A feast for spring
The team behind Nook and Kindle – Phill and Debs Lewis – will be bringing street food lovers not one but two new street food concepts – Pot Heads, which will serve up baked, smoked and fried potatoes topped with all sorts of flavour combinations, as well as a new chicken wing pop-up, the Fried Chicken Chronicles, which is exclusive to the festival.
It’s only just opened in the city centre, but Lee Skeet’s brand-new seafood and dedicated oyster bar Jackson’s is also making an appearance.
And it’s not just new names customers can expect at this spring’s Forest Feastival. Two new zones will be introduced as the woodland cabins and forest clearings are turned into the Mexican Cabana and Terrace and the Dessert Island Disco.
At the Mexican Cabana and Terrace, hungry punters can find Sin Nombre Tacos, El Cabron Tacos and Rock & Scallop seafood, drinks from Loco Tequilas and sweet treats from Church of
Churros. In the Dessert Island Disco, Street Food Circus staples Pwdin will be cooking up a sweet storm as well as Ammanford’s Coaltown coffee roasters.
Adding to the deliciousness, Forest Feastival will be hosting Harlequin Cocktail Bar, which will offer premium mixed drinks and Welsh spirits – and will serve up special concoctions like the Coaltown Espresso Martini.
Speaking of tasty tipples, the festival’s main bar, which last year was hosted by the Freedom Brewery craft beer bar and the Bobo cocktail bus, will be manned by Tiny Rebel, famed for its locally-brewed beverages such as Clwb Tropicana, Cali Pale and Lager 313.
Fans of Tiny Rebel, which will also be hosting the Tiny Rebel Fire Pit, can also pre-book their canned bevs as part of their ticket, so there’s no chance of running low during your visit. If beer isn’t quite your thing, fear not as Brecon Beaconsmade elderflower sparkling wine by Mydflower will also be served.
■ Forest Feastival will be running from the weekend starting Friday, April 7 to Sunday, May 14 (including bank holiday Mondays running in between) and will be open from 11am until 10.30pm most evenings. Tickets for the event, which must be bought in advance, cost £5 plus VAT and went on sale this week. Visit www. forestfeastival for further details