Food & Drink
Heat is on for Cumbrian food awards
FOOD and drink companies from across Cumbria are being invited to enter the fifth annual Food Northwest Awards and the Fine Food Northwest Awards 2010.
Last updated 6 March 2010
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More than Fair-ly good wines
All the supermarkets are offering reductions on their Fairtrade wines to mark Fairtrade fortnight which ends next weekend.
Last updated 3 March 2010
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Feeling peckish? Try eatthechef, with fries
Chef Simon Rimmer likes to be kept busy, you can tell. It’s not enough to star in a weekly TV show, run two restaurants, write books, give demos and be father of two.
Last updated 1 March 2010
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Celebrating our special sheep
A SPECIAL celebration of Herdwick lamb is to be held at the end of the month.
Last updated 13 February 2010
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Food and wine for under £40
THE new-look Bijou restaurant in Carlisle is offering a special three-course dinner for two for less than £40.
Last updated 13 February 2010
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How to ensure health, wealth – and babies
A FEAST is the centrepiece of all great celebrations and food is at the centre of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Last updated 13 February 2010
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Change afoot for us all
ACCORDING to the Chinese calendar, 2009 was the Year of the Ox – traditionally associated with knuckling under and getting the job done.
Last updated 13 February 2010
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The nose...for wine bargains
UNDER £5
Last updated 10 February 2010
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The way to your lover’s heart...
It’s thatweekend again... the countdown has begun for Valentine’s Day which falls next Sunday. So I thought I’d give you plenty of chance to get yourself sorted for the occasion.
Last updated 6 February 2010
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Taste of the future
What are we going to be eating in the future? As technology and biological breakthroughs gather pace, it seems that anything could be on the menu.
Last updated 1 February 2010
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Cumbrian food is the best
How’s this for a menu? Three fish pies; one potato and meat pie; a lasagne; a pasta bake; six soups; two pork loins and three pork loin chops; a spicy burger; eight different boned and stuffed meats (including a whole chicken, lamb, beef fillet and a selection of chicken breasts); a selection of bacon and ham; three baby foods; fudge and Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls (they’re sweets).
Last updated 28 January 2010
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Dish it up yourself
Slaving over a hot stove has never been so fashionable. The celebrity chef gang – icons like Jamie, Nigella and Gordon – haven’t just inspired us to want to cook, but also to improve our skills so we can be stars in our own kitchens, too.
Last updated 28 January 2010
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A majestic selection of wines
A range of 900 wines from £3.99 to £750 and delivery to your door sounds like a dream come true for wine buffs.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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Don’t ignore the chance of allergy
You might feel tired, bloated, suffer stomach pains or migraines... and dismiss it all as ‘just one of those things’.
Last updated 23 January 2010
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No booze is just no fun
A New Year and have you made any resolutions to be better/fitter/wiser?
Last updated 16 January 2010
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Award for Keswick's Dog and Gun pub
The Dog and Gun pub in Keswick has bagged a leading award as ‘Best Greehouse in the North West’.
Last updated 11 January 2010
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A rational approach
Revisiting the times of food rationing was a logical step for posh TV chef Valentine Warner.
Last updated 11 January 2010
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Cranstons wins prizes
Butchers Cranstons have won a number of top prizes for their products in the recent Q Guild’s 2009 Smithfield Awards.
Last updated 11 January 2010
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Newman pip Caldew in junior chefs contest
Congratulations to the two teams of school masterchefs from Carlisle who battled it out in a cook-off against each other this week.
Last updated 12 December 2009
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