Come hungry to Truro Food Festival

THE sun is shining on Truro Food Festival, with Cornish food and drink companies joined by street food stalls and demonstrations in the new chef’s tipi.

Lemon Quay has been transformed turned into an open-air café area, with visitors able to pull up a pew to chow down on locally made street food inspired by cuisines including Greek and Moroccan. Meanwhile, the wooden chalets used for the Christmas market have been deployed by artisan traders including craft sellers.

Jeremy Mitchell from Colwith Farm Distillery in Lanlivery was plying potato-based spirits including vodka, gin and rum. “We’ve had an amazing first day and a half at the festival,” he said. “We’re really excited for the weekend. Well done to the Kyn team fir putting it all together.”

Sam Smitham of Redruth catering company Cornish Cakey Tea was selling scrumptious sweet things, including Christmas cakes. “It’s my first time at this festival, and it’s been great,” she said. “Everyone is really friendly – it’s a lovely vibe. It’s nice to see people milling around, enjoying food and supporting local businesses.”

Over at Little Marrakesh, Philip Crewdson had roped in family members to help him serve Moroccan street food to the hordes. “I’m based in Devon, but love doing Cornish events as it means I get to see family based in Truro,” he said. “Plus the customers are nice, the music is good and there’s a great variety of food.”

Punters Linda and Sean Molloy had travelled from Liverpool to spend a few days in Cornwall, and had popped over to Truro from Padstow. “It’s a great event for the independent street food businesses,” said Linda, who was tucking into salt and pepper squid from The Flaming Chef – the street food travelling pop-up for The Heron Inn in Malpas.

Festival organiser Stewart Girvan said: “It’s been brilliant. We’ve been inundated, and we’ve been super-blessed with the late September sun. Come hungry – the diet starts next week.”