Eating and Relaxing at the Show
01.09.2003

For many visitors the highlight of the Royal County of Berkshire Show is the array of delicious food to try and buy. From the morning's sizzling bacon roll to an afternoon's strawberries and cream tea, it is all there.

The Food Fare, one of the largest marquees is a good starting point. There are over 50 stands selling everything from fresh bread to wild venison. Newcomers include Gourmet Med - a delicatessen with a range of Italian breads and Getoily.com. who continue the Mediterranean theme with their extra virgin olive oil, olives and delicacies. With the Best of British is Gerald David, a traditional family butcher who sells meat sourced from local Somerset farms.

Organics are well looked after with Belvoir Fruit Farms and their organic fruit drinks, Blackburne & Haynes - farmhouse ice cream using milk and cream from organic pedigree Jersey cows and David Farquhar - a gourmet range of smoked organic products.

Prize-winning cheeses, country wines, homemade pates and spicy sauces will add to the gastronomic experience. Edward Dann, this year's new head of the section, said, "There's a wide variety, but uppermost is quality, whether you've a sweet or savoury tooth."

There are three new rest areas, all near the fast food mobile outlets, making them ideals spots for enjoying a snack. Whether it is a hog roast, a sizzling Simmental beef roll, Harry Ramsden's fish & chips, a French Upper Crust baguette, Cornish pasty, Kentucky style fried chicken, a vegetarian option, doughnuts, crepes, ice cream or just a Tetley cup of tea! There's plenty of choice.

For members, the Ringside Enclosure will have a new style of buffet - 'Hot Pans'. The old favourite Seafood Bar will also be there and a three course lunch will be served both days in the Members Dining area.

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Annette Priestley
Comand (UK)
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