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On a Food Safari – the perfect foodie gift this Christmas
Food Safari, the food experiences business, offers the ideal gift for food and drink fanatics this Christmas. For anyone who’s ever longed to discover the secrets of the smokehouse, to get the knack of the butcher’s knife, fancied fungi foraging or skinning a rabbit, Food Safari’s series of food events and workshops might be the answer.
Food Safari’s gourmet food experiences days go one or two steps beyond a traditional cookery school and take you behind the scenes of some of Suffolk's best food and drink producers to learn a range of new food skills.
On TV we are used to celebrity chefs visiting farms and producers to find out where the best ingredients are produced but for most people this privileged access to farms and food producers is out of bounds. Food Safari opens the door by offering ‘Field to Fork’ days that combine farm walks, wild food forays, or fishing trips with butchery and cookery workshops and culminating with fantastic feasts featuring the fruits of the day’s safari. If you are looking for an unusual and memorable Christmas present for foodies, look no further.
You might take a relaxed fishing trip on the River Ore in search of lobsters, crabs and other seafood before taking a tour of a traditional smokehouse and oysterbeds at 50-year old Pinney’s of Orford on Seafood in a Day. Or you could join a wild food foray in search of samphire and sea purslane on a private estate on the banks of the beautiful River Blyth near Southwold. Or get hands-on skinning and boning a rabbit on Wild Meat in a Day.
New for 2011 Food Safari offers Bread in the Day with the brand new Pumphouse Bakery in Orford. Not only will you see at first hand the world of an artisan baker you’ll also learn how to scale, shape and proof sourdough and discover the art of the perfect croissant.
Sutton Hoo Chicken has become famous well beyond Suffolk for its outstanding free range and organic birds. On Chicken in a Day we’ll visit the farm and see how high welfare standards produce such good meat. Back at base there’ll be a butchery workshop and cookery demonstration and a delicious lunch.
Attendees always leave a Food Safari day with new skills to try in the kitchen at home, a handful of recipes and usually some of the day’s produce; as well as a deeper understanding of the food we eat and a greater connection to the people who make it and the landscape it comes from.
“Food Safari is a genuine and generous-hearted enterprise, that is properly ‘field to fork”
Hattie Ellis, Scoff, The Spectator
“Food Safari is the essence of the gastrozeitgeist A Suffolk-based business founded by arch foodie Polly Robinson. It offers a tantalising range of ‘field to fork days.’”
Sudi Pigott, Country & Town House Magazine
“Food Safari’s Catch & Cook offers time at sea, glorious food and a chance to hook the freshest fish. Try it – you’ll be hooked.” Adrian Tierney-Jones, Coast
Gift vouchers are available for all Food Safari events, which start at £75 per person for a half day or £150 for a full day.
Forthcoming Food Safari in Spring 2011 in Suffolk:
- Wild Meat in a Day, February 6, March 3, April 2 – British Larder, nr Woodbridge
- Bread in a Day, March 12, June 5 - Pumphouse Bakery, Orford
- Smokehouse Tour, 19 March - Pinney’s of Orford
- Seafood in a Day, April 16, July 9 – Pinney’s of Orford
- Catch & Cook, April 30, July 1 – Walberswick and The Anchor at Walberswick
- Free Range Pig in a Day, May 9, Blythburgh Free Range Pork & The Anchor at Walberswick
- Wild Food in a Day, May 14, June 25 - Henham Park, nr Southwold
- Cheese in a Day, June 19 - Suffolk Farmhouse Cheese, Needham Market
- Chicken in a Day: June 12 – Sutton Hoo Chicken and The British Larder, nr Woodbridge
For further information, press and photo requests, please contact:
Fiona Hering / Director of Ibis Advantage
t: 07801653085
Fact Sheet – Food Safari
Owners: Polly & Tim Robinson
Website: www.foodsafari.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/FoodSafariUK
Blog: www.foodsafarisuffolk.blogspot.com
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLBn0_6NtJo
Telephone: 01728 621380 or 07966 475195
Email: polly@foodsafari.co.uk
Prices: From £75 - £280pp
Events:
Bread in a Day: spend the day with artisan bread-maker Chris Brenan of the Pumphouse Bakery, You’ll scale, shape and proof a batch of sourdoughs and learn the art of the perfect croissant.
Sunday 12 March, Sunday 5 June 2011
Pumphouse Bakery, Orford, Suffolk ; £150 pp; £275 per couple
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/bread-in-a-day
Seafood in a Day: a relaxed fishing trip for lobster, crabs and fish followed by a visit to Pinney’s of Orford’s 50-year-old oysterbeds and smokehouse.
Saturday 16 April, Saturday 9 July 2011; 10am – 4pm,
Pinney’s of Orford, Orford, Suffolk ; £150 pp; £275 per couple
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/seafood-in-a-day
Wild Meat in a Day: a hands-on game butchery workshop and cookery demonstration.
Venison: Saturday 2 October 2010, Saturday 2 April 2011
Small game: Saturday 20 November 2010, Sunday 5 December 2010, Sunday 6 February 2011, Saturday 5 March 2011
British Larder, Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, 10am-5pm, £150pp or £275 per couple
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/wild-meat-in-a-day
Chicken in a Day: visit the famous Sutton Hoo free range and organic chickens, followed by a chicken butchery workshop and cookery demonstration.
Sunday 12 June 2011
British Larder, Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, 10am-5pm, £150pp or £275 per couple
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/chicken-in-a-day
Cheese in a Day: spend the day with dairy farmers and artisan cheese-makers at Suffolk Farmhouse Cheese. Meet the award winning Guernsey’s, have a go at milking and make a soft curd cheese to take home.
Sunday 19 June, 2011
Suffolk Farmhouse Cheese, Near Needham Market, Suffolk, 10am – 5pm, £150pp or £275 per couple
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/cheese-in-a-day
Catch & Cook: A full day off-shore fishing for cod, bass and other sea fish. A chef will be on board to show you how to prepare your catch. Followed by dinner at The Anchor, Walberswick.
Saturday 30 April, Saturday 2 July 2011; 9am – 8pm,
Walberswick, Suffolk ; £280 per person
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/catch-and-cook
Wild Food in a Day: a wild food foray for mushrooms and other wild foods at Henham Park on the Suffolk Coast followed by a wild food feast.
Saturday May 15, Saturday June 26 2011
Henham Park, Nr Southwold, Suffolk , 10am -4pm, cost £150pp or £275 per couple
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/wild-food-in-a-day
Free Range Pig in a Day: Guided tour of Blythburgh Free Range Pork, pork butchery demonstration from award-winning butcher, Gerard King and hands-on sausage making.
Sunday 17 October; Saturday 8 May 2011
The Anchor at Walberswick, 10am-4pm, cost £150pp or £275 per couple
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/free-range-pig-in-a-day
Smokehouse Tour: Behind-the-scenes tour of Pinney’s of Orford traditional smokehouse and oyster beds.
Saturday 13 November 2010, Saturday 19 March 2011
Pinney’s of Orford, Suffolk, 11.30am-2.30pm, £75pp
www.foodsafari.co.uk/page/smokehouse-tour
Includes: The price includes all food and drink during the day including a gourmet lunch or dinner with beer or wine hand-selected to match each course.
Attendees usually have the chance to take home something they’ve foraged or made on the day - e.g. sausages, mushroom or cheese.
Book online at www.foodsafari.co.uk
Groups:
Individuals can attend any of the workshops, max group size 15. Bespoke events can be tailored to suit groups.
Links:
Blythburgh Free Range Pork – www.freerangepork.co.uk
Pinney’s of Orford – www.pinneysoforford.co.uk
Wild Meat Company – www.wildmeat.co.uk
Suffolk Farmhouse Cheese – www.suffolkcheese.co.uk
Pumphouse Bakery – www.pumphousebakery.co.uk
Henham Park – www.henhampark.com
The Anchor –- www.anchorwalberswick.com,
British Larder – www.britishlarder.co.uk
Travel:
From London: Travel along the A12, towards Ipswich, take the A14 and follow signs towards Lowestoft on the A12 then before Blythburgh follow B1387 to Walberswick. This takes approximately 2 hours by car. There are frequent trains from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich.
From Stansted Airport: approx 1.5 hours
Places to stay: The Anchor at Walberswick – 6 guest rooms www.anchorwalberswick.com
Best of Suffolk – Luxury Cottages to rent www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk
Sutherland House – Restaurant with rooms Located in one of the most important historical buildings in Southwold www.sutherlandhouse.co.uk
The Stables at Henham Park – luxury bed and breakfast www.stablesathenhampark.co.uk
Press enquiries: Fiona Hering – Ibis Advantage Fiona@ibisadvantage.co.uk 07801653085