{"id":282,"date":"2010-08-02T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philonfood.com\/?p=282"},"modified":"2010-08-02T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T15:00:19","slug":"grill-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philonfood.com\/index.php\/2010\/08\/02\/grill-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"Grill Stock"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of weeks ago was Grill Stock: \u201ca BBQ themed two\u2010day food & drink festival\u201d in Bristol.\u00a0 It was great – BBQ competitions, demonstrations, chilli eating contest, and plenty of food stalls.<\/p>\n

I might have overdosed a little on burgers (hard not to when you have a choice of duck & plum sauce, saltmarsh lamb, ostrich, kangaroo, crocodile and of course various beef burgers), but my highlight was Taste of Persia, from where I sampled their meal of many dishes with some lovely marinated kebabs.<\/p>\n

My only criticism is that I couldn\u2019t see the chilli eating contest as the contestants were sat in low seats with a large crowd around (please, for next year – put them on a stage!) – but otherwise it was a great event.<\/p>\n

I feel lucky that the Bristol and Bath area have a lot of foodie events (the Bristol Organic Food Festival and Taste of Bath to name but two).\u00a0 But an invigorated interest in good food does seem to be a national trend in Britain with the proliferation in farmers markets, local food and beer festivals and other events foodie events.\u00a0 And I think that\u2019s no bad thing.\u00a0 So make the most of it!<\/p>\n