The 2018 Marlborough Wine & Food Festival is set to be held on Saturday 10th of February, there will be change in its Culinary Pavilion with the addition of the Local Food Heroes this year. The Marlborough food producers will provide talks and demonstrations, with guests able to purchase the chef’s dishes right next door.
Along with some of the best wines in the world, Marlborough has the food to match, and what better way to show this than the introduction of a series of bite sizes talks from the food producers themselves. Think Ted Talks, with the subject matter being Marlborough produce. These guys are the Marlborough Food Heroes.
While the Local Food Heroes is new, the Culinary Pavilion will once again focus on the best Marlborough has to offer in terms of produce, prepared by top New Zealand and international chefs. Culinary Partners Cloudy Bay Clams, Flaxbourne Pure Lamb, New Zealand King Salmon and Kono have teamed up with Collin Fassnidge, Nick Honeyman, Annabelle White and Karena and Kasey Bird.
Understanding the demand from consumers to know more about where their food is from and how it is sourced lead the changes in the Culinary Pavilion. Georgie Leach, Event Manager of the Festival says; “There’s a real focus on amazing local produce in Marlborough, and we want to showcase this to the world. Along with some of the biggest names in the culinary world, those presenting really are our Local Food Heroes. People can then pop next door and buy a dish using this produce, created by our line-up of top New Zealand and international chefs. It’s the best of both worlds.”
Things kick off in the Culinary Pavilion at 11am, thirty minutes after the gates open for the Festival, allowing plenty of time for those attending to explore the Festival site and taste some of the wines.
Entry into the Culinary Pavilion is included in the Marlborough Wine & Food Festival tickets which can be purchased here.