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EAT TO THE BEAT THIS SUMMER!

The premier culinary and entertainment event of the year, Belfast Taste & Music Fest, returns this August to Belfast’s beautiful Botanic Gardens to celebrate the finest chefs, cuisine and food products Northern Ireland has to offer.

This event uniquely presents a boulevard of chefs who will ‘cook up a storm’ for guests as they enjoy great large stage entertainment and many more exciting features. An additional date has also been added to the 2010 event, which will now run over five days from 4^th to 8^th August, giving guests even more time to tantalize their taste buds as they enjoys acts including Flash Harry, Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, The ELO Experience and more.

Creating the city’s largest al fresco restaurant, the event is expected to attract over 30,000 guests and will host some of Northern Ireland’s finest chefs. At the helm, Culinary Director, Barry Smyth, will work with the entire chef team including Simon Dougan (Yellow Door Deli, Portadown), Alan Higginson (No. 27 Talbot Street, Belfast), Tony O’Neill (The Merchant Hotel, Belfast), Paul Catterson (Mango, Maghera) Dean Coppard (Uluru, Armagh) Andy Rea (Mourne Seafood Bar, Belfast), Patrick Leonard (The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Belfast), Danny Millar (Balloo House, Killinchey), Niall McKenna (James Street South, Belfast), Derek Creagh (Kettyle Irish Foods), James Devine (Deli on the Green, Moygashel), Martin Lopez La Boca Argentinian Restaurant (Belfast) and Roisin Gavin (Taste by Roisin) who will be making the delicious Italian pastries.

Adding to its culinary excellence and zest, the event will present a daily demonstration theatre featuring Noel McMeel of Lough Erne Golf Resort and the trio of Niall McKenna, Derek Creagh and Brian McCann who recently starred on the BBC Two TV programme ‘Great British Menu’....and other notables.

This year there will be additional bar facilities including a new ‘boutique’ bar serving speciality wines and champagnes. Visitors also have the chance to pre-order tickets and ‘Taste Fest Packages’ to enable them to visit the event at anytime over the five days.

Unique in its superb contribution to local enjoyment, this event has also proved successful in stimulating tourism as it places both Belfast and Northern Ireland on the ‘must visit’ global culinary map.

“It gives me great pleasure to bring this event back to Belfast,” says event organiser, Connie Cunningham. “Our event was a huge success last year and we received wonderful feedback from visitors and chefs alike. It is fantastic to again be working with some of the best of Northern Ireland’s culinary talent and food producers. These culinary wizards will be creating delicious cuisine for the publicto enjoy, while showcasing the finest Northern Ireland food products.”

“In addition to our wonderful chefs, I would also like to thank our event sponsors including Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Belfast City Council, Coca-Cola, Guinness, Stephens Catering, Rational, Flogas, Northern Ireland Good Food, Taste of Ulster, O’Kane Poultry, Kettyle Irish Foods, Linden Foods and Illy” adds Connie.

For further information please contact Julie McCabe at Cactus PR on 028 90457700 or 07801 989950 or email Julie.mccabe@cactuspr.co.uk