Local Line Up Confirmed For The Big Onion

The Big Onion Food and Drink Festival at Elveden Estate on 25th August has confirmed a line-up of over 50 regional producers of food and drink, plus some great local bands and chefs.

Named ‘The Big Onion’ after the volume of onions grown on the farm at Elveden, visitors will be treated to tractor and trailer rides on the farm and learn all sorts of facts and figures about onions. Elveden Estate is one of the country’s leading vegetable growers and produces 20,000 tonnes of onions every year.

The festival will be host to the very best of East Anglian food and
drink, music and chefs. The festival will run from 10.00am-7.00pm.
Visitors can expect to browse the stalls, watch food demonstrations
and enjoy live music into the evening. Held in the Estate’s traditional
walled garden the hand-picked stalls, offer the very best of local food from a variety of artisan producers.

There are many producers from around Norfolk already confirmed including;

Bhaji Man, Big Skies Food Company, Breckland Orchard, Citron Presse , Cocoa Delicious, Crush Foods Ltd, Ethnic Fusion, Fudgulous , Glu-10-3, Gnaw, Guancheros Sauce Co. Little Melton Gourmet Yogurt, Norfolk Cordials , Norfolk Natterjacks,
Ole Slewfoot Brewing Company, Pinneys of Orford , Pepperbellies Chillis,

Raw Nibbles and Ronaldo’s Ices.

Frances Armstrong, marketing manager at Elveden says, “The Big Onion is now in its second year, and is host to an exciting mix of local producers, for many this will be their first food festival. We are pleased to be able to showcase the very best produce our region has to offer.”

For children, Madame Zuccini’s unique vegetable theatre show, starring Lois Leek and Peter Parsnip, and interactive vegetable creature workshops are sure to entertain. There are also mini tractors and a bouncy castle.

Live music will start at 1.00pm and continue through to the evening, with everything from the acoustic duo ‘The Luck’ to modern Norfolk folk band Crumbs for Comfort. The evening will be rounded off by Killamonjambo who recently toured with Ed Sheeran, the band have an exciting, energetic jazz style.

Demonstrating chefs so far include Richard Bainbridge of The Great British Menu and head chef at Morston Hall, following on from his training under Galton Blackiston. The kitchen will also host Justin Kett, head chef from The Swan in Lavenham. Plus, Elveden’s own executive chef, Peter McBurnie will be cooking up some classic recipes using estate produce.

Tickets cost £5 for adults, £3 for children and £14 for a family ticket. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bigonionfestival.com, calling 01842 898068 or by visiting Elveden Shopping Courtyard.

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Editorial by: Elveden Estate, Elveden
Elveden is a world-class producer and purveyor of local and regional food excellence.
Restaurant: 01842 898066     Food Hall: 01842 898064     www.elveden.com