Food Events
Squeeze most out fruity weekend
Enjoy a Valentine’s weekend with a difference this year, by getting fruity and squeezing the ultimate enjoyment out of a fabulous, food-focused event.
An exclusive evening of fashion, cocktails and spa treats
East London’s rooftop private members club Eight Moorgate is hosting a unique evening event on Thursday 11th February from 6pm til late.
Romance is on the menu at Häagen-Dazs Leicester Square
Romance is on the menu at the Häagen-Dazs’ shop in Leicester Square this Valentine’s Day with a special fondue and raspberry bellini offer for two.
Turn ‘Blue Monday’ orange
January 25 is predicted to be 2010’s most depressing day of the year,* due to gloomy weather, debt levels, time elapsed since Christmas and broken New Year Resolutions, which is why The World’s Original Marmalade Festival is urging everyone to turn the day dubbed ‘Blue Monday’ orange!
Michelin launches 2010 guide
The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2010 will be available in bookshops from Wednesday 20 January priced at £15.99 (€18.99 in Ireland).
Glasgow diners eat out for less
Glasgow Restaurateurs’ Association (GRA) and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau have joined forces to launch Dinearound as part of Celtic Connections 2010.
The best of Norfolk produce from land and sea
The EDP Bidwells Norfolk Food Festival 2010 will be taking place from September 18 to October 3 reflecting the best of Norfolk produce from the land and the sea.
Phuket hosts first raw food workshop
Raw food doesn't have to mean carrot and celery sticks. A new kind of raw gourmet food is gaining popularity for its unrivalled health benefits including weight loss and anti-aging. Celebrities including Demi Moore and Donna Karan have also adopted a raw food diet.
Cracking crustaceans in Key Largo
To the initiated, “stone crab claws” are the best-tasting crab in the world, and there’s no better place in the world to eat them than fresh from the ocean in the Florida Keys.
Yorkshire chef cooks up a Joyeux Noël
They crumble and crunch, melt in the mouth and taste of vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate and Christmas! What are they? Bredele – special continental cookies which offer a flavour of heaven almost unknown in Britain.
Lord Mayor opens brand new cookery school in York
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor John Galvin, was the guest of honour at the official opening and launch of The Cooking Rooms, the brand new state of the art cookery school at the Eco Business Centre in Clifton Moor, York.
Bristol shoppers treated to a taste of Cornwall
Tourism Newquay teamed up with VisitCornwall and Air Southwest to tempt visitors to Cornwall this winter as they launched the first Taste of Cornwall Roadshow on 24 November in Bristol. Taking advantage of the festive crowds, Tourism Newquay and VisitCornwall set up a demonstration kitchen in Bristol’s Cabot Circus to give stressed out shoppers a break from present buying with a taste of Cornwall.
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester introduces ‘The Twelve Gifts of Christmas’
Treat yourself this Christmas by booking a table at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester and you will have the chance to win one of the decadent gifts being given away in ‘The Twelve Gifts of Christmas’ competition.
Harrods to host Flemish food fortnight
Tourism Flanders and Harrods have joined forces to offer customers a unique gastronomic celebration of the region’s finest food and drink. From 25 November until 8 December, Harrods will play host to some of the Flemish coast’s most renowned and respected chefs and feature a wide range of premium Flemish products throughout the food halls.
The Ebury celebrates Thanksgiving in London
This year Thanksgiving will fall on Thursday 26th November and in honour of this occasion chic brasserie and bar The Ebury has launched a Thanksgiving Menu that will be served over the last weekend in November.