Food and Drink
Lantern Festival will light up Harbourside
A special Lantern Festival will be held at Zen Restaurant on Harbourside, Bristol to mark the end of 15 days of celebrations for the Chinese New Year.
Bloom Gin & Tonic gains award recognition
The Fentimans & BLOOM Gin & Tonic pre-mixed cocktail has been awarded Gold for Design & Packaging and Silver for Tasting at the Drinks International Pre-Mixed Drinks Challenge 2013.
4 wins for the great British cocktail
The range of classic gin cocktails from Greenall’s Gin has had an exciting start to 2013. The collection of pre-mixed cocktails has been awarded not one, but four medals at this year’s competitive Pre-Mixed Drinks Challenge, judged by Drinks International.
Frankfurt Apple Wine - Liquid Gold
"Apple Wine at the Romer" and the Apple Wine Festival are two particularly popular entries in this year's calendar of events.
Al-desko dining - millions of workers eat three meals a day at their desk
Millions of office workers work such long hours they eat three meals a day at their desks, it has been revealed.
Jason Atherton’s Social Eating House opening April 2013
This April chef and restaurateur Jason Atherton will open his second London restaurant, Social Eating House, in Soho on Poland Street.
Romantic recipes for a healthy Valentine’s
You’ve spent all of January being good, so don’t let Valentine’s turn into a dietary disaster. Don’t worry, you can still exercise your romantic side this February whilst staying on your healthy track by swapping calorie-laden treats for delicious guilt-free dishes.
Get growing your own this spring
Spring is upon us so now is a great time to start planting seeds to grow your own delicious fresh herbs, salads and vegetables.
An evening of Welsh Gastronomy with Kiwi Wines
Bryan Webb, Michelin-starred chef and co-owner of Tyddyn Llan, a small gem of a luxury hotel near Corwen in North Wales, is holding a gastronomic evening in conjunction with Greywacke owner Kevin Judd, one of New Zealand’s most reputable wine makers on Sunday 17 February.
Aphrodisiac tasting menu at The Ambrette
The Ambrette Restaurant in Rye and Margate are to serve a special 8-course sampler menu priced at £40 on Sunday 17th February, using ingredients reputed to have strong aphrodisiac qualities.
Buffalo Trace Boilermaker dinner
Buffalo Trace has teamed up with The Draft House for a unique Boilermaker diner. The experts from Buffalo Trace will take you on a four-step tasting journey through their bourbon whiskeys, each one perfectly matched to US craft beers, during a delicious three-course dinner.
Celebrate Shrove Tuesday with Le Metro's pancakes with a punch
Le Metro, Knightsbridge’s local wine bar and bistro, will be featuring pancakes with a kick in celebration of Shrove Tuesday on 12th February.
Broadstairs Food Festival adds Easter Fayre to Events Calendar
Buoyed by the continuing success of the Broadstairs Food Festival that traditionally comes to the Kent town for first weekend in October, the historic seaside town is to host a Spring Festival this Easter (Saturday 30th March to Monday 1st April).
Prawns and pigs trotters on the menu
One of Bristol’s longest established Chinese Restaurants is getting ready for the Chinese New Year next weekend with a special order of lucky pigs’ trotters and prawns.
Unemployed chefs open Fallen Tree restaurant at Cottage Lodge
Cottage Lodge – the five-star, boutique B&B located in Brockenhurst in the New Forest – has teamed up with two, local unemployed aspiring chefs and a maître d’ – to open the Fallen Tree restaurant.