Hertfordshire’s October food and drink diary

PUBLISHED: 12:06 02 October 2017 | UPDATED: 12:06 02 October 2017

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Laura Vickers gives the run down of this month’s food and drink events

1st Street Feastival, St Albans city centre. Food stalls, cookery theatre, workshops and more. radioverulam.com

3rd 4-10pm Pop-up Mexican kitchen, The Boot, St Albans. radioverulam.com

5th 7-10pm Beer tasting, Beer Shop Hitchin, £34 incl food. beershophq.uk

6th 10.30am-4.30pm Mediterranean bread making class, Mill Green Museum, Hatfield, £95 incl lunch. welhat.go.uk/cookerycourses

6th-8th Hertford Food and Drink Festival, various locations in town centre. hertford.gov.uk

7th 7.30pm Harvest Supper Club, Frithsden Vineyard, nr Hemel Hempstead. Five-course seasonal menu, £33. frithsdenvineyard.co.uk

8th 8am-2pm St Albans Farmers’ Market, St Peter’s Street

8th midday-6pm Hertford Beer and World Food Festival, Hertford Castle. hertford.gov.uk

12th 5-8.45pm Classic cake making class, Cinnamon Square, Rickmansworth. £80 cinnamonsquare.com

13th Brewery Tour, Tring Brewery, £20 incl fish and chips. tringbrewery.co.uk

13th 7pm Concert dinner, West Lodge Park. Sparkling wine reception, three-course dinner and music, £64. bealeshotels.co.uk/westlodgepark

14th 9am-12.15pm Tring Farmers’ Market and apple fayre, Church Square, High Street

14th 10am-4pm Vegan cookery class, The Cooking Academy, Rickmansworth, £190. thecookingacademy.co.uk

19th 7-9.30pm Butchery class, Foxholes Farm, Hertford, £90. foxholesfarm.com

20th 7.30-10pm Cheese and wine tasting, The Cheese Plate, Buntingford, £30. thecheeseplate.co.uk

21st to 29th Pumpkin festival, Willows Activity Farm, London Colney. Family fun. willowsactivityfarm.com

21st & 28th (two-week course) 10am-1pm Halloween cookery, North Herts College, Stevenage, £50. nhc.ac.uk

22nd 10am-4pm Farmers’ market, Stable Yard, Hatfield House

25th 7-9pm Italian and German wine tasting, Hitchin Priory, £25. hertfordshirewineschool.com

27th Taste of Tuscany cookery class, Novelli’s Academy, Tea Green nr Hitchin, £195. jeanchristophenovelli.com

28th Chocolate making workshop, The Melting Pot, Hitchin, £45. makechocolates.co.uk