Biddenden Vineyards’ Food & Drink Day raises over £4000 for Kent Air Ambulance
17th June 2013On Sunday 9th June 2013 Biddenden Vineyards hosted its annual food & drink day “Taste the Best of Produced in Kent”. The event, which is held in aid of the Kent Air Ambulance saw over 1800 visitors – a record number for the day, now in its seventh year. Nearly 40 producers took part, with…
Exciting times for Slim Sam’s Cakery
15th June 2013Slim Sam’s Cakery have had a very exciting few months with the launch of online ordering of their gorgeous cakes from their website www.slimsamscakery.co.uk. The individually packaged cakes, tied with a silver ribbon, are delivered in their signature boxes to arrive in perfect condition a day later. To celebrate the launch, they are offering a 10%…
Paul Hollywood bread and more fine Kentish food at Bennetts
14th June 2013We are delighted to see more Kentish food at Whitstable Harbour Village this season, including the introduction of artisan bread from celebrity baker, Paul Hollywood. Paul Hollywood resides in Kent and new trader Tim Bennett is very excited about the success of the artisan bread which arrives freshly baked early in the afternoon. “Customers are…
Royalty praises Kent’s “impressive” road safety work
7th June 2013His Royal Highness, Prince Michael of Kent praised the efforts being made to improve road safety in Kent when he made a pit stop in the county. Hosted at Brands Hatch, His Royal Highness heard first-hand about campaigns in Kent and Medway aimed at educating road users, including “Biker Down” aimed at motorcyclists, and “Driving…
Biddenden Wines & Ciders collect multiple awards through May
1st June 2013Biddenden Vineyards has won awards in international competitions for both its wines and ciders through the month of May. On the wine side, and following on from the success of Biddenden Ortega earlier in the year, Biddenden Bacchus has been awarded a Bronze medal in this year’s Sommelier wine awards. The awards, which saw over 1,800…
Biddenden Vineyards – new vine plantings
30th May 2013Following on from another successful year with an exceptionally high demand for English wines, Biddenden Vineyards has extended their vineyard by an extra acre over the last year. The new plantings include Ortega and Pinot Noir – both of which are previous trophy winners for the vineyard at the UK Vineyards Association annual awards. Planting…
Shepherd Neame Visitor Centre – Beer & Food matching evening
17th May 2013Join us for an entertaining evening that features a six-course “Beer Dinner” and showcases seven beers of a variety of styles. Your meal will be freshly prepared with local ingredients and each course is matched by a specially-selected beer whose flavours complement the food. The evening is hosted by one of our beer experts who…
Nice, Ice, Turkish Delights From Sofra Restaurants And Taywell Ice Creams
Love Turkish cuisine? Love ice cream? Anyone that answers yes to both of those questions should make a date at one of Sofra’s central London restaurants, where an irresistible, new and totally unique range of ice creams and sorbets are now on the menu. Sofra is a chain of London-based Turkish restaurants with outlets in…
Prime Minister David Cameron offered a taste of Kent
16th May 2013Prime Minister David Cameron can look forward to enjoying the delicious tastes of Kent on his return from the United States. A hamper of the finest food and drink from the Garden of England was left for the PM to sample in 10 Downing Street after he missed a showcase of Kentish produce in the…
Ambrette adds wild foraged plants to ‘Flavour of the Soil’ summer menus
9th May 2013Ambrette adds wild foraged plants to ‘Flavour of the Soil’ summer menus. Award-winning TV chef Dev Biswal has to introduce ‘Flavour of the Soil’ dishes, using locally foraged ingredients, to his a la carte menus in his award-winning Ambrette restaurants in Rye and Margate. Dev is using Alexanders gathered from Quex Park in Birchington, Sea…
