Archives for June 2011

And now for something completely different, the vegetable bar

We’ve just found out about Veatable bars, we’ve never come across anything like them before. They’re chewy, baked savoury bars made with diced and roasted vegetables. Now when those mid-morning munchies kick in don’t reach for your usual sweet fix, here’s a savoury alternative to tide you over until lunch. And when the kids want […]

Wild Food – Mortimer Country Food Fair

Saturday 9 July – Manor Farm Barns, Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, SY7 0DH Who hasn’t enjoyed eating food found out on walks, like mushrooms, mussels or blackberries? Best-selling local author John Lewis-Stempel has given this festival its theme for this year – Wild Food. John spent a year living on food that he had foraged or […]

Isle of Man Queenie Festival

1-3 July 2011- Port St Mary, Port Erin, Gansey, Isle of Man The Manx Queenie – otherwise known as a queen scallop – is such a delicacy it has its own festival. Come to the Isle of Man 1-3 July for fishing tours, seafood barbecues, sailing lessons, live music, lots of activities centred around the […]

Waterloo Quarter Food Festival

30 June to 31 July 2011- In and around Lower Marsh, London SE1 A month’s celebration of food and drink with free events, demos and exclusive offers from the area’s many restaurants, pubs and shops, as well as an evening food fair on 30 June. Free entry. The festival launches with an evening food fair […]