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View our 2009 programmeVisit one of our fantastic food markets:
Purley Food Market Friday 11th September – Sunday 13th September
Location: Purley High St, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2AA
Time: 10.00am – 5pm
The market will be a French themed market.
Crystal Palace Food Market Saturday 19th September
Location: Westow Street, Victory Place, Crystal Palace
Time: 10.00am – 5pm
Diverse range of continental and farmers food market. From succulent Italian olives to home made fresh bread.
Thornton Heath Diversity Day Sunday 20th September
Location: Thornton Heath High Street, CR7 8LF
Time: 12.00pm – 6.00pm
Croydon Enterprise are collaborating with the Thornton Heath Business Partnership and Croydon Jubilee Rotary Club to bring the second year of the Thornton Heath Festival, celebrating the diversity on the area. Whilst celebrating this event there will be a focus of the diversity of food. From Polish cuisine to Thai, covering areas all over the world. There will also be entertainment from music, dancing, children’s rides and much more!
This activity will get us geared up for Black History Month, visit www.Croydon-BlackHistory.co.uk
Continental Food Market Thursday 24th September – Sun 27th September
District: North End, Central Croydon
Time: 9.00am – 6pm
European food
South Norwood Caribbean Food Festival Friday 25th September
Location: Somerfield Car Park, 18/20 Station road, South Norwood, SE25 5AJ
Time: 12.00pm – 7.00pm
A range of entertainment and Caribbean delicacies.
This activity will get us geared up for Black History Month, visit www.Croydon-BlackHistory.co.uk
Purley Farmers Market Saturday 26th September
Location: Jolly Farmers Pub, 7 Purley road, CR8 2HA
Time: 10.00pm – 3.00pm
Farmers' market with a difference, this market normally happens every third Saturday of the month. Following the Jolly Farmers admiration for music, this market will involve entertainment to celebrate the food festival.
Caribbean Food Market Thursday 1st October – Sunday 4th October
Location: North End,Central Croydon
Time: 9.00am – 6.00pm
Caribbean cuisine and entertainment
This activity will help us celebrate Black History Month, visit www.Croydon-BlackHistory.co.uk
Coulsdon Food Market Saturday 3rd October
Location: Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5
Time: 10.00pm – 3.00pm
General Food Market
Visit Surrey Street Market during the festival
Tasty treats for all of the family. On 26th September from 11am to 3pm Surrey Street activities will include:
- Cooking demonstrations featuring dishes from Croydon’s own Cook Book “Urban feast”
- Food sampling from various stalls featuring Polish delicatessen tasting and barbeque
- A Thai carving demonstration
- Cheese Celebrations, delicious English cheeses, platters and tasters
- Local honey stall with advice on how to keep bees
- Chocolate covered fruit stall
- Invent a smoothie…..your chance to be creative with healthy drinks
- Surrey Street sausage specials.
FREE fresh produce from Surrey Street Market to celebrate Croydon Food Festival 2009
Surrey Street Market has been serving the people of Croydon since back to the Roman times and proud of their charter given in 1276 and is still going strong providing everything from a scotch bonnet peppers to good old fashioned spuds.
Surrey Street Market and Croydon BID have teamed up with the Croydon Advertiser to offer every reader a free bag of produce every Friday and Saturday over the duration of the food festival running from 19th September to 4th October.
Look out for the Surrey Street coupons in the Croydon Advertiser newspaper throughout the festival period! This is one of the many special offers taking place throughout the festival, visit the special offers page for more details.
Don't miss local chef Phil Wells live in Surrey St
Philip wells is a local 39 year old futures broker turned chef. After working for many years in the city he reverted to his first love of cooking and trained at the westminster cooking school . He now spends his time travelling around the country working on demonstrations at food fairs and festivals he also works closely with celebrity chefs on Tv shows and recipe photos shoots.
Look out for Phil cooking special treats from the Urban Feast Cookbook in Surrey Street on Saturday 26th September. This day will be hosted by Joe Sullivan from Croydon College.
Head down to the Surrey Street Market on 26th September to learn how to make:
12pm Kontomire stew
A classic Ghanaian dish in association with Ghanaian gastropub The Gold Coast
1pm Sambhar
A yummy South Indian traditional dish
2pm Vietnamese pancakes
A very tasty and very easy dish to make
3pm Bigos
A typical Polish receipe
And - after your urban feast don’t forget to pick up your free copy of the receipe book itself so you can try them all at home!
