Here at Regional Food and Drink, as you can probably guess, we love to eat out! Having a meal, drinking, and being merry is an important philosophy, and while this can sometimes mean indulgence, it isn’t always at odds with a healthy lifestyle. Many people these days are getting their health status checked out and […]
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The Grange Hotel takes part in the York Food & Drink Festival
Calling all foodies – York from £50 pp at The Grange Hotel The York Food & Drink Festival (23 September-2 October) is the biggest food festival in the UK. The annual event is celebrating its 20th year in 2016 and showcases Yorkshire’s finest producers, ingredients and chefs. The packed programme of activities includes a local […]
Regional Food and Drink: Planning the Perfect Pub Walk
As we near the twilight days of late summer, you may feel that countryside wanderlust calling – the lower temperatures and cooler ground make this a prime time to take full advantage of the last of the good weather. Wherever you are in the country, there’s nothing like a rambling pub walk, and it’s a […]
Great Yorkshire Show set to have fabulous virtual food emporium
The new hall, which is the size of three and a half Olympic swimming pools, will become a virtual food emporium during the three-day agricultural extravaganza, which runs from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 July 2016. As well as hundreds of stands selling everything from chutney and chilli sauce and pork pies to popcorn, the […]
How Chocolate Truffles Are Made
The innately curious among us and lovers of all things chocolate may be wondering how truffles are made. This is a question for an expert, as the making of filled chocolates is a long standing tradition. We turned to Godiva in the UK to help us understand how their gourmet chocolate delights are crafted, and […]
Das Kino Opening New Bar in Nottingham
Das Kino is set to open in September breathing new life into one of the city’s most iconic buildings, Das Kino will be Nottingham’s most exciting newest venue. Work is already well underway to transform what was once The Old Vic on Fletcher Gate into an incredible new space offering premium cocktails, handmade pizza, ping-pong […]
Bagel Nash Builds Great Wall of China with Coffee Mugs
Coffee lovers at Bagel Nash in Nottingham have been showing off their ugly mugs to help the store build it’s very own ‘Great Wall of China’. Customers at the coffee and bagel shop on Wheeler Gate, were urged to raid their cupboards and find their unloved, old ugly mugs and take them into the store […]
Fodder turns 5
Fodder, the innovative and unique farm shop which revolutionised the relationship between consumers and Yorkshire agriculture, while at the same time giving all its profits to charity, is celebrating their 5th anniversary. The café and shop, which is located at Harrogate’s Great Yorkshire Showground, first opened its doors on the 17th June 2009 and from […]
Grimsby could miss out on millions by not becoming a foodie destination
Grimsby potentially risks losing millions of pounds if the town does not become a food destination. A few days ago, some smoked fish makers claimed that the council does not have the right product to market and that it is failing to promote their traditional products. Even though Grimsby’s smoked fish received the PGI (Protected […]
Fenland Celery the latest to receive a protected status
The latest item to receive a protected status is the Fenland celery, a winter vegetable. This food product from Britain is the 30th and the first vegetable to get the award, more for its links to history and to the locality than any other thing. The European Commission gave this celery, revived in Cambridgeshire, the […]