Ashby Gusto Festival

We have set up a Facebook event so that you can keep up to date on everything about the Ashby Food Gusto Festival 2016. Tell us if you are going and what you are looking forward to.

The Food Gusto Ashby Festival 2015 took place on the Bath Grounds in Ashby de la Zouch and we feel it was the best Food Gusto Food and Drink Festival so far. The event was very well attended by over 4500 visitors and certainly had a good buzz around the stalls and entertainment. Many of the stalls sold out!

The Festival consisted of:

• over 60 great exhibitors
• the regions best food and drink
• hot food avaliable all day
• real ale bar and cider
• local English wines
• barista coffee bar
• entertainmanet programme and activies for children
• music hosted by Joel Wildgoose

Some of the stalls that were this event were:

Honey from Beez Neez
Bedazzled
Corriander Garden
Chevelswarde Wine
Brocklebys
Bittersweet
Cherry Tree
ForLeaves
Gaytons
Fudge from Harkers
Leicestershire Cheese
Melbourne Sweets
Norths
Riverford
Sorai
The Baking Housewife
Tollgate
Picks
Stud Farm Meats
Pizza
Ryan Jepson
MKS
AfiaAnd many more….

There was also craft and artisan stalls, childrens rides and face painting, and entertainment.

Entertainment Programme for  Food Gusto Ashby Festival 2015 Saturday 23rd May

If you know of a good food and drink business, artisan producer or even local music group – we would love to know.

Info@foodgusto.com

01530 411337

We are pleased to have Clarissa from Clarissa’s Culinary Creations host our demonstrations on Saturday 24th May

She will be showing you the following simple dishes sure to wet your appetite

Chocolate and Chestnut Dessert
Aduki Bean and Rice Salad
Savoury Pancakes
Pancakes filled with rhubarb

Visit her facebook page – clarissasculinarycreations

Food Gusto aims to promote the regions best food & drink.
If you are in the midlands and produce great regional food and drink get in touch with Wes Ewing 07966019133

Our next event is the Ashby Food & Drink Festival based in the midlands just off the A42.
24th Saturday & 25th Sunday May 2014

We had a great line up of 5 bands for Saturday evening. You could get your tickets for £3.50 in advance at the Ashby Tourist Information (The Library) in Town or ring 01530 411337.

Karl and the Marx Brothers
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Karl-and-the-Marx-Brothers/115897088481660 Jacksons Bank
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacksons-Bank/437374933009967 The Arcadians
https://www.facebook.com/TheArcadiansband
Marios Nicotine Parlour
https://www.facebook.com/mariosnicotineparlour37

The event started at 6.30 – 10.45. Hot food was available to purchase and the gusto festival beer tent was selling drinks throughout the evening.

Last remaining exhibitor places for Ashby Gusto Festival – If you are an Artisan Producer of any food, drink, craft, jewellery, home ware…. get in touch. 01530 411337