Food

The UK’s leading rural insurer, NFU Mutual, is making a plea for visitors to the countryside to leave barbecues at home and not slip on fire safety as temperatures are set to soar in the coming days.

Droughts in spring and more recent heatwaves have already seen a number of large gorse and grass fires across the country, including those traced back to disposable barbecues and fire pits which serve as a stark warning against carelessness in the countryside.

The main association of restaurants in India says it will continue to levy service charge on bills despite a government order banning it. The consumer protection authority said restaurants could no longer add service charge by default.

The order came after an increase in complaints from customers being forced to pay the charge.

Birmingham’s premier fine dining Indian restaurant and cocktail bar, Pushkar, has kicked off its summer in style after being voted ‘Best Asian Restaurant in The Midlands’ at the 2022 Asian Restaurant Awards.

Winners of the Asian Restaurant Awards were recently revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at the Manchester Hilton.

It’s timely launch is just in time for a summer of good vibes! The fruity cider is a new twist on the much-loved classic, Strongbow Dark Fruit, and with only 95 calories per slimline can, available to buy now from £4 per four-pack

Strongbow ULTRA Draft Fruit offers a cider that is lower in calories and brings us a can which is bursting with delicious light and refreshing natural berry flavourings.

Award-winning online vegan and gluten-free bakery Positive Bakes has launched 'Not Clotted Cream' - a delicious vegan alternative to classic clotted cream, in time for National Cream Tea Day this Friday 24 June.

The vegan clotted cream, made with shea butter, coconut oil and creamy oats looks and tastes just like traditional clotted cream, and is available in generous-sized glass ramekin jars or compostable pots as part of the company's Afternoon Tea range.

An international study by a University of Wolverhampton research team and scientists in the UK, Europe, China, and USA has found that older people who consume more fish have increased their life expectancy. The study of 4,165 participants aged 60 years and older in China reveals that people who consumed fish at least “twice a week” compared to “never eat” over the past two years have a significantly reduced risk of mortality (death from any cause) by 42%. 

Pioneering tech company Foodhub has put the wheels in motion to integrate its online food delivery app in self-driving cars within the next three to five years, the company’s CEO has revealed. 

Ardian Mula has placed his UK-based firm at the forefront of the innovation, putting significant resources into developing the new technology, following recent regulation changes to the Highway Code that open new doors for tech companies.

With summer here and World Rum Day next month, the five fabulous sisters behind ÉTÄN rum (and their matriarch) introduce themselves and share their top cocktail recipes for you to recreate at home. ÉTÄN means 'five' in Mungaka, a dialect in Bali-Nyonga, Cameroon, the birthplace of the parents of the five London-based Fosang sisters, who lovingly created this 43% abv golden rum, which has been distilled with a unique collection of five botanicals, found in and around West Africa, with some native to Cameroon.

The Vegan Society is laying claim to a ‘world first’ as it announces its inaugural vegan education conference taking place later this year. The first event of its kind aims to help vegan learners and their parents, as well as teachers looking to be vegan inclusive, who may not know where to start. 

The Sunday roast's prominence in British culture is such that in a UK poll in 2012 it was ranked second in a list of things people love about Britain. And according to National Geographic, it’s even one of the top 10 national dishes in the world.

This research, commissioned by CasinoTop10.net, examined the cost of a Sunday roast across 10 cities in the UK. The study looked at 50 best rated restaurants on TripAdvisor across 10 different cities.

Devon's Sandford Orchards, producer of authentic cider created by combining tradition and innovation, is thrilled to have been awarded silver medals for all three of its vintage ciders at the International Cider Challenge 2022. The General, Sandford Reserve and Apple & Oak  each received a silver medal at the prestigious awards.

UK confectionery brand, Fudge Kitchen, will be running back-to-back fudge making experiences this National Fudge Day to raise money for UK food charity Fareshare. Fudge Kitchen will waive the normal price of their fudge making experiences (usually priced from £95), and instead ask customers who have booked for that day to pay any price they see fit (in excess of £10). All proceeds will go directly to Fareshare to provide meals for communities across the UK.

Singapore is bracing for a shortage of its de-facto national dish, chicken rice, as major supplier Malaysia halts all chicken exports.

Restaurants and street stalls in the city-state are faced with hiking prices of the staple food or shutting down altogether as their supplies dwindle from neighbouring Malaysia, where production has been disrupted by a global feed shortage.

Cadbury World has marked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by creating The Coronation Chair, Orb and Sceptre entirely out of chocolate.

Produced by talented chocolatiers Donna Oluban and Dawn Jenks over 3 days, the celebratory creation weighs around 40kg – the equivalent of 889 standard bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk.

With a nod to its historic roots, the name of the new bar and bistro at Dudley Town Hall has been unveiled this week.

Regen boss, Councillor Simon Phipps, unveiled the name during a behind the scenes tour of the venue as construction work nears completion. When it opens this summer, it will be called Brooke’s Bar and Bistro.

BBC Good Food Show Summer is set to welcome a whole host of culinary stars as the four-day event returns to Birmingham this June an impressive roster of Michelin-star chefs, cookery show stars and baking legends will be showcasing their skills at the event in Birmingham giving visitors a fascinating insight into the passion and expertise of some of the UK’s most exciting tastemakers.