ORANGE F.O.O.D
I first joined the F.O.O.D group some 20 years ago as a young resident to Orange working in the wine industry. I have continued to be involved at various levels in FOOD and wine during the last 20 years and I have found it extremely rewarding, making many friends and developing many events.It is with great pride that I take the reins this year to guide us forward in 2014, our 23rd year.It was after a trip to Italy where my wife and I came across Mangialonga, an event in Piedmonte walking through vineyards enjoying the local produce with 2500 people, which we brought to Orange some years later as FORAGE with the help of other like-minded people.FORAGE has grown from 350 to 750 people, to this year 1000 people who will come to experience “why we live where we live.” Great produce is turned into delicious country fare by our chefs and cooks, accompanied by wines from the experts who grow the grapes and the winemaker that makes them. All this whilst strolling across the vineyards and paddocks taking in the view and produce from our region, cementing what FOOD week is all about.
I first joined the F.O.O.D group some 20 years ago as a young resident to Orange working in the wine industry. I have continued to be involved at various levels in FOOD and wine during the last 20 years and I have found it extremely rewarding, making many friends and developing many events.It is with great pride that I take the reins this year to guide us forward in 2014, our 23rd year.It was after a trip to Italy where my wife and I came across Mangialonga, an event in Piedmonte walking through vineyards enjoying the local produce with 2500 people, which we brought to Orange some years later as FORAGE with the help of other like-minded people.FORAGE has grown from 350 to 750 people, to this year 1000 people who will come to experience “why we live where we live.” Great produce is turned into delicious country fare by our chefs and cooks, accompanied by wines from the experts who grow the grapes and the winemaker that makes them. All this whilst strolling across the vineyards and paddocks taking in the view and produce from our region, cementing what FOOD week is all about.
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F.O.O.D WEEK FEATURE EVENTS<br />
F.O.O.D HQ @ the Agrestic Grocer<br />
Open Daily 4-13 April<br />
F.O.O.D HQ will operate during the<br />
week to provide a meeting spot for all<br />
things F.O.O.D Week. Meet our F.O.O.D<br />
HQ volunteers and ask them about<br />
the festival events. Meet producers,<br />
sample local food, enjoy talks and<br />
demonstrations, buy merchandise or<br />
gather information and plan your next<br />
F.O.O.D Week activity.<br />
F.O.O.D WEEK NIGHT MARKET<br />
Friday 4 April<br />
Robertson Park is the venue for an<br />
evening not to be missed. A beautiful<br />
Autumn evening in Orange with over<br />
40 stalls serving the best of Orange<br />
produce and cool climate wines. The<br />
finest of Orange’s cooks, restauranteurs,<br />
producers and wineries will be there<br />
and on hand to chat to all who attend.<br />
There will be local entertainment and<br />
communal tables to sit at – a wonderful<br />
regional event. Sponsored by the<br />
D’Aquino Group of Companies.<br />
Contact<br />
The Agrestic Grocer<br />
(all week except 12 April)<br />
426 Molong Road, Orange<br />
11am-12.30pm • Free<br />
12 April - Orange Visitor<br />
Information Centre,<br />
151 Byng Street, Orange<br />
orangefoodweek.com.au<br />
Contact<br />
Robertson Park<br />
McNamara Street, Orange<br />
5.30pm – 8.30pm<br />
Gold Coin Entry<br />
Enquiries 1800 069 466<br />
F.O.O.D Week Sunday MARKET @ COOK PARK<br />
SUNDAY 6 APRIL<br />
Contact<br />
Come and enjoy local produce,<br />
breakfast or brunch prepared by<br />
Orange’s well known cooks and<br />
Farmer’s Market Stallholders.<br />
There are children’s activities to<br />
keep them entertained while you<br />
relax under the canopy of trees.<br />
Or you can simply stroll the market<br />
and purchase local produce to take<br />
home and enjoy later.<br />
Cook Park,<br />
Summer Street, Orange<br />
8.30am-12.30pm • Free<br />
Enquiries:<br />
Marika Garton<br />
0409 468 029<br />
2 w w w . o r a n g e f o o d w e e k . c o m . a u
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