The festival draws together international and local chefs, restauranteurs, tourists and locals as well as the artisans and farmers who produce the ingredients for this celebration of fresh and fine food.
Gastronomica is a food-lover’s paradise of 10-days of hands-on workshops, discussions and demonstrations and a Food with Integrity Market where visitors will meet farmers and artisans from the Garden Route and Klein Karoo and sample their organic produce.
Attractions include The Secrets of a Chocolatier, a hands-on workshop hosted by world-renowned Fechlin Chocolatiers and workshops and demonstrations by international baker and author James MacGuire on the art of bread baking. A baker with over 27 years experience of kneading and transforming dough into the perfect loaf of bread, MacGuire will share his knowledge and trade secrets with industry professionals, culinary students and food lovers.
Fathers and sons will have the opportunity to take part in a “reel” fun expedition as part of the “Fish for Tomorrow” Fish Day. Visitors will learn about off-shore, coastal and in-land ecosystems and responsible environmental practices.
Aside from celebrating a love of good food, the festival has a larger agenda: to encourage participants to adopt a lifestyle which encompasses food with integrity.
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