Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/04/2014
8:00 am

Location
Queens University
2014 University Road
Belfast

BT7 1NN

United Kingdom

Some of Northern Ireland’s finest home-grown produce will be available to try and buy at a special food market on the front lawn of Queen’s University on Tuesday 8 April.The Artisan Market, organised by Queen’s Institute for Global Food Security in partnership with FoodNI, will be open to the public from 9am-6pm on Tuesday 8 April.

Among the tasty delights on offer are farmhouse ice-creams, cabrito (goat meat) burgers, freshly baked breads and luxurious macarons. There will also be tasting sessions with Taste of Ulster chef Ali Askar of Safa Indian restaurant.The Institute for Global Food Security works closely with local food producers to ensure that Northern Ireland remains a leader in the production of high quality, authentic and traceable food which is among the safest in the world. The FoodNI Artisan Market at Queen’s will showcase this home-grown food and the local people who make it.

FoodNI producers at the Artisans’ Market will include:Eva ParisWe don’t know anyone who doesn’t like macarons and the way they make them at Eva Paris is the true French classic way. These luxurious little morsels are made in small batches and they use only the finest ingredients which are organic where possible. There are no cheap, nasty artificial flavours neither.Broughgammon FarmThe Cole family do every delicious thing you can think of with tender goat kid meat. From their billy burgers to their kid kebabs and cabrito burrritos, they can’t get them out to the hungry hordes quickly enough.

Northern Ireland has fallen in love with goat meat!Broighter GoldBlessed with a subtle, velvety and nutty flavour, Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil is ideal for all kinds of cooking, baking, stir frying and salad dressings – it’s the perfect all- rounder. It’s no wonder rapeseed oil is becoming the culinary choice for top chefs around the country.Kooky Cook pesto

There’s a world of difference between mass-produced and artisan in so many foods, but there’s a whole galaxy when it comes to pesto. Clare Rainey the Kooky cook from Portrush loves the stuff, but she detests the synthetic sludge you get from the big boys. She’s worked in the food industry all her life, both front of house and as a chef.

Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt

Once upon a time in the heart of County Down there was a herd of very happy pedigree cows… rolling hills, acres of fresh green pastures, warm dry barns for when there’s a chill in the air and a lady owner who loves them so much she paints their portraits! It’s no surprise the historic Clandeboye Estate produce vast amounts of deliciously creamy milk that is used to produce Northern Ireland’s only locally made cows’ milk yoghurt.

Harnett’s Oils

Northern Ireland has the idea conditions for growing oilseeds. The Harnett family know that. That’s why the fields on their Country Down farm are worthy of a Van Gogh painting when the crops are in flower. The grow oilseed rape and hemp, then cold- press them and bottle them all on site.

Keen Nut Butter

Keen Nutrition is a food producer that makes healthier versions of familiar foods.  The first product they’re bringing to independent retailers is Keen Nut Butter – a range of flavoured nut butters made from almonds, hazelnuts, pecans and macadamias and any other nuts they can smoosh into yumminess. Keen Nut Butters have gained cult status throughout Ireland with foodies, chefs, and athletes with one fan declaring he would ‘buy 1,000 jars and bathe in it’ if he could.

‘Two Fit Ladies’- The Healthy Bakery

‘Two Fit Ladies’ are two friends who put their heads together to devise snacks that are healthy AND taste good – good enough to ward off the urge to reach for the usual biscuit, chocolate bar, cake or bun.

Passion Preserved

Passion Preserved sell delicious & unusual chutneys & relishes made by hand in small batches using natural local ingredients. You can find Passion Preserved at craft, food fairs and special shops across Northern Ireland.

Tricycle Trading

Tricycle Trading is a contemporary take on traditional street vending tricycles common in the 1900’s. The company, set up in April 2013, started by supplying beautiful vintage Ice Cream bicycles for weddings and event hire. However, having seen a gap in the market for good quality street food in Northern Ireland, Tricycle Trading has developed a bespoke ‘food tricycle’, which will be serving up tasty delights by Glastry Farm Ice Cream.

Glastry Farm Ice Cream

The Taylor family have been farming dairy cows and producing milk since 1856 at Glastry Farm. The milk from their Friesian Holsteins has always been rich and creamy, but a lightbulb moment at a cider’s orchard in Slovenia led Will Taylor to think of turning it into ice cream. That was back in 2007 and he’s so glad he did.

Mash Direct

Fresh. Convenient. Delicious. Nutritious. Admit it! How many times have you looked at a turnip and thought “Sod it. I can’t be bothered peeling and chopping that beast.” Mash Direct offer a healthy meal solution for time conscious consumers with no washing, peeling, steaming or mashing… no pots and pans to clean just the taste and texture of homemade food.

Sarah Campbell from FoodNI, Charlie Cole from Broughgammon Farm and Chris Elliott, Director of Queens University’s Institute for Global Food Security, show off some of the home-grown products that will be offer at the FoodNI Artisan Market at Queen’s on Tuesday 8 April.

The Market, on the front lawn of Queen’s, will be open to the public from 8am-6pm. It will feature local food producers, including Charlie who will be cooking up tasty treats from the goat meat produced on his family’s Ballycastle farm. Other highlights include farmhouse ice-creams, freshly baked breads, home-made nut butters and luxurious macarons. There will also be tasting sessions with Taste of Ulster chef Ali Askar of Safa Indian restaurant.

Media Opportunities

Photos to promote the FoodNI Artisan Market at Queen’s have been sent to picture desks and are available on request from Queen’s Communications Office.

Professor Chris Elliott (Queen’s Institute for Global Food Security) will be available for interviews from Friday 4 April. Photo, filming and interview opportunities with artisan food producers will be available throughout the day on Monday 8 April.

Media Inquiries to Anne-Marie Clarke (Mon-Wed) +44 (0)28 9097 5320 or Michelle Cassidy +44 (0)28 9097 5310 – Email comms.officer@qub.ac.uk.