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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4It was listed as 1 of 50 Best Summer Festivals by The Independent newspaper.[1]Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4History[edit]Organisation[edit]Overview of Festival (1999\u20132019, 2021\u2013)[edit]2012\u20132015[edit]The Festival Debates (1999-)[edit]The Festival Conferences (2007-)[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]The festival was founded in 1999, by two local farmers, Chris Wardle and Martin Orbach, in the aftermath of the BSE crisis.  “Abergavenny is to food as Cannes is to film \u2013 an annual festival for spotting rising stars in Britain’s artisan food firmament”The 2019 festival was attended by over 35,000 people.[3]No festival is planned in 2020.Over the years the festivals celebrity guests have included: Valentine Warner, Tom Parker Bowles, Mitch Tonks, Michael Winner, Matt Tebbutt, Mark Hix, Marguerite Patten OBE, Levi Roots, Keith Floyd, John Burton Race, Valentine Warner, Jay Rayner, Pete Brown, Jason Atherton, Henry Dimbleby, George Alagiah, Franco Taruschio, Fergus Henderson, Christophe Langree, Antonio Carluccio, Anthony Bourdain, Allegra McEvedy, Jose Pizarro, Alex James, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Fergus Henderson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Asma Khan,       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Organisation[edit]The festival is a non-profit organisation with an unpaid Board of Directors and small core team of year-round part-time staff. The current Chief Executive is Kim Waters, previously the Chairman. The Festival is additionally supported by organisations and individuals in both the public and private sectors.Overview of Festival (1999\u20132019, 2021\u2013)[edit]The planning for the first festival started in 1998.  Run by volunteers it was helped by the then ‘three towns adviser’ of Monmouth, Chepstow & Abergavenny and the Monmouthshire food initiative officer. 39 local food and drink producers exhibited their wares in the Market Hall.  The first programme was a double sided single fold card.  There were 2 talks (Attended by 234 people) in the Borough Theatre Marguerite Patten and Franco & Ann Taruschio and, in the evening, Martyn Lewis chaired a debate about GM Foods (Attendance 91).The Community Banquet (now called the ‘Festival Fanfare’, also previously referred to as the ‘Market Hop’ country supper and ‘Twmpath’. \u2013 On Saturday evening 23 October 1999, the Market Hall hosted 180 people at trestle tables for dinner, punctuated by interludes of song and speech.Other events included Farm Walks, a Marcher Day apple exhibition, guided tour of Abergavenny Museum, and ‘Revolting Rhymes’ an exhibition of Children’s Verse in Abergavenny Library.The Abergavenny Market Hall was a key venue and the festival worked with the town hall staff (many of whom are still involved today).Funding: \u00a315,500 came from a variety of sources. A further \u00a31,800 was raised from private sponsors and in addition the festival made \u00a34,295 from the sale of tickets to events and stall holders etc. Any profits are used to help finance future festivals.2012\u20132015[edit]Over the years the festival has grown to become the National Tourism Awards “Best Event in Wales” 2013\/14 and Finalist of the “Best Event in Wales ( Large)” 2015 and one of the leading food events in the UK[citation needed], attracting visitors from all over the country and from abroad. The event now comprises:  Abergavenny Food FestivalAround 220 stalls spread across several indoor sites in the centre of Abergavenny and throughout central streets.Around 50 individually ticketed events: Master Classes, Tutored Tastings, Talks, Forays and Debates.Children’s Food Academy at The Castle (family-friendly venue) \u2013 featuring interactive workshops for all ages.‘Rude Health’ Speakers Corner: featuring celebrity guests.Rolling programme of Chef Dems in the Market Hall and in the Fish Market at The Priory Centre featuring the Restaurant Tasters at St Michael’s Centre where chefs and restaurateurs from across Wales cook their signature dishes.Party at The Castle: An evening of music and food \u2013 capacity: 1,000.The Festival Debates (1999-)[edit]1999 \u2013 “GMO’s Do we need them?” chaired by BBC Broadcaster Martyn Lewis (Attendance 91) \u2022 2000 \u2013 “Organic Food, Hope or Hype?” chaired by BBC Broadcaster Martyn Lewis (Attendance 89) \u2022 2001 \u2013 “Beyond Fast Food? A Menu for the 21st Century” Produced in association with the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme and \u2022 2013 \u2013 “Do we still need the High Street?” \u2022 2002 \u2013 “Today’s meat culture is Unsafe, Unsavoury and Unsustainable” chaired by Sheila Dillon  \u2022 2012 \u2013 “Do we still need the High Street?”\u2022 2013 \u2013 “Food or wildlife- are we striking the right balance?” chaired by Sarah Dickens, BBC Wales  \u2022 2014 \u2013 “Is healthy eating making us ill?” Chaired by Nick Barnard of Rude Health  Frogmore Street, AbergavennyThe Festival Conferences (2007-)[edit]2007 \u2013 “Food Festivals \u2013 fads for affluent foodies or can have a real impact on local food culture” chaired by Sheila Dillon, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme \u2022 2008 \u2013 “Developing Regional & Local Food Tourism in the UK” \u2022 2009 \u2013 The Big Food Debate. “Sustainable Food \u2013 The Debate over Greening the Food Chain \u2013 from Policy to Plate” Covered by The Food Programme on BBC Radio 4. \u2022 2010 \u2013 “Food Festivals: The Next Generation” \u2022 2011 \u2013 “Changing Attitudes to Local Food” \u2022 2012 \u2013 “Food in a Recession”See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Our servers are currently under maintenance or experiencing a technical problem.Please try again in a few\u00a0minutes.See the error message at the bottom of this page for more\u00a0information.     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