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Independents trump brands at Surbiton food festival

Surbiton.com: May 14, 2013 - 5:00am

Independent traders left big brands in the dust as the Surbiton community gathered to celebrate the best of local produce.

Residents filled the St Andrew’s Square at the Village Fete and Dry Hopped Beer Festival this weekend. The fete was part of the two week long Surbiton Food Festival. The event saw four Surbiton pubs, The Lamb, Surbiton Flyer, The Black Lion and Gordon Bennet sell out of beer by the end of the weekend, while sausage kings C.D. Jennings had to restock half-way through.

Two opportunists struck during the fun and games, when they stole a bicycle from Adam Lewis, landlord of the Lamb pub, on Sunday. After he chased them down the road, Mr Lewis managed to retrieve the bicycle. The festival featured entertainment from folk bands, food vendors and face painting, with competitions for budding chefs.

The competition winners included: Ben Angwin for the best Seething pasty; Maureen Blake for the best cupcake, Sarah McDonald for the best biscuit; Bryony Harrison for the best bread; George and Wilbur Bodenham for the strangest vegetable, and a mystery winner Julian, for the oldest item in the cupboard – a coke bottle from 1984.

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