BREWERY VISITOR CENTRE SHORTLISTED FOR AWARD
8th November 2013Shepherd Neame’s award-winning Visitor Centre has been shortlisted for the Beautiful South Excellence Awards 2013-2014. The awards celebrate the best in tourism across the South East, with Britain’s oldest brewer being one of four finalists in the Small Attraction category. The visitor centre has much to offer; with two-hour daytime guided tours running most days….
Have you met our newest associate?
7th November 2013Written by Lisa Whalley-Smith, Klarity Media I have recently joined Produced in Kent as an Associate Member and am delighted to be meeting so many lovely local artisan producers. The level of passion and commitment from people I have met and had the pleasure of working with is outstanding. Kent is full of gorgeous handmade products…
Thanet’s Worst Kept Secret
Margate restaurateur Dev Biswal is perplexed by being declared by The Times newspaper as one the ‘Top 20 Secret Restaurants That Foodies Love’. The report which describes Margate as “the scruffy seaside town done good . . . fast becoming a foodie destination” with The Ambrette at its heart. “It’s always nice to be featured…
Late night shopping in Whitstable
Whitstable is holding three Christmas Shopping Evenings on Thursdays in December. Amongst many independent shops, the Whitstable Produce Store will be newly open at 33 Harbour Street following three years as the popular juice bar at 63 Harbour Street. Christmas Lates: Thursday 5, 12 and 19 Dec. Open to 8.30pm. 63harbourstreet.co.uk
The Biddenden Harvest completed!
This years harvest was late starting as we did not have the sun when we expected to ripen the grapes, this in turn meant that sugar levels are slightly lower than usual and acidity levels some what higher. Picking began on the 27th September with our Ortega, which was timed perfectly. Three and a half…
Spicy Old Wife
6th November 2013Well the big storm is out of the way but winter nights are drawing in. What better way to stay warm than one of Kent’s most traditional drinks – a heart warming cup of mulled cider. Don’t bother looking across the channel for lack luster cheap red wines disguised with mediocre flavourings here in Kent…
Taywell’s new no-added sugar ice cream
29th October 2013Imagine a luxury ice-cream that doesn’t make you fat but still tastes delicious. Sounds too good to be true? It was. But months of research from Taywell Ice Creams have led to the development of the world’s first natural ice-cream with no added sugars. “A growing body of research suggests it’s the added sugars in…
Christmas Fizz at Hush Heath Estate
Hush Heath Estate is celebrating Christmas with Festive Fizz weekends in December and the special release of new wines and ciders. The estate’s Decanter Gold winning Balfour Brut Rosé will be available in Limited Edition Magnums from November, together with an exclusive Blanc de Blanc 2010 and new winemakers’ Sparkling ciders. All will be available…
A Wedding Produced in Kent…..
22nd October 2013Produced in Kent members Tom & Ellen Sole, of Great Broxhall Farm Bed & Breakfast, near Canterbury treated their guests to a truly Kentish affair when they got married in their barn on 14th September. Having met Caroline and Michael Wilding from Dine Thyme at the Taste of Kent Awards 2013 dinner in March, the…
Is India ready for authentic UK curry? Dev Biswal from the Ambrette cooks up a storm on the subcontinent
19th October 2013British chefs are having some success on the subcontinent, but not everyone is convinced. Exporting curry to India might seem as futile as it once was to carry coals to Newcastle, but the subcontinent is proving an increasingly lucrative market for British chefs offering their own interpretations and ingredients. Dev Biswal is among the UK…
