Foodie Updates



Cookbook review: Jerusalem

Jerusalem

I am a self-confessed cookbook geek. I love them. Big ones, small ones, even the ones without pictures. There is nothing better than sitting down with a glass of wine and a new cookbook. But it is rare that I find myself lusting after one as much as I did Jerusalem. As soon as I [...]

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Competition: Win tickets to the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham!

We are a little bit excited about this one! The BBC Good Food Show Winter takes place between 28th Nov and 2nd Dec at the Birmingham NEC and we have three pairs of general admission tickets to giveaway! The tickets are valid every day except Saturday and this year’s line-up includes the likes of John [...]

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Competition: Win tickets to the UK’s biggest cocktail masterclass!

The UK’s biggest cocktail masterclass is coming to Bristol on 6th September and we have four pairs of tickets to giveaway! Held in St George’s, ‘Cocktails in the City‘ will see 11 Bristol bars join forces for an interactive evening of cocktail making! Some of our favourites including Hyde and Co, The Rummer and Hotel [...]

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Jammy coconut sponge

Jammy coconut sponge

I have just got back from a brilliant hen weekend. We went ‘glamping’ with these guys in the Cotswalds – highly recommended and some piccys below. On Saturday we held a high tea for the beautiful bride to be, and were asked to bake a cake. There were 20 of us, so through fear of [...]

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Happy Fathers Day 2012 from Bristol Foodie

We love Dads – more than we love food and that is saying a lot! So to celebrate Fathers Day 2012 we wanted to share the below – Dads these are for you! Daddy? Or Chips? Weetabix Golden Syrup Advert

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April #PudClub photos

So… #PudClub the second went well! The puddings and cocktails were on another level this time around, and the feedback we have received has been immense! Once again we would like to say a massive thanks to all our independent Bristolian pudding providers (Dinewithi, Bellevue Bakery, Devilled Egg Kitchen Academy, TownHouse and Brace & Browns), [...]

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60% off Attic tea tasting through Bristol Foodie

Attic tea bar

We are really excited to announce that the lovely Anne and Ric at Attic Tea have agreed to offer Bristol Foodie readers 60% off one of their tea tasting sessions over the next three months (offer ends 8th June 2012). This means you get to taste their five delicious teas for just £6 per person [...]

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Grilled: Manu from Your Sushi

The second in our Grilled series, we interview Manu, the brains behind the Your Sushi cookery school. Judging by the answers we caught them at a very exciting time indeed! BF – Please introduce yourself in less than two sentences. M – I am Manu and I run the Your Sushi Cookery school… I am [...]

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Grilled: Iza Redon from La Cuizine

Grilled is our new series of foodie interviews where we get Bristol’s food heroes to reveal their secrets. First in the series is Iza Redon from La Cuizine – a professional French chef dedicated to teaching, cooking and eating the  cuisine. BF – Please introduce yourself in less than two sentences. I – I am [...]

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Bristol foodie goes stateside! Diary from days 5 to 7

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Can’t believe I’ve been here for a whole week, just two days and I’ll be back in Bristol Day 5 Breakfast – I grabbed some oatmeal and also decided to have a blueberry muffin scone thing which looked pretty good… …unfortunately it tasted like crap, dry, tasteless and dense, like biting into cardboard. This meant [...]

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