Seafood Week Northern Ireland 2016 The Loaves & the Fishes

The Loaves and the Fishes 2016 was a unique event aimed at celebrating Seafood Week and the Year of Food and Drink in Northern Ireland. Led by Ards and North Down Borough Council (ANDBC), with support from other partners - Seafish, FoodNI and Ballywalter Park, the Loaves and Fishes was held on the 9th and 10th October 2016 in the grounds of Ballywalter Park in Co. Down, ancestral home of Lord and Lady Dunleath and only a few miles from the important fishing village of Portavogie. Seafood and traditional breads in particular were stars of the show at the Loaves and the Fishes! The event saw catering colleges from across Northern Ireland compete for the title of Student Seafood Masterchef which was judged by a host of fabulous foodies including renowned critic Charles Campion. Belfast Met were crowned champions with their fabulous Portavogie Bouillabaisse. Cookery demonstrations by some of Ireland’s foremost Michelin star chefs including Stevie Toman of OX in Belfast and Martijn Kajuiter of The Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, Co Waterford, ran alongside bread making masterclasses with Mark Douglas AKA the Krazi Baker and fish filleting demos by Master Filleter Hal Dawson. A food village with 30 local artisan producers and tours of the Walled Garden at Ballywalter Park with the Head Gardener made the Loaves and Fishes at Ballywalter a two day foodie paradise. For more information on Seafood Week: http://www.fishisthedish.co.uk/seafoo... For more information on the work of Seafish's regional teams: http://www.seafish.org/industry-suppo... And to learn more about Seafish go to the Seafish website: http://www.seafish.org/ Filmed and Edited by Carl Best: http://www.carlbestdop.com/