Food and Drink News & Updates
- 23rd April 2024
Save the Date! Somerset Armed Forces Day returns to Vivary Park, in the heart of our County Town on Saturday 6th July 2024. A FREE FUN DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY.
- 1st September 2022
Every Thursday in Taunton 9am to 2pm you can find the street thronged with stalls bustling with people buying the very best in local produce and from local makers.
Fans of real bread will be delighted, and our local bakeries will too, but what is real bread?
The Real Bread Campaign was established in 2008 and continues this year, the organisers believe that there are only four ingredients in real bread flour, water, yeast and salt other ingredients may be added, sesame seeds, poppy seeds etc so long as they are natural.
- 29th May 2019
Stock up on charcoal, check the gas bottle, visit your local high street butcher, buy in the burgers and specially prepared (often pre-marinated) BBQ specials. Most good butchers will have BBQ offers on right now! Half term is almost upon us so family and friends can gather for fun feast.
English Wine Week 2019 is the National Campaign that is designed to raise awareness of the growing domestic wine producing vineyards and wine entrepreneurs who are producing splendid wines across the Country. In celebration of English Wine Week there will be many activities involving wine retailers, outlets and the vineyards themselves.
The Children’s Trust is a registered Charity for Children with Brain Injury and National Doughnut Week is the annual opportunity to come together and raise money for this outstanding cause.
A care home in Stroud is hosting a special Easter event for local people to take a journey through the history of chocolate, and enjoy some sweet treats.
- 2nd March 2019
Pancake Day falls on Tuesday 5th March 2019, also known as Shrove Tuesday, so it’s time to head for yourLocal High Street and buy ingredients ready for the big day!
- 28th November 2018
With this recipe from South West home cook of the Years 2016 and 2017, Sue Stoneman and the Thuros S1 table top smoker from Bigfire You will rarely buy any shop bought bacon after you have made your own!
- 19th October 2018
UK Sausage Week commences on Monday 29th October and runs until November 4th, 2018.Once again, the meat industry will be promoting the Great British Sausage to raise awareness amongst the public of the age-old British institution the Banger! Many of us have enjoyed sausages throughout our lives, the Great British workforce has long been sustained by sausage sandwiches, and sausage and mash is still a meal in itself.