Abergavenny is a market town situated on the border of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. The festival (16-17 Sept) takes place throughout the town and around the castle ruins. It’s been running since 1999, and now has over 20,000 visitors.
Award-winning barbecue experts Sam Evans and Shauna Guinn (authors of Hang Fire Cookbook) will host the fire stage at the castle. In 2012, they quit their jobs and road-tripped around the southern states of America to learn the secrets of barbecuing. One of their top tips is to “only put charcoal on one side, so if something looks like it’s cooking too quickly, you can move the food over to the cool side of the barbecue and put the lid on – you’ve essentially got an oven.”
Nick Saltmarsh, co-founder of Hodmedod’s, brings his passion for different varieties of British beans to the festival. He says, “These are all fantastic ingredients for a healthy diet, all grown on British arable farms.” abergavennyfoodfestival.com