Food

With summer here and World Rum Day next month, the five fabulous sisters behind ÉTÄN rum (and their matriarch) introduce themselves and share their top cocktail recipes for you to recreate at home. ÉTÄN means 'five' in Mungaka, a dialect in Bali-Nyonga, Cameroon, the birthplace of the parents of the five London-based Fosang sisters, who lovingly created this 43% abv golden rum, which has been distilled with a unique collection of five botanicals, found in and around West Africa, with some native to Cameroon.

The Vegan Society is laying claim to a ‘world first’ as it announces its inaugural vegan education conference taking place later this year. The first event of its kind aims to help vegan learners and their parents, as well as teachers looking to be vegan inclusive, who may not know where to start. 

The Sunday roast's prominence in British culture is such that in a UK poll in 2012 it was ranked second in a list of things people love about Britain. And according to National Geographic, it’s even one of the top 10 national dishes in the world.

This research, commissioned by CasinoTop10.net, examined the cost of a Sunday roast across 10 cities in the UK. The study looked at 50 best rated restaurants on TripAdvisor across 10 different cities.

Devon's Sandford Orchards, producer of authentic cider created by combining tradition and innovation, is thrilled to have been awarded silver medals for all three of its vintage ciders at the International Cider Challenge 2022. The General, Sandford Reserve and Apple & Oak  each received a silver medal at the prestigious awards.

UK confectionery brand, Fudge Kitchen, will be running back-to-back fudge making experiences this National Fudge Day to raise money for UK food charity Fareshare. Fudge Kitchen will waive the normal price of their fudge making experiences (usually priced from £95), and instead ask customers who have booked for that day to pay any price they see fit (in excess of £10). All proceeds will go directly to Fareshare to provide meals for communities across the UK.

Singapore is bracing for a shortage of its de-facto national dish, chicken rice, as major supplier Malaysia halts all chicken exports.

Restaurants and street stalls in the city-state are faced with hiking prices of the staple food or shutting down altogether as their supplies dwindle from neighbouring Malaysia, where production has been disrupted by a global feed shortage.

Cadbury World has marked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by creating The Coronation Chair, Orb and Sceptre entirely out of chocolate.

Produced by talented chocolatiers Donna Oluban and Dawn Jenks over 3 days, the celebratory creation weighs around 40kg – the equivalent of 889 standard bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk.

With a nod to its historic roots, the name of the new bar and bistro at Dudley Town Hall has been unveiled this week.

Regen boss, Councillor Simon Phipps, unveiled the name during a behind the scenes tour of the venue as construction work nears completion. When it opens this summer, it will be called Brooke’s Bar and Bistro.

BBC Good Food Show Summer is set to welcome a whole host of culinary stars as the four-day event returns to Birmingham this June an impressive roster of Michelin-star chefs, cookery show stars and baking legends will be showcasing their skills at the event in Birmingham giving visitors a fascinating insight into the passion and expertise of some of the UK’s most exciting tastemakers.

On May 26, the brand new Abba Arena, a futuristic structure dedicated to the band’s music, was inaugurated in London, located in the Olympic Park in the East of the British capital.

ABBA Voyage is the long-awaited concert from one of the biggest pop acts of all time featuring a setlist of ABBA’s biggest, most popular hits.

As the train pulled into Peradeniya Junction station in central Sri Lanka, the man sitting opposite me leapt out of his seat and leaned out of the window, placing his thumb and forefinger in his mouth and whistling loudly. A vade seller soon appeared outside, removed a basket from the top of his head and handed it to the passenger.

Grace Foods UK, the UK's no 1 supplier of Caribbean food and drink, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year by delivering a box of its legendary Jamaican-style Jerk BBQ Sauce and its Dunn's River Jamaican Jerk Seasoning, which have been given a special-edition gold makeover, to the Queen to help her add some Caribbean island ‘flava' to her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Independent family brewers Batemans Brewery has produced top award-winning beer in Lincolnshire since 1874. Drawing on almost 150 years' brewing experience to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a unique, limited-edition beer is a fitting tribute to Her Majesty.

On the occasion of 20 May, World Bee Day, the Bottega winery has decided to release 300,000 of these precious insects into the unspoilt nature of the Prosecco hills. It is a choice in the name of sustainability, which the Treviso-based company has always pursued at 360° in its business activities.

Birmingham 2022 is encouraging local food traders to apply to provide catering at the seven neighbourhood festival sites which will be held during the Commonwealth Games.

The sites which are located across the city provide an opportunity for local people to engage with the Games.

For decades, global fast food giants have been catering to Indians used to eating from local eateries. In recent years, they have moved towards fusion of regional flavours.

Western fast-food was a novelty when McDonald's opened its first outlet in an upscale Delhi neighbourhood in 1996. But the chain persisted, reinventing itself by tailoring its menu to local tastes.