Rockliffe Hall’s Artisan Food Fair will return to the five-star hotel on February 1st and 2nd.
The event will see dozens of the North East and Yorkshire’s finest artisan producers come together, with plenty of food and drink to buy and sample, hot food stalls, exclusive offers, live chef demonstrations and gin, wine and beer schools taking place throughout the weekend.
Rockliffe Hall’s Artisan Food Fair is free to attend – and is open from 10am.
Here’s what’s on:
LIVE CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE ARTISAN FOOD FAIR
Head to Rockliffe Hall’s Cookery School in The Looking Glass House, located in the Mischmasch area, to enjoy various culinary collaborations:
Saturday 1st February
11.30am Executive Chef Paul O’Hara, The Clubhouse at Rockliffe Hall and Mixologist, Ben Hunt
12.30pm Head Chef Gary Duffy, The Orangery at Rockliffe Hall and Sommelier, Derek Scaife
1.30pm Executive Chef Aaron Craig, Rockliffe Hall’s The Brasserie, featuring Durham Gin
2.30pm Chef Director Bob Arora, Sachins Newcastle, presents Punjabi flavours
Sunday 2nd February
11.30am Head Chef Gareth Rayner, FORGE restaurant, and the Garden Team from Middleton Lodge Estate
12.30pm Head Chef Marcus Hall, The Devonport Hotel
1.30pm Brasserie Executive Chef Aaron Craig, and Ryan McVay, founder of The Calabash Tree
2.30pm Head pastry chef Cal Byerley, of Jesmond Dene House, and the “art of patisserie”
GIN, WINE AND BEER SCHOOLS AT THE ARTISAN FOOD FAIR
Taking place in The Drawing Room and The Campernella in Rockliffe Hall’s beautiful Old Hall, a team of experts will host these Think While You Drink tasting schools on both days of the Artisan Food Fair.
Gin School
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February – 12 noon and 3.15pm
£25 – 5 G&Ts included
Led by Ginstructors, the class will educate guests on the quintessential British spirit, with talks from artisan gin producers, including one of the UK’s smallest craft distillery, The Little Quaker Distillery in Darlington. Scholars will learn about flavour profiles and how to perfectly pair and garnish their gin.
Wine School
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February – 1.45pm
£25 – 5 wine tastings and nibbles included
North Yorkshire-based Bon Coeur Fine Wines have been selecting wine producers from all over the world, and everything from Provence rose, old world and new world wines feature in their wine store, Cellar 21. At their wine school, guests will learn the art of wine tasting and enjoy specially selected food pairings to make their wine sing!
Beer School
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February – 1.45pm
£20 – 5 beers included
From session beers to IPAs, let the beer experts from Three Brothers Brewing Company take you on a journey of craft brews and talk you through the perfect food to pair with them.
ARTISAN FOOD FAIR
Indoor Traders – Rockliffe Suite and Marquee
Lewis & Cooper, Screaming Chimp, The Busy Whisk, Weardale Cheese, The Little Quaker Distillery, North Chocolates, Northumbrian Smokehouse, The Clucking Pig Co, The Northumberland Sausage Co, MK Food Distribution, Three Brothers Brewery, Kitty’s Ginger Wine, The Velveteen Rabbit Luncheon Club, Burtree Puddings, Le Mini Macaron, The Hedgehog Bakery, Yorkshire Outdoors, Durham Distillers, Steel River Gin, Hepple Gin, Bon Coeur Fine Wines, Bows Bakes and Cakes, Rounton Coffee, Calder’s Kitchen, Pie Demand, Canny Candy Gagies, The Sawley Kitchen, Breaking Bread, Mad Jam Woman, R&G Thai Curry Paste, The Green Guerrilla, Ciderlicious, The Artisan Drinks Co.
Outdoor Hot Food
The Calabash Tree (Caribbean), Fat Hippo (Burgers), PHI Food (Greek Gyros), Spud Gun Loaded Fries, Shwarma (Kebabs), Scarborough Creperie, Harveys (Sausages), Bessys Sweet Teats (Coffee and Cake).
Guests can also purchase warming drinks and cocktails from the Rockliffe Hall Horse Box and Tipi Bar.
Rockliffe Hall’s Artisan Food Fair and the Chef Demonstrations are free events.
To book a place at the Gin, Wine and Beer Schools, call 01325 729999 or email vip.event@rockliffehall.com
