Artisan food and drink
We have some exciting news! Hillside Brewery is holding an event on February 1st (2015), with live music, their own beers, locally sourced ciders and wines and fantastic local grub from Cameronâs Quality Butchers and the Forest Bakehouse at Longhope. So, what is all of this in aid of? Well, itâs the first of their monthly celebrations that are set to take place over 2015. Continue Reading This Article
Are you looking for pub food with a difference? Well, The Miners Arms is the one of the best pubs and restaurants for food in the Forest of Dean and they also put on live music too! The menu is packed full of local food and they even serve kid (as in goat, not children!) from the Cotswolds. Mario and Karen are big on the eating local ethos and are extremely enthusiastic about food. Their portion sizes are generous and the quality is fantastic â and it isnât your standard pub grub! Continue Reading This Article
It may be about as far away from the Forest & Wye as itâs possible to get â but bear with us. We are talking Canadian ice wine! The reason? Well, itâs a small world â the sole UK agent for the Peller Wine Estate is based in the Forest of Dean.
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What better time for a cycling-related post? The year is new and people are recovering from the excesses of Christmas and New Yearâs celebrations. Perhaps you are one of the many who has resolved to be more active this year?
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These arenât traditional New Yearâs resolutions and they donât require you to give anything up or practice abstinence in any shape or form â quite the opposite. These New Yearâs resolutions are all about trying food and drink from some of the great food and drink producers in and around the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley.
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This post is about not so local food. Bex from WyeDean deli has just got back from visiting family in Franceâs Mayenne region. Now, we are often told that the French place a great deal of importance on their food, but is this true?
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What are you having for Christmas dinner? Well, itâs good to know that so many people have bought products from local producers. In fact, with the quality of our local butchers and farms, youâd be hard pressed to find anything comparable for the same prices in a supermarket!
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Are you busily stocking up with goodies in time for the festive period? many of us take this for granted during the festive period. However, a growing number of people can’t even afford basic essential such as pasta, rice and milk – and this happening now in the UK!
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Ok, this is not the most âChristmassyâ of posts, but we think that bees make great blog fodder at any time of the year!
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We may reside in the Forest of Dean, but we can still enjoy the flavours of the mystical East. Local food doesnât have to be traditional English fare.
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