Welsh food and drink producers are gearing up for a week-long ‘state-side’ St David’s Day celebration.
The annual Wales Week in New York (February 23-March 3) festival highlights the best of contemporary Wales combining the Arts, culture, food and drink, poetry and literature, business, film, and music.
An important part of the week’s activities revolve around Welsh food and drink, with a number of companies exhibiting and retailing their goods in outlets the city such as Zabar's, Fairways, Chelsea Market Baskets and The Amish Market.
In particular The Patchwork Traditional Food Company, Llanllyr Water Company, The Hurns Brewing Company will be promoting their products to the American audience along with The Welsh Whisky Company which will be celebrating the third anniversary on March 1st of the launch of its Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky with a tasting event at O'Lunneys Times Square Irish Bar and restaurant.
While from Monday February 26th through March 2nd, Colin Gray and a team of Welsh chefs will be preparing Welsh lunches at the Delegates Dining Room at the UN, where delicious dishes will include, Pressed Leek and Pantysgawen Goats Cheese Terrine, Lamb Fillet and Patchwork Pate Parfait and Roasted Vegetable and Perl Las Blue Cheese Quiche.
The culmination of the week’s culinary activities will be a gourmet five course dinner at the historic James Beard House on Saturday March 3rd.
Also to commemorate St. David and celebrate Wales Week in New York 2007, there will be a presentation of 1,000 Tenby daffodil bulbs in the British Memorial Garden.
MORE DETAILS: Sheila Coleman 01792 817532 / 07968 357474
NOTES TO EDITORS
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