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FUN ON THE FRINGE
TOP POP-UPS, SUPPER CLUBS, TALKS, TOURS AND MORE!
HISTORY COOKED Opening the festival this year is History Cooked, an exciting collaboration between Itamar Srulovich, Sarit Packer, Rosie Sykes and Polly Russell. It takes diners on an epicurean adventure inspired by The Forme of Cury . It’s at the Storey’s Field Centre at Eddington and takes place on 10 May. TAP TAKEOVER A collective of Cambridge-based brewers team up on 11 and 12 May for a weekend-long showcase of local ale, lager and cider. Join the boozy fun at the Pint Shop, no tickets required! FLOURISH & FRIENDS Join revolutionary local produce grower Calixta Killander, Hum-Closen owner Suzannah Wansell and Allotment Café’s Katie Moore for a feast on the farm on 12 May. Exquisite dishes, wine, cheese and a tour of the farm all await. MEADOWS OF NEWNHAM 15 May sees the opening of Meadows of Newnham pop-up shop, which runs throughout the festival. This joint venture is between Hum- Closen’s Suzannah Wansell and patisserie chef Emese Gengeliczki. Expect farmhouse cheeses and small-producer wines along with locally grown fresh produce, chocolate, coffee, tea, preserves, oil, pasta, nuts and grains. This is a chance to get a flavour of what is to come and stock up your cupboards until this exciting local store opens permanently! The pop-up is open 10am to 6pmWednesday to Saturday, and 10am to 3pm Sundays throughout the festival. SCRATCH KITCHEN VEGAN FEAST An evening of gourmet vegan and vegetarian dishes at the Pear & Olive Scratch Kitchen in Hildersham on 15 May. The evening features
live music, a selection of tapas-style vegan and veggie dishes, and a demonstration from Chef Gael Colley, previously head chef of the first Michelin-starred vegan restaurant in California. SHERRY & FOOD MASTERCLASS A celebration of ‘the perfect marriage’ between food and sherry with Thorne Wines at the Pint Shop on 16 May. There is a six-course tasting menu and a chance to learn about wine from some of the oldest wineries in the world, discovering how versatile this underrated drink can be. STREET FOOD CINEMA The Star & Mouse Picture Show joins forces with Cambridge’s street food collective foodPark for the ultimate pop-up at Coton Orchard on 18 May. Top food trucks and the chance to see street food movie, Chef, with a bar and sweet treats, too. SUPPER ON A BUS La Latina Bustaurante is hosting a supper club to share its favourite family recipes with a seven-course supper on 19 May, featuring flavours from Colombia, Portugal and Mozambique. Ticket includes a glass of Portuguese wine, a tropical cocktail and Colombian coffee. SPRING FEAST Head to Burwash Manor farm on 19 May for a seasonal feast in the impressive food hall, featuring cookery demonstrations, in-house asparagus treats to sample, street food from Flock Café and wine tastings with on-site wine merchants Cozzi & Boffa. GO WILD AT RESTAURANT 22 A collaboration between Restaurant Twenty- Two and local supplier Seed to Feed Micro Farm, this event celebrates excellent cooking, specialist-grown produce and wild-foraged food from the Cambridgeshire area. A six
#BIGBURGERCRAWL Burger lovers are spoiled for choice in Cambridge, with ever more eateries serving bun-fulls of deliciousness, from street food heroes (hello, Steak & Honour) to epic gastro pub patties, like those found at the Pint Shop. Eat Cambridge has made a hit list of the very best burgers in the city, challenging you to eat them, tick them off and share your favourites on social media using the hashtag #BigBurgerCrawl. Pick up
the programme to see who made their list and get munching!
course tasting menu based around wild, foraged produce, it takes place on 22 May.
FLAMMEKUECHE FIESTA Amélie, upstairs at the Grafton, has taken Cambridge by storm with its pizza-like delicacy, flammekueche. On 23 May, learn about the history of this ‘French fire bread’, and discover how chef Regis Crepy and his son Alex have brought it into the 21st century. Guests will enjoy a welcome drink, starter and the chance to try ten varieties of flammekeuche. PINTXOS PARTY Enjoy a feast of pintxos, aka Basque-region tapas dishes, alongside some great craft beer at Wylde Sky Brewing in Linton on 24 May. The food comes from The Linton Kitchen, and you can expect a fast-paced feast with live music, plentiful pintxos and enough beer to keep you up until the early hours! l
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