Food & Drink
Is Jamie right? Is British food really bland?
Published 27 August 2008
He has already attacked the standard of school dinners – but now Jamie Oliver is attacking the culinary skills of the rest of us.
Celebrating an Indian venture
Published 26 August 2008
A touch of glamour was brought to Belah on Thursday, as more than 100 people enjoyed Bollywood dancing and music at The Spice Enterprise on Briar Bank, Belah, Carlisle.
Pimms Out Scones Home
Published 22 August 2008
ONE of Cumbria’s luxury hotels is offering sailors a ‘nautical but nice’ way of spending their summer afternoons.
Sharrow Bay’s capital idea
Published 22 August 2008
NEXT month, the chefs of Sharrow Bay will be taking over the swanky Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Restaurant in London.
Cheap, and no junk!
Published 22 August 2008
The Credit Crunch is sending the cost of living rocketing and more of us are cutting back on treating ourselves.
Taste of the Solway
Published 22 August 2008
NEW season saltmarsh lamb reared on the banks of the Solway is now on sale at Cranstons butchers.
Tesco goes into the red with these medallists
Published 22 August 2008
Tesco’s wines have done rather well of late. Last week I wrote about whites that had won medals in the International Wine Challenge (IWC) and other awards.
Prize-taking
Published 15 August 2008
Tesco’s wines have been collecting awards like nobody’s business of late. Take the Tesco Finest Fiano 2007, £5.99, which won a gold medal and the trophy for ‘Best Italian White’ at the International Wine Challenge (IWC).
Second best ale in Britain, so Cumbrian brewer isn’t bitter
Published 9 August 2008
A Cumbrian ale has narrowly been beaten to the title of best real ale beer in Britain.
Only gold is good enough
Published 9 August 2008
A Cumbrian business that makes jams, chutneys and spicy pickles and sauces has claimed an amazing nine gold awards at this year’s Great Taste Awards.
Organic price cut
Published 9 August 2008
TESCO has cut the price of organic produce as customer demand slows in response to the credit crunch.
Television chef cooks up a feast
Published 9 August 2008
TV CHEF Paul Rankin will be demonstrating his skills at next weekend’s Langholm Food Festival.
Twice as delicious
Published 9 August 2008
THIS year’s Silloth food festival promises to be twice as big and twice as good as last year.
Do it yourself butties
Published 2 August 2008
According to Sainsbury’s, more and more of us are taking home-made sandwiches to work for our lunches, rather than buying ready-made ones.
Well done to students
Published 2 August 2008
CONGRATULATIONS to the team from Carlisle catering college who won this year’s Nestlé Toque d’Or competition – a hard-fought and high class tournament to find the country’s best brigade of young chefs.
Couple take over wholefood store
Published 2 August 2008
THE Eden Valley Wholefoods store in Carlisle’s indoor market is under new management.
Gourmet barbecue
Published 2 August 2008
THE Alston Moor Business Association is reviving its annual gourmet barbecue tonight.
Play with your food
Published 26 July 2008
I have to admit, I’m a sucker for kitchen gadgets. The Lakeland HQ in Kendal is a great store and I always have to read the company’s magazine when it lands on my desk.
Finest food and drink at the show
Published 26 July 2008
A SELECTION of some of Cumbria’s finest food and drink will be on display in a giant 140ft-long marquee at the Lowther Show next month.
