BIA LOVER Athenry Festival of Food - June - Galway Gastronomy
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BIA LOVER
Festival of Food
Athenry
1 5 th- 1 9 th
June
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www.bialover.ie
Welcome Bia Lover celebrates and promotes the wonderful variety and quality of food and drink produced in Galway & the West of Ireland. With this in mind the core event is a showcase where artisan and craft producers can pro- mote and sell their goods on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June. The market is located in the centre of Athenry beside the Clarin River and with the beautifully restored Athenry Castle as a backdrop. Cookery demonstrations featuring local produce will add to the experience, while musi- cians, artists and ent ertainers will ensure that there is something for everyone at Bia Lover 2016. From Wednesday 15th until Sunday 19th there will also be talks, art trails and more attractions, in various locations. The region surrounding Athenry is definitely worth exploring, situated just 20km east of Galway City on the M6 motorway and with regular rail services to Galway, Dublin and Limerick and bus services to Galway, it couldn’t be easier to visit us this mid-summers week- end! ‘Galway 2020’ Galway City and County are bidding to be the European Capital of Culture 2020. We are delighted to lend our support to the campaign and, should the bid be success- ful, to showcase the Bia Lover Festival to an even larger audience.
‘European Region of
Gastronomy’
Following six months of planning and stakeholder
engagement Galway has won the designation ‘European
Region of Gastronomy’ in 2018. The designation is not
just a culinary award; the programme is designed to link
food, hospitality, culture and tourism and create better
quality of living for citizens in a region. Key areas in the
Galway bid included health, education and sustainability.
The title of the Galway bid ‘From the Ground Up -
Feeding our Future’ will focus on exactly this approach
- working with all stakeholders across the county and
islands demonstrating how a community of like minded
and dedicated professionals can make a difference in
creating a sustainable food platform for now and future
generations.
Exhibitions
Bia Lover 2016 Art Exhibitions will be held at Athenry
Shopping Centre (Joyces), in association with Athenry
2020.
‘Food for thought’
Collection of artwork created by the local disabled
artists. Wednesday 15th June - Sunday 19th June.
1916 Gallery
15th-19th June Bia Lover Arts Spaces (11am-6pm daily)
Where to eat?
Dan’s Bar
STARTERS
Homemade Seafood Chowder & Brown Bread
Moules Mariniere
Smoked Salmon & Crab Parcels
Tomato Crostini
Garlic Mushrooms
MAINS
Rossaveal Crispy Whiting in Galway Craft Beer
Batter with dill mayonnaise
Surf & Turf 8 oz Steak
Medallions of Monkfish
T - Bone Steak
Chicken Parmigian
DESSERTS
Selection of Homemade Desserts
Bookings Call 086 042 4660
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Arch Bar
STARTERS
Homemade Summer Sup
Summer Salad With Tribal Foods Dressing
Aran Goat’s Cheese Pastry
MAINS
Arch Burger & Homemade Chips
Jalapeno Chicken & Rice
Homemade Chicken Goujons & Chips
Herterich Sausage Stew & Baby potatoes
Creamy Vegetarian Curry & Rice
DESSERTS
Trio Of Ice Cream
Cheesecake
Orange Cake With Chocolate Sauce
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3-course meal with a pint or a glass of wine
€ 20
Bookings Call 091-850831
Where to eat?
The Old
Barracks
STARTERS
Soup of the evening.
Creamy seafood chowder.
Hazelnut Crusted Goatscheese Croquette &
Whipped Goatscheese Mousse ona Carpaccio of
Beetroot with Homemade Red Onion Jam.
Pear, Fig, Cashel Blue, Baby Spinach &
Walnut Salad with a Honey & Mustard dressing
& Toasted Seeds.
Tian of fresh Crabmeat & Avocado with a
salad of Apple, Radish & Lime Salad
MAINS
Steak (as evening)5eu supp
Grilled Medallions of Pork with a Colcannon
Champ & Wholegtain Mustard & Jameson Cream.
Oven baked Fillet of Cod on a warm salad of
Baby Potatoes, Chorizo, Tomato, Mozzarella,
with fresh Basil Pesto...
Parmesan crusted chicken supreme on a sweet
potato puree with creamy wild mushroom sauce
Balsamic Roasted Red Onion, Beetroot &
Goatscheese Tarte Tatin Served on a bed of
Fresh Tossed Salad with Homemade Pesto.
DESSERTS
Raspberry or Salted Caramel Roulades
Lemon Tart with Fresh Cream
Summer Berry Pavlova with Raspberry Coulis
Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake
Hot Apple Crumble and Kinvara Organic Icecream
€ 35.55 (glass of wine included in price)
+ € 5 supplement for Steak
Bookings Call 091-877406
Plan of the events
Event Date
Teagasc; Farming & Country 10th-11th
Life 1916 June
Food for Thought 15th-19th
1916 Gallery 15th-19th
‘Soul Water’; Beer Tasting 16th June
Incredible Edible Athenry 17th June
Athenry Music School, 18th June
Music Workshop
Classical Concert 18th June
Athenry Guitar Orchestra 18th June
Bel Diva 19th June
‘Gifts of the Dandelion’ with 18th June
Marina Levitina
Artists Outstanding in Their 18th June
Own Field
A-Z Food Treasure Hunt 18th-19th
Gliondar Spectacle 18th-19th
Loopy Lou 18th-19th
Funery Art; Dr. Christy June
Cunniffe
Tribes of Galway Author
Adrian Martyn; ‘A Game of 19th June
Thrones, 1316 Battle of Athenry’
The Bia Lover Cook Off 19th June
Joyces Supermarket a Bia lover 16th-17th
producers promotion with tastings in
their shop on Thursday & Friday
June
Plan of the events
Time Location
All Day Mellows Campus,
Athenry
11am-6pm daily Bia Lover arts spaces
11am- 6pm daily Bia Lover arts spaces
8pm The Arch Bar
7pm Athenry Park
11:30am-2:30pm Athenry
Community Hall
Athenry Park,
12:30pm In front of Castle
12:30pm The Old handball Alley
2pm The Old Handball Alley
1pm Demonstration Tent
11am- 4pm Athenry Park
All Day Athenry Town
All Day Athenry Park & Town
All Day Athenry Park
2pm Demo Tent
3pm Demo Tent
4pm Demo Tent
All Day Joyces
‘Gifts of the Dandelion’ by Marina Levitina, PhD 18th June Demonstration Tent (at 1pm) Edible Landscape: A talk about Dandelion as an edible and medicinal plant, followed by the Music of the Plants demonstration. Music of the Plants is an instrument that measures the electromagnetic changes on the surface of plant leaves and roots and turns them into sounds. Marina Levitina is an educator, author, a film- maker, and is passionate about plants and nature. ‘Soulwater Beer Tasting’ Free-The Arch Bar, Thursday, 16th June at 8:00pm A tutored beer tasting of a diverse range of world-class beers conducted by Soulwaters Head Brewer, Shane O’Beirne. Learn how beer is made and sample six different beers from Pale Ales to Fruit Beers. This interactive tasting will explore the range of flavours in beer, the history of each beer style and how they are produced.This free event is for anyone who has an interest in the fascinating world of beer.
Demonstrations & talks
This year will see a range of talks and demonstrations
taking place in Athenry Park in tandem with the
Producers Market on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th June.
Most of these will be hosted by local artisan produc-
ers and will show how you can get the most out of the
fabulous range of foods produced in this region.
Enda McEvoy - Loam Restaurant
Siobhan Lawless - Foods of Athenry
Liam Heneghan -Tribal Foods
Noel Leahy - Slieve Aughty Honey
Gabriel Faherty - Aran Goat’s Cheese
Jeremy Zanni - Jeremiche Enda
Steve Scott -Wicked Blends McEvoy
Euro 2016 match
Euro 2016 match Belgium v Ireland will
be screened in demonstration tent at
3pm Saturday (craft beer bar next door!)
Bia Banter
7pm Saturday 18th – Demonstration Tent
Galway has won the designation ‘European Region
of Gastronomy’ in 2018.
The European Region of Gastronomy Award recognis-
es innovation and integration in gastronomy, culture,
tourism and economy. The regions awarded the title
should demonstrate their uniqueness through offering
a comprehensive and complex experience to a visitor
created as a result of creative coexistence and appreciation
of culture, gastronomy, and art or artistic expressions.
Bia Banter is an open discussion forum hosted by Jacinta
Dalton from G.M.I.T & Liam Heneghan from Bia Lover
for food producers & other interested parties about the
European Region of Gastronomy. This will be a relaxed and
informal session where everyone can voice their opinions.
Craft Beer Tent This year sees the return of our popular craft beer tent. Come and join us and try a range of drinks from small craft breweries and craft distilleries. Taste Trail Arch Bar (A summer Cocktail) Dowling’s Bar Dan’s Bar The Nook (Sweet Crepe & a coffee) Spoilt For Choice (old fashioned sweets) Athenry Heritage Centre The Little Bird Toy Shop (sweet treat) The Old Barracks The Town Café (Tapas Skewers) Cards & Gifts (Cakes) Joyces Supermarket Taste trail runs from 12pm to 5pm Saturday & Sunday, participating outlets will have little treats on sale. We invite members of the public to walk the town, take part in our A-Z Food Treasure Hunt, the Taste Trail & visit our art galleries.
Friends & Sponsors Sponsors Tribal Foods, Joyces, Galway County Council, Athenry Community Council, Mast, Arch Bar, Failte Ireland, IPB Friends BarHire.ie, Athenry Heritage Centre, Cards and Gifts, O’Flaherty’s, Just Kids, The Nook, Little Bird Toy Shop, Dan’s Bar, The Old Barracks, Town Cafe , Spoilt For Choice, AIB, Mike Walsh Butchers, Dowling’s Bar. Envision Design, Ulster Bank, Daybreak, Hair by Pamela, Kelly’s Pharmacy, Athenry Opti- cians, Burkes Hardware, Athenry Pharmacy, FBD. Our thanks to the community, volunteers and everyone who has supported the festival. The above list is correct at the time of going to print. We sincerely apologise to anyone we may have inadvertently left out.
Producers’ Market
Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June
10am - 6pm
Athenry Castle
Over 50 Traders
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