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Emsworth Food Festival, in the village where I spent my teenage and twentysomething years. Pretty much the whole village gets taken over by stalls selling foods from around the world and, being a bit of a foodie, I will be in my element.
"Without doubt Emsworth is the south coast’s best kept culinary secret. This historic, picturesque, old fishing village set on the beautiful Chichester Harbour between Portsmouth and Chichester probably has more quality restaurants and public houses, not to mention independent food retailers, per square mile than any other comparable village in England.
It is thus the perfect setting for what has now become the region’s leading Food Festival. Taking place over three days of a weekend in September each year, this is an event that no food lover could fail to enjoy. Whether it’s fresh oysters on the fishing quay, lunch or dinner in one of the village’s restaurants, or purely strolling through.
With he Festival’s one hundred or so food related stalls, this is THE Food Festival that you really should not miss.
Now in its sixth year, the Emsworth Food Festiva is now the UK's largest independent food festivall, with over 50,000 visitors in 2005. Run entirely by volunteers and supported by the business and residents of Emsworth the 2006 festival with a strong emphasis on quality and variety will be a must for food lovers."