A festival which passionately advocates to all the pleasures of creating and sharing good food and drink in the North East
EAT! NewcastleGateshead aims to:
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Elevate the profile of the North East as a producer and provider of quality food and drink
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Attract visitors from outside the region to the North East to sample the hospitality available
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Champion local talent and provide opportunities for them to share their food knowledge and skills with industry professionals and the general public
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Develop enthusiasm for the enjoyment of good, healthy food in local children and their families
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Encourage strong connections between NewcastleGateshead and its local food and drink producers and awareness of the farm-to-fork journey
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Encourage pleasurable and convivial encounters at the table
EAT! 2011 Steering Group
Vivienne Air - Newcastle City Council, Bob Arora - Sachins, Oliver Bateman - Hilton NewcastleGateshead, Carol Bell - NewcastleGateshead Initiative (Chair), Matt Boyle - Wylam Brewery, Craig Campbell - Copthorne Hotel, Peter Craig - Beckleberry’s, Paula Davis - Newcastle City Council, Stephen Dyer - Gateshead College, Andy Hook - Blackfriars Restaurant, Lizzy Kelk - Malmaison, Terry Laybourne - 21 Hospitality, Dan May - Trees Can’t Dance, Becky McKenzie - Trees Can’t Dance, Stephen Patterson - NE1 Limited, Simon Preston - Festival Director, Jamie Sadler - East End Health, Stephen Savage - Newcastle City Council, Marian Schooler – Taste North East, Sam Storey – Consultant Chef, Mike Wilkinson - Hilton NewcastleGateshead
2010 Reviews
“Amazingly imaginative and eccentric….this festival is unlike any other… this is not your average food festival…. there's a general feeling that food festivals are for the forty plus white middle class group and that's not true here.” Sheila Dillon, BBC Radio 4 Food Programme (June 2010)
“The Great North Eco-Feast can wear its green credentials on its sleeve… Before we had time for another chunk of deliciously home-baked bread, however, our mains were on their way, and we all stood up as the suckling pigs were paraded around the room.” The Journal (June 2010)
“EAT! NewcastleGateshead has events such as the US v UK chilli challenge, a walking foodie tour, the dream meal of your choosing at the no-menu Pearly Diner or the fantastically-named Cakebook Flash Mob Picnic. Yum.” The Guardian (12 June 2010)
“EAT! NewcastleGateshead food festival has, for three years, showcased the northeast’s finest local food producers, restaurants and culinary talent with a month of street parties, cooking competitions and, this year, restaurants set up in people’s homes.” Lonely Planet Magazine (June 2010)
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