Happy St George’s Day to all my English readers, wherever you’re based! For today’s 5, the obvious thing would have been to feature the top English food writers but I think the combined sainthood of Delia, Jamie, Nigella, Nigel and Rick is far too well known. Even going further back, Elizabeth David and even Fanny [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food trends'
The Friday Five – the other patron saints of England
April 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie gifts
Tags:Ambrose Heath·Arthur Gay Payne·C. Anne Wilson·Cookbooks·English Food·Food trends·The Pudding Club·W M W Fowler
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 [...]
Tags:allotments·asparagus·British favourites·Eat the Seasons·exotic fruit shortages·Food trends·Grow your own·Local food·seasonal food
Dr T’s adventures in beekeeping
April 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Grow your own
Or alternatively, this is where I’ll tell you about the honey! Yes, Dr T has taken Plan Bee to heart and is doing his bit to save the honey bee. Along with Best Foodie Friend’s Fella (BFFF) he has taken to wandering around the place with an increasing collection of weird looking tools. At least [...]
Tags:Beekeeping·Bees·Co-Op Plan Bee·disappearing bees·Food trends·Gadgets·Grow your own·honey·Local food·The British Beekeepers Association
Eat, Drink, Shop Locally Like Never Before
January 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Bread, British favourites, Cheese, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to eat, Places to shop online
I know, eating local is nothing new, it was all the rage last year. And, lets face it, 2008 and 2009 were incredibly tough years for everyone and just when we thought there was light at the end of the tunnel the snow came. We all wanted to hibernate. Nice and warm, but bad for [...]
Tags:British favourites·Brocklebys·Colston Bassett Stilton·food markets·Food trends·Foodie gifts·Ingredients·Local food·Melton Mowbray·pork pies·Red Lion Inn·Sausages·Sparkenhoe Red Leicester
The Friday Five – Healthy with taste
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Healthy eating, Indian Food
It’s January, it’s been colder than cold, and certainly warming, comfort food has been the order of the day.Except it’s that time of year when huge chunks of people are resolving to eat better. Eating better can mean a whole heap of things, and be for a whole host of reasons from general health through [...]
Tags:Chocolate·Cookbooks·Food trends·Healthy eating·Scandinavian cooking·The Food Doctor·The Moosewood Restaurant
Eating up the leftovers
January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Recipes, Uncategorized
I imagine ours is not the only post Christmas fridge with a whole heap of leftovers to work thr0ugh, and actually their part of my New Year’s resolution. There are some awful stats around each household throwing away between £420 and £610 worth of good food every year, all going into landfill. And this year, [...]
Tags:Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·Food trends·Gastrokid·Lakeland·Ministry of Food·Using up leftovers
What will 2010 bring for food & food lovers?
December 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Courses, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Preserving, Turkish Food
It’s coming round to that time of year when everyone and his dog has the crystal ball out to look at the year ahead and tries to work out what will be up, down, in or out in the year ahead. I did this last year for food, and can’t believe it’s that time again. This [...]
Tags:allotments·British favourites·chutney·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Food predictions·Food trends·Grow your own·holidays·Homemade food·Istanbul·jam making·Local food·Quaking pudding·Rocket Gardens·self sufficiency·The 1990s·traditional food·traditional recipes·Turkish Food
So, what were the foodie trends of 2009?
December 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baking, British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Just for fun, Kitchenwares, Preserving, Sweet treats
Back in January I wrote a post on what I thought would be the big trends in food, and it’s interesting to look back and see whether any of it came to pass, whether the crystal ball gazing was any good! Here goes: 1. A return to home-made goodies – I think we can safely [...]
Tags:chutney·fizzy cola bottles·Food trends·home baking·home cooking·homemade gifts·jam·jam making·John Lewis·Lakeland·Local food·nostalgic sweets·Pickles
Blood oranges, the next big thing?
July 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Recipes, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Uncategorized
I was looking at the prizewinners of the 2009 Sofi winners at the National Fancy Food Show in New York last week. Firstly, why can’t we have a Fancy Food Show, loving the name! Secondly, in case you didn’t know, a Sofi is awarded for specialty outstanding food innovation. Now you know. There are 33 [...]
Tags:blood orange·Food trends·Ingredients·Jams·Preserves·Sofi awards
