Award Winning Slim Sams Cakery
7th December 2012Slim Sams Cakery is celebrating its latest award ! They are the proud winners in the Food & Drink Category of the Medway Culture and Design Awards 2012, awarded at a sparkiling awards event last night. Owner Sami Patel was delighted ” I’m on cloud 9! We are delighted the judges have recognised the product innovation of Slim Sams cakery…
2012 Great Taste Awards – Kent Winners
6th December 2012The Great Taste Awards is the most trusted and recognised food and drink awards. Each food entered receives feedback from a panel of over 300 judges. This year saw over 8800 products entered from over 2500 companies. After 45 days of judging the results of Great Taste 2012 have now been released by organisers the Guild…
Slim Sam’s available online!
14th November 2012You can now buy Slim Sam’s cakes at http://www.loveyourlarder.com/slimsamscakery loveyourlarder.com is an online food market where you can discover and buy food from independent producers. They are helping small businesses to expand and spread the word about the brilliant produce they make. On the website you are able to buy a mixed box of cakes, including Zingy lemon, juicy berry…
Top chef dishes up high praise for Biddenden Wine
9th November 2012Raymond Blanc, one of Britain’s most respected chefs, has described Biddenden Vineyards’ Pinot Noir 2011 as one of the best he has ever tasted. Mr Blanc, owner of Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saison hotel and restaurant which has two Michelin stars, is now planning to serve the red wine from Kent’s oldest commercial vineyards to…
Food & Drink Radio Show
8th November 2012Are you a food & drink lover? SCOFF & QUAFF, a brand new radio show dedicated to food & drink, is starting on Tuesday 6th November 11-12pm, just before The Business Bunker Show, at 1-2:30pm. Jules Serkin, from Whitstable, said: ” Having co-presented the Business Bunker with Kent entrepreneur Paul Andrews it struck me just…
The White Cliffs Hotel was the perfect venue for The 2012 Ecommerce in Kent Award
7th November 2012The award for Kent’s best online shopping site was presented at The White Cliffs Hotel, St Margaret’s Bay near Dover on Friday 2nd November 2012. The winning online shop this year was Bombus, www.bombus.co.uk, owned by Amelia Coward based in Faversham, Kent. As well as the cut glass award Amelia wins a luxury two night stay…
New Head Chef for the Secret Garden
2nd November 2012The Secret Garden restaurant at Mersham-le-Hatch, near Ashford Kent, is delighted to welcome a new head chef Stephen Piddock who brings 20 years’ experience from some of the best hotels and restaurants in the South East. Stephen, age 36 now lives in Folkestone, but grew up on Romney Marsh before beginning his training in London….
Harvest Complete at Biddenden Vineyard
1st November 2012Biddenden Vineyards completed their harvest this Monday 29th October, finishing with their red varieties and finally Scheurebe, a German variety which is used as a blend in their sparkling white wine. Although reports on harvest across the county have been mixed, with poor weather from early in the year right through to harvest time, Biddenden…
The Ultimate Taste of Nepal at Woods Restaurant
22nd October 2012Former Gurkha chef cooks up the spice of life with The Ultimate Taste of Nepal at Woods Restaurant Signed by the Dalai Lama and endorsed by Joanna Lumley, it’s rare for a debut cookery book by an unknown chef to receive such attention, but then The Ultimate Nepalese Cook Book written by former Gurkha soldier…
Raymond Blanc to attend Brogdale’s Apple Festival
11th October 2012Brogdale have baked up a storm this year with a competition to be judged by world famous Chef Raymond Blanc. Festival goers have been entering cakes into each festival this year in the hope of bagging a place in the final on the 21st October at Brogdale’s Apple Festival. There is still time to be in…
