I’ve written before about how much I enjoy giving food experiences rather than just food things, and I’ve given a few from different “experience” companies. I really like Red Letter Days, and they have some great experiences for food lovers and cooks. Have a look at these and see if there’s someone on your list [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Courses'
Gourmet experiences they won’t forget
November 17th, 2011 · 4 Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Places to eat, Places to shop online
Giving the gift of learning
November 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Baking, Beer & Lager, Bread, Christmas foodie gifts, Cider, Courses, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Meat treats, Places to shop online
Gifts can be all sorts of things. Lets face it, they can be mediocre, they can be laughable, they can be things you hope never to see again. Or they can be joyous, surprising, laugh out loud fabulous and memorable for years to come. And for me, giving someone the gift of a new skill, [...]
Tags:cooking courses·Divertimenti·Food Safari·knife skills·The School of Artisan Food
Smoked Christmas food, as opposed to Christmas up in smoke
November 10th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Dairy, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Local food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Preserving
There are some fantastic smokehouses around the UK, some have been there since fire was invented, and some Johnny come latelys as well, but many turning out some great produce. I love smokey flavours and have been trying to work my way through a few places, and I think Christmas is a perfect time for [...]
Tags:Black Mountains Smokery·Brown & Forrest·Hebridean Smokehouse·smoking·Smoky Jo's·The Artisan Smokehouse·Weald Smokery
Sarah Raven does Christmas
November 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Alcohol free drinks, Breakfast, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Cider, Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Spirits, Tableware
I love Sarah Raven’s books, and her website is a great source of gifts, for foodies as well as keen gardeners. Whether they grow it themselves, cook it themselves or just stick to eating it themselves, sure to be something for someone on your list! Here’s what’s caught my eye: * For those [...]
Tags:apple press·Grow your own·red Brussel sprouts·Sarah Raven·vodka
The Friday Five – For the love of food and Paris
February 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Courses, Foodie blogs, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, French food, Friday Five, Places to eat
Been feeling jealous recently, as lots of friends and colleagues seem to have been heading off to Paris for a few days R&R. I don’t even particularly love Paris, but I even them the food possibilities! And then killing time in Foyles at St Pancras, I found a few food guides to Paris, that made [...]
Bringing Le Manoir home
February 10th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Courses, Foodie things to do, Tableware
A night (or two) at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons is one of those items on my “do before it’s too late” list (and a whole week at the cookery school is on the lottery win list). So whilst I haven’t quite got a date booked for the first one, yet, then you can now bring a [...]
Tags:Le Manoir·Raymond Blanc
I am a cider drinker, I drinks it all…
January 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Cider, Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Local food
Actually, I’m really not a big cider drinker, associate it with too many hangovers in my misspent youth! But it does seem to be one of those things having a bit of a renaissance, perhaps a reaction to the Magners phenomenen. Which I’m told is not really cider at all. So much of renaissance going [...]
The Friday Five – My Kid Eats Octopus
October 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Courses, Eating with kids, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do
I’ve written a few times before how much Mini Gourmet Girl loves her food, and is up for trying new things. And I often say how lucky we are that she is so unfussy. But you know, I don’t think lucky comes into it. And, as is often the case, I blame the parents. Because [...]
