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Biography
Established in 2000 by Nell and Toti Gifford, Giffords Circus is renowned for its eclectic circus theatre fusion style. Its unique blend of bohemian artisan entertainment combines dance, comedy, acrobatics, juggling, live music and domestic animals.
Over the last 18 years the circus has amassed a loyal following, performing to over 800,000 people. Their signature burgundy and gold showman’s wagons and billowing tent have become a summer staple on village greens and in market towns.
Circus Sauce is the unique 60-seat restaurant that follows the circus to each ground prepared by head chef Ols Halas. Started in 2003, it is the UK’s only travelling restaurant. The restaurant is housed in two magnificent showman’s wagons with a wonderful awning lined with old tapestries and grand candle lit oak tables set up with Bridgewater crookery and mis-matched bone-handled cutlery.
Everything is prepared from scratch – the food is seasonal and totally unique. They support all the local smallholdings, loyalty boxes, farms, fishmongers, butchers and greengrocers they can find.
In March 2020 the Giffords Circus Cookbook will be published by Quadrille.
Giffords Circus Cookbook: Recipes and Stories From a Magical Circus Restaurant
Giffords Circus has been touring the south of England every summer since 2000. It is a traditional village circus with a uniquely British flavour, blended with extraordinary acts from all over the world. Their restaurant Circus Sauce is headed by chef Ols Halas and seats circus goers in a beautifully decorated tent on site. They offer a new menu every week and use seasonal and local produce from the surrounding area. They serve freshly baked bread, roast chicken and truffle suet pudding, smoked ham hock in pastry, dressed crab with samphire, queen of puddings, mounds of Eton mess, and lots more, with some guests returning several times in the summer to experience a new menu within familiar surroundings.
This extraordinary book is a celebration of the food that brings the circus and its audience together, alongside the story of the circus itself and its vibrant community. Full of colour, personalities, stories and images of the circus and its slow journey through the English summer countryside, the book’s 100 recipes are nothing but delicious, joyful and hearty.
“One of the most memorable and enjoyable restaurants imaginable.” – Gastronomica
“Utterly brilliant, fun, uplifting show.” – Dara O’Briain
“Absolutely beautiful and fun and heart-stopping. See this!” – Dawn French
