New openings: it's a coffee and cake lovers heaven
For lovers of coffee and cake, there's been a spate of new openings in Bournemouth town centre.
View ArticleJenny's week: Goat, orange blossom, almond & pomegranate
A long old way from meat and 2 veg., but they are what I’ve found myself exploring recently.
View ArticleEver wondered what a Masterchef skills test would look like if you could only...
We've not written about this year's Masterchef: the Professional yet at Taste (although we are over the moon to have Monica and Michel back on our TV screens.)
View ArticleDo you care if your vegetables are "ugly"?
Apparently we'll be seeing a lot more "ugly" veg in our supermarkets this year as stores agree to stock produce that doesn't meet the visual standards required of our carrots and parsnips.
View ArticleThe making of an heirloom
Look! It's my first ever little, delicious, Christmas Pudding!
View ArticleWhat do you do with your Christmas leftovers?
IT can be hard to find new ways of jazzing up your Christmas leftovers.
View ArticleJenny's week: Flu stopped play
First of all, let me begin by wishing everyone a very happy new year. Yes, it’s rather belated, but then everything has either been late or just not happened this Christmas time.
View ArticleFacing food waste facts: time to be less fussy about what we eat?
As much as half of all food produced in the world– amounting to 2bn tonnes worth - ends up as waste, a new report has claimed.
View ArticleBurns Night: how will you be celebrating?
MILLIONS of people tonight will be celebrating the life of Scottish bard, Robert Burns, who was born on January 25 1759.
View ArticleDelia Smith retires from TV to teach online
Delia Smith has turned her back on TV to teach us how to cook online as she was tired of having to "entertain". Have cookery shows become more about entertainment than teaching us how to cook?
View ArticleWelcome to The Bournemouth Bartenders League
A new league has been set up to enable bartenders in the BH area to challenge each other in a series of organised events over the course of the year.
View ArticlePerfect pancakes: thin, thick, sweet or savoury, we’ve got all you need to know
Nigel Slater and Delia say you need butter. Xanthe Clay reckons an extra egg yolk. Gwyneth Paltrow uses THREE eggs and a slosh of buttermilk, while Jamie Oliver has designed a “one tweet recipe” that...
View ArticleBournemouth Bartenders League. Competition Two - Tequila Aphrodisiac
There was a time when the thought of ‘a shot of tequila’ would equal connotations of standing at bar, sticky floor underfoot, a line of salt, a harsh spirit and a bitter slither of lemon.
View ArticleMackerel baps: not such a great idea after all
IT was the programme that got everyone talking. Hgh's Fish Fight struck a massive chord with Echo readers. The Taste blog we wrote when the first series was aired in January 2011 remains one of our...
View ArticleRaises your glasses: the Big Bournemouth Beer Festival is back
The fourth annual Big Bournemouth Beer Festival will take place at the BIC from March 29 to March 31.
View ArticleUp close and personal with celebrity chef James Martin
YOU’RE probably more used to seeing celebrity chef James Martin on your TV screens with the BBC’s Saturday Morning Kitchen.
View ArticleBournemouth Bartenders League. Competition Three - Cognac drinks to suit a...
Having won the first ever Bournemouth bartender league competition, it was down to Adam Haines of Urban Beach to choose the topic of this Cognac competition, sponsored by Martell VSOP.
View ArticleBuying into British beef
BUTCHERS and restaurants across the town are supporting a drive to buy British when it comes to beef.
View ArticleScallops and sunblush mash, Thai beef burgers and choux buns: meet the...
STUDENTS from Christchurch secondary schools cooked up a storm to decide the finalists for the Junior Cook of the Year competition, held as part of Christchurch Food and Wine Festival.
View ArticleMy favourite recipe: Chicken with a walnut topping
EACH week we ask a well known local face to share one of their favourite recipes with readers of Taste.
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