Food Events
Fishmore Hall Chef awarded at Ludlow Food Festival
Chef de Partie Louise Owen has won the Skillbuilder’s award at the Ludlow Food Festival this year. Louise, 21 who works alongside head chef David Jaram at Fishmore Hall in Ludlow wowed the judges with her creative cookery style.
Successful ‘Taste Trail’ reveals not one, but two winners
The hugely successful ‘Taste Trail’, organised as part of the recent Royal Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival, has revealed two winning restaurants and two winners in its popular prize draw. The Restaurant in the Park and Sabai Sabai both received the highest and equal amount of gold votes.
How to create the perfect Sunday lunch
Nothing beats a good Sunday lunch – a succulent roast, juicy veg, crispy roasties and Yorkshire puds, all topped off with lashings of scrumptious gravy.
Michelin launches Eating Out in Pubs guide
The 2010 edition of Michelin’s Eating Out in Pubs guide has launched this week. Sporting a new-look red cover, this year’s guide includes 573 of the best pubs serving good food in the UK and Ireland (10 more than last year) and of these, 83 are new additions.
Sweet taste of success in Leamington Spa
The Royal Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival, which took place on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August, has been hailed an outstanding success. Attracting around 12,000 people, the two day Festival even surpassed last year’s visitor numbers.
Norfolk Food Festival breaks at Titchwell Manor
Foodies going along to the Norfolk Food Festival between 19 September and 4 October can treat themselves to an overnight stay at Titchwell Manor Hotel, near Brancaster from just £110 B&B per night for two sharing a double/twin room.
Lincolnshire hosts fine food market
Stately food will be on offer during the August Bank Holiday at Burghley Fine Food Market staged against the backdrop of one of England’s grandest Elizabethan houses.
Tempt your taste buds this weekend
Prepare your taste buds for a local produce extravaganza as Plymouth Flavour Fest 2009 returns to Plymouth’s Piazza this Friday for three days.
Fans queue with watermelons for Dirty Dancing tickets
In celebration of National Watermelon today, over 100 Dirty Dancing fans queued outside London’s Aldwych Theatre for the chance to win tickets to see the hit west end musical tonight.
Covent Garden hosts pop-up Speakers’ Corner
In the latest activity to engage and entice London’s foodie community, The Covent Garden Real Food Market is to host its very own Speakers’ Corner, a series of free weekly talks and demonstrations from the UK’s foremost food and nature experts.
Barford pub hosts three-day seafood festival
The Granville at Barford will be exploring new sensational tastes of the ocean by holding a special seafood festival for three days from Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 August inclusive. During lunchtimes and evenings, customers will be able to enjoy a wide range of seafood delivered fresh daily.
‘Crude Food’ at the York Food Festival in 2009
Head to the York Food Festival – taking place in some of the city’s best historic venues between 18 and 27 September – and sample some of Yorkshire’s finest food and drink.
Tasty treats at Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival
Next month sees the return of the highly successful and popular ‘Royal Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival’ organised by BID Leamington. The festival, which is free to attend, will take place on Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 August from 10am – 6pm at the Royal Pump Room Gardens.
Glasgow on a plate
Scotland’s leading dining out festival, Gourmet Glasgow, kicks off for its seventh year on Monday 3rd August 2009 with a fine feast of events.
Shortlist revealed for Food & Drink Awards
Coventry & Warwickshire food and drink businesses are defying the current economic downturn and proving that value for money, quality, commitment to local produce, service and innovation counts in order to survive.