To win a luxury weekend break at one of these top food festivals, tell us your favourite food region along our route and invite the friend you would like to take with you if you win.
We will be drawing a winning couple at the end of April for Eat! NewcastleGateshead, May for Taste of London festival and June for the York Festival of Food and Drink. If you do not win in the month you enter, your entry will be automatically rolled over to the next month. For more chances of winning, invite as many different friends as you like.
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Newcastle, Friday 15-Sunday 17 May
Travel
Two First Class train tickets from your nearest National Express East Coast-served station to Newcastle on Friday 15 May, returning on Sunday 17 May.
Festival
Celebrating the most unique and creative food in the UK over two weeks of events at the beginning of May, Eat! NewcastleGateshead incorporates markets with food tastings and exciting events. You will receive a pair of complimentary passes to the workshops at the Food Heroes Market Friday and Saturday, which will include a hand-picked selection of the North East’s best and most interesting food and drink producers.
www.newcastlegateshead.com
Eat
You will receive two tickets to one of the festival’s Secret Paladares dining experiences on Saturday night. Local families will be working with restaurants to open up their homes, giving you the unique opportunity to enjoy the home cooking and hospitality of people from different backgrounds living in the city. Locations will be top secret until the day!
You’ll also receive Sunday lunch at renowned local restaurant Pan Haggerty. Taking its name from a Northumberland potato dish, which can be found on the menu daily, this sophisticated restaurant at Newcastle Quay serves hearty British dishes inspired by traditional recipes.
www.panhaggerty.com
Pan Haggerty
Hotel
Two nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation for two in an apartment room at Staybridge Suites contemporary all-suite hotel. This brand new residential-style hotel, just minutes from Newcastle quayside, features a fully-equipped kitchen and state-of-the-art entertainment centre.
www.staybridge.com
Indulge
Upon arrival at the festival, you’ll receive a welcome pack containing your tickets, plus loads of info and goodies from a selection of local producers.
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London, Friday 19-Sunday 21 June
Travel
Two First Class train tickets from your nearest National Express East Coast-served station to London on Friday 19 June, returning on Sunday 21 June.
Festival
A pair of complimentary passes to the Taste of London Festival. This sell-out event is back this summer in Regent’s Park and will feature chefs including Anthony Worrall Thompson, Atul Kochhar and—our Food Hero for London—Tom Aikens, who will be on hand to serve up their signature dishes and share their best kept kitchen secrets. There will also be over 150 food and drink producers ready to dish out samples.
www.tastefestivals.com
Eat
On Saturday night, enjoy a tasty pan-Asian meal for two at Inamo, worth up to £300. Located in the heart of London’s Soho, the restaurant’s interactive ordering system means you can browse an illustrated food and drinks menu that is projected onto the table in front of you, as well as looking up information about the Soho neighbourhood or even booking a taxi home. After ordering your dishes using the touch-sensitive surface of your table, you’ll be able to sit back and watch the chefs prepare your food.
www.inamo-restaurant.com
Inamo restaurant, Soho
Hotel
Stay in the stylish surroundings of Hotel Indigo with two nights’ accommodation for two in a double room. The hotel encompasses a row of nine converted Georgian townhouses and mixes fresh colours with sleek materials to create a boutique charm, while its location on London Street, close to Paddington station, makes it a perfect base for a stay in the capital.
www.hipaddington.com
Indulge
Awaiting you upon your arrival at Hotel Indigo, you’ll find a food hamper from celebrated department store Harvey Nichols. Their renowned Fifth Floor Food Market has introduced a new range of food hampers for the summer season, and this one comes presented in a Harvey Nichols cool box complete with cutlery, napkins and packed with tasty treats.
www.harveynichols.com
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York, Friday 25-Sunday 27 September
Travel
Two First Class train tickets from your nearest National Express East Coast-served station to York on Friday 25 September, returning on Sunday 27 September.
Festival
Explore the best of what York has to offer with two VIP York passes, plus a pair of tickets to a Slow Food taste workshop and a wine tasting event at York Food and Drink Festival. Set in and around many of the city’s historic venues, the festival offers a number of free events all over the city including food markets showcasing the best regional food and drink as well as cooking classes and demonstrations.
Eat
On Friday evening, enjoy a three-course meal for two from a set menu at The Biltmore Grill. Housed in a former church building in fashionable Swinegate, this stylish restaurant and bar serves a bistro-style menu in airy, contemporary surroundings.
www.thebiltmorebarandgrill.com
On Saturday night, enjoy a three-course dinner for two at J Baker’s Bistro Moderne, home to our Food Hero for Yorkshire, Jeff Baker. Jeff spent over 10 years cooking at Pool Court in Leeds, and is one of only a few chefs to have held and retained a Michelin Star for 10 consecutive years. Now he runs his own restaurant in York, serving bold British food with ingredients sourced from the best local suppliers in relaxed and comfortable surroundings.
www.jbakers.co.uk
The Grange
Hotel
Relax with two nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation for two people in a double room at The Grange. This four-star hotel offers country house elegance in the heart of the city, just a short walk from the magnificent York Minster. With 36 individually designed rooms, complete with fluffy towels and luxury toiletries from Duck Island, it’s the perfect place to unwind.
www.grangehotel.co.uk
Indulge
Upon your arrival at the hotel you will receive a Taste of Bettys Gift Box containing everything you need to make a really special afternoon tea, including Caramel Hearts, Yorkshire Shortbread Biscuits and Celebration Fruit Cake, all from Yorkshire’s most famous Café Tea Rooms.
www.bettysbypost.com