Food & Drink

Passion for coffee leads couple to set up roasting business in Cumbria

Coffee couple photo Carlisle has the bouquet of biscuits by McVitie’s, in Penrith there’s a pong, Wigton has it’s whiff and Embleton has the sweet smell of roasting coffee beans in the air.

Last updated 7 April 2012
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Easy to prepare food - minimal washing up

Lots of us dream of packing in our humdrum jobs, jumping in a car and hitting the road for a carefree life of wandering where we want.

Last updated 31 March 2012
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Season’s bleatings

It seems a bit crass, cruel even, to be talking about eating lamb just as the little darlings start to fill our fields with their spindly legs and mad, joyous leaps.

Last updated 24 March 2012
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Cheek and cheerful cuts making comeback

Granny knows best. It’s usually true and in these tough economic times, more and more of us are turning to her recipes.

Last updated 17 March 2012
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Fine food on display at major Cumbrian show

A major food exhibition will feature some of Cumbria’s finest and most innovative food and drink producers alongside national and international names next week.

Last updated 10 March 2012
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Revamp for restaurant at Rheged

TV chef and cookery writer Peter Sidwell is relaunching the restaurant at Rheged, near Penrith.

Last updated 3 March 2012
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Ready Steady Cook host Ainsley Harriott returning to festival

Top TV chefs Ainsley Harriott and Jean-Christophe Novelli will star at this year’s Whitehaven Festival.

Last updated 18 February 2012
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Tribute bands star at Silloth Beer Festival

U2, Arctic Monkeys and Thin Lizzy will all almost be playing at this year’s Silloth Beer Festival.

Last updated 11 February 2012
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Cumbrian firm's 'cook like Heston' kit is bit like having your own drugs factory

What do you want for tea – a molecular hamburger followed by ice cream and mint caviar?

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Have chocolate with everything!

If there is any other date in the calendar that fills you with dread and sends a chill to your soul other than Christmas, it has to be Valentines Day...

Last updated 4 February 2012
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Top chef returns to his Cumbrian roots

One of the top chefs in the north west returned to his Cumbrian roots this weekend for a special reunion.

Last updated 28 January 2012
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There’s so much more to potatoes

According to trendsetters, this year we’ll all be eating comfort food. Well, I could have predicted that as we all battle to save money and have to make do with more filling and more economical meals.

Last updated 21 January 2012
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Drinking wine with a dragon

I can still remember the excitement among us teens when the film Enter The Dragon hit the cinemas and Bruce Lee was unleashed.

Last updated 21 January 2012
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How about a non-diet for slimming success

It’s that time of year again: when we promise ourselves we’ll eat less, exercise more, drink less, eat better and try to look and feel better.

Last updated 7 January 2012
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Posh wines for Christmas

Christmas dinner deserves a wine that’s not the usual run-of-the-mill everyday quaffer. What it needs is a posh wine that doesn’t break the bank.

Last updated 10 December 2011
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Top chef James Martin looks to local produce

Award-winning chef James Martin will no doubt be creating some delectable dishes at Muncaster tomorrow but he’s a bit sketchy with the details.

Last updated 3 December 2011
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There’s now an app for Christmas dinner

Cumbrian chef Simon Rogan is one of the stars of a new app which aims to add some style to your Christmas food.

Last updated 3 December 2011
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Taste of authentic China on the menu

Fancy some steamed chicken feet with black bean sauce? How about steamed pork wrapped with bean curd layer in fish soup, or maybe beef tripe with ginger and spring onion?

Last updated 26 November 2011
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