BackFood-trotting the globe in September
From Germany's Oktoberfest to Grand Taste event in Tennessee, it's time for some unique food festivals around the world
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The Hampton Beach Seafood Festival
Hampton, New Hampshire, US | 5-7 September
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival is usually held in the weekend after Labor Day, along the seaside promenade. With more than 50 stalls put up by the top local restaurants, several others selling local arts and crafts, live bands and orchestras, the festival continues to be a draw for the food-loving locals. Lots of free culinary demonstrations, a separate area for kids to play and fireworks add to the festival fun.
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Eat! Brussels
Brussels, Belgium | 11-14 September
We are not talking about eating your Brussels sprouts here! It’s Brussels’ own food festival. The third edition of this festival dedicated to eating and drinking, will showcase 20 restaurants from five continents. There will be a pavilion for passionate oenophiles to fine-tune their existing knowledge of wines in the tasting and expert sessions. The festival is held along the banks of the picturesque Bois de la Cambre.
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Ludlow Food Festival
Ludlow, UK | 12-14 September
Into its 20th year, the historic Ludlow Castle will come alive with more than 160 food exhibitors. Food lovers can sample and buy local produce, or participate in the various food-related activities that are a part of the agenda. There’s also the Real Ale Trail, comprising 12 of the best beers from the local pubs. The festival also includes a series of hands-on cooking workshops such as vegetarian cooking, Indian cooking, baking and so on.There are activities for kids, too, making this a full-family fun affair.
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Music City Food and Wine Festival
Nashville, Tennessee| 20-21 September
From Masaharu Morimoto doing an A-Z session on sushi to Tyler Florence’s test kitchen session, this event has some big names from the food industry to woo the foodie crowd. There are 48 chefs involved in several culinary events. The Grand Taste event will feature the top restaurants from Nashville along with 40 different wines, beers and other spirits exhibited on the side. It’s an all-day feast and tasting session. For those on Instagram, you can follow the happenings from your armchair on @musiccityfw
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Oktoberfest
Munich, Germany | 22 September – 7 October
An important part of Bavarian culture, this legendary festival has been celebrated since 1810. It is held in Munich but is now replicated in several other cities in the world. It is held in Theresienwiese, called Wiesn colloquially, and is located near the city centre. The main agenda, of course, is to guzzle beer, alongside which are amusement rides, stalls and games. There are rules that the beer served in the Oktoberfest needs to have a minimum of 6% alcohol by volume. The food is traditional Bavarian fare like roast chicken, roast pork, sausages, etc. Nearly 6.4 million people are said to have attended the 2013 edition, so if you love your beer and sausages, this is the place to be.
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Galway Oyster Festival
Galway City, Ireland | 25-28 September
Guinness and oysters are the leading attractions at this festival. This internationally acclaimed Irish festival has a line-up of seafood trails, tasting events in Galway’s top restaurants, oyster shucking and eating competitions. It is something for families to come together and enjoy, be it the crazy oyster activities or the gourmet food experience, in an atmosphere dominated by Guinness, to the tune of live bands.
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A doctor turned nutritional consultant, culinary trainer, food writer and columnist, who’s learning to grow the foods she likes to eat, Nandita Iyer lives in Bangalore and is mom to a five-year-old gourmand son.
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