Save the Date!
Monday 23rd March 2020 11am to 3pm Book
Here at Yeo Valley HQ, Blagdon
John Bradley Exmoor chef/owner John Bradley of the Dunkery Beacon Country House and Coleridge Restaurant.
The menu is set!
"Fantastic to have learners from the Food and Drink Academy at Weston College joining us for the Somerset & Exmoor Cook-in on Monday 23rd March. We can't wait to sample a selection of delicious canapés which they are creating for the event! Visit Somerset, Visit Exmoor and Yeo Valley are collaborating to put on this fabulous celebration of the very best of Somerset and Exmoor produce – connecting local producers and local industry.
Somerset fried brie, shallot pickle (White lake cheese co)
Smoked mackerel bruschetta (joes smokery)
Beef carpaccio (yeo valley)
Pork slider, apple gel (Blagdon butchers)
Vegan arranchini
smoked duck and watercress bite size salad
Producer Market places confirmed already.
- Godminster Cheese
- Miles Tea and Coffee
- Exmoor Distellery
- Grown Up Marsh Mallows
- Croft & Cottage
- Somerset Toiletry Company
- Lime Berry Soap
- Little Oak Farm
- Sheppeys Cider
- Somerdale Chocolate
Josh Eggleton - chef/owner of Michelin starred pub The Pony & Trap - will be headlining the Somerset & Exmoor Cook-in event! We are delighted to have Josh joining us for this fabulous celebration of Somerset & Exmoor produce. Visit Somerset and Visit Exmoor members will now have received details of how to book a place.
Josh Eggleton - Photograph by Ed Schofield
Visit Somerset, Visit Exmoor and Yeo Valley are collaborating to put on this fabulous celebration of the very best of Somerset and Exmoor produce – connecting local producers and local industry. The celebration includes:
Somerset and Exmoor Chefs producing mouth-watering menus from local produce in the Yeo demo kitchen.
Networking with other local producers and local hoteliers, chefs and restaurateurs.
Guest speakers and focused discussions.Local producers’ marketplace – profiling and sampling local produce.
Chance for producers to meet the Visit Somerset, Visit Exmoor and Yeo Valley team and get involved in exciting upcoming opportunities, including: Book a local producers stall at the upcoming Valley Fest (31
st July – 2
nd August) selling your product to 10,000 ticket holders!
Meet the team rolling out the Yeo Valley online farm shop (to be launched later this year), selling local produce to their customer base.
Inclusion in the joint Visit Somerset / Visit Exmoor PR focus and producer’s brochure and press pack.
We will be discussing how we are working with high-profile media influencers, looking at previous national media and plans for future national media engagement.
We will also be supporting the event by running a dedicated social media campaign which will feature all involved local producers and Cook-in contributors.
The event is open to all Visit Somerset and Visit Exmoor members. The producer’s tables in the marketplace are free, places and tables will be confirmed on a first come basis.
We hope you’ll be able to join us!
More details to follow.
Save the Date!
Monday 23rd March 2020
11am to 3pm
Book Here
at Yeo Valley HQ, Blagdon