Category: FOOD&DRINK
CELEBRATE ST PATRICK’S DAY IN BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH
We all like an excuse for a few cheeky beverages and good ol’ Irish craic. Today is St Patrick’s Day, which means it’s time to drop the nation’s Great British reserve and party Irish-style. Guinness have teamed up with Patrick Kielty to make St Patrick’s day the friendliest day of the year, with a new [...]
THREE NEW IRISH MOLLOY’S IRISH PUBS OPEN IN THE REGION
Wherever you are in the world, one thing’s for sure – you’re never far from a faux Irish bar. Some can be hit and miss but head into O’Neills and you know you can get a decent pint of the blackstuff and some delicious sausages and Colcannon. And if you only go once a year [...]
FOOD LOVERS OFFERED FREE ENTRY TO BRISTOL LOVE FOOD FESTIVAL 2011
Celebrate the best food and drink in the South West at The Spring Festival – Bristol’s biggest free food festival. The organiser of Bristol’s hugely popular Love Food festival has announced the first taste of The Spring Festival on March 26 – 27. Held at the historic Brunel’s Old Station next to Temple Meads in [...]
PIEMINISTER LAUNCHES TWO NEW PIES TO MARK THE ROYAL WEDDING
As excitement about the forthcoming Royal nuptials reaches fever pitch, and streets across the land prepare bunting and dust off trestle tables, the Bristol-based Pieminister launches two new delicious pies to commemorate the historic event. Both have been released to coincide with the ever-popular British Pie Week (March 7 – 13). The limited edition Kate [...]
CHOCOLATE HEAVEN OPENS IN THE BRECON BEACONS
Jules James is on a mission to put Crickhowell and Wales on the world’s chocolate-making map. From his state-of-the-art Studio 48 at The Courtyard, Standard Street, he is producing hand-crafted truffles in flavours such as chilli, rum and coconut, coffee & Sambuca and praline crunch. His truffle line is augmented by novelty chocolates and “Dragon [...]
IT’S OFFICIAL: THE SOUTH WEST SERVES UP THE BEST BRITISH CUISINE OUTSIDE OF LONDON
The South West of England has become the hot new region to experience the best of British food, according to guidebook experts Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet’s brand new edition of Devon, Cornwall and Southwest England reveals that the region has overtaken the rest of the UK with its sublime cuisine, challenging London for the culinary [...]
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE CHEESE ROLLING FESTIVAL IS BACK
The infamous Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling event will go ahead this year despite fears over health and safety. The event, which has become a bit of a local institution, sees scores of people legging it down the steep Cleeve Hill chasing a big truckle of Double Gloucester cheese. This inevitably leads to numerous scrapes, sprains and [...]
MARGARITA MASTERCLASS AT CHIQUITO SWANSEA
Fed up with the cold, dark winter nights and the same old grub? Chiquito in Swansea has announced it will be hosting regular Fiesta Nights during the year to put some zing back into eating out. Launching with a Margarita Masterclass on Thursday 27 January, dinner guests can enjoy a margarita-themed evening with a lesson [...]
THE HUMBLE WELSH LEEK PROVES A GREAT DETOX CHOICE
With a detox diet at the top of many a New Year’s resolution list, the good old British Leek can help play a part in ridding the body of harmful substances while also contributing to weight loss. According to the British Leek Grower’s Association, leeks can be used for detoxification because they contain potassium, folic [...]
YOU’VE HAD HOT AND SPICY CIDER NOW TRY THIS HOT AND SPICY RUM RECIPE
Brrrrrr, it’s ruddy cold out there now ain’t it? Well have we got just the ticket. If cider’s your bag then check out those geniuses behind the Somerset Cider Bus who have come up with some spice sachets to help you make your own hot and spicy cider. Buy them HERE. If you’re after something [...]
MOLES MUSIC CAFE OPENS IN BATH
A new Music Café has opened at Moles in Bath. Open from 11am daily, the Music Café on George Street is offering a hearty, great value menu serving meals between midday and 3pm then again from 6pm to 9pm during the week and all day at weekends. As well as home made burgers, delicious PieministerTM [...]
GIANT SUMO VS MUNCHKIN PUMPKINS: AND WHAT TO DO WITH THEM!
Flex your muscles, there’s a new veg in town. In time for Halloween, Waitrose is launching the mighty Sumo pumpkin, up to five times the size of their regular pumpkin. Weighing in at a mammoth 40kg, the Sumo will be the largest vegetable available in a UK supermarket taking two people to lift one. Help [...]
KRISPY KREME BRISTOL LAUNCH WINTER WARMER RANGE OF DOUGHNUTS
They are quite simply the best doughnuts in the world and now, America’s Krispy Kreme has opened a new store in Bristol’s Cabot Circus. What’s more, they are about to launch a winter warmer selection of sweet treats – available from 13th September until the end of January. The opening of the Cabot Circus store [...]
HOOTERS TO OPEN IN BRISTOL
American style sports bar Hooters, famed for its use of sexy waitresses, is opening a new branch on Bristol’s Harbourside. The bar will be open by Christmas in a unit formerly occupied by the Marks & Spencer Simply Food supermarket near to the city’s Millennium Square. The chain, which has its headquarters in Atlanta, announced [...]
