Falmouth Oyster Festival 2009

Valentine Warner Announced as Celebrity Chef for Falmouth Oyster Festival 2010
20 July 2010

Valentine Warner, food writer and star of BBC Two’s ‘What To Eat Now’ series will be the Celebrity Chef at this year’s Falmouth Oyster Festival... [click for full story...]

Chefs Line-up Announced for 2010
4 May 2010

The festival, celebrates the start of the native oyster dredging season and showcases leading local chefs in a cookery demonstration programme throughout the four days – and best of all - the cookery shows by local chefs are all free!... [click for full story...]

2009

Perfect Partners - St Michael's Hotel & Spa and Falmouth Oyster Festival
28 May 2009

The organisers of Falmouth Oyster Festival are extremely pleased to announce that St Michael's Hotel & Spa is to be the major sponsor for the festival, which takes place from the 15th to 18th October this year... [click for full story...]

Mat Follas, 2009 MasterChef Winner - to Open Falmouth Oyster Festival
26 June 2009

Viewers of the BBC television series - MasterChef will immediately recognise the name of Mat Follas, winner of the 2009 amateur competition. Mat will be the Celebrity Chef at this year’s Falmouth Oyster Festival... [click for full story...]

New Look Falmouth Oyster Festival Flyer and Website Now Available!
17 August 2009

The new look Falmouth Oyster Festival flyer is now widely available from Tourist Information Centres, shops, pubs and restaurants, sailing clubs, attractions and other outlets throughout the area.... [click for full story...]

Spotlight on Chefs!
21 September 2009

Falmouth Oyster Festival has cookery at its heart... [click for full story...]

The Oyster Ball is Back!
21 September 2009

The Oyster Ball celebrating the Falmouth Oyster Festival is back this year and is sure to be bigger and better than ever. The festival main sponsors, St Michael’s Hotel & Spa, will be hosting the ball on Saturday 17th October in the Regatta Suite... [click for full story...]

Fantastic Music Line up!
29th September 2009

A feast for the senses awaits festival-goers at Falmouth Oyster Festival this year. The festival which runs from 15th to 18th October at Events Square, celebrates the start of the native oyster dredging season and features a lively and varied line up of local bands alongside the daily cookery demonstrations... [click for full story...]

Falmouth Schools Join in Oyster Festival Fun!
5th October 2009

Falmouth Schools will feature even more widely in the 2009 Falmouth Oyster Festival which takes place at Events Square from Thursday to Sunday next week... [click for full story...]

Falmouth Prepares for Oyster Festival Opening on Thursday!
5th October 2009

Final preparations are being made for the four day Oyster Festival which starts this Thursday at Events Square in Falmouth. The festival celebrates the start of the native oyster dredging season... [click for full story...]

Falmouth Oyster Festival – Best Ever!
20th October 2009

Over 28,000 people flocked to the town over the four day event to experience the unique atmosphere of Falmouth Oyster Festival.... [click for full story...]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Falmouth Schools Join in Oyster Festival Fun!

Falmouth Schools will feature even more widely in the 2009 Falmouth Oyster Festival which takes place at Events Square from Thursday to Sunday next week. Pupils will join three top chefs from Falmouth on centre stage for their cookery demonstrations as part of a cookery project with local schools.

Following on from the pilot project last year when two chefs visited Marlborough School to present pupils with dishes that reflected the sea and importance of local produce - this year the project has been extended to include all primary schools in Falmouth. The chefs participating in the initiative are Arty Williams from the Cove Restaurant at Maenporth, Sanjay Kumar from the Greenbank Hotel and Chris Taylor from Two Ten Restaurant in Falmouth. Each chef is offering two pupils from each of Falmouth's schools the opportunity to follow a master class in their restaurant's kitchens. The children will learn a new dish which later on they will present to fifteen fellow pupils back at their school. These fifteen pupils from each school will be given the ingredients for the dish to cook at home for their parents. Parents will score the dishes, with score sheets being entered into a draw for a free meal at the Greenbank Hotel for one lucky parent.

“The project links professional chefs with children and their parents, with the aim of reinforcing the schools message regarding the importance of healthy eating and it will show the quality of local produce from grown on our doorsteps. Perhaps the most important connection this year is the involvement of suppliers, such as West Country Fruit Sales and through them many local growers. Thanks also go to the Cornish Sea Salt Company for their support” commented John Frankland, project co-ordinator.

The original two children from each school will assist the chefs on stage at the Oyster Festival, where budding chefs of the future may be inspired to take up a career in the catering industry. Schools taking part in the project include Falmouth Secondary School, Falmouth Primary, Marlborough, King Charles, St Mary’s and St Frances Schools.

Around 250 pupils from Falmouth schools will also take part in the Grand Oyster Parade which will start at The Moor on Friday 16th October at 3.15, and wind its way through the town centre streets to the Maritime Museum at Events Square. The parade is always a highlight of the festival bustling with colour and sound with inventive themed costumes and banners. Schools taking part include Marlborough, St Francis, King Charles, St Mary’s Falmouth Primary and the Samba Band from Falmouth Secondary School.

“The inclusion of the community at large and in particular, children, in the Falmouth Oyster Festival is an important aspect that we want to encourage. The festival organisers are extremely grateful to John Frankland for co-ordinating this aspect of the festival.” said Mike Rangecroft, Falmouth Festivals director. Adding “We have a unique fishery that needs recognition and something to be proud of for generations to come.”

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