Anna Gheorghiu, Jo Gurr
and Roxanna Manolica from Moor Organics, Teynham show off their
produce at Canterbury Eurofair. Picture. Barry Duffield

by Adam Williams

Culinary novices and experts
flocked to the city over the weekend for the annual Eurofair and
Kent Food and Drink Festival.

Tipples and tastes from every
continent were featured on more than 100 stalls, but the bulk of
the produce on offer came from the county itself, thanks to the
work of organisation Produced in Kent.

Their members made up about 30
stalls at the three-day show, with many of Canterbury’s restaurants
and farmers’ markets such as the Goods Shed, the Farmhouse and Mama
Feelgoods, present.

The sunshine made Dane John Gardens
the perfect place to be from Friday to Sunday for a bite to eat or
the chance to stock up on everything local from raspberry cider to
spartan apples.

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Check out the culinary
magic at Eurofair

Would-be chefs also had a chance to
pick up tips from experts such as Michael Caines and Paul Hollywood
through live cooking demonstrations and workshops, with music from
groups such as Moveable Feast and The Goosebumps.

Organiser Caroline Fowler, from
Canterbury City Council, was delighted to see a great turnout over
the weekend.

She said: “It’s easily the biggest
Eurofair we’ve put on to date and the vast range on offer suits
everyone from the aspiring chef to the food lover.

“There’s a great selection of
restaurants and food producers here in Canterbury from the
traditional right through to the more acquired tastes and it’s
great to see a lot of them here.

“Here in Kent, we’re a huge
producer of meat, fruit and vegetables and if people don’t support
events such as these and the producers at them, then we’d end up
with some very bland food on our plates.”

For more pictures, see this
week's Kentish Gazette out Thursday.