Food and wine producers from the sunny south of France will be presenting their wares and bringing some Mediterranean vibes to London. Open to the general public, this free event is a unique chance to sample some of Languedoc-Roussillon’s most authentic food products and taste a selection of the region’s extensive range of wines, in a fun, French and informal atmosphere (full-size packs and bottles will be available to purchase, meaning visitors can try before they buy).

A Sud de France marquee will host a seafood bar serving oysters and mussels accompanied by sparkling Limoux wines, wine and olive oil tasting sessions, and a chill- out area in which to relax after savouring these culinary delights.

A tourist information stand will provide maps and details of the latest holiday hot spots in Languedoc-Roussillon, and visitors can pick up a free Sud de France “passport” info booklet.

Enjoy free wine tasting with producers including Gérard Bertrand, Skalli, Sainte Cécile du Parc, Domaine Grandes Causses, Sieur d’Arques, Tradition et Innovation, Château le Bouis, Château de Cabezac, Mont Tauch, Domaine du Traginer, Château de Péna and La Coume du Roi.

Fancy a tasty morsel to match? Sample the wares of Verfeuille (chestnut specialities), Domaine de l’Olivie (olive oil), Prosain (organic ready meals), Sud Primeurs (tapenade), Eugène Brunel (olive oil), CMJ (sweet & savoury biscuits), La Confiserie du Tech (biscuits and chocolate) and Bienmanger.com (online retailer of gourmet foods).

A second Sud de France market will be held on Saturday September 18 in Chelsea’s Duke of York Square, from 10 am – 4 pm.

For further information: www.festival-suddefrance.com

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Busy Londoners will find a sanctuary in the centre of the media buzz, where they will be able to step into a microcosm of the beautiful Peak District. Complete with the relaxing sound of trickling water, and noise cancelling headphones, the Buxton Filter will allow Londoners to take a moment to appreciate the tranquillity of the Peak District.

Buxton water goes through a unique filter process of 5,000 years to provide the purest water. In the same way Buxton will filter out London’s noise with a unique event in Soho Square.

Running from 1st September to 2nd September, Londoners can enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the Peak District, as well as taking away a Drop of Pure Britain.

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V&A Summer Camp will showcase six tents, dotted throughout the Museum, curated by leading lights from the cultural scene (including Markus Bergström and Fabien Cappello), featuring inspirational, interactive workshops and displays around the themes of sustainability and ‘make do and mend’. One of the evening’s central features will be the Communal Campfire tent situated in The John Madejski Garden at the centre of the courtyard. Poets and folk musicians will perform in the campfire tent to visitors seated on specially commissioned benches by designer Peter Marigold, whilst sipping a
Bombay Sapphire Gin Punch.

Hot, young designer Giles Miller has been commissioned by Bombay Sapphire to add to the sustainability theme of the event by creating striking martini-style glasses made entirely from card. In addition, Giles will design a ‘log cabin-esque’ cardboard encased bar from which the Bombay Sapphire cocktails will be served.

The Bombay Sapphire Summer Gin Punch, which was created by legendary mixologist, Jake Burger, is made from: Bombay Sapphire, claret (Queen Victoria’s favourite) rhubarb, cloudy apple juice and lemon ice tea. “My aim was to create a fantastically refreshing cocktail that complimented the balance of botanicals and smooth flavour that Bombay Sapphire gin offers,” explains Jake Burger.

Bombay Sapphire’s partnership with the V&A this summer follows the brand’s commitment to cultural experience which saw the creation of the Bombay Sapphire Dusk Bar at Somerset House last Summer.
In addition to making an appearance at the Friday Late: V&A Summer Camp, the Bombay Sapphire Summer Gin Punch will also be available throughout July and August at The Portobello Star, Notting Hill, and Jakes Bar & Grill, Leeds.

FRIDAY LATE: V&A SUMMER CAMP
Friday 30 July 2010; 6,30pm – 10pm, Admission free

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The ‘crop-up’ plot encourages visitors to get a taste of the good life by allowing them to pick a selection of vegetables, straight from the growing vegetable beds. After getting hands on with the veggies, visitors can have their fresh ‘pick-n-mix’ washed before preparing their own salads or sandwiches using the on site facilities.

The allotment will be fully staffed and everything will be supplied for everyone to really get the feel of a genuine urban, vegetable patch. Heinz Salad Cream, the perfect accompaniment to a salad or sandwich, will also be available in plentiful supply.

So, if you want to brighten up your normal lunchtime routine, get yourself down to the IT HAS TO BE HEINZ City Allotment and enjoy the ultimate in fresh food.

WHAT: ‘IT HAS TO BE HEINZ’ City Allotment
WHERE: Soho Square, London, W1D
NEAREST TUBE: Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Circus
WHEN: Tuesday 3rd August and Wednesday 4th August.
TIMES: Open 11:00am – 4:00pm
PRICE: FREE – Suggested donation to raise money for Help a London Child

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The events promise a fantastic day out for families and foodies alike with a variety of food and drink from local Scottish producers to sample as well as a host of entertainment.

‘Enjoy the Taste of Scotland’ will be visiting:

• Perth Extra 7th August 2010
• Silverburn Extra (Glasgow) 28th August 2010

Tesco Chairman, David Reid said: “Enjoy the Taste of Scotland celebrates the very best of Scottish fare from Tesco’s many local food and drink producers. We are committed to getting even closer to local suppliers across Scotland and this series of events are testament to that.”

Visitors will be able to take a culinary tour of the region, browsing stalls and meeting the enthusiastic producers from all over Scotland. Each event will be unique to the area but will include:
The Tesco Cookery Theatre – featuring local producers, well-known chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers.

The Tesco Fair– a collection of producer marquees and stands as well as a variety of activities and great entertainment including the Haggis Shy, milking ‘Bella’ the Wiseman’s life size cow, a craft corner, face painting and even the chance for kids to come and taste, plant and grow their own herbs.

Each event will be open to the public and free to attend.

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The Flavours food court also includes a demonstration kitchen that will be put through its paces on Wednesday 21st and Friday 23rd of July by chefs from Old Spitalfields Market’s restaurants, including Le Bouchon Breton, Wagamama, The Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Café Caribbean, Androuet and many more.

Visitors to these free events can expect to see the celebrated chefs cooking their signature dishes, which all forms part of OSM’s year-round event schedule, at this world famous centre of food and fashion in Central London.

These demonstrations will take place at 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm on both days and members of the public are welcome to come along, with excellent access from train routes into Liverpool Street, which is a mere five-minute walk away.

In addition to the demonstrations, there will be free tasting samples available and many of OSM’s bars and restaurants will have special week-long offers for city workers and visitors.

Yoann Truwant, from Le Bouchon Breton, said: “We will be offering visitors an insight into traditional French cuisine during our demonstrations. Firstly, we will be showing the public how to make three different types of Tartare, using seafood, fish and beef. I shall also be introducing elements of my oyster classes that will help introduce people to these fabulous shellfish. We’ll talk about different varieties, how to open them, preparation, cooking and what wines are best to accompany them.”

Steve Mangleshot, group executive chef with Wagamama, who is taking part in the OSM Food Week demonstrations said: “The team and I are delighted to bring to life some classic Wagamama dishes at the Old Spitalfields Market celebration of food week. Classics such as the Yaki Soba and Cha Han will be showcased along with tasters which we guarantee will be crowd pleasers.”

Malcolm Ball, chief executive of Wellington Market Company, the organisation responsible for the world-renowned OSM, said: “Old Spitalfields Market is well known for its fashion, antiques and crafts, but there is shortage of market stalls that sell good food and drink produce – particularly during the working week.”

“We have some of Central London’s best restaurants here and I believe it’s only fitting that our customers can gain access to good quality ingredients for home cooking – after all, it’s what made Old Spitalfields Market famous!

“The food and drink producers that will be featured at Flavours food court will offer a variety of fare; celebrating all manner of organisations, from the international through to the smaller artisan producer.

“Provenance plays a big part in how people shop for their ingredients. No longer will merely telling a customer that a cheese is a particular type, or which country a dry-cured ham is from, they want to know the region, the producer, what farm, which chicken, what day of the week. and this is something our producers excel in.

“Flavours will be concentrating on promoting affordable; best-in-class produce for everyone, not just a select few.”

Old Spitalfields Market is a short walk from Liverpool Street Station and Aldgate East Tube – please visit www.oldspitalfieldsmarket.com for further information.

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The sister to the world-famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the RHS Show Tatton Park, is a high summer event that takes place in the stunning Cheshire countryside. The show has become renowned for its horticultural talent, vibrant floral displays and wonderful atmosphere.

Fortnum & Mason will host three restaurants: The Brasserie, The Tatton Club and The Parlour. Only the best fresh British seasonal produce of its kind, mostly from small artisan producers who lavish love and care on everything they make, is available at Fortnum’s; the menus at the RHS Show Tatton Park – created by Michelin-starred Development Chef Shaun Hill – will be no exception.

The Brasserie
The Fortnum & Mason Brasserie offers lunch and afternoon tea throughout the Show. All dishes feature the pick of the season’s crop, and make full use of wonderful regional produce. The Brasserie lunch menu features many ingredients from regional producers such as local lamb, Goosnargh chicken, Bury black pudding, Singleton’s Lancashire cheese, Cheshire Cheese and numerous locally grown fresh vegetables and fruits. A bottle of English sparkling wine from Camel Valley makes the perfect accompaniment to lunch in Tatton’s stunning deer park setting.

A more leisurely traditional full afternoon tea is available in the Brasserie of finger sandwiches, rolls, scones, Fortnum’s preserves, biscuits, tea cakes and a selection of Fortnum’s Classic Blend Tea.

The Tatton Club: A Home from Home at the RHS Show Tatton Park
Will offer an All Day Hospitality Package during the RHS Show Tatton Park. Whether entertaining the family with an extra special day out, or treating those all-important clients, The Tatton Club will be your oasis throughout the day, and is the perfect place to relax between forays among the flowers. Guests will be able to enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning, with an exclusive presentation by an Horticultural Expert. The Club is the place to refresh with a full three course lunch, champagne afternoon tea and a free bar. All the dishes on the menu feature the pick of the season’s crop, and make full use of the wonderful regional produce.

The Parlour
The Parlour, a mirror of the Piccadilly restaurant of the same name will be serving Viennoiserie partnered with superior espresso-based coffees and what may just be the Ultimate Hot Chocolate from one of the world’s most revered chocolatiers. Open sandwiches and perhaps a glass of wine make The Parlour the ideal place to while away the afternoon.

No summer celebration is complete without a little something from Fortnum’s, and so we will bringing incredible edibles, terrific teas and luscious lunches to the RHS Show Tatton Park.

The Brasserie
Lunch menus from £32 for two courses, £36 for three courses.
Afternoon tea from £24
Sparkling wine starts at £3.50

For reservations please call 0845 602 5699, or visit http://www.fortnumandmason.com/rhstattonshow.

The RHS Show Tatton Park takes place between 21 and 25 July 2010. To find out more or to purchase tickets please visit www.rhs.org.uk/tattonpark

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‘Yorkshire’s Own Kitchen: The Guide to the Best Food and Drink from Yorkshire and the Humber

The Food Producers

More food producers than ever before will be attending under the deliciouslyorkshire banner – with more than forty food producers in the food hall and Womersley Fruit and Herb Vinegars, Deli Delicious Gifts and Yorkshire Hemp taking up specially designed outdoor stands for the first time.

From award-winning cheeses to beautifully crafted cupcakes and hand-reared Yorkshire meat, the deliciouslyorkshire stand includes the best produce the region has to offer.

Curry Cuisine will be launching a Hot Gooseberry Pickle, two years in the making, as well as a Yorkshire Rhubarb Chilli Jam, using PDO protected status Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb from Oldroyd’s farm.
Richard Elmhirst will be attending the show as both President of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and Managing Director of Round Green Deer Farm. The farm is providing the British Deer Farmers Association’s marquee in an effort to recruit more Yorkshire Deer Farmers, as demand for venison is outstripping supply.

Simon Barrett, Founder of The Chilli Jam Man, will be giving Yorkshire consumers their chance to try his hottest jam yet, Yorkshire Dragon, as well as his specially-created Chilli Jam Pork Pies produced in conjunction with Robinson’s Butchers.

Yorkshire’s Own Kitchen

deliciouslyorkshire’s definitive guide to Yorkshire’s food and drink will be launched at the show, and offered at a special introductory price. This year the guide features contributions from gardener and TV personality Alan Titchmarsh in which he recalls childhood memories of mouth-watering homemade grub!

The guide also features a chart of foods in season and a bumper recipe section, supplied by some of the region’s most respected and renowned chefs including James Martin and Rosemary Shrager, so readers can recreate a little taste of Yorkshire at home.

The Cookery Theatre

Compered by Nigel Bardon and Stephanie Moon, the deliciouslyorkshire cookery theatre, based for the first time at the Welcome to Yorkshire stand, is a free opportunity to see culinary perfection in action.

There is a chance to watch inspirational cooking demonstrations from some of the regions highly acclaimed chefs, ask a Michelin starred chef their top tips, learn how to have the perfect Afternoon Tea with Betty’s & Taylor’s of Harrogate, and see top chefs battle it out in ‘Ready, Steady, Cook’ style.

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Highlights of the Fair include:

• Tasting hundreds of wines from all the main wine producing regions of the world: including France, Spain, Italy, South Africa, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina – and even Newent in Gloucestershire!
• 18 different tutored wine tasting Masterclasses, hosted by wine experts from national press and TV including Tim Atkin MW and Susy Atkins from Saturday Kitchen. (Cost: £8 per head, bookable in advance on www.bristolwineandfoodfestival.com )
• 12 FREE cookery demonstrations from the best Chefs in the South West, including Bristol’s only Michelin-starred brothers Jonray and Peter Sanchez-Inglesias from Casa Mia
• Sampling the best of the South West’s artisan food and drink producers (more than 60 in total!)
• A FREE children’s art and craft activity centre, run by Creative Kids International
• The Bordeaux Quay Cookery School will be running hands-on cookery workshops for children aged 6 – 16, bookable in advance via the website www.bristolwineandfoodfair.com  
• 45 minute trips on board The Matthew around the Bristol Harbourside whilst sipping a glass of chilled Prosecco. (Cost: £8 per head)

Entry tickets are available in advance at the reduced price of £8 per head via the website www.bristolwineandfoodfair.com or on the door at £10 per head. Children U16 go free. We have a PDF file of the full event program for you to download.

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In the delightful village surroundings you will be able to taste and buy some of the best food and drink on offer from local producers. The Stallholders will include:-  Alweston Jam and Chutney Empire, Bridfish, Brokewood Farm, Dorset Blue Cheese and Soup Company, Easy Beans, Filbert Bees, Fudges, Gustosecco, Leakers Bakery, Longmeadow Organic Vegetables, Olives Et Al, Reads Coffee Roasters, Sauces of Choice,  Sherborne Castle Estate Wines, Somerset Cider Brandy Co., and The Seed Company. A variety of interesting cars will be on display. There will also be Flower Displays in St Andrew’s Church.

Mat Follas, Master Chef of 2009 will be opening the Show.  He owns The Wild Garlic Restaurant in Beaminster.

Barbecued Hamburgers & Sausages, Refreshments, Ice cream and Beer will be here! Entertainment includes children’s activities, cookery demonstrations and Irish Dancing.

This is proving to be a very successful show, AND will, of course, be in our amazing Village Hall.  Please spread the word to your friends and relations – it really is a day NOT to be missed.

Entrance £2 adults – Children Free

Organiser:  Mrs Elizabeth Turnbull  Email: julian.turnbull@virgin.net

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