Posts Tagged Food
The Kingham Plough Goes Pink
Posted by Culture Vulture in Art, Events, Food on March 22nd, 2010
The excellent Kingham Plough (Culture Vulture’s favourite pub) will be celebrating all things pink on Thursday, May 6th.
The Plough’s upstairs dining room will be adorned with an exhibition of Jeremy Houghton oil or watercolour Flamingo paintings. Meanwhile one of the cleverest kitchens in the Cotswolds will be serving pink drinks and canapes. You are invited to view the exhibition from 6 – 8.30pm in the upstairs dining room.
To reserve a place, call 01608 658838 before Monday 26th April.
Food & Drink Festival puts on weight…
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events, Food on July 30th, 2009
…almost doubling in size in one year!
The launch of Stroud’s very own VegeBurger, the first Stroud Sausage Festival, a beer trail with a difference, and the much-requested return of one restaurant’s Pudding Evening.
These are just some of the highlights unveiled by organisers of Stroud’s second Food and Drink Festival. With 40 events and promotions spread across two weeks in September, the Festival aims to promote the diverse array of food and drink, grown, served and sold in the town.
Visitors will be spoilt for choice, as the Stroud Walking Festival, the annual Stroud Fringe Festival and the Open Eco Homes event will also be held at the same time. Dubbed Stroud Festival Fortnight, more than a hundred events will be spread across 17 days between 4th and 20th September.
The Food and Drink Festival was only intended as a one-off event last year. However traders overwhelmingly voted it a success, with two restaurants enjoying their busiest-ever evenings. Thanks to funding from Stroud Town and Stroud District Councils, organisers were persuaded to do it all again.
Most of the events have limited places and so early booking is advised. A 36-page Festival brochure is available from tourist offices and all participants and full details are available online at www.stroudfestivalfortnight.com
Hairy Bikers ride into Gloucester
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events on April 15th, 2009
Television chefs the Hairy Bikers will be parking up at Gloucester Docks on Saturday 18th April. Si King and Dave Myers will be filming their fourth BBC series from their outdoor kitchen. The city will be one of thirty places visited across Britain for the new series, and the duo will be using local produce to cook up a culinary delight. To get a sneak preview visit the docks behind the council’s North Warehouse from 2.30pm.
Cheltenham restaurant in Food Awards 2009
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events on March 23rd, 2009
‘Scrumptious and inventive food’ was the verdict as Cheltenham restaurant, Le Champignon Sauvage was voted as a runner up in the peoples choice of the countries best restaurants in the Guardian newspaper Food Awards.