Largs Food Festival Fact File - What's On

Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday May 28 11am-6pm

Location: Main marquee on Largs green on promenade with licenced bars in the food fair and music marquees too.

Over 40 stalls selling quality food & drink products, hot food on sale throughout the day, licensed bars, live music, free entry for children and lots of free children’s entertainment too, cookery demonstrations

talks and free sampling too

Cooking Demonstrations: Demonstration Kitchen featuring expert chefs from The Cook School Scotland:

12 noon: Cullen skink

1pm: Sunblush tomato arancini with pesto dressing

2pm: Pan fried Seabream with caponata

3pm: Crispy Korean Chicken with gochujang sauce

4pm: Moroccan, orange and almond cakes

CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT:

* Face Painting Marquee Saturday 27 May 12 noon - 5pm Sunday 28 May 1pm - 5pm

* Free Face Painting for Kids

* Walk About Magic!

* McDougall’s All New Funny Food Show - 3 Shows Daily at 12.45pm, 2.15pm, & 3.45pm Venue: Main Food Fest Marquee

LIVE MUSIC:

* Saturday 27 May: 12 noon - 6pm

* Sunday 28 May: 1pm - 6pm

* Great music entertainment for food festival visitors! A sample bands performing at the Largs Live music festival taking place in the town from 23 - 25 June, featuring 100+ gigs over the last weekend in June!

TALKS & SAMPLING PROGRAMME

Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 May

* 12:00: The Story of Ayrshire Food Presented by Lyndsey Phillips, Ayrshire Hampers (Main Festival Marquee)

* 13:30: Not Just A Beekeeper Presented by Warren Bader, Plan Bee Ltd. Producing mead, beer, and personal cosmetics. Sampling of the mead. Over 18s.

* 15:00: Island Slice Caribbean Rum Fusion Presented by Shaakirah Iqbal. Island Slice is a Caribbean flavour but a Scottish company, bringing sun and fun with it! Over 18s.

* 16:30 Talk On Gin & Sampling Opportunity Presented by Stewart Patience, Stirling Gin. Savour the flavours of nettle, basil, juniper, angelica, orange and lemon in this highly fashionable drink. Over 18s.

17:15 (Saturday 27 May Only) * Benromach Single Malt Whisky & Sampling Opportunity Presented by Jim Irvine, Gordon & MacPhail. An opportunity to taste and experience an exclusive piece of Scotland’s liquid history. Over 18s.

17:15 (Sunday 28 May Only) * Cocktail Make Up Demonstration Plus Sampling, Featuring Delicious Kirkton Liqueurs Presented by: Janet Martin, Class Cocktails Liqueurs, serving ideas for your own celebrations. Over 18s.

Here’s a taster of the companies taking part in this year’s Largs Food Fest:

Inside the Food Marquee:

A D Paton, AD Rattray, Agnes Bakes Cakes, All Things Nice Food, Aye Love Real Food, Ayr Brewing Company, Ayrshire Hampers, Ballantrae Food Festival / Glenapp, Best Fruit Company, Bonny Vita Ltd, C-Fayre, Cairn O'Mohr Fruit Wines, Cedar Cottage, Country Foods, Chrystal's Shortbread, Continental, The Cook School Scotland, Damn Fine Cheese Co, Everything Chilli, Fancy a Brew, Geraldo's, Island Slice Ltd, J Pieroni, Kilted Fudge Company , Kilted Octopus, Kirkton Liqueurs - Sunday only Les Plaisirs d'Odette, Lime Tree Larder, Nethergate Larder, Ovenbird Coffee , Olives and Thingz, Persie Gin, Pieroth Ltd, Plan Bee Ltd, Senga's Chilli Kitchen, Stirling Gin Ltd, The Common Grind, The Waterside, Threepwood Fayre, Wee Jaggy Plates, West Coast Cakes

Outside the Food Marquee: Cedar Cottage Country Foods Chipstix La Cinquecento Ltd - trailer Lounge - music marquee The Chef's Eye - BBQ The Pooch Pantry West Coast Coffee