The Island's
Food & Drink
Festival
7th & 8th September 2023 | Northwood House, Cowes
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We Think the Island’s Food Scene Rocks!
So We’re Bringing Everyone Together to Celebrate.
The Great Wight Bite is taking over the stunning Northwood House, Cowes for a weekend of gastronomic indulgence and cracking entertainment.
We will be jam packed full of delicious street food traders from across the Island and the south coast, alongside a unique pop up Smoking Lobster dining, lounge and oyster bar restaurant, as well as some brilliant shopping from the island’s best artisan food, drink and craft producers. Sit back and watch the island’s very best talent on our Chefs Demo Stage hosted by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Chris Bavin. No need to leave the pooch at home the Great Wight Bite is dog friendly too!
Our Masterclass Kitchen is where to find local food and drink producers showing off their talents and the Little Chefs Den is the place for budding cooks with a range of amazing classes to book curated by The Little Gloster. All served up with a huge side of celebrity and great live music including a spot of fun with the UK Queen tribute act on Saturday evening.
No need to miss out if you live on the mainland, set sail for The Great Wight Bite with a great offer from our partner Red Funnel Ferries. Save 20% on Vehicle Ferry Travel or hop on the Hi-Speed Red Jet service for £12.30pp* for a day return. More info here.
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DELIGHTED TO WELCOME
We are a double helping of excited to welcome Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hugh is a BAFTA winning broadcaster, patron of the acclaimed River Cottage, presenter of over 20 cookery shows, author of 14 books including The River Cottage Cookbook (2001), which won the Glenfiddich Trophy and the André Simon Food Book of the Year award. A passionate campaigner for us giving food the respect it deserves, he’ll be in the kitchen, on stage and bursting with foodie entertainment
Joined by
Chris Bavin multi-talented broadcaster, reporter and writer
Founder of the award-winning ‘The Naked Grocer’, multi-talented broadcaster, reporter and writer Chris has been a leading figures in the UK’s food and consumer television for the last decade. His roots first planted in the fruit & veg industry, Chris was an early champion of ‘zero packaging, no plastic’. He’s presented Tomorrow’s Food, The Truth About Food and Shop Well For the Planet to name just a few. A regular One Show reporter and even popping up for guest appearances on the Chelsea Flower Show. Chris will be hosting our Chef’s Demo Stage plus a whole lot more!
What’s on
Little Chefs Den
Where budding chefs can learn, explore and get messy with the team from The Little Gloster
Smoking Lobster Pop Up Restaurant
Pan Asian dining and lounge featuring local island produce, amazing seafood and oyster bar
Make a
Weekend of it
Fancy a little foodie adventure to the Isle of Wight? Cowes is in easy reach courtesy of our friends at Red Funnel, whether it’s a cheeky day trip or you’re joining us for a bit longer to explore and graze your way around the island.
Set sail for the Great Wight Bite with Red Funnel and save 20% on Vehicle Ferry Travel or hop on the Hi-Speed Red Jet service for £12.30pp* for a day return. To book click HERE
From stunning beaches, heaps of attractions for everyone and a food scene that’s about to take the UK by storm. So why not make a weekend of it?
Fancy Joining the
Festival Fun?
Are you an artisan producer or island chef and want to tell the crowds what you do?
Maybe you’ve got the skills for our Masterclass Kitchen or want to take the music stage by storm?
Or, you’re a business looking to connect with a foodie audience?
If so, we’d love to hear from you and have a range of trader and commercial options available.
HERE’S HOW WE’RE HELPING OUR PLANET
We recognise that like every business, to the events industry has an impact on our environment.
So, we’ve set ourselves a few goals that will reduce our carbon footprint and limit waste that goes into landfill.
We will be saying no to single use plastics and working with our waste supplier to recycle as much as possible.
