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Heartbreaking Blow as Food Train Closes Renfrewshire Branch

A charity that has quietly delivered more than just groceries to hundreds of older people across Renfrewshire each week has made the “heartbreaking” decision to close its local branch — a move that will leave a serious gap in support for some of the area’s most vulnerable residents. Food Train, which has been a lifeline for 150 elderly residents in the region, announced this week that it will…

Heartbreaking Blow as Food Train Closes Renfrewshire Branch

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You Can Now Get 'Ghar Ke Khana' On Your Train

You Can Now Get ‘Ghar Ke Khana’ On Your Train

You know how thing you worry about the most when you’re taking a train journey? Yes, food. Well, food is the thing we worry about the most regardless of what we’re doing.  But now, the tide is changing. Passengers can now look forward to fresh home cooked food supplied by groups on train journey. According to the Indian Railways, the project is being tested out in the Konkan region of…

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Food Train Renfrewshire celebrate National Volunteers' Week

Food Train Renfrewshire celebrate National Volunteers’ Week

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Food Train Renfrewshire celebrate National Volunteers‘ Week

Volunteers’ Week is taking place between 1-7 June – a national celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK.

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  Since the launch of Food Train in Renfrewshire on 1st…

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Where the journey is as enjoyable as the destination

Orange F.O.O.D Week has released the eagerly awaited itinerary of the annual Orange F.O.O.D Train.  This journey of discovery is one of the highlights of F.O.O.D Week, which is set to start on Friday the 4th April.

The yearly F.O.O.D pilgrimage sees food and wine devotees board their carriages at Sydney’s Central Station on the morning of 11th April.  Guests are greeted by your hosts, Sheelagh Tancred and Amanda Walker, with Printhie Wine’s Ruth Swift.

As the carriages wind their way over the ever-changing scape of the Blue Mountains, the resilience, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of the Orange region’s farmers is ‘plated up’ and shared. As the train emerges over the mountains into the Central Ranges, a short stop at Lithgow welcomes Masterchef Kate Bracks to the carriage for morning tea.

The next two days are filled with Orange’s best food experiences.  Dinner at Bistro Ceello, exploring Orange Farmers’ Markets, brunch at the Agrestic Grocer, Heritage Walks through historic Millthorpe and of course F.O.O.D Week’s FORAGE.

Now in its fourth year, FORAGE is one of regional Australia’s best food excursions.  Beginning in Orange’s Balmoral Vineyard, meandering through Philip Shaw’s Koomooloo Vineyard and concluding at Nashdale, FORAGE is a gentle 4.1 kilometre walk with food and wine stations every 500 metres.

This unique wine and food tasting attracts a loyal following, however F.O.O.D Train members are assured of a ticket. 

The 2014 Orange F.O.O.D Train is a perfect weekend for those looking to discover the diversity and quality of the Orange region’s producers and winemakers with the comfort of knowing that the planning and driving has been prepared for you.

Details:          

Date: 11 April to 13 April 2014, departs Sydney’s Central Station at 7.30am

Accommodation: Central Caleula Motel, Summer Street, Orange

Tickets: $850 per person (twin Share) includes all travel, accommodation and meals (excluding dinner on Saturday evening after FORAGE).  Full itinerary can be found here: http://www.orangefoodweek.com.au/foodwk_events

Bookings: Purchase tickets online at www.orangefoodweek.com.au.

The full 2014 Orange FOOD Week Program, with over 100 individual events and functions will be released in February 2014.  

Tickets for the Orange F.O.O.D Train are available online from Monday 27 January 2014.

FORAGE Tickets are available from Wednesday 5 February 2014.

100 Mile Dinner Tickets will be available from Monday 10 February 2014.

* Night Market Photo: Seth Buchanan

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All aboard the FOOD journey

They say it’s not about the destination but how you get there. However, in the case of F.O.O.D Week in Orange this April, the entire journey is recommended, and the F.O.OD Train is the perfect way to travel.

The shires of Orange, Cabonne and Blayney are renowned for their food and wine, and each year F.O.O.D. Week (Food Of Orange District) supports local produce and 'fine food' with an annual event held over 10 days in April showcasing the producers, their products, the local chefs and restaurants, and other enterprises that provide the region with its great reputation.

Mr Ian Pearce, Mirrabooka Orchard and F.O.O.D’s Ms Cynthia Jarratt with F.O.O.D Train travelers in 2011. Photo courtesy of Western Magazine.

On arrival in Orange they are immersed in the F.O.O.D festivities - chauffered to events such as the Department of Primary Industries FORAGE, which includes a lunch and walk through the countryside, FO.O.D Affair with its fresh produce market, live music and cooking demonstrations, accommodation in the centre of the city and an overall experience that won’t be forgotten in a hurry.

“The F.O.O.D Train was introduced to the F.O.O.D Week program last year and it was a huge success,” says F.O.O.D’s Ms Cynthia Jarratt. “We can see the F.O.O.D Train increasing in size each year as it takes all the fuss out of travelling around the region to experience a number of our flagship F.O.O.D events. Accommodation is in high demand during the festivities so we’re able to offer central accommodation at Templar’s Mill Motel which is otherwise booked out along with most other accommodation venues in town.”

During F.O.O.D Week food enthusiasts can visit farms, markets, kitchens, restaurants, cafes, wineries, attend special celebration dinners, workshops and events and sample fine wines, orchard fruits, beef, lamb, venison, vegetables and more.

“F.O.O.D Train-ers get a chance to book their own dinners, depending on their tastes, and we chauffer them to some of our favourite spots for brunch on Saturday and Sunday giving them plenty to tell their friends about when they return home.”

The F.O.O.D Train leaves Central Station platform at 7.10am on Friday 20 April and leaves Orange on Sunday 22 April at 3.55pm. To purchase tickets on the F.O.O.D Train visit http://www.orangefoodweek.com.au/F.O.O.D-Train

For further information, images and interviews, please contact:

Cynthia Jarratt from F.O.O.D on 0417 537 017 or [email protected] David Cumming, Define Wine Marketing & Communications on 0414 736 342 or [email protected]