Kinsale Gourmet Weekend 9th-11th of October 2020 cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns

 Press Release 

Kinsale Gourmet Weekend 9th-11th of October 2020

 cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns 

"With due regard to the safety and health of our members, their staff, leaders, attendees, sponsors and anyone involved in the undertaking of The Gourmet Weekend in Kinsale 2020, we have no other choice than to cancel this event. This highly sought-after festival plays host to creators of excellent food from the members, sponsors of fantastic wines, beers& spirits, food stalls of local producers, musicians, street entertainers and much much more.

We as a group are devastated to share this news with you but we are committed to do our part to help protect our staff, attendees and fellow Kinsale people. We still are exploring options to reschedule this event in early 2021. We will continue to work hard to bring you the unique event that you love, though it is true that our 9th-11th of October 2020 event will no longer take place, we continue to strive towards our purpose helping create a magnificent weekend in Kinsale.

We would like to do a special shout out to our main sponsors for their support throughout the last 44 years.

Following increased and overwhelming concerns about the COVID-19 virus, we felt this was the best way to proceed during such an unprecedented global situation. We are extremely disappointed that we are unable to hold this event, but we know it is the right decision based on the information we have today.

To stay up to date on the latest events or to register interest in 2021, please follow us on Facebook, Instagram or email kinsalerestaurants.com."

Press release from the Kinsale Gourmet Festival

BOLLINGER ANNOUNCE SPONSORSHIP

OF

34^th KINSALE GOURMET FESTIVAL

The "Kinsale Gourmet Festival" is held in October of each year and is a celebration of all the fine things that Kinsale has to offer, this year Bollinger Champagne are the Headline Sponsor to support the event and make it the best yet.

‘We are delighted to get involved in the Kinsale Gourmet Festival which has such a prestige within Ireland’ comments Vianey Fabre of Bollinger ‘ I for one am looking forward to coming to such a beautiful part of the Country and tasting what they have to offer.’

 Visitors can expect to experience a Cookery demonstration with Kinsale & RTE's Martin Shanahan of "Martin's Mad About Fish" fame accompanied by a wine reception sponsored by Pallas Foods.  The Official Opening at the White Lady Hotel including a Bollinger Champagne reception with canapés from the Good Food Circle, hosted by members of The Kinsale Good Food Circle as well as Dining out at the GFC restaurant of their choice as part of the package. Participating Restaurants  include Restaurant d' Antibes @ The White House, The Blue Haven,The Captains Table @ Actons Hotel, Crackpots, Jim Edwards, Max's Wine Bar, Man Friday, Pier One @ The Trident Hotel, Toddies, White Lady, Fishy Fishy.

 On Saturday guests can Join Alice, the Mad Hatter, March Hare and the Fieldmouse for the Highlight of the Festival - an escorted tour of the 11 Members of Kinsale's Good Food Circle who will present spectacular dishes from their kitchens bearing testimony to the culinary skills of the chefs of Kinsale accompanied by wines from festival sponsors, Gleeson's, Gilbey's, Karwig's & Nash's.  Non wine drinkers can avail of beer compliments of Heineken Ireland or water from Tipperary Water.

Sunday anticipates a superb afternoon of fun & frolics with MC Derek Davis at the renowned Fruits de Mer in Actons Hotel, where guests can enjoy a mouth watering four course lunch to include lobster, crab, prawns etc, accompanied by delicious wines sponsored by Torres Mas Rabell and fresh roasted coffees compliments of Bewleys.  Patrons can then dance the evening away to music by the Aristocrats.

 For more information, quotes, to arrange an interview or for further images please contact:

Jacques Malone MPRII
BOLLINGER IRELAND
T:+353 (0) 858 167 345

Maria O'Mahony
KINSALE GOOD FOOD CIRCLE
T:+353 (0) 21 4773571

Or see the website:

http://www.kinsalerestaurants.com/autumn.php