Free events whet the appetite for food fest

A SERIES of free events will take place during the upcoming Waterford Harvest Festival.

The festival takes place in the city from September 3 to 11 and kicking off the free programme will be a Local Heroes Food Market at the Athenaeum House Hotel from noon on the opening Sunday.

A host of local producers are due to showcase their wares at the Suir-side location while daily, from September 4 to 7, Le Taste will be held at the Theatre Royal with a range of workshops and tastings hosted by Slow Food France, showcasing the unique features of their region’s gastronomic heritage.