• Fetes and Festivals
Monday, 20 August 2012 22:33

Bullitt BBQ

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Wow!  Suffolkfoodie has found the perfect burger - in Great Yarmouth.  YES! Great Yarmouth...  We followed our noses tthrough the wood smoke to the The Barking Smack, next door to The Hippodrome. We also followed our ears, as we loved the sound of the Roots Reggae that gave the terrace bbq shack a relaxed and laid back feel. The burgers were proper, juicy patties, cooked to your liking and there were real ales too, including Blonde Ash. Here is the Carnivore Burger.  Well done to Mark, not only an excellent burger, but happy and helpful service too!

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Monday, 20 August 2012 19:15

Snake Cake

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Francesca Pitcher from North Star Cakes in Kent created this Burmese python cake for her daughter's birthday and put a picture on her Facebook page - and before she knew it the photo began to spread around the world. As we get into the new Great British Bake-off and have already seen a cake that can be seen from space, we might be adding a few more here. If you want to order a Snake Cake or read the funny comments on her page, have a quick look. 

Monday, 20 August 2012 19:01

The Liver and Bacon Sandwich

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Yes, in my local Italian cafe you can get liver and bacon on a plate with veg, or in a sandwich!

Wednesday, 08 August 2012 11:12

Chocolate Taster has to give up his job...?!

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Angus Kennedy had a job some people would consider a dream - £30,000 a year tasting chocolate. But he was warned that his cholesterol level was becoming 'dangerously high' after his role required him to eat up to 2lbs of cocoa-covered sweets that included ants and aphrodisiac lollipops - every day.  Mars and Nestle relied on his experience and his sophisticated palate to sample new treats and Angus would then write about the products in the trade journal -  Kennedy's Confection. But the high-calorie diet caused his weight to balloon and doctors warned he risked a heart attack if he carried on. Read more in the Telegraph...

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:21

Rhubarbe Happy Hour

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This hot weather has proved to be the perfect moment to crack open the new bottle of Rhubarbe Liqueur. We were offered this at the recent Thos Peatling summer wine tasting, along with a Barbados Rum Sixty Six and Taylor's Velvet Falernum... more of that later! The liqueur is quite simply like drinking sweet, liquid rhubarb. It's made by macerating (in alcohol) both green and pink rhubarb for two months. Delicate, light pink colour and with the smell of freshly cut rhubarb, it's sweet and sherberty and reminiscent of those childhood rhubarb and custard boiled sweets. Delicious over cracked ice, or try one of these cocktails below - all measures used are 1 oz, or use your own friendly measures, but remember, drink responsibly!

Gin and Rhubarbe

1 measure Rhubarbe Liqueur
1/2 measure lime juice
1 1/2 measures gin
1 measure soda water
lime slices, for garnish

Combine rhubarb syrup, lime juice, and gin in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.  Shake for 10 seconds and strain into a glass.  Top with the soda water.  Serve with lime slice.

Rhubarb n’ Rye

1 1/2 measures Rye Whiskey
1/4 measure Rhubarb Liqueur
1/4 measure Fresh Lemon Juice
1/4 measure Sweet Vermouth

Stir, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a curl of orange rind.

Rhubarb Caipirinha

2 measures Cachaca Cane Spirit
1 measure Rhubarb Liqueur
½  measure Gomme syrup
1 full lime ( quartered, squeezed and muddled into the liquid)

Shake vigorously with ice and strain into glass.

Strawberry Rhu

4 measures Rhubarb Liqueur
3 measures Tequila
3 Strawberries
1 measure Lemon Juice
half measure of Gomme syrup

Muddle the strawberries in a cocktail shaker, add ice followed by all the other ingredients. Shake, filter and pour and serve.

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 11:04

Usain Bolt - our Olympic Dish of the Day

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So what does the fastest man in the world eat every day?

Usain Bolt's Breakfast - Yams and fried green bananas or maybe saltfish and ackee

Usain Bolt's Lunch - Rice with pork or beef

Usain Bolt's Dinner- Rice with beef or pork

Usain Bolt favourite food - KFC but especially their Chicken Nuggets (oh dear...) but you can go to our recipes for HOME-MADE chicken nuggets.

Monday, 23 July 2012 11:33

Shoreditch Festival - the Food

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Here is the pizza-in-a-horsebox stall at Shoreditch Festival, although the biggest queue was outside the Caribbean food trailer. Was that because theirs is the most tasty? Was it because they had a sizzling jerk chicken barbecue on a very hot day, or was it because the girl who was supposed to be serving customers was texting all her friends? Anyway, we had the very nice beef stew and rice from Ghana. But while we're on the subject of street food - take a look at the Evening Standard list of 20 'guerilla grillers and breakaway bakers' here in the Capital.

Tuesday, 17 July 2012 13:21

The OLYMPIC LONDON 2012 foodie rant

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Not a day goes by without a story about what you can't do at the Olympics. No t shirts with slogans, no food, no drinks, no picnics, the biggest Macdonalds in Europe and do not on any account call anything OLYMPIC or LONDON 2012.  So nerr to the OLYMPICS - we want to say and do and eat what we like.

Tuesday, 17 July 2012 13:12

A message for suffolk foodie traders

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We were sent a message, we are passing it on -

Seeking traders of quality food and drink and related products for our World and Medieval Markets to be held as part of the Bury St Edmunds Food and Drink Festival on Sunday 26 and Monday 27 August 2012. We are seeking quality hot and cold foods and drinks including cheeses, meats, bakery products, olives and cooked speciality foods. I wondered if you could perhaps give this a mention on your website or in a newsletter if you have one so food producers in Suffolk can have the opportunity of being involved. More information is available at www.marketsquaregroup.com

Monday, 09 July 2012 11:04

Too much rain - too much veg

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Well I hope all you farmers like it because I've had enough, although my garden is bursting with spinach, rainbow chard, new potatoes and beans - we need some sun ...
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