Kendal Farmers Market sits in the heart of the picturesque ancient marketplace, market days are always bustling with groups of people of all ages – it’s somewhere for everyone. Which […]
Category: Food
Academy by Simon Rogan apprenticeship collaboration wins a major national award
Academy by Simon Rogan in collaboration with Kendal College’s Hospitality and Catering team were presented with a Springboard Awards for Excellence 2024 on the evening of 11th April. The prestigious evening […]
Bakery begins flavoursome collaboration with ice cream maker
Lovingly Artisan have been crafting artisan breads since the 1980’s and all the while they have worked with like-minded businesses. As a result, the Cumbrian based bakery only works with […]
Northwest artisan food producer shortlisted for a major regional award
Mark and Maria Whitehead, co-owners of Hawkshead Relish, based at Esthwaite Old Hall Barn, near Hawkshead, discovered on Friday 05th April, that the company has been shortlisted for the Export Award […]
Academy by Simon Rogan is now accepting applications from prospective student apprentices
Academy by Simon Rogan is now inviting applications from prospective students for its September intake of Front of House and Chef apprentices. Created three years ago in collaboration with Kendal […]
Simon Rogan’s A Day at Our Farm experiences return for 2024
Heralded by the Good Food Guide as the ‘Best Farm to Table Restaurant’ experience 2024, A Day at Our Farm is set to make a welcome return on selected days […]
Brothers feature in the Kuits list of most influential hospitality leaders in the North
Ryan and Craig Blackburn, the brothers behind Michelin starred Ambleside restaurant the Old Stamp House, have collected further recognition for their Lake District dining destination. The Lake District restaurateurs have […]
Grasmere Gingerbread® wins top north of England business award
Cumbrian businesswoman Joanne Hunter – co-director of Grasmere Gingerbread® – was personally acclaimed as her iconic 170-year-old bakery and tourist attraction was crowned Speciality Food Retailer of the Year in the 2023/24 […]
Cumbrian Carers’ charity says ‘cheers’ as local coffee firm raise over £5,000.
Cumbrian coffee & tea producers Penningtons have raised £5,087 for Carer Support South Lakes with a year of fundraising activities, including producing a limited, unique blend of coffee beans – […]
Mark McCabe appointed as Head Chef of Henrock by Simon Rogan
Mark McCabe has been taken on as the new Head Chef of Henrock by Simon Rogan, the Lake District restaurant situated within Linthwaite House Hotel, which overlooks Windermere. Mark’s appointment […]
Northwest based Chef to appear in top cooking show Great British Menu for the first time
Nina Matsunaga, chef and co-owner of UK Top 50 Gastropub, The Black Bull, in Sedbergh, Cumbria, is set to appear on the 2024 season of Great British Menu. She features […]
UK top 50 gastropub launches its first ever ‘Stables Kitchen Residencies’
The Black Bull, Sedbergh, Cumbria, is launching a totally new initiative for this spring and summer, ‘Stables Kitchen Residencies’, which aims to provide start-ups and small food service businesses with […]
Aspiring chef lands dream job with Lake District hotel group
A teenager who is aspiring to be one of the top chefs in the Lake District has landed her first permanent job. 20-year-old Hannah Jones from Levens has secured a […]
Outshining the competition: 16 Michelin Stars illuminating Cumbria’s culinary excellence
Cumbria has further boosted its reputation as a world-class ‘culinary capital’ after scooping 15 coveted Michelin Stars plus 1 Michelin Green Star across 13 restaurants. Cumbria already held the highest […]
Cumbrian Food Hero Urges County to Get Behind It
Cumbrian food and drink hero, Levens Kitchen and Bakery, based at Levens Hall and Gardens near Kendal, is urging Cumbria to get behind it, as it seeks to turn a […]
Heft listed SquareMeal’s Top 100 UK restaurants
Nicola and Kevin Tickle co-owners of Heft, High Newton, in Cumbria, are now listed in SquareMeal’s top 100 UK restaurants, 2024 at number 72. SquareMeal’s UK Top 100 is the only list of […]
Michelin-starred restaurant shortlisted for three awards
A Michelin-starred Cumbrian restaurant has been shortlisted for three regional awards. Pentonbridge Inn, near Carlisle, has been named a finalist in three categories in the Cumbria Food Awards 2024, which […]
Cumbria’s Food, Farming, Tourism story – Forty Farms, Farm Trail opens until Easter 2024
A coffee table book, telling the stories of 40 Cumbrian farms, can now be walked as a farm trail at one of the farms featured in the book. From now […]