VegFestUK Bristol ticket competition!

VegFest

VegFestUK is back, bringing the world’s biggest veggie event to Bristol’s amphitheatre to celebrate its 10th birthday. The event takes place from Friday 24th May to Sunday 26th May and will showcase hundreds of vegan food stalls as well as cookery demonstrations, kids cookery classes, nutrition and lifestyle talks, workshops and some outstanding live music. [...]

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Bristol Foodie on tour: The Handmade Pie and Ale House, Weymouth

Handmade Pie and Ale House Pie and Mash

The Handmade Pie & Ale House 2 Queen Street, Weymouth, Dorset w: www.thehandmadepieandalehouse.com With friends and family living in Dorset, we visit fairly regularly. As a diehard pieminister fan with a love of all things pie, I was overjoyed to see a new pie and ale restaurant open in Weymouth town centre on our last [...]

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Yume Kitchen, Cotham – tried and tested review

Yume Kitchen - Sashimi

9 Cotham Hill, BS6 6LD Bristol, United Kingdom 0117 200 2888 Follow @Yume_Kitchen on twitter Facebook: Facebook.com/Yume-Kitchen It seems there’s been something of a Japanese explosion in the Cotham and Whiteladies area of late, and as a huge sushi fan I felt I had to try at least one of them out, so we made [...]

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Secret garden food festival – 20th April

secret garden food

We don’t feature many events on Bristol Foodie – we just don’t have the time to keep on top of them all! But this one seemed like such a great idea that we wanted to share it with you. No, it is not the foodie arm of the boutique summer festival, but a food festival [...]

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Matina, Middle Eastern food, St Nicholas Market – tried and tested review

A new food stall in the food hall of St Nick’s market always creates something of a stir amongst the BS1 community. Which meant a sandwich board advertising Matina’s middle eastern fare with home made kurdish naan breads immediately caught my attention. Right at the end of the glass arcade, Matina could be easily missed [...]

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River cottage canteen, Bristol

River cottage terrine

River cottage canteen St John’s Court, Whiteladies Rd t. 0117 9732458 e. bristolcanteen@rivercottage.net Follow @bristolcanteen Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s latest offspring is a welcome addition to the often-overlooked Whiteladies Rd. The last few years have been kind a bit further down the road on Cotham Hill with the opening of both Bravas and Flinty Red, but the [...]

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Bristol Foodie on tour: Alyn Williams at The Westbury, London

Alyn Williams - Main - Cod

The Westbury Hotel 37 Conduit Street, London, W1S 2YF E: alynwilliams@westburymayfair.com T: 0207 078 9579 W: www.alynwilliams.co.uk Twitter @alyn_williams A trip to London for me is an opportunity for gastronomical indulgence. At our recent stay in the Westbury Mayfair this opportunity presented itself in the form of the hotel’s Michelin star restaurant, Alyn Williams at [...]

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Anzac biscuit recipe – oaty, coconut goodness

Anzac Biscuits

This delicious recipe comes from my lovely Mum in Shropshire. We sampled them at the weekend and asked for the recipe straight away. They are oaty, chewy and really quite remarkable – excellent with tea or coffee and very easy to make. So good in fact that it is only Thursday and we have already [...]

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Quick Crepes, Bristol Harbourside – tried and tested review

Quick Crepes - Stand

Quick Crepes The Wooden Decking, Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX Web: www.quickcrepes.com Twitter @quickcrepes Facebook I’ve walked past the crepe hut on my way to and from work every day for the past 3 years. But it’s sat on my ever growing list of places to try despite numerous recommendations. This year, shrove Tuesday [...]

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The Rummer – Roast dinner review

The Rummer Hotel Roast Beef

The Rummer Hotel All Saints Lane, Bristol, Avon BS1 1JH t: 0117 929 0111 therummer.net | @therummer | www.facebook.com/TheRummerHotel The Rummer Hotel (now just a bar and restaurant) has sat on my ‘to – try’ list for far too long. I’ve enjoyed coffees, cocktails and wine there but had never tried their food. A Sunday [...]

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