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TRAVELLER
A taste of Europe
Tantalise your taste buds on a trip to
one of Europe’s finest food festivals.
These fabulous events are a great
way to get a flavour for some of our
favourite destinations, while sampling
some of the very best food, drink and
other surprises they have to offer.
COPENHAGENCOOKING
FESTIVAL
Home of 13Michelin-starred
restaurants, including three-time-
world’s-best Noma, it’s nowonder
Copenhagen hosts an annual
cooking festival (
pictured
). Back
for an 8th instalment, this year’s
event (24August – 2 September)
will celebrate ingredients of
“Copenhagen’s front garden” – the
sea – with visitors getting to know
sea salt, seaweed and a specially
brewed SaltyOceanWeed beer.
Alsoworth a visit is a street party on
Jægersborggade, one of the coolest
addresses in Copenhagen, for an
array of delicious Nordic delicacies
served up by Relae, the city’s hippest
seafood establishment.
We fly toCopenhagen fromGatwick,
StanstedandManchester from£35.49*
THE BIG FEASTIVAL –
OXFORDSHIRE (FLY TOLONDON)
Love food andmusic? Enjoy a
perfect weekend at The Big Feastival
on 1-2 September. Co-curated by
superchef JamieOliver and Blur
bassist Alex James, the festival is set
in the idyllic surroundings of Alex’s
farm in KingshamOxfordshire, where
visitors are promised “Good food,
goodmusic and good times for the
whole family.” The soundtrack will be
provided by the likes of Paloma Faith,
The Noisettes and Sister Sledge,
while restaurants including Jamie’s
Italian, Bryon and Barbecoa help to
create amouth-wateringmenu. One-
day tickets are available, as are
weekend options for thosewhowant
tomake a night or two of it.
We fly to London fromGlasgow,
Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and
Belfast International from£31.49*
ALBAWHITE TRUFFLE FAIR –ALBA
(FLY TOMILAN)
Celebrate the arrival of Italian
truffle season in the beautiful town
of Alba, where theWhite Truffle
Fair (6October – 18 November),
now in its 84th year, honours one
of Italy’s rarest andmost loved
delicacies, known for its rich flavour
and aphrodisiac qualities. Join chefs
and foodies fromacross theworld
and follow thewonderful aromas in
search of truffle-infused oils, butters,
creams and sauces. And there’s
also plentymore on themenuwith
locally producedwines, handmade
chocolates and delicious nougat all
waiting to be sampled.
WeflytoMilanMalpensa fromGatwick,
LutonandEdinburghandtoMilan
LinatefromGatwick from£35.49*
*Prices one way per person based on 2 people travelling on the same booking. Price correct as at 3 July 2012. For travel from3 July to 27 October2012. Additional credit card & baggage fees apply. See easyJet.com for details
easyJet are pleased to announce
headline sponsorship of this
year’s Manchester and Brighton
Pride events.
A fantastic easyJet float has
been designed and will make its
debut in Manchester’s parade
on Saturday 25 August before
heading south for Brighton’s
parade a week later on Saturday
1 September. Though we can’t
give too many details, we can
let you know that it’s going to
be a lot of fun, so make sure
you come down and say hello
to our friendly crew at one or
both weekends. Manchester’s
event runs from 17-27 August,
with a ton of glamorous goings
on taking place around city’s
Canal district, while Brighton’s
after parade party focuses on
Preston Park. Here you’ll find
a spectacular mini festival a
community village and tents
offering everything from
line dancing and cabaret to
house music supplied by the
international renowed DJs The
Freemasons.
Manchester and
Brighton Pride
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