Saturday, 17 May 2008

Food & Drink

Best buy BBQs

Published 17 May 2008

THIS sizzling good weather surely can’t last, so make sure you make the most of that barbecue now before it’s too late.IF YOU’RE fed up with charred sausages and burnt burgers why not think about an alternative that’s as tasty as it is healthy.

Wetherspoons world wine tasting

Published 17 May 2008

WINE drinkers in Cumbria are being urged to take part in what is being billed as a world record wine tasting event.

Classic café fayre

Published 10 May 2008

CLASSIC British and World dishes are on a new evening menu at the 4 Corners café in Carlisle.

Slow-cooked with love

Published 10 May 2008

The company logo leaves you in no doubt: ‘Hand made in Cumbria. Slow cooked with love and no crap’.

A Sharrow Bay take on sarnies

Published 10 May 2008

TOMORROW is the start of British Sandwich Week and the chefs at Sharrow Bay are joining in with their own, typically up-market butty.

Your milk is getting greener

Published 3 May 2008

HALF of all milk packaging will be made from recycled materials by 2020 as new green targets are set for the dairy industry.

Have a foolproof bank holiday BBQ

Published 3 May 2008

The first bank holiday of spring... longer evenings .... warmer days (hopefully)... time for the first barbecue of the year!

Painless eating out for coeliacs

Published 3 May 2008

A NEW guide to eating out in Cumbria is being written – for those worried about eating out in Cumbria.

Made in Georgian Cumbria

Published 3 May 2008

TODAY sees the first farmer’s market of the year take place in Cockermouth.

Waited on by past students

Published 26 April 2008

CATERING students enjoyed the sweet taste of success when two former pupils cooked for them this week.

New menu has taste of the Med

Published 26 April 2008

AN AWARD-WINNING taste of the Mediterranean is being introduced to the menu of the Stoneybeck Inn at Bowscar, near Penrith.

Expect price rises for school dinners

Published 26 April 2008

Parents can expect to pay more for school meals as food prices continue to soar.

The vino know-how

Published 26 April 2008

SHARROW Bay’s acclaimed winemaster Nicolas Chieze played assistant to one of the world’s most knowledgeable wine experts for a special meal at the hotel.

Couple hope for a roaring success

Published 19 April 2008

The lure of living in Cumbria – and of running your own pub – was too much to resist for Charlie and Lorraine Carr.

A classic tool, now improved

Published 19 April 2008

SOMETIMES, the old ways really are the best ways and elbow grease is better than some electric thingy. Like using a pestle and mortar to grind up herbs and spices.

Food firms urged to drop colourings

Published 12 April 2008

FOOD makers should drop the use of six artificial food colourings after research found a link with hyperactivity in children.

Something fresh to try

Published 12 April 2008

TWO new versions of clever and classy recipe books hit the stores this week.

Take a Cruise by the lake

Published 12 April 2008

TOM CRUISE won’t notice much of a change at his favourite Cumbrian hotel, despite a multi-million pound takeover.

Fruity Spanish contest

Published 12 April 2008

YOUNGSTERS in Cumbria are invited to show an interest in fruit and vegetables and win £3,000 for their school.

Gordon’s sweet gesture

Published 12 April 2008

He may be a millionaire with restaurants scattered round the world, but super-chef Gordon Ramsay still had to pass the test of a group of Wigton schoolkids.

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