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Programme for Taste of Diss

by Gary Alexander — last modified 09-July-2008 14:34

Day by day description of what's happening.

taste of diss logo DAILY PROGRAMME

 

CONTENTS
Saturday, 12th July
Sunday, 13th July
Monday 14th July
Tuesday 15th July
Wednesday 16th July
Thursday 17th July
Friday 18th July 
Saturday 19th July

 

Saturday, 12th July 2008

When & where
 what
Diss Market Place
9 am - 2 pm
 Farmers' Market and launch of Taste of Diss
  • All the usual stalls of quality local produce, many with tastings
  • Street theatre with the Diss Food Inspectors and the Fairly Fresh Food Company
  • (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm) Fancy dress for children: All who come dressed as a fruit or a vegetable
    will get a bag of goodies. Singing procession down High Street.
  • Balloon race.
  • Live music
  • (1 pm) Grand opening of Taste of Diss by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Diss
Norfolk House Yard & Cobb's Yard
2 pm - 6 pm
Natural Foodstore: 01379 651832
 Mini-market and carnival in the courtyards
Norfolk House Yard and Cobb's Yard: A lively series of happenings with street theatre, musicians,
food stalls, face-painting and much more in Diss' jewel of a shopping area.
Natural Foodstore offering tastings of produce,  Les Amandines serving crepes.

Events in Restaurants and pubs in Diss and surrounding area


The following will have featured meals for Taste of Diss with an emphasis on locally-sourced meats and vegetables:
  • Les Amandines, Norfolk House Yard, St. Nicholas St., Diss (Tel: 01379 640449) - dinner
    Jazz with Gill Alexander Duo, 3 course meal £20.
  • The Fayre View, Fair Green, Diss (Tel: 01379 644684) - dinner
  • Lindsay House Restaurant, 16 Broad St., Eye, Suffolk IP23 7AE, (Tel: 01379 870122) - lunch and dinner
  • The Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St., Diss IP22 4LE,  (Tel:01379 642244) - lunch and dinner
  • The Swan Inn, Low Street Hoxne Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS, (Tel. 01379 668275) - lunch and dinner
  • The Red Lion, 117 High Road, Needham, Norfolk, IP20 9LG, (Tel: 01379 853930) - lunch and dinner

 

Sunday, 13th July 2008

when & where
  what
Fair Green, Diss
1 pm - 4 pm
 Family Picnic on the Green
  • Bring family,  food (we encourage you to try to make it local), seats or blankets!
  • (2 - 3:30 pm) Children's entertainment from Bazza Bizzarre (comedy and circus skills)
  • IMPs (Imagine a Magical Playspace) for toddlers.
  • Fair Green History Group display
The Salad Patch,
Pottergate St., Aslacton NR15 2JN
12 pm - 4 pm
Gabbi's market garden open day (Tel: 07743 920440)
Fair Green, Diss
from  7 pm
 Hog Roast on Fair Green
organised by the Cock Inn (prior booking advised 01379 643633)

Events in Restaurants and pubs in Diss and surrounding area


The following will have featured meals for Taste of Diss with an emphasis on locally-sourced meats and vegetables:
  • Lindsay House Restaurant, 16 Broad St., Eye, Suffolk IP23 7AE, (Tel: 01379 870122) - lunch
  • The Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St., Diss IP22 4LE,  (Tel:01379 642244) - lunch and dinner
  • The Swan Inn, Low Street Hoxne Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS, (Tel. 01379 668275) - lunch and dinner
  • The Red Lion, 117 High Road, Needham, Norfolk, IP20 9LG, (Tel: 01379 853930) - lunch

 

Monday, 14th July 2008

when & where
  what
Valley Farm Vineyards,
Wissett, Nt Halesworth IP19 0JJ
10 am - 6 pm
 Wisset Wines
Free tours and tastings. Booking essential.Tel: 01986 785535
Hoxne Village Hall
1 pm - 3 pm
 St. Edmunds Pre-School children's garden project, Oakhill, Hoxne.
Strawberries and cream.
Grain Brewery, South Farm
Alburgh, Harleston
3 pm - 6 pm
 Beer tasting and tour of brewery. Free
 Angel Cafe, Fair Green
7pm
 Talk: Organic Food and the Soil Association by Bill Starling 
 Park Hotel, Denmark St., Diss
 8 pm
 Diss Film Society: "Babette's Feast" (Food for body and soul)
"A tale of self-sacrifice, thwarted ambitions and lost love.
Gently comic and sensuous."

Events in Restaurants and pubs in Diss and surrounding area


The following will have featured meals for Taste of Diss with an emphasis on locally-sourced meats and vegetables:
  • Mere Moments, Mere St., Diss -  morning
    Festival offer: Ailsa's Apple Dorset served with warm cream plus tea or coffee £2.50
  • The Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St., Diss IP22 4LE,  (Tel:01379 642244) - lunch and dinner
  • The Swan Inn, Low Street Hoxne Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS, (Tel. 01379 668275) - lunch and dinner

 

Tuesday, 15th July 2008

when & where
  what
Valley Farm Vineyards
Wissett, Near Halesworth IP19 0JJ
10 am - 6 pm
 Wisset Wines
Free tours and tastings. Booking essential.Tel: 01986 785535
Star Yard, Mill Lane, Palgrave
2 pm - 5 pm
 Cream tea and tour of Jo's Eco House
A beautiful and inspiring architect designed house, built to adapt to climate change.
Composting toilet, reed bed, highly insulated.
Tel: 01379 643787

Events in Restaurants and pubs in Diss and surrounding area


The following will have featured meals for Taste of Diss with an emphasis on locally-sourced meats and vegetables:
  • Mere Moments, Mere St., Diss -  morning
    Festival offer: Ailsa's Apple Dorset served with warm cream plus tea or coffee £2.50
  • The Fayre View, Fair Green, Diss (Tel: 01379 644684) - dinner
  • Lindsay House Restaurant, 16 Broad St., Eye, Suffolk IP23 7AE, (Tel: 01379 870122) - dinner
  • No. 13 Wine Bar, Market Hill, Diss - Tapas Night
  • The Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St., Diss IP22 4LE,  (Tel:01379 642244) - lunch and dinner
  • The Swan Inn, Low Street Hoxne Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS, (Tel. 01379 668275) - lunch and dinner

 

Wednesday, 16th July 2008

when & where
  what
Valley Farm Vineyards
Wissett, Near Halesworth,  IP19 0JJ
10 am - 6 pm
 Wisset Wines
Free tours and tastings. Booking essential.Tel: 01986 785535
The Sweetie Shop
Noforlk House Yard,
St. Nicholas St., Diss
all day
 Sugarcraft demonstrations all day
Frederick Fine Foods
Norfolk House Yard
St. Nicholas St., Diss
5:30 pm - 7 pm
 Frederick's cookery master class
limited places, booking essential
01379 652594
Burston Crown
Burston
6 pm till late
 Waveney Sausage competition
public tasting and voting
Angel Cafe
Fair Green, Diss
7 pm - 8:30 pm
 Talk on Bee Keeping by Steve Mahoney
Refreshments available. Free entry
Angel Cafe
Fair Green, Diss
8:30 pm - 10 pm
 A Tiny Taste of Tango!
Beginners very welcome, refreshments available.
Enjoy  a Buenos Aires Salon in Diss and try out Argentine Tango!

Events in Restaurants and pubs in Diss and surrounding area


The following will have featured meals for Taste of Diss with an emphasis on locally-sourced meats and vegetables:
  • Mere Moments, Mere St., Diss -  morning
    Festival offer: Ailsa's Apple Dorset served with warm cream plus tea or coffee £2.50
  • CK Steak Bar, Hopper Way, Diss, (Tel: 01379 651133) - Dinner
    'Grannie's Kitchen': Win a £40 voucher by identifying mystery ingredients in food your Grannie cooked.
  • Lindsay House Restaurant, 16 Broad St., Eye, Suffolk IP23 7AE, (Tel: 01379 870122) - dinner
  • No. 13 Wine Bar, Market Hill, Diss - Dinner
  • The Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St., Diss IP22 4LE,  (Tel:01379 642244) - lunch and dinner
  • The Red Lion, 117 High Road, Needham, Norfolk, IP20 9LG, (Tel: 01379 853930) - lunch and dinner
  • The Swan Inn, Low Street Hoxne Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS, (Tel. 01379 668275) - lunch and dinner

Thursday, 17th July 2008

when & where
  what
Valley Farm Vineyards
Wissett, Near Halesworth, IP19 0JJ
10 am - 6 pm		 Wisset Wines
Free tours and tastings. Booking essential.Tel: 01986 785535
Stuston Farm Shop, Place Farm, Stuston
10 am - 2 pm
  Free tastings of local produce and drinks.
Shelfanger
2 pm - 4 pm
 Visit to Becky Whatley's sheep, with talk.
Phone for venue: 01379 642249
Diss Library, Church St., Diss
6 pm
 Talk on allotments by Jacob Ecclestone. Free
The Swan Inn,
Low Street Hoxne
Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS,
 Pudding club - dinner: main course and unlimited puddings for £19.95
(Tel. 01379 668275)

Events in Restaurants and pubs in Diss and surrounding area


The following will have featured meals for Taste of Diss with an emphasis on locally-sourced meats and vegetables:
  • Mere Moments, Mere St., Diss -  morning
    Festival offer: Ailsa's Apple Dorset served with warm cream plus tea or coffee £2.50
  • The Crown, Burston
    BBQ and Buskers night. Free meal for best busker.
  • Chili Farm, A140, Mendlesham, IP14 5NQ
    Mexican Madness in Mendlesham! 2 for 1 offer on Margaritas
  • CK Steak Bar, Hopper Way, Diss, (Tel:01379 651133)
    Diss Business Forum Networking Dinner, open event for those interested in business in Diss, booking essential (Marion: 01379 650296)
  • Cock Inn, Fair Green, Diss (Tel: 01379 643633)
  • Fayre View Restaurant, Fair Green, Diss (Tel: 01379 644684)
  • Lindsay House Restaurant, 16 Broad St., Eye, Suffolk IP23 7AE, (Tel: 01379 870122) - dinner
  • No. 13 Wine Bar, Market Hill, Diss - Dinner
  • The Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St., Diss IP22 4LE,  (Tel:01379 642244) - lunch and dinner
  • Singtong Thai Restaurant, Norfolk House Yard, (Tel:  01379 651580)
    Free rice offer with main course
  • The Swan Inn, Low Street Hoxne Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS, (Tel. 01379 668275) - lunch and dinner
  • The Red Lion, 117 High Road, Needham, Norfolk, IP20 9LG, (Tel: 01379 853930) - lunch and dinner

Friday, 18th July 2008

when & where
  what
Valley Farm Vineyards
Wissett, Near Halesworth, IP19 0JJ
10 am - 6 pm		 Wisset Wines
Free tours and tastings. Booking essential.Tel: 01986 785535
Stuston Farm Shop, Place Farm, Stuston
10 am - 2 pm		 Free tastings of local produce and drinks.
Rushall Village Farm Shop,
The Street, Rushall IP21 4QD
noon - 5:30 pm
 Tastings of home-made burgers and sausages, including beef & horseradish,
pork and apple, lamb and mint, chilli (for the daring), hot and spicy, and gluten free.
Also available: hot drink, pickles, fresh fruit and veg. Tel: 01379 740100
Common Farm, Common Lane, Burston
10:30 am - 4 pm
 Farm open day with Lizzie and Nick Schaay
Tel: 07795 178430

Events in Restaurants and pubs in Diss and surrounding area


The following will have featured meals for Taste of Diss with an emphasis on locally-sourced meats and vegetables:
  • Mere Moments, Mere St., Diss -  morning
    Festival offer: Ailsa's Apple Dorset served with warm cream plus tea or coffee £2.50
  • Chip Kings Corner Diner, Market Place, Diss (Tel: 07900 481056)
    Games evening including Nintendo Wii
  • Lindsay House Restaurant, 16 Broad St., Eye, Suffolk IP23 7AE, (Tel: 01379 870122) - dinner
  • The Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St., Diss IP22 4LE,  (Tel:01379 642244) - lunch and dinner
  • Singtong Thai Restaurant, Norfolk House Yard, (Tel:  01379 651580)
    Free rice offer with main course
  • The Swan Inn, Low Street Hoxne Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS, (Tel. 01379 668275) - lunch and dinner
  • The Red Lion, 117 High Road, Needham, Norfolk, IP20 9LG, (Tel: 01379 853930) - lunch and dinner

 

Saturday, 19th July 2008

when & where
  what
Diss Corn Hall
St. Nicholas St., Diss
9 am - 4 pm
 Grand finale: Exhibition of local food - Free entry
  • Stalls from pickles to pork, from cheese to chocolate, cake to steak, beer to beef.
    All are local and use the best ingredients for their produce.
  • Judging of the professional and amateur cookery competition with display of entries.
    (Children's category in the cookery competition is to present a school lunch box using locally sourced food.)
  • Historic exhibit of WW2 food entitled "Digging for Victory" by Jan Bensley.
  • Children's activities: making Lavender Pockets as well as lavender recipes and other uses for lavender e.g. for keeping moths away!
  • Another stallholder will be teaching the children to make butter out of cream.
  • Two organic vegetable suppliers of household box schemes.
  • A young children's cookery activity in the Waveney room, together with an art display of paintings which they should bring with them.
  • Refreshments available.
The Park, Diss
11 am - 6 pm
 Live and Gigging
Local bands and local food stalls: the Creative Crepe Company, Top Nosh, Norfolk Chocolate Fountain


Events in Restaurants and pubs in Diss and surrounding area


The following will have featured meals for Taste of Diss with an emphasis on locally-sourced meats and vegetables:
  • Cock Inn, Fair Green, Diss (Tel: 01379 643633)
    Live music with 'Against the Grain', local brews available
  • The Fayre View, Fair Green, Diss (Tel: 01379 644684) - dinner
  • Lindsay House Restaurant, 16 Broad St., Eye, Suffolk IP23 7AE, (Tel: 01379 870122) - dinner
  • The Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St., Diss IP22 4LE,  (Tel:01379 642244) - lunch and dinner
  • The Red Lion, 117 High Road, Needham, Norfolk, IP20 9LG, (Tel: 01379 853930) - lunch and dinner
  • Singtong Thai Restaurant, Norfolk House Yard, (Tel:  01379 651580)
    Free rice offer with main course
  • The Swan Inn, Low Street Hoxne Eye, Suffolk IP21 5AS, (Tel. 01379 668275) - lunch and dinner
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