October events

I’ve set myself a bit of a challenge for October to see how many food and drink events I can get to. Why not join me at the Stone Food & Drink Festival,  Jay Rayner’s My Last Meal, Warwick’s  Chocolate Festival, The Pod Café’s Supper Club,  A Taste of Leamington, Fiesta del Asado’s Malbec wine …

Table Talk – Friday 18th May

News hot off the press from Shakespeare Distillery - a new artisan food village will be opening on the outskirts of Stratford this Autumn and they will be moving their distilling operations to a glass-fronted showpiece unit there.  The Farm will be a collection of local artisan food producers, farm shop, deli and whole-food cafe …

Table Talk – Friday 5th January

The Talton Mill farm shop has launched a new Supper Club. The owners say it is all about bringing people together to enjoy good, honest food in quirky, rustic surroundings. Each event will feature a different culinary theme, using their home-reared or locally sourced meat and vegetables. The first event is on Friday 19th January (see the events …

Table Talk – Friday 1st December

While I keep my fingers crossed for Coventry’s bid for City of Culture to be successful, it is heartening to see the growing number of independent food and drink businesses in Coventry. Another to add to the growing list, is a new Italian wine importer Amore . Set up by two cousins who buy Italian …

Bistro 1847 new supper club

On Thursday I was the guest of Alex Claridge, head chef of Bistro 1847, for the launch of their new Supper Club. My photos cannot do justice to the thoughtful and delicious five course menu, which blew me away. A pretty starter of edible bouquet edible flowers, garden herbs, goats curd and candied beetroot held …

The Italian Job

Last night my partner and I were guests of Alex and Sara Chambers, the Italophile couple in Warwickshire behind Squisito deli. After a cocktail in The Jekyll and Hyde bar we moved upstairs to the Gin Palace, where the Italian Job was silently playing. A friendly crowd were looking forward to the Squisito pop-up. 34 …

Cheers!

I’ve added a trio of events for wine and gin lovers in Birmingham and Leamington Spa onto the Drinks page.