-class events.
Eat! Food Festival
Supported by representatives from the food and drink industry, between May 3rd through 22nd 2008, the second EAT! NewcastleGateshead Food Festival promises to turn NewcastleGateshead into a food lover’s paradise.
Beside providing an eclectic mix of exciting events, EAT! Newcastlegateshead aims to encourage the public to enjoy the very best food and drink the region has to offer, promote convivial eating, raise the profile of the hospitality industry and build connections with local schools, community groups and catering colleges.
An Emerging Foodie Destination
Stella Hall, Creative Director at NewcastleGateshead Initiative, proudly states: “EAT! offers so much more than your typical food festival. We wanted to bring something very different to the table such as giving people unique and creative experiences as well as fantastic food. EAT! will showcase NewcastleGateshead as an emerging foodie destination.”
Local Quality Food and Major International Issues
Simon Preston, who has worked in the hospitality and the food industry around the UK and the world including Harvey Nichols, returns to direct the festival for the second year and says: “This year’s programme is much larger with over 30 events and activities, but we are still very much focusing upon the high quality food produced and served in this area as well as highlighting major national and international issues such as those of fair trade and sustainability.”
EAT! Festival Highlights
During EAT! Newcastlegateshead, locals and visitors alike may take their pick from a menu of more than 30 events and activities including unique gourmet experiences, from dining in the dark to a guerrilla restaurant in a top secret location.
- Spring to Life Dinner on May 2nd at the Grainger Rooms
- Fish on the Tyne Weekend on May 3-4 NewcastleGateshead Quaysides and Baltic Square
- Fair Trade Afternoon Tea Party May 3-19 at venues across NewcastleGateshead
- Green Fish Dinner and Debate on 4 May at the Brasserie Black Door
- Babel Fish Wine Dinner on May 6th at the Blackfriars restaurant
- Dans le Noir? dining in the dark experience, May 6-10 at the Northern Stage
- Black Gold - The EAT! Campaign on May 9th at Newcastle Civic Centre
- EAT! In the street and the Angel Cake of the north on May 10th in Baltic Square
- Fair Trade Weekend on May 10-11 at venues across NewcastleGateshead
- IncrEDIBLE North East open-top bus tour of the Northumberland countryside and picnic lunch on May 10-11
- EAT!NG – A Secret Restaurant on May 12-16 at a guerrilla restaurant in a top secret location
- Food Heroes Tasting Market on May 16-17, Newcastle Civic Centre
- The Late Shows free culture crawl and Liquid Bred beer tasting sessions on May 17th
- Ten Things to Eat Before they Die on May 22nd at the Marriott Hotel, Gosforth Park
- EAT! Three for Two throughout the festival at selected restaurants around NewcastleGateshead
EAT! Festival Package Deals
A number of hotels in Newcastle, Gateshead and surroundings offer special accommodation deals during EAT! NewcastleGateshead. The packages will include overnight stay plus tickets to either Dans Le Noir? or EAT!NG - A Secret Restaurant events.
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