Looking forward to the Foodies Festival at Hampton Court!

City Beach at Hampton Court Foodies Festival!

Food, Glorious Food!
Really looking forward to the Foodies Festival at Hampton Court Palace Green on Sunday!  Haven't been to Hampton court for ages and looking forward to taking in some of the sights as well as tasting lots of food, glorious food!

Running from Saturday 5 May - Monday 7 May, this appropriately Royal setting will play host to a festival of food, feasting and general yumminess!  
I'm excited to see that TV chefs and personalities will be appearing on stage and sharing their foodie tips, including Levi Roots, Martin Blunos and Ed Baines, and actors Emma Forbes and Fay Ripley.  Michelin Starred and celebrity chefs will be cooking up their favourites on the live stage, sharing their gourmet tips and expertise - can't wait to see what they make!  Also hoping to learn some of the tricks of the trade myself at the masterclasses and food and drink theatre tents...

I'm really looking forward to sampling and buying yummy goodies - there will be delicacies galore in the restaurant tents, lots of interesting food and drink exhibitors, and World-themed pagodas and street food - delicious!  Also particularly enthused by the idea of the Bus Bar - a bar in an old Routemaster bus! (Check out the photo, courtesy of FoodiesFestival - how fabulous?!)

I always love trying and buying the artisan foods and local produce at food events - they should be of a particularly high standard here too, with loads of local producers and farmers gathered in the dedicated Producers' Market. 

And no food festival would be complete without some good wine to wash all the tasty food down with!  Hoping to try a few good wines at the Wine Village...  

Will be taking my fold-up shopping bags to bring back lots of scrumptious treats!
The whole day should be entertaining, with live music and entertainment going on, a City Beach (look at the gorgeous photo - please don't rain!) and getting there is going to be fun too - we're travelling from Richmond to Hampton Court by boat - hope the rain holds off!  Turks Cruises are doing a deal with the Foodies Festival to offer return boat travel from Richmond/Kingston to Hampton Court and a day ticket for the festival for the bargain price of £18!

Taking a boat trip - Turks Cruises' Yarmouth Belle 

The Foodies Festival is running up and down the country over the summer - I'm hoping to make some of the other venues as well, such as Brighton and Cheshire.

You can find out more on the Foodies Festival website, and by following the lovely team on Twitter - @foodiesfestival
All this talk of good food and wine is making me hungry - I'm off for a cup of tea and some dinner!  Bring on Sunday!

Until next time, when I'll tell you all about it, enjoy your tea break!
Rachael X
(Thank you to Foodies Festival and Turks Cruises for the lovely photos - can't wait!)