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The Friday Five – The state of British Food

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Food Writing, Foodie gifts, French food, Friday Five

One of the great joys of being in France was the daily choice of which market to go to, and then to see great looking food to choose from, from small producers, local producers, French producers. Which made us debate how we managed to loose that in the UK. I mean, the French had rationing [...]

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The Friday Five – Shaking up the picnic

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Picnics, Places to eat

  Wimbledon, Glyndebourne, cricket at Lords, Party in the Park…the picnic season is well and truly upon us. And lets face it, we’re in the 21st century, which means either go full on modern update to your picnic, or go retro. Need some ideas? Here’s 5 books that might help liven things up. The Great [...]

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Bring on the picnic!

May 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Outdoor cooking, Picnics

I am not looking how long this weather is going to last, but it makes me think that picnic season is well and truly upon us. Which means digging out all the picnic gear, and finding out what’s missing. And if I find our picnic blanket has gone missing, or has a big hole in [...]

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Derbyshire Food Fair in photos…kind of

May 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats

We had a great time yesterday at the Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair, although slightly relieved we did go yesterday, which was warm enough, as I imagine today will be a real scorcher. Here’s a few thoughts and photos, in case you are wondering either whether to go, or what you missed! This was about [...]

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Dartmouth – my choice for a foodie Whitsun

May 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Breakfast, British favourites, Eating with kids, Fish & Seafood, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Fruit & Veg, Healthy eating, Meat treats, Places to eat

So the spectre of the volcanic ash cloud returns, combined with BA cabin crew, ready to disrupt the plans of many to get away for Whitsun (ourselves included). Seems should have made plans that didn’t involve flying, but who knows, may get lucky. If I was planning a treat of a trip that wasn’t going [...]

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Buzzing about National Honey Week

May 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Preserving, Sweet treats

I missed this last week by being in Hong Kong, but honey and bees seem to be a very hot topic at the moment, and not just in our household. I love that Harry Eastwood was working with the Honey Association on recipes for the week, as I’m a huge fan of hers (as my [...]

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Why I’m not sorry that I’m not going to the Real Food Festival

May 3rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · Bread, British favourites, Cheese, Chocolate, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats

Can you imagine how hellish I would find the Real Food Festival? Running from this Friday (7 May) through to Sunday for us mere mortals, it is billed as the UK’s most exciting food festival. Why on earth would I want to go? And really, I didn’t want to. I’m not at all bitter and twisted [...]

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And the Pimms is open!

April 25th, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts

To me, you can keep your swallows, because summer’s not underway until the Pimms is open. And given the glorious stretch of weather we’re having, that day has come. Is there a more English taste than a long tall glass of Pimms with which ever mixer you prefer (tonic for me please). I realised though [...]

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Cry “God for Hops, Eating and St George”

April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Beer & Lager, British favourites, Cheese, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Sweet treats, Wine

Apologies to Will, particularly as it’s the anniversary of his birth and death on the same day, but St George’s Day really should be a call for celebrating what’s great in English food. Let the French scoff, but the renaissance, revival and reinvention of British food hasn’t left a corner of this sceptred isle untouched. [...]

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So, now people might get why seasonal and local is important!

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Ingredients

Who would have thought this time last week that we would be thinking about the Royal Navy being dispatched to rescue stranded Brits, and shops warning of shortages on imported goods. Apparently we are likely to run into imminent shortages of exotic fruit, like figs, papaya and coconut. What’s a bit sad is that there [...]

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