Monmouthshire Food Festival returns to the surroundings of Caldicot Castle on 14th and 15th October, ready to cater to the county’s food lovers.

It is set to feature a packed programme of demonstrations, tutored tastings, talks and lots of artisan foods to try and buy.

Organisers of the festival are delighted to announce two fine local chefs who will be demonstrating in the Chef’s Theatre. Clive Williams and Liam Whittle grew up together and both went on to become award-winning chefs. Clive is now head chef of the Parkway Hotel in Cwmbran, and Liam is a top class development chef. Also in the Chef’s Theatre will be Jules James from Black Mountain Gold Chocolate, who will be demonstrating chocolate desserts.

The Look and Learn Theatre offers a host of demonstrations and tutored tastings. Bill King will show how everyone can make their own bread, while Buster Grant from Brecon Brewing and Paul Williamson from Hillside Brewery will go head to head with their beers.

Monmouthshire Youth Service hosts the Children’s Quarter with a packed programme for younger visitors.

Courtesy of Guide Dogs Cymru, some of the cleverest canines around will be attending the festival as well. The charity is offering visitors a chance to get up close to a guide dog or puppy and find out more about their vital work.

The Producers Market has a wide range of artisan foods for our foodie visitors to try and buy.

Artisan food producers will have everything from locally made preserves made with fruit foraged from the hedgerows to handmade sausage rolls made just six miles from Caldicot Castle.

Visitors can talk to the people who know the products best, the people who make them.