At the weekend we went to Food Gusto at Ashby-de-la-Zouch.The venue was the town’s historic Bath Grounds and there was a good crowd in attendance. Entrance was £1 per over 15 year old. There was quite a selection of stalls to browse around, some of whom were familiar from the regular farmers’ markets held in Ashby, but others were new to the mix.
I loved that there was a wide choice of stalls and produce on offer, often with more than one type of each stall. So you could buy picture perfect cup cakes if that’s your thing or more rustic (more generous) slices and buns. Don’t those Battenburg slices look amazing? For me they are always a reminder of my childhood as we used to have a slice as a treat.
Today we sampled some of their delicious cookies which were crunchy on the outside and nicely gooey on the inside. Very moreish indeed.
There was a fabulous looking deli store from North’s, the resident purveyor of all things baked in Ashby. They had a lovely range of savoury and sweet treats to tempt you.
There were a wide range of pies from Brocklebys,. We tried a couple of these and found the Chicken one a little bland, but Summer Isle Salmon Pie was very tasty. One thing that was missing was a proper butcher’s stall. There was one stand selling burgers and sausages which they were cooking and you could buy some sausages to take home, but there wasn’t a traditional butchers, which was a shame given the wide range of produce available. 
As well as food (and drink) stands that you’d expect, there were a number of community stands too, so there was something there for all the family. Luckily we won a bottle of wine on one stall, as you can imagine we came home pleased. There were even treats to be had for the family pooch with The Doggy Cookie Company on hand. Doesn’t the stall look so pretty and tempting?
All that food looks so good, and I’m starving today as I’m fasting! I’ve always loved the name Ashby de la Zouche, it’s kind of mad really!
Oooh wow those crumble cakes look amazing x
Some lovely treats there – and nice that the dogs have their own stall too! I would be looking for some savoury treats 🙂
I love a foodie festival and taking photos there of the displays. All those cakes and goodies 🙂 Cute stall for the dogs, that is so sweet. I see they are in Tamworth in September and have made a note to try and go.
Ooh I wish I had known this had been happening I would have gone for sure! Lovely photos and some of the food looks amazing 🙂
oh how I wish we had something like this near us. We really only get the food market in Glasgow twice a year 🙁
Oh that looks like a really great place to visit and a fab event for the local people too. I wish we had something like this close
Oh my gosh this looks amazing, I hadn’t heard of it before and I’m sure I’m not far away might have to visit next time it is on.
omg wow heaven, i am loving all sweet foods at the moment x
It looks like a very yummy day out! I love the look of those jars though very cute. I think I would leave here a few stone heavier lol! x
Sounds like heaven! Those oreo cupcakes look particularly enticing…
Oh yum, this looks right up my street. Mich x
This all looks very yummy and your photos are lovely. It sounds like a fab event.
Looks like a fabulous foodie fest – the strawberry tarts look amazing. Thanks for sharing x
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This looks like a fabulous day out – the food looks amazing
Stella’s now insisting I visit the Doggy Cookie Company! Some very delicious looking stalls there 🙂 #pocolo
Love a foodie festival, it all looks delicious. This would be my 3 year olds idea of heaven! #pocolo
Gosh that looks so good and it looks like the prices were pretty reasonable too. Definitely my kind of event!
Oh my goodness it looks so good. It would take me ages to work my way around and I think I’d want to buy everything! Looks like a great festival for foodies 🙂
Oh look at all that glorious food!! CAn you tell I am on a diet? *licks screen*
Oh that all looks delicious. Look like a great festival!
Wow! Good job I didn’t go – I think I would have wanted to eat all of those! Thank you for linking to PoCoLo x
I love food festivals, we have quite a few in Devon. It is so difficult not to over, over, over indulge! Looking at these treats I think someone would have had to hold me back x x
Wow food looks amazing i would of been the size of a small elephant and most probably ill from not being able to resist all that food!!!