The North Devon Foodfest 2010 showcases local food and drink alongside chef demonstrations and live music. Come and meet 'Masterchef' winner, James Nathan, who will be conducting a demo. Enjoy quality, fresh, seasonal and locally distinctive food and drink. The winners of the 'North Devon Food and Drink Awards 2010' will be announced. So, come and join us, 10am - 4pm, a fun day out for all.

Fish Fest returns for another year with fabulous fishy market stalls, wine matching, Arne's Swedish crayfish party, family fun & games, live music and a special Fish Fest menu on the boat.

Dartmouth will play host to the fastest growing Food Festival in the West Country. This year 100 exhibitors will be joined by cooking stars including Mitch Tonks, Valentine Warner, and Tom Herbert as well as a host of local chefs. Watch demonstrations, join in workshops, browse wonderful stalls and eat at one of Dartmouth's wonderful Restaurants.

Events range from indulgent cream teas to informative farm visits, from tasting platters to a beast of a brunch, game suppers to a pleasant meander around the Minehead Farmers Market. And there is the chance to see and taste a wealth of local food and drink under one roof at the Exmoor Food Fair and the Lyn Food & Fete; also at the Lynton or Minehead Farmers' Markets - it is all here for you to see, devour and enjoy!

This year we are delighted to include the Exmoor and North Devon Autumn walking festival. Feeling guilty about increasing the waistline by partaking of the local delicacies?

Then ease the guilt by taking part in some of the food walks on offer! Bookings can be made on the walking festival website www.exmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk

Why not make a weekend of it? You can find more information on what to do, where to see and places to stay
on:
www.visit-exmoor.co.uk
www.exmoor.com
www.activeexmoor.com

Further information on all the events at
www.exmoorfoodfestival.co.uk

Valentine Warner, food writer and star of BBC Two's "What To Eat Now" will be the open this year's festival with a demonstration of his culinary expertise and passion for cooking with local Cornish ingredients.

Falmouth Oyster Festival celebrates the start of the oyster dredging season one of the last remaining traditional oyster fisheries dredging only with the characteristic Falmouth Working Boats or oyster rowing punts. The Festival will embrace sustainability again this year, returning the empty oyster shells to the oyster beds around the River Fal to form the 'cultch' or base on which the young oysters will grow.

Cookery is an integral part of this year's festival, which is packed with demonstrations by leading local chefs and an atmosphere unique to the event. Visitors will enjoy highly prized local native oysters, shell fish, seafood and other mouth-watering food, as well as champagne and wines from Walter Hicks and Skinners ales, including - the specially brewed oyster ale.

There'll also be daily cookery demonstrations by top Falmouth chefs, fish filleting, oyster opening and simple fish cookery, as well as marquees brimming with Cornish food, produce and crafts. Evening entertainment includes shanty singing and live music, with evening entertainment until 11pm on Friday and Saturday.

Kids will love the shell painting and schools town parade, whilst grown up can sign up for a gourmet evening with Valentine Warner at St Michael's Hotel, a sea shanty lunch and the Oyster Ball on Friday October 22.

The 6th South Gloucestershire Local Food & Drink Festival has 38 separate events which take place throughout the district and vary from bakery, brewery and farm tours to food festivals, farmers' markets and cookery demonstrations.

Love Cooking is Britain's most innovative new cooking event. Kicking off in Bristol's iconic Colston Hall before travelling to other major cities across the UK across the UK, this dedicated event will bring together some of the UK's best-loved celebrity chefs and cooks live on magnificent theatre stages.

The emphasis is on the craft and skill of these culinary masters, giving cooking enthusiasts of all levels the unique opportunity to experience the colours, smells, flavours and creativity of a number of their favourite chefs kitchens on one stage.

Each Love Cooking show is a one day only event featuring a series of one hour theatre-style cookery presentations. Watch and learn as each chef brings their own unique style to preparing and cooking a range of new dishes as well as some of the classics.

The festival also presents a number of educational and interactive features in the theatre foyers between stage sessions including cooking skills demonstrations, question and answer forums, latest cooking products s, competitions, special offers and much more.

Here's who will be onstage at the Bristol event: Rick Stein, James Martin, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Rachel Allen, Gary Rhodes, Ainsley Harriott, Gino D'Acampo plus many more.

To order tickets or for full event details please visit the website.

All Day Event. Come along to Chipping Sodbury and join in the celebration of local food and drink. Numerous events including a chocolate workshop, cake decoration, waffle making, beer tasting, competitions, bread tasting - and an extended and bigger farmers' market! There's much on offer for all the family to do and be involved in.

Visit the South Gloucestershire Local Food Partnership stall at the popular Engage Festival this year and get a free pack of 5 recipe cards - great recipes and bright ideas on how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.