The Festival, taking place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September, is all about celebrating local produce and visitors will be lucky enough to taste some of the Island’s mouth-watering flavours, including Loaghtan lamb, world famous Manx kippers and Queenies, the Island’s small sweet scallops.
Gino D’Acampo, celebrity chef and winner of I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, will be showing off his skills in the Manx Food Live Theatre alongside with a number of local chefs and food producers.
“I am very excited to be headlining the Isle of Man Food and Drink Festival this year” says Gino. “I can’t wait to sample the Island’s brilliant local produce and to add my Italian twist to it when I perform my cooking demonstrations. It’s so important to eat well and to buy fresh local produce to support the local economy so I look forward to seeing what the Isle of Man has to offer.”
As well as a delicious range of local food and drink on offer, budding chefs will be able to take part in cookery competitions, and pick up some tips from the experts. There will also be plenty of lively activities to keep the whole family entertained with local music and dance acts performing all weekend.
The Isle of Man is easily accessible, with ferries sailing from Liverpool, Heysham, Belfast and Dublin and airlines operating from airports throughout the UK including Birmingham, East Midlands, Gloucester, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, London City, Gatwick, Luton, Dublin and Belfast. Travel packages including sea travel and 2 nights B&B start at just £99 per person.
To find out more go to www.visitisleofman.com
