Harveys of Ramsgate Event

FOOD & WINE CLUB EVENT AT HARVEYS OF RAMSGATE*
WITH EMINENT WINE COMMENTATOR & EXPERT, FRANK WARD
FRIDAY 5TH MARCH, 7 FOR 7.30PM
(*"Best New-comer" in 2009 Taste of Kent Awards)

I am delighted to invite you to the next Food & Wine Club event at Harveys of Ramsgate.

We are honoured to have as our Guest Speaker for the evening Mr Frank Ward. Frank is a food and wine author as well as critic, and, having spent several years living and working in Sweden, is one of the world's leading lights in that nation's gastronomic world.

Mr Ward has worked for over 30 years in the wine trade, collecting and serving collectors of the finest and rarest wines known to humanity. His knowledge and passion for the wines of France is virtually unsurpassed and his anecdotes will amuse and surprise many listeners!

For those of you unfamiliar with our Food & Wine Club events at Harveys, the form of the evening is quite simple in essence.

The dinner takes place in the upstairs Private Dining Room, overlooking the beautiful Royal Harbour, with wonderful views over the water and lights.

The dinner consists of starter, fish dish, meat dish and dessert, each course accompanied with a glass of wine especially chosen to compliment the dish.

As space for these events is very limited, tickets are available only in advance of the evening.

Tickets are £35 per person or £180 for a group of 6

To purchase your tickets, please either contact me by replying to this email, on 07778 640190 or the restaurant direct on 01843 599707.

I very much look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards,

Nick Stebbing-Allen
Harveys of Ramsgate

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John Burton-Race

Top chef to headline Kitchen theatre at Broadstairs festival

TV food chef John Burton-Race is to headline the Theatre Kitchen Food Fayre at the Broadstairs Food Festival which is kicking off next Monday (28 September).

Hot and cold food including local oysters, fresh fish, orchard fruit, vegetables and country produce will be available for the three days together with local beers and Kent wine in the food marquee.

Throughout the week, restaurants, cafés and bars will be offering a variety of options supporting the festival: discounts, feature wines, beers and special menus. The Festival ends with the three day Food Fayre on Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs with over fifty stallholders showcasing the best of local and Kent produce.

Meanwhile in the evening of Friday 2nd October, Michelin-starred John Burton-Race, who is currently appearing on ITV's 'Britain's Best Dish 2009', will host a Food and Wine Matching Evening at Harvey's Fishmarket & Oyster Bar in Ramsgate, where he is group development chef.

The three course menu will feature fish and meat options along with accompanying wines carefully selected by Harvey's sommelier, Nick Stebbing-Allen will cost £40.

And The harbour front restaurant will be offering a new daily changing, 2-course £19 Evening Grazing Menu. Typical dishes will include a trio of oysters, chilled pea soup, smoked mackerel fillet, with spiced apple sauce or lobster soup starters.

Mains are likely to feature poppy seed tempura battered plaice with rustic potato salad, vine tomato and spinach risotto, whole grilled plaice with hot potato salad and spinach or slow roasted pork belly with sweet potato puree and a caramelised apple reduction.