Food & Drink
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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Out of Veggiestan
Meat-loving Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shocked many when he announced he had gone veggie.
Last updated 19 November 2011
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Bake off star Paul Hollywood guest at Cumbrian food festival
Paul Hollywood will be the star guest at the latest festival of Cumbrian food.
Last updated 5 November 2011
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Carlisle business gives you the chance to dine out – but in!
The Hairy Bikers are trying to use their charms to rev up support for the Meals on Wheels service, but one Cumbrian restaurateur has started up his own version.
Last updated 8 October 2011
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Hairy Bikers star at Taste Cumbria food festival
The Hairy Bikers are all revved up about this weekend’s Taste Cumbria food festival.
Last updated 24 September 2011
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The Hairy Bikers all set for Taste Cumbria festival
TV faves The Hairy Bikers are revving up to appear in the Taste Cumbria food festival later this month.
Last updated 10 September 2011
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Search for Cumbria's young Masterchefs
Budding young Masterchefs are being urged to sign up for a new competition to find a future star of the kitchen.
Last updated 10 September 2011
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Knowing what will live up to your grape expectations
“I know what I like and I like what I know.”
Last updated 10 September 2011
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Tasty reminder for food festival
The second Taste Cumbria Food Festival is on its way, and there’s a tasty reminder.
Last updated 3 September 2011
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Burger me, that’s healthy
With autumn peeping over the horizon, it’s time to make a few swift health options and get everyone eating their five-a-day once more. Here are some meals and snacks to get your family’s mouths watering...BUILD-YOUR-OWN BURGERSHONEY AND CINNAMON POPCORNHOME-MADE TORTILLA CHIPS AND SALSA DIP (Serves 2)
Last updated 3 September 2011
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