A Lake District inn is holding an exclusive Spanish food and drink night in mid-June, with a special guest flying in from one of the country’s most distinguished wine producers. […]
Category: Food
Hotel group in the pink with extended drinks festival
A Lake District based hotel group will be celebrating World Gin Day with the launch of its own pink gin at an annual summer drinks festival on 7 and 8 […]
Artisan Baker to demo at UK’s leading hospitality festival PX+
Baker Aidan Monks, of Cumbria and Manchester’s Lovingly Artisan Bakery has been added to the stellar line-up at this year’s PX+ 2019. Between 17-19 August over 200 headliners across 20 […]
Cumbrian hotel raise a glass to celebrate English Wine Week 25 May-2 June
England is not always the first country that springs to mind when thinking about wine, but it has a long history of viticulture. It’s generally thought that the Romans brought […]
South Lakes pub – The Flying Pig picks up a five star food hygiene rating
The Food Standards Agency the national agency that looks after food hygiene ratings across the UK has awarded The Flying Pig, Bowness a 5-star rating. The food hygiene scoring system […]
Penrith company create Grasmere Gingerbread® ice cream
Milk from heritage cows and historic Grasmere Gingerbread® is combined to create a tasty treat for tourists. Using milk from pedigree Jersey cows that may be traced back to the […]
The Dalemain Marmalade Festival launches in Japan
A world first is taking place in the town of Yawatahama, Japan on 12 May – a Marmalade Festival, hosted under the umbrella of the famous Dalemain World Marmalade Awards […]
Cumbrian bakery named amongst the UK’s best
The team from Cumbrian bakers Lovingly Artisan, based at Plumgarths, near Kendal, have just found out that they had been named Cumbria’s best bakery. They were named alongside 66 other […]
Cumbrian coffee roasters supporting UK Coffee Week
Carvetii Coffee Roasters in Threlkeld will be donating £1 to a charity supporting coffee growing communities from every bag of specialty Ethiopian coffee sold during this year’s UK Coffee Week […]
Cumbrian pub, The Flying Pig named amongst the best in the UK
Pubs and bars across the UK are celebrating this Easter after 94 individual locations were named the best venues in their respective counties. Among them is The Flying Pig, in […]
Northern bakery named as the UK’s best
The winners for this year’s Farm Shop & Deli Show were announced at the NEC Birmingham. Northern bakers Lovingly Artisan, with two bakeries located at Plumgarths in the Lake District […]
20th year in business marked with Royal visit to Hawkshead Relish Company
HRH The Prince of Wales visited The Hawkshead Relish Company, at Esthwaite Old Hall Barn to mark their 20th year in business. His Royal Highness arrived at Hawkshead Relish’s production facility […]
Community café in Barrow open for business
A bright and welcoming community café run by volunteers in Barrow town centre has opened to the public. Brathay Cafe at The Hub Brathay Café, on the ground floor of […]
Christie & Co sell Cumbrian coffee shop to established local operator Fellpack
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has completed on the sale of Pillar House, a popular coffee shop situated in the Lake District tourist town of Keswick, to a […]
Products by Lake District artisan food producer become part of Liberty London's Mini British Food Hall line up
Lake District artisan food producer, Hawkshead Relish, has become part Liberty London’s Mini British Food Hall line up, supplying eight of their condiments range to the iconic store’s Food Collection. […]
Perfect recipe for Masterchef Darren at Hazel Bank
A Cumbrian chef who tasted national success on television has taken on a new role at an award-winning Lake District hotel. Darren Comish, 37, was a finalist on the BBC’s […]
Lakes Hospitality Trade Show hailed as “huge success”
With a headline Brexit debate, more than 140 exhibitors and 1,200 visitors through the doors, Cumbria’s longest-running trade show has been described as the biggest and best yet. 44th annual Lakes […]
Shap Chippy launches line up for Kendal Calling
It has to count as one of Cumbria’s craziest gigs of the year. Regulars dropping in at the Shap Chippy for their Friday night fish supper were treated to a […]