Ever fancied trying your hand at foraging? This might be just what you need. At this session in Baginton, near Coventry, you'll learn all about the edible autumn mushrooms and plants that you can find on your doorstep. The Foraging Course Company...
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Alcester Autumn Food Festival, Alcester
Everything you'd expect from a food festival, in the lovely historic town of Alcester. For more info visit their website here. Alcester,...
Read More >A Taste of India evening at The Farm, Stratford
This collaboration between The Farm & Punjaban Curry Bases will include curry, traditional music, Bhangra dancing and the chance to cook your own chapattis. You'll get the chance to enjoy home-style Indian cooking in the heart of Warwickshire....
Read More >Japanese food and film at Inside the 22, Rugby
This is technically a film night with some food on the side, but I'm all about the food. As part of their Rugby World Cup celebrations, Inside the 22 in Rugby is showing Japanese films on Wednesday nights with food provided by Leamington-based...
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Afternoon tea in a retirement home at Whittle’s Restaurant
I've been to a fair few places in the course of this blog, but being invited to review an afternoon tea in a retirement village was a new one. Not any old retirement home, though. Probably one of the swishest, fanciest retirement places going. (Of...
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Mushroom Evening at The Cross, Kenilworth
There are so many things about this meal that I could start with. The fact our dessert looked like a load of mushrooms and was, indeed, made from mushrooms. Or that this was the night I think I found the key to enjoying a few glasses of wine without...
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Cooking classes with Mousley House Farm Cookery School
When you cut your finger while chopping chillis, it's always handy to have a military medic on hand. Lucky for me, when I visited the recently-opened Mousley House Farm Cookery School, they just happen to have one in the form of owner George....
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March round-up
Wow, where has March gone? This is going to be a fairly short round-up because there's not been as much blogging as usual this month. Between holiday and lots of other stuff going on, the blog has suffered slightly. But don't worry, there may be...
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The King’s Head, Napton
When it comes to eating out, small towns are rarely going to be able to compete with their big city rivals. They don't have the size of audience, hence they tend not to offer the volume or choice of restaurants. Don't get me wrong, my home town of...
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Christmas Dinner at the Stag at Offchurch
Well, it's safe to say Christmas was a wee bit of a washout in the Manning household. Mr M has been struck down with some kind of awful illness that rendered our many plans dead in the water. I'm not gonna harp on - after all, there are many people...
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