Cornwall Food and Drink Festival

Festival Marquee, Lemon Quay, Truro

Celebrating the very best of Cornish food and drink

chef Arty Williams 10.30am day 1
Following a successful career as a chef in Auckland and
Sydney, Arty returned to Cornwall to start his own venture,
The Cove. His collection of lively, simple and delicious
dishes brings together his extensive knowledge of local
ingredients and culinary influences from around the world.
The Cove, Maenporth Beach, Falmouth 01326 251136
chef Ben Bass 12pm day 1
Previously at Le Petit Blanc, a Raymond Blanc
restaurant in Cheltenham, Ben has created a name
for himself in Cornwall, achieving two AA rosettes at
The Old Quay House and impressing critics and editors
alike from the national and international media.
Q Restaurant, 28 Fore Street, Fowey 01726 833302
chef Kevin Viner 1.30pm day 1
One of the country’s finest chefs, Kevin is now the
proprietor and head chef at Viners Restaurant near
Newquay. Having twice won the UK National Chef of
the Year, and the AA’s Chef of the Year, he is now a judge
of many of the top national chef competitions.
Viners, Carvynick, Summercourt, Newquay 01872 510544
chef Jude Kereama 3pm day 1
A Maori chef with a hint of Malay, Jude moved
to London in the mid-1990s. He now owns Kota in
Porthleven, which has recently been recognised by
Michelin, the AA and Harden’s UK Restaurant Guide.
Kota, Harbourhead, Porthleven, Helston 01326 562407
chef Nigel Tabb 10.30am day 2
Having worked in the gruelling kitchens of central London for
many years, Nigel and partner Melanie relocated to Cornwall
and Tabb’s was born. After a long success in Portreath,
Tabb’s moved to Truro, where Nigel creates inspiring dishes
that use the best of seasonal and local produce.
Tabb’s Restaurant, 85 Kenwyn Street, Truro 01872 262110
chef Paul Ainsworth 12pm day 2
Head chef at No.6, Paul trained under Marcus Wareing
at Petrus in London and spent time working in Gordon
Ramsay’s kitchens. Having just won ‘The Good Food Guide’s
Cornwall Restaurant of the Year Award,’ No.6 is now tipped
to be the next Cornish restaurant to receive a Michelin star.
No.6 Restaurant, 6 Middle Street, Padstow 01841 532093
chef Mick Smith 1.30pm day 2
Head chef at the Porthminster Beach Café where he
has been working for the last four years, following
time in Australia, London and Edinburgh. With world
class seafood available to him, he aims to continue
producing seafood dishes of the highest quality.
Porthminster Beach Café, St Ives 01736 795352
chef Fiona Were 3pm day 2
New head chef at Flying Fish Restaurant, Fiona has
worked in restaurants and hotels all over the south
west, including Fifteen Cornwall. Inspired and
influenced by cuisines from around the world, she
enjoys creating classic dishes with a Cornish twist.
Flying Fish Restaurant, Stracey Road, Falmouth 01326 312707
chef Neil Haydock 10.00am day 3
Neil is head chef at Fifteen Cornwall and is
overseeing the teams at the Big Brunch Challenge.
Each team includes Cornish Scouts and trainee
chefs from Fifteen Cornwall. The teams go
head-to-head in a sizzling cook-off.
Fifteen Cornwall, Watergate Bay, Newquay 01637 860543
chef Mark Napper 12pm day 3
Mark has been chef/owner of Trawlers On The Quay in Looe
for the past three years, earning a reputation as a purveyor
of top-class ingredients, cooked to perfection. Attracted by
the buzzy atmosphere of Looe, he has become a champion
of the area, involved with Taste South East Cornwall.
Trawlers on the Quay, East Looe 01503 263593
chef Nathan Outlaw 3pm day 3
Having trained with Rick Stein and Gary Rhodes, Nathan
now has his own signature restaurant at the well-established
Marina Villa Hotel. Nathan previously showed his
skills at St Ervan Manor near Padstow and the Black Pig
restaurant in Rock, achieving Michelin stars at both venues.
Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Esplanade, Fowey 01726 833315
John Bolton Free Range Chickens 12pm day 1
John runs a small family business producing free-range eggs and poultry,
with the aim to farm in as environmentally friendly manner as possible.
Roger Olver Cornish Duck Co 10.30am day 2
Breeder and producer of uniquely flavoured Cornish duck and duck products.
Brian Bate Fish and Game 12pm day 2
Independent supplier of game, fish and shellfish.
Matthew Stevens Matthew Stevens and Son Ltd 1.30pm day 2
A fish merchant for 44 years, selling up to 40 varieties of quality seafood.
Robin Turner Fish Auctioneer 1.30pm day 3
Robin is one of only two auctioneers licensed to sell fish at Newlyn.
He is a partner in the family fish merchants J H Turner and Co, a secretary
of Seafood Cornwall and chairman of South West Pesca.
Jon Brown Bocaddon Farm Veal 3pm day 3
Jon’s veal calves are from a pedigree Guernsey and Holstein dairy herd.