Fab Food Festivals

This year we are determined to go to some local and national food festivals so need to get planning them in the diary. At this time of year it always seems like the summer is a long stretch of endless weekends but we all know how quickly they can zoom by or get swallowed up with just doing stuff.

There are loads of foodie festivals across the country both large and small attracting foodie enthusiasts, outdoor types and families alike. I've been researching a few so below is a list of some I've found but as yet, until we go ourselves we can’t comment on which are the best so during this summer we’ll do our best to get to a few and report back.

Just make sure you check some the dates as some of these may have been provisional when I listed them. Also it’s always worth checking out County shows too as they all have some fab foodie tents of local produce.


Food festivals for 2016

Sturminster Cheese Festival 10th/11th Sep

Blenheim Palace Food Festival 28th May

Great British Food Festival 28th May

Great Malvern Food Festival 30th May

Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival 10th June

Abingdon Food & Drink Festival 11th June

Great British Food Festival Warwickshire 11th June

Cheese & Chilli Festival Christchurch, Dorset & Hampshire various dates June to Aug

Taste of Sudbury Food and Drink 12th June

Gefiltefest Jewish Food 26th June

Colemore Food Festival Birmingham 8th Jul

Spalding & South Holland Festival 9th July

Great British Food Festival Derbyshire 30th April

Great British Food Festival Northamptonshire 23rd July

Banbury Food Fair 21st Aug

Wimbledon Park Food Fest 27th August

Nantwich Food Fest 2nd Sep

Leeds Castle Food Fest 9th Sep

Ludlow Food Fest 9th Sep

Would love to know if anyone has any recommendations of the best shows.

Look forward to sharing some pics and produce.

Love Linda & Ian

Roses Are Red

‘Love it’ or ‘Hate it’ Valentines Day is nearly upon us. Social media will be full of people calling it meaningless commercialism and others will be listing the gifts and gooey romantic gestures from their loved one. Is it just a couples thing or do people still send anonymous cards (or texts) or has this all died a death?

For the card companies and businesses who produce and sell Valentines products it’s good news and pretty lucrative. I know from running a cup cake business that it’s one of my busiest times of the year although this time around I'm not making any even though I had 500 orders last year and even sold several ‘Marry Me’ cakes but I have no idea of the outcome before you ask.

Welcome to our blog

New year, new blog, well in fact it's our first blog!

With a passion for food & travel we thought it was about time to share what we like. Me, Linda & my husband Ian plan to write this blog together but I have a feeling I know who will be doing most of the work.

We're not proclaiming to be food experts, we just like what we like and sometimes you'll agree and sometimes not. We want to share recipes, tips, methods and menu ideas as well as ways to display and garnish a fab looking plate of food.

We like to eat out when we can so expect some restaurant and bar reviews from the UK and abroad. Can't wait to share our travel pics with sand, sea and sunshine as a backdrop.

And, as well as plates of goodies we want to share what's topical & new in the food, drink and health industry. Whether it's a new brand, brand extension, quirky flavour or nutrition breakthrough we'll investigate and report back.