Food Events
Valentine Warner to launch Falmouth Oyster Festival
From 14 to 17 October, the picturesque seaside town of Falmouth will welcome visitors from far and wide to celebrate the annual Falmouth Oyster Festival, showcasing the diversity and quality of Cornish seafood and produce.
Chocks away at the Bournemouth Air Festival
It will be chocks away in August as the chic and unique Chocolate Boutique Hotel marks its sponsorship of the UK’s biggest free aviation festival by giving away free mini chocoplanes in all its rooms.
Eat your way to a smaller carbon footprint
Team Green Britain ambassador and eco-restaurateur, Jamie Grainger-Smith, is helping inspire and encourage the British public to get greener in the kitchen with simple tips and delicious recipes for this year’s Big Lunch that won’t break the bank or eat into your time.
Reach for the Michelin Stars
Too posh for regular cookery schools? Already an accomplished cook or just keen to learn how to cook like the masters? GoLearnTo.com’s new range of cookery courses with Michelin Star chefs are guaranteed to give you kitchen envy.
Malaysia Night in Trafalgar Square
On 24th September 2010 a free ‘Malaysia Night’ is set to take place in Trafalgar Square.
Celebrity chefs on the menu for Nottingham Food Festival
A host of top celebrity chefs are preparing to cook up a storm as part of the second annual Nottingham Food and Drink Festival.
Champagne tasting with Jilly Goolden at Roman Quarter
Food and drink fans in West Sussex are set to descend on David Wilson Homes’ Roman Quarter on Thursday 15 July where TV personality Jilly Goolden will be hosting a champagne tasting event.
Celebrate the sweet stuff this Chocolate Week
Chocolate Week, the nation’s favourite themed week, kicks off on 11th October this year and culminates in a dedicated chocolate show, Chocolate Unwrapped, at Vinopolis on 16th & 17th October.
Swap your burger for a bag of nuts
The UK is being urged to go nuts by swapping burgers for bags of nuts on Friday October 22nd to celebrate Britain’s first National Nut Day.
See Gordon Ramsay at London Restaurant Festival
Opening in just over three months, the 2010 London Restaurant Festival (4-18 October) in partnership with American Express, has revealed the impressive line-up of top London chefs who will be cooking in London’s most sought-after pop-up restaurant.
Hit the tapas trail in London
Best-selling Fino brand Tio Pepe has teamed up with some of London’s finest Spanish restaurants to launch the first ever Tio Pepe Tapas Trail.
Masterchef Dhruv Baker champions The Big Lunch
Subsequent to the success of the inaugural event in 2009, MasterCard is once again a title sponsor of The Big Lunch – a community enhancement project initiated by The Eden Project to be staged throughout the country on Sunday, 18th July.
Restauranteur serves up healthy eating message
A Newcastle restaurant owner is helping schools get the healthy eating message across to children with interactive workshops.
Celebrate summer produce at RHS gardens
As gardeners enjoy the time of year for abundant summer fruit and salad crops, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is holding a weekend dedicated to the celebration of summer produce on 3 and 4 July at all of its four gardens (Saturday only at Hyde Hall and Sunday only at Rosemoor).
Wine and curry - are you bluffing?
Do you know your wines – especially when it comes to choosing wines to go with Indian food? Now you can get some expert advice at a special Call My Wine Bluff and Curry Banquet that is being held at the Seetar Tandoori in Warwick Road, Kenilworth.