Food & Drink
Debt to pleasure
Published 11 October 2008
When all’s well with the world, you don’t feel so guilty when you indulge yourself in something naughty but nice.
Beer festival gets another round in
Published 11 October 2008
ORGANISERS of this year’s Carlisle Beer Festival have ordered in extra beer – before the event even opens!
Pies go upmarket
Published 11 October 2008
IT’S enough to make you choke on your smoked salmon butty, but posh people’s store Harvey Nichols is to start selling pies!
Calbeck gets quaffing for a good cause
Published 11 October 2008
WINE lovers will be enjoying a glass or two and helping to put the world to rights at a special wine tasting event next month.
Portugal & Cumbria, a perfect pair
Published 10 October 2008
Portuguese wine and Cumbrian produce is not an obvious combination. Yet it’s a match made in heaven, as those at Pippa Sedgwick’s tasting last week will testify.
Cream of the crop again
Published 4 October 2008
Two Cumbrian cheese producers hit gold at this year’s British Cheese Awards.
It’s cooking – with balls
Published 4 October 2008
Testicle pizza and battered testicles are among 31 dishes served up in the world’s first testicle cookbook.
Market supporting local producers
Published 4 October 2008
A NEW market aimed at supporting local producers and craftspeople launches in Whitehaven this week.
Right royal change at The Old Crown
Published 4 October 2008
The new tenants of Prince Charles’s favourite Cumbrian pub have been revealed and take over next month.
Six of the best from Corkscrew
Published 3 October 2008
Carlisle’s only independent wine shop, Corkscrew, is under new management. Its premises under the railway arches in Viaduct Estate have always been a treasure trove of vinous delights.
Tio Pepe fit for a centenarian
Published 3 October 2008
A Mancunian lady named Edna McLure, who recently celebrated her 109th birthday, puts her longevity down to eating bread dipped in sherry.
Hard cheese, France
Published 1 October 2008
Who cares about runny French Brie, salty Greek Feta or tasteless, bendy Dutch Gouda ... we Brits now produce some of the best and most varied cheeses in the world!
Farmers’ market
Published 27 September 2008
THE last of this summer’s Pooley Bridge Farmers’ Markets takes place tomorrow.
We’re jamming
Published 27 September 2008
CUMBRIAN jam, jelly and chutney makers could see their favourite recipe on the shelves of a major store, thanks to a new competition.
Exclusive labels at Booths as third wine fair launches
Published 20 September 2008
Booths launches its third annual wine fair next week with a host of exclusive labels to try before you buy.
Big stores get ready for belt tightening
Published 20 September 2008
It is hard to escape all the stories of doom and misery, redundancies and price increases... but there is a small reason to cheer in the supermarkets.
Spinners cheers its Good Beers
Published 20 September 2008
LITTLE more than a year after taking over their pub on the outskirts of Carlisle, Alain and Alison Davis can now claim to run one of the top 4,500 real ale pubs in Britain.
Tasty treats of the stars
Published 13 September 2008
There’s nothing like sitting down to a good old natter with your dearest friends, especially if it includes tea – or coffee – and cake.KIRSTIE ALLSOPP’S KEY LIME PIE
From lobster bait to top dish
Published 13 September 2008
It might look ugly, but it tastes good and it’s cheap! The humble Gurnard has suddenly become popular with home cooks, years after it was first championed by TV chef Rick Stein.
90 Cumbrian pubs in beer bible
Published 13 September 2008
NEARLY 90 Cumbrian pubs are featured in the Good Beer Guide 2009.
