Archive for September, 2008

Country Living Magazine are sponsoring two shows this coming winter – the Christmas Fair at the Business Design Centre, London runs over the 12th to the 16th November. A similar show, Christmas Fair Scotland, is in Glasgow over the 20th – 23rd November.

For each Fair the magazine assembles a special selection of independent British designers, makers and small producers who represent the spirit of the magazine – distinctive, original and authentic. The Fairs are a chance to shop for traditional furnishings and accessories for the home, contemporary jewellery and fashion, handmade crafts and fine food and drink.

The food hall is a ‘gastronomic heaven stuffed full of sumptuous Christmas treats’.

Come and be tempted by authentic regional delicacies such as superb sausages and hams, locally produced cheeses and pates and a mouthwatering selection of Christmas cakes, puddings and chocolates, many of them available to taste before you buy. And, to make sure your Christmas goes with a swing, don’t forget to stock up on wines, ports and other festive beverages.

Country Living Christmas Fair
12-16 November 2008, Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Country Living Christmas Fair Scotland
20-23rd November, SECC, Glasgow

Beer, song and sumptuous local food will make up the menu at the first ever Great Eden Ale Festival on September 20 and 21.

As part of Eden’s harvest celebrations, the project will showcase some of the best beers and ciders Cornwall has to offer and celebrate the plants that make some of the nation’s favourite drinks. As well as the finished products, visitors will be able to see hops growing in the shadow of the world’s biggest greenhouses and see demonstrations of home-brewing and apple-pressing.

Visitors can also meet specialists on microbreweries, home brewing and find out more about CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. Cornish Orchards, who make apple juice and cider, will also have a stall.

A menu chosen to complement the drink selection will be on offer for the weekend, including Cornish cider and seafood paella, and steak and Eden Pure Ale pie. These complement the autumn specials available across all of Eden’s café bars.

The full list of breweries attending is as follows:

• Ales of Scilly
• Atlantic Brewery
• Blue Anchor
• Coastal Brewery
• Doghouse Brewery Co.
• Driftwood Brewery
• Keltek Brewery
• Lizard Ales
• Organic Brewhouse
• Penzance Brewing Co.
• Sharp’s Brewery
• Skinner’s Brewery
• St. Austell Brewery
• Wooden Hand Brewery

Pints will be priced at £2.50, with a sample for 85p. Various beers will also be available to take away. Visitors who book in advance through Eden’s box office on 01726 811972 will be entitled to a free pint. On the Saturday, Eden will be open until 8pm and on Sunday 6pm. Normal Eden entry prices apply for the whole weekend.