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Food & drink calendar: July 2017
July 1: Prosecco bus
A day of bottomless Scavi & Ray prosecco on board the ‘bubble decker’ as it tours around Bristol.
www.foozie.co.uk/event/bristol-prosecco-bus-2/
July 1: A Tavola seafood lunch
Max Pasetti and Stephanie Boote will be serving up a five-course seafood lunch.
www.facebook.com/events/259309051204575
July 1 & 2: Grillstock, Lloyds Amphitheatre
Meat, music and mayhem at the annual barbecuing festival.
www.grillstock.co.uk/festival/
Eat meat to your heart’s content at Grillstock
July 2: Ash Saman pop-up, Yurt Lush
An evening of imaginative dishes from a chef whose extensive CV includes Casamia and the Glassboat.
saman.ash@yahoo.com
July 2: Sunday roast and comedy night, The Kensington Arms
Enjoy a roast and comedy for £15 at the Redland pub, with Steffan Alun headlining.
www.thekensingtonarms.co.uk
July 3: Gin celebration, Watershed
A free tasting event to mark the start of a summer of drinking gin at the Watershed.
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/8247/gin-celebration
July 6: Nutmeg Nights, Nutmeg
A four-course tasting menu accompanied by four matching wines selected by Corks of Cotham.
www.nutmegbristol.com
July 7: Pinkmans charity banquet, Hamilton House
A 10-course banquet in aid of Help Refugees featuring a Middle Eastern mezze sharing menu.
www.pinkmans.co.uk
July 7: Beer & Burger Night, No. 12 Easton
Classic beef burgers and even macaroni cheese burgers, plus beers, ciders and a mescal margarita.
www.facebook.com/No12Easton/
July 7: Rumageddon, Pata Negra
Caribbean-inspired food accompanies a selection of Doorly’s rum from Barbados.
www.patanegrabristol.com/news/rumageddon-5-a-good-day-to-rum-hard/
July 8: Distillers table – fauna, Psychopomp
An imaginative and totally unique cocktail menu will be created at this second monthly event.
www.microdistillery.co.uk
Psychopomp’s debut distillers’s table event had the theme of flora and included one drink created with wild garlic vermouth , Psychopomp Ox gin, cucumber sherbet, and wild garlic oil and a lemon zest on top
July 8: Wild gin workshop
Make your own gin with the help of foraging and spirits expert Andy Hamilton.
www.theotherandyhamilton.com/andy-hamilton/wild-booze-wild-cocktails-gin-safari-and-talks/
July 8: Summer Brewhouse Session #2, Lost & Grounded
Verdant Brewing Co from x come to the party this month, with food provided by Buckland Burgers.
www.facebook.com/events/438479776507779/
July 9: Bristol Pudding Society, Bristol Spirit
Enjoy four individual puddings, each with a suggested cocktail pairing from the team at Bristol Spirit.
www.getawriggleon.com/o/bristol-bristol-pudding-club-bristol-pudding-club
July 12: Champagne tasting, Weber & Tring’s
A tasting of some of the shop’s champagne growers with Philippe Bonneau from Le Poivrot.
www.weberandtrings.co.uk/tasting/
July 13: Rum cocktails and chocolate, Cox & Baloney
Sip on three rum cocktails all paired with chocolate treats and desserts.
www.coxandbaloneytearooms.com/blog
July 13: Casa Rojo wine tasting, Clifton Sausage
A wine tasting dinner, featuring five wines from the Spanish vineyard.
www.cliftonsausage.co.uk/bristol/event/casa-rojo-wine-tasting-dinner-13th-july-2017/
July 14-16: Dinema, Memorial Stadium
Three days of outdoor cinema screenings accompanied by street food vendors and bars.
www.facebook.com/dinemabristol/
July 15: Brewery school launch party, New Bristol Brewery
The St Paul’s brewery are opening their doors to the public for the first time.
www.facebook.com/events/145519562675445/
July 15: Craft beer festival. Averys
The first ever beer festival at Averys features seven breweries from Bristol and further afield.
www.averys.com
July 15: Cider & Pork Festival, The Royal Oak
The Gloucester Road pub’s biggest event of the year features live music alongside the cider and pork.
www.facebook.com/events/908667969274009
July 18: Eat Your Words, Bertha’s Pizza
Celebrates the cookbook – this time from New York pizzeria Roberta’s – and the act of eating together.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eat-your-words-robertas-pizza-berthas-tickets-35719840003
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQdjPFagQzs/
July 20: Best of the West dinner, The Albion
Just for women, this five-course meal will have matching beers selected by beer sommelier Annabel Smith.
www.dealatis.org.uk/2017/06/28/best-of-the-west-dinner/
July 25: Richard Bainbridge Special Tasting Event, Pony & Trap
The chef-patron of Benedicts will join Josh Eggleton on the pass cooking a six-course tasting menu.
www.theponyandtrap.co.uk/news/richard-bainbridge-tasting-event-25th-july
July 26: Gin and vodka tasting, Espensen Spirit
An evening tasting our naturally infused spirits paired with canapes.
www.espensenspirit.com/products/gin-vodka-tasting-food-pairing
July 27: Gin Club, Milk Thistle
A tutored tasting from the team at Cheltenham’s Sibling Gin.
www.milkthistlebristol.com/gin-club-with-sibling-gin-club/
July 27: The Graduate, Averys
Enjoy sparkling wine on arrival, followed by the film and then a three course Californian-inspired meal.
www.bristolfilmfestival.com/event/the-graduate/
July 29: Mother’s Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin, Old Market Assembly
Join sailors, barmaids and bootleggers in this journey through the history of gin.
www.facebook.com/events/386493815079415/
Mother’s Run stars Maeve Marsden and Libby Wood
July 30: Naasto Baasto, Bristol Spirit
A mother and daughter duo host an afternoon of traditional Gujarati home cooking.
www.espensenspirit.com/collections/all-products/products/naasto-baasto-gujarati-pop-up-at-bristol-spirit
July 30: A Kids’ Kitchen, Hamilton House
The first of three Sunday workshops where children from five to 16 can become chefs for the day.
www.facebook.com/events/1443659155657310/
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