Local Food Britain

Aug

24

TV's Naked Grocer Chris Bavin bares all about nation's veg habits

We catch up with Chris Bavin, aka The Naked Grocer, as his third series of BBC One TV show Eat Well For Less? with Gregg Wallace hits screens.

Aug

03

All our Great Taste Award winners revealed

Awards

We reveal all the fantastic food and drink products that won our members a Great Taste Award in 2016 - find out who took home the coveted three-star awards too!

Jul

09

Surrey Life awards celebrate food, drink and hospitality

Surrey food and drink awards

Each September in Surrey, chefs’ whites are swapped for black ties, shopkeepers’ aprons for smart shirts; publicans step from behind the bar to indulge in a well-deserved glass or two, and event organisers enjoy being guests for once. The reason is the annual gathering of the cream of Surrey’s food and drink scene – the prestigious Surrey Life Food and Drink Awards.

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Jun

29

High Weald Dairy teams up with FlaVit Seaweed

Sussex Cheeses

High Weald Dairy has created a special seaweed-coated Seven Sisters sheeps' cheese using FlaVit's Hebridean seaweed seasoning.

Jun

22

Choose the pick of the bunch at Surrey's finest pick-your-own farms

Pick Your Own

Take a look at Local Food Britain's guide to Surrey's best pick-your-own farms, including the closest PYO to London and the UK's largest pick-your-own farm.

Jun

21

Surrey Hills Society discovers Eastern delights on Chairman's Day visit

In June, Local Food Britain founder Tracy Carroll led members of the Surrey Hills Society on a tour around the hidden gems of East Surrey, for the organisation's annual Chairman's Day.

Jun

08

Biddenden celebrates collection of 2016 awards

English Wine

Biddenden Vineyards is celebrating after having been awarded a Decanter World Wine Silver, 2 Sommelier Wine Awards and a Bronze medal in the 2016 International Cider Challenge.

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May

12

Top tips for brilliant bread from The Epsom Bakehouse

Bread

Real Bread Week 2016: Our resident Bread Angel, Rhiannon Abbott, is so passionate about Real Bread that she dedicates her time to teaching others to make it. Here she shares her top tips for baking the perfect loaf at home.

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May

04

Albury Vineyard toasts the Queen's 90th birthday with the Duke of Kent

Surrey wine

HRH The Duke of Kent visited Albury Organic Vineyard recently and raised a toast of Albury Royal to his cousin, Her Majesty The Queen, in honour of her 90th birthday.

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Apr

26

A Royal visit for Silent Pool Distillery

Surrey Events

The arrival of the Queen's cousin at Silent Pool Distillery was announced by blasts on the old steam whistle traditionally sounded on the day when gin is made.