Just when you thought the Bristol area couldn’t possibly squeeze any more music and food festivals into the summer of 2022, another one has been announced. Smoked & Uncut 2022 will take place in the grounds of The Pig hotel at Pensford, between Bristol and Bath, on Saturday July 9 and the line-up has just been revealed.
Headlining this intimate festival will be Jools Holland and his 19-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with special guest vocalists Eddi Reader and Ruby Turner. Also on the bill is 70s disco legends Sister Sledge featuring singer Kathy Sledge and electronic band Dub Pistols.
Run by The Pig Hotel and Lime Wood Group collection of upmarket hotels and restaurants, food is high on the agenda at Smoked & Uncut. The food stalls at the festival will include everything from classic burgers to stone-baked pizza, as well as BBQ and hot veggie and vegan bites.
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To drink, there will be G&Ts from the Chase Distillery Horsebox bar, cocktails from Fever-Tree, beers from Shepherd Neame and Hambledon's double-decker bus will be serving award-winning sparkling wines from Hampshire.
There will also be feasts cooked by celebrity chef Angela Hartnett and friends. These include Neil Borthwick of London’s French House restaurant and South West chefs Mark Hix and Mitch Tonks.
Served in the hotel's restaurant, the four-course feasting menus will feature a course cooked by each of the four celebrity chefs. And for the first time, The Pigs will have a new Apprentice field kitchen serving up garden classics rustled up by the hotel’s very own ‘Pig Chef Apprentices’ and Group Chef Director James Golding.
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The Pig apprentices will be operating under canvas to cook up a delicious three-course menu using ingredients both from the hotel’s kitchen garden and local hero suppliers. The food will be served on long sharing tables, perfect for groups to sit together and enjoy the festival vibes.
Tickets for the festival cost £53 per person for adults, £27 for children (aged 5-15) and infants (0-4) go free. Feasting tickets with Angela Hartnett and her friends are £98 per person and must be booked in advance in addition to the festival tickets. Included are four courses, one glass of fizz and half a bottle of wine, with sittings at 12.30pm, 3.30pm and 8.30pm.
Feasting tickets for The Apprentice & James Golding cost £52 and include three courses with a choice of starter, main and pudding. Sittings are for 90 minutes.
All tickets and more information can be found here.
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