Having visited this event before I was delighted to see it recently promoted by Olive Magazine in their list of best "Food Festivals and Foodie Events in August 2017" which you can read here olive magazine food rocks I was even more pleased to discover that it is on this weekend 19th & 20th August.
So perhaps predictably I have just spent a very enjoyable afternoon in Lyme Regis sampling in the sunshine and watching demonstrations on the main stage.
Top forager and author Miles Irving together with Mark Hix served up a feast of dishes based on seaweed which looked delicious. For a taste I should have been quicker to put my hand up.
Next on was Clover Hutson chef demonstrator from Artisan Cooks http://artisancooks.co.uk
I was at the front of the queue for both the mussels cooked in cider and Thai inspired fish stew packed full of flavour with salmon, cod, prawns and crab. Recipes can be found on her web site.
A whole range of renown Chefs support this event donating generous raffle prizes for some lucky winners.
Finally its really not possible to come away without a few purchases for my own cooking particularly given the enthusiasm of these producers for their unique products.
These include extra virgin olive oil and saffron from Belazu and a section of flavoured sea salts and peppers from Cornwall.
I was very tempted with the fresh wasabi root or even a plant from https://www.thewasabicompany.co.uk as you can see they have a fascinating array of unique products and I am trying the English wasabi powder first.
If you are in the South West there is still a chance to visit Food Rocks for day two tomorrow. If not keep an eye out for this time next year.
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