Wednesday, March 10, 2010
food and drink

Paul Leary Explains the art of preparing a pheasant for the pot

Paul Leary demonstrates how to prepare the pheasant for your chosen dish

George Hill, Wine Merchants & Shippers of Loughbrough

100 Years Continuous Family Trading - At the turn of the century a farm labourer’s son from Lincolnshire came to Loughborough and was indentured as a grocer with The County Stores, who were based near The Market Place in the centre of the town.  By 1909 George Hill had started his own business in Sileby and by 1915 he had bought the company where he had learnt his craft and  his

Nottingham's first food & drink festival proves a huge success

An action-packed 5-day event has been heralded a huge success for the city as over 18,000 visitors, attracted by the celebrity chefs’ theatre and the speciality local and regional food and drink market in the Market Square, attended the first ever Nottingham Food & Drink Festival this month.

Take a fresh look at The One Elm

Good Food & Drink and A Warm Welcome At This Great Stratford Pub. There are exciting things happening at The One Elm.

Poachers, The renowned country restaurant in Thurlaston

(They say it’s Leicestershire’s best kept secret). Is proud to announce one of Leicestershire’s leading chefs.

Gastronomic night to remember at the Dormy House this autumn with 6-course gourmet tasting menu

Do you know your blewits from your bon bons? If the answer is no, then an educational and gourmet extravaganza of an evening could be for you at the Dormy House Hotel in the Cotswolds this autumn.

From the Bassetlaw district,

with its world renowned Stichelton Cheese, comes the newest artisan food venture to impress which started production in July 2009. The Welbeck Bakehouse offers the people of the region the best quality organic, hand made, sourdough breads, scones and pastry baked in two enormous wood fired brick ovens.

The Bewicke Arms - Hallaton

This beautiful thatched Inn 0verlooks the lovely green and 17thc butter cross, of Hallaton village which is steeped in history, intrigue and tradition. With more Roman coins found for the BBC to take an interest and produce a programme about - it makes for a timely re-opening of this well known Inn.

Antioxidants in Italian Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Reduced at Six Months of Storage

That olive oil sitting on your shelf may lose up to 40 percent of its health benefits if it’s been there for six months, according to a recent study.

Top 6 Diet Myths: What You Think You Know Could Be Sabotaging Your Diet

Everyone knows a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing – especially when deciding what to put into your body.

Well, who would have thought!

That celebrated and distinguished Chef/Patron Paul Leary, member of the Master Chefs of Great Britain, may never have been a chef at all if it were not for a chance encounter with a chef friend of his, inviting him out for a 'chefs night on the ti

Fried Purple Tomatoes

Scientists have expressed genes from snapdragon in tomatoes to grow purple tomatoes high in health-protecting anthocyanins.

Great British Carrots

Fun facts - In Britain we spend £280 million a year on carrots.

Each year 22 billion seeds are planted in Britain, producing around 100 carrots per year for every member of the population.

Ice Creamier: ‘Edible Antifreeze’

Puts the Smooth in Smoothie - It’s Friday night, and the movie’s already running in the DVD player. You run to the kitchen to grab some ice cream and a spoon, but you find the tub nearly empty.

Cookery Demonstration on Stocks and Sauces

What a wonderful way to spend a day, learning something new, making new friends, picking up tips from a professional chef how to cook and prepare food.

The Hercules Coaching Inn & Ashby Restaurant

A little known pub situated in the beautiful village of Sutton Cheney houses two little gems by the names of Luke and his partner Lucy.


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