Shappi Came to Town

The triumphant final show of Food Week starring internationally known comedian, Shappi Khorsandi, took place on Saturday 26th April at Milford on Sea Community Centre.

Although delayed a couple of weeks due to Shappi's performance at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, what better way to end the Food Week events other than with a laugh, or in fact a belly full of them! 

Shappi Khorsandi is the daughter of an exiled writer and comic from Iran. Feisty, flirty and effortlessly funny she handles every subject with a razor sharp wit, softened only by her deliciously dizzy delivery and endless charm. 

Shappi’s upbringing has been in no way conventional, it has all gone on in the Khorsandi household and now she recounts it all the only way she knows how, with wit, warmth and hilarity. 

Shappi has appeared on many top TV shows; such as Have I Got News For You, Live at the Apollo, QI and 8 Out of 10 Cats to name but a few. 

A review by Evening Standard;‘Don’t be fooled by her innocent looks, she packs a deceptively powerful punch’, is a perfect way to describe her excellent act. 

This was a special night, and those that managed to get a ticket (we could have sold out three times over!) will be recalling the evening with a smile for months to come!

Food Week Raffle Winners

We are delighted to announce the Food Week Raffle Winners as below:

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Wow, What a Food Week!

After a wonderful Food Week it is time to put my feet up and to start annoying my wife again.

Throughout Milford on Sea Food week over 150 events provided eating, entertainment and education for foodies and families alike, and we hope some cherished memories have been created for both young and old.

The joy of Food Week is seeing so many smiling faces and satisfied tummies across the village all week!

Food Week is of course totally run by a large enthusiastic band of jolly volunteers, each of whom we thank for a sterling job in ensuring everything ran smoothly. The fabulous raffle team this year broke all records with sales of over £3000 and not too many twisted arms were reported! 

Around 20,000 people were entertained and catered for over the 150+ Food Week events, and many of these were visitors who shared and enjoyed our village for a short while.

It has also been great to hear that many of the villages' eating establishments had a week of record takings, and that the bar at the Elvis Show saw record takings for the Community Centre. (and seeing the way some of the audience walked out, I'm not surprised!)

We were also fortunate to enjoy national celebrities such as Angela Hartnett, Henning Wehn, Shappi Khorsandi, Sean Wilson (Martin Platt from Coronation Street) and many Michelin Star and head chefs from top restaurants across the New Forest. Our fabulous local restaurants were full all week delighting diners, local home cooks did their thing in the Cookery Theatre, the Kids had lots to entertain and educate them, and so, so much more....!

Food Week is a true community team effort, with many fantastic people joining in by helping, arranging events or doing demonstrations, plus scores of wonderful volunteers, each committing their time, energy and happiness, - without them all it could never be a special as it is.

We also want to thank everyone that came along and enjoyed themselves, no point having an event with no visitors! In fact, the fantastic atmosphere everyone created in the village all week could be felt by everyone.

Food Week is not a fundraising event or charity, our pure purpose is to promote the village as a Foodie heaven, boost local trade and provide a lot of fun for everyone. To do this we raise money through generous sponsors, Friends of Food Week, show tickets, merchandise and raffle tickets. 

Should we have any cash remaining we plough it back into the community in various ways, and this year we are delighted to have donated a total of £3500 to local causes. This was shared between Milford on Sea Pre-School, Milford & Keyhaven Sea Scouts, Milford Girl Guides/Brownies, MiCO, Milford School 'Science Hut', Milford Dementia Awareness, Lullaby Trust & Childrens Cancer Research. Action Against Hunger has also received £250 thanks to Angela Hartnett & Luke Holder who waived their fee and asked us to donate it to their favourite charity. We have also given the Community Centre £1500, in return for the use of the centre all week. 

A number of village charities also did events as part of Food Week and they will have raised around £2000 for their own good causes.

All in all, I reckon we can say it was pretty good job all round!

FOOD WEEK in PICTURES: Adam, our professional village photographer from Adam Lynk Studios in the High Street, has been running himself ragged this week snapping at many of the events. A good number of his photos are already online, but keep revisiting his site as he still has more pictures to upload! Click here to see the Food Week photos.

PS: A curious thing also happened, we have just discovered that there is a Milford on Sea Food Week Facebook Page (click here to view), the reason this is curious, is that it is not us that has done it!  Whoever has created it, has done a good job in helping to promote Food Week, so let us know who you are - you can also do our twitter next time!

FOOD WEEK is back from Monday 4th to Sunday 10th April 2016, plus we are now working on something completely different for the village to enjoy for next year - watch this space!

Milford on Sea Food Week

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

James Durrant on Great British Menu

Anyone who was fortunate enough to come along to James Durrant's free cookery demonstration during Milford on Sea Food Week will know what a fabulous chef he is, and if you missed him, or would like to catch more of his cooking, he is appearing on BBC2's Great British Menu every evening this week.

James Durrant
Pic by: Adam Lynk Photography
www.adamlynk.com

James appeared in the Milford on Sea Food Week Cookery Theatre, as the headline demonstration organised by Hampshire Fare.

His culinary career started in the kitchens of Gordon Ramsey and he went on to become head chef at the Michelin star Maze in Mayfair with Jason Atherton.

Today James runs Durrant Restaurants, providing his expertise as a private chef and operating his own pub and restaurant at The Plough Inn in Longparish near Winchester. 

In March 2012 James took over The Plough Inn, Longparish with his wife Louise. Only six months after opening, The Plough Inn was awarded the UK Pub of the Year Award by the Good Food Guide. It now holds two AA rosettes and has been included in the 2014 Michelin Guide and awarded a BIB Gourmand rating for the second year running.

James’ menu on the Great British Menu Show celebrates the bravery shown during the war and how we have progressed as a nation with what is available to us now. While researching his menu for the competition, he discovered that his wife’s grandfather served in the army during the war and, aged just 17, was one of the first to land on the beaches on D Day.

The Plough Inn

Longparish

www.theploughinn.info

Hampshire Fare

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Food Week Launches on Radio Solent

Click here to hear radio interview

If you missed Milford on Sea Food Week being launched on The Nick Girdler show on Sunday 6th April, you can still hear it below now.

The interview was live on air between 9.35am and 9.50am on Radio Solent. As well as promoting the great Food Week we have starting tomorrow, I was also asked to review the Sunday newspapers. 

We managed to cover; a political observation on the European Union Debate, a view on the great news that 'Fat Pensioners Live Longer', Jermaine winning The Voice, and a chat about the Hurst Bridge April Fools Day story on Milford on Sea News. All of this was done without swearing, coughing or eating. Well, I did cough a bit once!

To hear the Food Week Interview & Sunday Paper Review on Nick Girdler Show - click here. | *Scroll in to 35mins of the programme to get directly to the interview. *Please note ths recording only stays online for 7 days.

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Click here to hear 2014 Food Week Mix

Strangely, we also have the 2014 Food Week Mix.

This was created by a weirdly creative, and good friend of mine, who took as many strange bits from the interview as he could, and then mixed them into a soundtrack.

Steve 'Carrots' Carroll's mind obviously works in a funny way, but the results are amusing!

Click here to listen to the 2014 Food Week Mix.

Have You Got Your Tickets?

Milford on Sea Food Week is now getting under way and there is still time to get the last few tickets for lots of great events. Also, many of the 100+ events are free of charge and perfect for enthusiastic cooks, foodies, families and the kids.

The celebrity shows are pretty full or sold out, but still worth checking the website, as some cancellations do come through.

Our fabulous range of restaurants and cafés are all putting on something for you to enjoy during the week, so don't dine at home, get out and check out the great food in the village!

Food Week has lots things for you to enjoy, such as foodie events, tastings, demonstrations, educational talks and so much more. Everything is listed in the Free Programme, so please pick up your copy in The Village News newsagent (opposite the village green), at the Community Centre or in many of the shops.

When you are next in the village why not pop into the Food Week Information Centre on the village green for a chat, and perhaps even buy a few raffle tickets to help our coffers, together with the chance to win a scrummy raffle prize! 

Whatever you do - Enjoy Food Week! 

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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FOOD WEEK - please click here 

Milford on Sea Food Week

Monday 7th to 13th April 2014

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

Food Week in Pictures as it Happens

Local village photographer, Adam Lynk is on a mission to capture as much of Milford on Sea Food Week as he can in pictures.

Quite a challenge, with over 100 events taking place during the week!  But if anyone can do it, he can.

To make his life a little more difficult, Adam will be loading all of his Food Week photos to a website, where you can view them, download free small images, or even but larger print quality shots.

From Tuesday onwards, see what is happening in Food Week, as it happens by clicking here.

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Adam is also soon to open Lynk Photography Studios in the village.

His new studio will offer the opportunity for you to get personal family portraits as a forever keepsake. His style relaxed, personal and creative to ensure you get something very special.

Adam is also experienced at taking many forms of excellent photography, so if you have any type of commission, be it wedding, commercial, publication or anything else, simply give him a call.

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As a passion, Adam also loves to record local scenes and landscapes, each are spectacular and made great feature for any wall. Indeed, you may have seen his creations before when he had the 'Pop Up Shop' in the old 'Salad Bowl' shop just before Christmas. 

Lynk Photography Studios can be found in the attractive High Street timber framed buildings, in what was previously Ashtons Estate Agents, next to Peg's beautiful Laundrette and opposite The Red Lion.

If you would like to speak to Adam about any photography you may require, or just for some advice, his contact details are below.

Lynk Photography Studios
25 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QF

07590 333313

adamlynk@gmail.com

www.lynkphotography.co.uk

Free Cake at Noshtalgia!

Never one to miss the opportunity of free cake, one event I will not be missing during Food Week is Noshtalgia!

Noshtalgia! is a free event, where the young and older generations of Milford on Sea come together to demonstrate recipes of yesteryear. Young MiCO members have paired up with older village residents, who have each shared a recipe from the past. A bit like the ‘The Great British Bake Off’ where Mary Berry passes her experience on to younger cooks, - the teams will be doing similar in Milford style!

A panel of judges will cast a fun eye over the creations and if there is enough to go round the audience will also get a taste.

The event organised by MiCO (Milford Community Organisation) and free to enter, so just come along!

Noshtalgia! - Free Entry: Thursday 10^th April: 5.30pm to 6.30pm in the Cookery Theatre at the Community Centre

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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FOOD WEEK - please click here

Milford on Sea Food Week

Monday 7th to 13th April 2014

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

A Morning of Fine Cheese

A familiar TV face will surprise you in the 'From Corrie to Cheesemaker' Show in the Food Week Cookery Theatre at 10am on Friday 11th April. 

Sean Wilson, is best known as a soap star, after 21 years playing Martin Platt on Coronation Street.

Today Sean is an accomplished chef and award-winning artisan cheese maker. He has his very own company called The Saddleworth Cheese Company with whom he has won a Gold Medal at the World Cheese Awards in both 2011 and 2012. 

Most recently Sean has had his own ‘Great Northern Cookbook’ TV series and has published a cookbook of the same name. 

Join Sean to hear about his journey from the cobbles to the cheese making urn, with some tips on what makes great cheese, and a few of his light-hearted life stories along the way.

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From Corrie To Cheesemaker with Sean Wilson

Tickets on Sale Now: £10 - Kids: £3 - Available from the Community Centre Box Office or Online Ticket Office - click here.

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10% Discount for 'Friends of Food Week' on all community organised shows: click here to find out more.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FOOD WEEK - please click here

Milford on Sea Food Week
Monday 7th to 13th April 2014
www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

Rapping on the Radio

If you are a radio listener, check out the Nick Girdler show on Sunday 6^th April.

Yours truly will be on live on air between 9.30am and 9.45am in a radio interview with Nick. We will be chatting about Milford on Sea Food Week and also reviewing the Sunday papers.

As you may imagine, there is an awful lot to talk about, and every opportunity will be taken to plug Milford on Sea!

Click Here Listen to Food Week Rap

A good friend of mine, who obviously has a mind that operates in strange ways, and far too much time on his hands, created a rather odd 'Milford on Sea Food Week Rap'. 

Steve 'Carrots' Carroll, took the voice comments from a recording of a radio interview and then constructed the nonsense below!

That's reminds me, Steve also did a previous video on the Milford on Sea Food Market during an earlier Food Week, that is also worth a look. This guy is a bit too creative for his own good!

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A couple more past films you may enjoy:

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BBC Radio Solent

96.1 & 103.8FM: AM & DAB
www.bbc.co.uk/solent

Village Party Night Moves Date

The Village Food Week Party Night! due to be held on Thursday 10th April at South Lawn Hotel will now take place in the summer.

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Whilst unforeseen circumstances have meant the date has had to be changed, you will still be able to come and enjoy the pulsating live entertainment from Dorsal Fin at a later date.

Dorsal Fin are one of the south coast's top soul and rock bands, who play a range of everyone's favourite funk, soul, blues, rock and pop. One thing is for sure, Dorsal Fin are well known for getting any party rocking with soul, rock & retro pop numbers, whilst you enjoy a pay bar, dancing & loads of fun!

When the new dates are announced, the party will suit all ages, and is a great opportunity to get together with friends, or family, or to just come along and meet new people. You can get on the dance floor, or sit at the many tables to simply to enjoy the music and watch the action!

Dorsal Fin is a 6-Piece Milford on Sea band featuring Tom Flatau on Bass, Kole Flatau Vocals, Pippa Westerman Vocals, Martin Fairhurst on Drums, Phil Hill on Keyboards, and Pete Vogel on Guitar.

Dorsal Fin

www.dorsalfin.co.uk

Keep Calm with Food Week Goodies

A whole range of Food Week Goodies are now on sale in The Village News newsagent opposite the village green.

This year we have fun branding on bags & tea towels with: Keep Calm & Bake Cake, Keep Calm & Dine Out, Keep Calm & Drink Wine, and Keep Calm & Curry On!

Although we are already sold out of aprons, we still have corkscrews, bottle openers, mugs, pens and window stickers. Show you love Food Week and buy some goodies!

Shop in the village today!

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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FOOD WEEK - please click here

Milford on Sea Food Week
Monday 7th to 14th April 2014
www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

Rock at the Food Week Party!

Get your party shoes on for the Village Food Week Party Night!

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Come and enjoy pulsating live entertainment from Dorsal Fin, Milford's very own 6-Piece Rock Band. They will get the party rocking with soul, rock & retro pop numbers, whilst you enjoy a pay bar, dancing & loads of fun!

Everyone welcome, just buy a ticket & have a great time - whatever your age! Party starts at 7pm until Late.

Dorsal Fin are one of the south coast's top soul and rock bands, play a range of everyone's favourite funk, soul, blues, rock and pop. One thing is for sure, Dorsal Fin are well known for getting any party going!

The party will suit all ages, and is a great opportunity to get together with friends, or family, or to just come along and meet new people. You can get on the dance floor, or sit at the many tables to simply to enjoy the music and watch the action!

During the evening everyone can also enjoy one of Dave Gates award-winning sausages in a Hot Dog. Dave has been making his own sausages (& bacon) for many years, and a visit to 'The Butchers Shop' opposite the village green will see the walls adored with numerous certificates and awards.

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The Village Party Night will take place at South Lawn Hotel on Thursday 10th April, ticket details are below.

Dorsal Fin is a six piece Milford on Sea band featuring Tom Flatau on Bass, Kole Flatau Vocals, Pippa Westerman Vocals, Martin Fairhurst on Drums, Phil Hill on Keyboards, and Pete Vogel on Guitar.

Dorsal Fin

www.dorsalfin.co.uk

VILLAGE PARTY NIGHT

Party Tickets: £8 including Hot Dog, if pre-booked through Online Ticket Office or from Community Centre Box Office: click here | Child (Under 16): £4 | At Door on night: £10

Evening Snack of a Hot Dog with Onions. Sausages from local village butcher, Dave Gates at The Butcher Shop. (Served from 7.15 to 8pm)

After 8.30pm Ticket: £3.50 (No Hot Dog) | Please Note: These tickets only allow admittance after 8.30pm - and does not include a Hot Dog.

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10% Discount for 'Friends of Food Week' on all community organised shows: click here to find out more.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FOOD WEEK - please click here

Milford on Sea Food Week

Monday 7th to 14th April 2014

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

Be a Food Week Volunteer

Milford on Sea Food Week is fast approaching, the celebrity shows are selling out fast, the restaurant events are proving really popular, the many people involved in the free events are looking forward to a great turn out, and there is a buzz of excitement from those who are planning to come along to enjoy the week. In other words 'We are all excited!'

To make everything run smoothly, we are now organising our Volunteer Rota.

We are particularly looking for First Aiders to help out at the Food Week Shows, Men with drills to put up banners, marshalls for the Bandstand, BBQ & Picnic and Food Market and plenty more...

If you are on our volunteer list you will soon get the the list of volunteer roles and you can let us know what you would like to do. If you are not yet on our volunteer list and want to join in, simply send me an e-mail at: david@milfordonsea.org

Our fabulous band of Raffle Sellers are also looking to fun people to join the Raffle Team. This is a great way to meet people and have a few hours of fun. To join the raffle selling team, please contact: Norma on 07734 476862 or email: normamos@hotmail.com

The other key group are of course everyone who comes to enjoy a Food week event, the Food Week Programmes are in shops across the village and in the Village Newsagents opposite the village green, so please grab a copy and come along to as many events as you can!

Milford on Sea Food Week

Monday 7th April to Sunday 13th April

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

German Comedy Ambassador Coming to Food Week

What better way to end Food Week other than with a laugh, or in fact a belly full of them!

Our comedy headline act for the evening is now Henning Wehn, the self styled 'German Comedy Ambassador in London', Henning is a regular guest on  British TV comedy shows such as QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats and 10 O'Clock Live in May 2013. He is also a recurring panellist on both the BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports show Fighting Talk and on the BBC Radio 4 panel game The Unbelievable Truth.

He has also appeared on the BBC's Room 101, and Would I Lie to You?, on which he revealed that he spent three weeks on the Interpol missing persons list, having travelled to Morocco with a man he met on a train in Spain. *See Henning on Edinburgh & Beyond click here.

Time Out wrote: "His beautifully crafted diatribes are delivered with a passion that seems all too real and his material covers topics from football to the price of second-hand shoes, what the Germans think of our beloved 'Allo 'Allo series, to why humour is overrated and stand-up comedy pointless."

He is a funny man, and tickets will sell out fast, so why not get yours now?

For Broad-minded Adults Only | Bar Open on Night as well as a Tea Bar

Tickets: £15 incl. a Slice of Cake made by Nicola at Yum | Available from Community Centre Box Office or from Online Ticket Office. click here 

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COMEDY & CAKE with HENNING WEHN

Tickets on Sale Now: £15 incl. a Slice of Cake made by Nicola at Yum  - Available from the Community Centre Box Office or Online Ticket Office - click here.

Please Note: Shappi Khorsandi is now coming on Saturday 26th April 2014.

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10% Discount for 'Friends of Food Week' on all community organised shows: click here to find out more.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FOOD WEEK - please click here

Milford on Sea Food Week

Monday 7th to 14th April 2014

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

James Martin gets Naked!

Local artisan jam maker, Jen Williams of award wining Naked Jam, appeared on the James Martin Home Comforts BBC TV programme on Wednesday 26th February 2014.

Jen featured an episode called 'Jam meets pastry' in which she is shown foraging for her fruity ingredients, making jam in her kitchen, and then alongside James Martin cooking up a scrumptious strawberry frangipane tart with vanilla pod custard. A natural new TV cooking star is born!

You can also meet Jen during Milford on Sea Food Week, where she will be doing a free demonstration called 'Learn about making Naked Jam'. Jen prides herself on making jams and conserves that bring together a true understanding of flavour and quality.

The free Naked Jam demonstration is on Saturday 12th April at 3pm to 3.30pm in the Cookery Theatre at the Community Centre. Her range of jams and preserves will also be on sale throughout the day. As a Food Week Free Event, just come along!

In 2013 Jen won 3 Brilliance in Business Awards for her jams and conserves, and the jars grace the tables of excellent hotels such as The Pig, Chewton Glen and Terra Vina.

Watch Jen on James Martin Home Comforts: click here (Jen is on about halfway through the programme.)

Naked Jam

www.naked-jam.co.uk

Milford on Sea Food Week

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

FREE Food Week Programmes Here

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Milford on Sea village shops, and various central locations across the village and New Forest, now have Free copies of the Milford on Sea Food Week programme for April 2014.

If you haven't yet seen a copy, don't worry, a free programme is coming with every copy of the New Forest Post newspaper this weekend. The 50,000 programmes printed are going to every house in Milford on Sea and to many homes across the New Forest.

The programme details all of the Themed Dining Evenings, Professional Cookery Theatre, Celebrity Shows, Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Talks, Dining Offers, Wine Tastings and the unique Great Dining Bus. We also have lots of Kid's Events including Cookery Classes and a Food Treasure Hunt. To end Food Week there is the chance to savour local produce our very own large & popular Sunday Food Market.

Everyone at every age is included, and there are over 100 village events & many of which are free, and shows organised by local organisations, businesses, clubs and individuals.

Our New Forest seaside village is fortunate to be blessed with great places to eat and surrounded by quality local producers, so what better way for Milford on Sea to celebrate this than to have an entire week dedicated to the joys of food!

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FOOD WEEK - please click here

Milford on Sea Food Week

Monday 7th to 14th April 2014

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

Hampshire Fare at Food Week

Milford on Sea Food Week are delighted that Hampshire Fare will be supporting Food Week in 2014.

Hampshire Fare is an award-winning food group dedicated to supporting local Hampshire producers and businesses to raise awareness of Hampshire food, drink and craft.

The Hampshire Fare Food Week Festival  takes place on the afternoon and evening of Tuesday 8th April in the Cookery Theatre (Based in MoS Community Centre), and all events are free!

Agriculture Today - 2pm to 2.30pm

Come and listen to a 20 minute talk by the agricultural specialists, Sparsholt College. They will explain the agricultural hot news of today and how they offer agriculture apprenticeships for the farmers of tomorrow. Demo’s with Food Produced at Sparsholt. *Sparsholt Stand presence all afternoon. Presented in conjunction with Hampshire Fare.

Hampshire Fare Producer Stalls - 2pm to 4.00pm

Sample and buy produce directly from a wide variety of local food and drink producers from across Hampshire. All producers involved are proud to be members of the county food group, Hampshire Fare. There is also a display of our village The Southern Co-operative's Local Flavours range.

Farming Today with Ian Nelson - 2.30pm to 3pm

Ian Nelson, farmer, entrepreneur and proprietor of Sunnyfields Farm in Totton Southampton, will explain his 'Food & More' concept. Since founding Sunnyfields in 1984, with no farming experience, Ian has gone on to create a successful organic farming business and introduced exciting initiatives to support farming and produce across Hampshire. Presented in conjunction with Hampshire Fare.

Fish Filleting & Cooking with David Wykes - 3.15pm to 4.15pm

Join David Wykes, Chef/Patron of renowned and award-winning Verveine fish restaurant, to learn about fish filleting skills. David will demonstrate fish preparation and then cook a classic fish dish.

Hampshire Cheese, Wine & Ale Tasting - 6pm to 8pm

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Hear about the delights of Hampshire wine, cheese, beer and ale. Local producers will have displays of their ranges, and informally explain what they do whilst providing tastings of their products. Presented in conjunction with Hampshire Fare. | 

James Durrant in the Kitchen - 7pm to 8pm

Come and watch James Durrant create dishes that can be perfectly paired with Hampshire wines. His culinary career started in the kitchens of Gordon Ramsey and he went on to become head chef at the Michelin star Maze in Mayfair. Today James runs Durrant Restaurants, providing his expertise as a private chef and operating his own pub and restaurant at The Plough Inn in Longparish near Winchester. Presented in conjunction with Hampshire Fare.

Come along: Looks like everything is worth attending and it won't cost you a penny, your only problem may be how to fit in some time to eat, - but when you see the Free Food Week Programme, we have plenty of solutions for that! 

Hampshire Fare

The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ

Tel: 01962 846509

info@hampshirefare.co.uk

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

Milford on Sea Food Week
www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

Chef for a Night Auction

How often have you thought how great it would be to have a top chef in your kitchen at home, whilst all you had to concern yourself with was entertaining your guests? - Well, now is your chance to do just that!

A simple bid in our Food Week Auction, and you could have David Wykes, Chef/Patron of the award winning & Michelin recommended Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant, come to your home and cook three courses for a dinner party of 4. - All menu ingredients and washing up included! 

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In both 2012 & 2011 David was recognised as 'Hampshire Chef of the Year', and it is believed by many that Verveine is fast on its way to being awarded a first Michelin Star. 

To bid in the Food Week Chef for a Night Auction, please visit: 

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org/auction

Verveine Cookery Days: If you miss out on the auction, but would still like to gather top cooking tips from Dave Wykes, you can easily join in one of his monthly Cookery Days. Topics that are covered are: Preparation and filleting of fish & shellfish, Bread and pasta making, and Preparation and finishing of sauces. Day includes lunch with drinks. Gift vouchers are available as gifts for friends and family.

To see all forthcoming Cookery Days, please visit: www.verveine.co.uk

Please Note: Auction meal needs to be cooked and served as a Sunday lunch or on an evening when restaurant closed. Venue for meal must be within 10 miles of Milford on Sea and taken on a mutually agreed date. 

Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant 

98 High Street

Milford on Sea

SO41 0QE

01590 642176 - info@verveine.co.uk

www.verveine.co.uk

Help needed with Noshtalgia

MiCO and our young people in the village are planning to put on a ‘Noshtalgia’ event during Food Week in April 2014. However, they are a desperate need of some adult volunteers to help out for a few hours in the preparation.

The concept is for the young and older generations of Milford on Sea to demonstrate recipes of yesteryear. Young MiCO members will be pairing up with older village residents, who will each share a recipe from the past. Then, together each team will cook their dish and explain the family history behind the recipe.

MiCO are looking for anyone of a generous age to share a recipe and to join in the planning and cooking demonstration with a young Milford on Sea person, or for anyone simply willing to help in the organisation and/or as a kitchen assistant on the day.

If you would like to get involved, please contact: Joey Owen, 01590 644961 | 07557 658495 - hellomico@yahoo.co.uk 

About MiCO

MiCO (Milford Community Organisation) is a youth led community group set up to promote community cohesion and development, and to bring together diverse sections and ages of the community in Milford on Sea. They provide a forum for people of all ages to come together and discuss issues relevant to village life, and explore ways of promoting positive action to enhance the village community. 

As a development of ‘Milford Youth Group’, over the last 3 years MiCO have carried out a number of projects enabling young people to explore what it means to be a young person growing up in Milford, and how young people ‘fit in’ and are seen by other members of the community. More recently we have also worked with people of all ages to explore and record the rich cultural heritage of Milford and Keyhaven. 

Their vision is of a village where every member of the community feels valued, and has the confidence and means to have a positive input into village life.

To find out more, please contact: 

Joey Owen

Community Development Officer

MiCO (Milford Community Organisation)

01590 644961 | 07557 658495

hellomico@yahoo.co.uk

http://www.mico.org.uk