The award winning Hang Fire BBQ is making a return to Wales for a street food festival in Caldicot Castle. This time, Welsh BBQ stars Sam & Shauna are teaming up to launch MABON, a new annual fire cooking festival which celebrates the feasting, fire and folklore associated with the autumn equinox in September.
The event will take place on Friday 26th, until Sunday, September 28th. The Hang Fire four-course feasts will take place during each of the event days.
Mabon will be a weekend food festival bringing together a diverse line-up of chefs who all have one thing in common, a love of cooking with fire. Taking inspiration from Mabon celebrations where people gathered together around fires to mark the autumn equinox (26-28 September) – the point when day and night are equal lengths – the festival will make the most of Wales’ harvest time, bringing together the smoke and flames with the best Welsh produce.
The festival will be hosted within the medieval walls of Caldicot Castle. Chefs will be cooking outdoors around a central dining space under cover of a large canopy. Sam & Shauna will host an exclusive four-course fire feast, joined by guest chefs under canvas in a truly magical setting.
Theatrical performances and storytelling around communal fire pits and a Smoke & Fire Demo stage will add to the entertainment, alongside a programme of food talks from chefs, producers and writers.
Drinks will come from a natural wine bar supplied by Wright’s Wines and a Producers Market will be celebrating a new generation of independent, artisan food makers from across Wales.
Sam and Shauna have made a TV series, published cookbooks and make regular appearances at food festivals and as guest chefs on the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen.
Shauna told us…..
“The first food festival we cooked at was also the first ever Street Food Circus in Cardiff – so we’re thrilled to be back to celebrate ten years with them.
We’ve always wanted to create an event which celebrates our home here in Wales and our great passion for cooking over fire. And importantly, one where everyone is welcome, a truly inclusive event where the focus is all about great chefs cooking with the best – ideally Welsh – produce.
We also know how hard everyone in the food industry works throughout the festival season in the summer, so we’ll be extending a very warm welcome to anyone who wants to join us for an end-of-the-season get-together”.
According to Street Food Circus…..
‘Mabon will be a weekend food festival bringing together a diverse line-up of chefs who all have one thing in common – a love of cooking with fire. Mabon, which is also known as the autumn equinox, is a pagan festival that is celebrated at the end of September and marks the midpoint between the summer and winter solstices.’
Taking inspiration from these celebrations, the new festival will make the most of Wales’ harvest time, bringing together the smoke and flames with the best Welsh produce, while drinks will come from a natural wine bar supplied by Wright’s Wines. And even better, the festival will be hosted within the medieval walls of Caldicot Castle in Monmouthshire.
The castle is within easy reach from the M4 There’ll be space for your Camper van and plenty of loos around the site too, perfect for making a bit of a night of it. Â
You can get your tickets right now from HERE.
