Food

After two years of disrupted Christmas get-togethers characterised by lockdown, enforced social distancing and isolation uncertainty, DesignMyNight saw traffic to quirky Christmas parties increase by 48.1% in September compared to the same month in 2021 and traffic to the Christmas party guide page shoot up by 62.64% compared to the same period last year. There have also been reports that some venues are already close to being fully booked 10 weeks before Christmas Day.

Bottega achieved an important result in Hong Kong, becoming the first sparkling wine in terms of sales volumes in 2021 on the basis of data released by IWSR. This is a figure of great importance and absolute prestige, as the Chinese city, which maintains its own autonomy with respect to the motherland, represents a point of reference for the whole of China, often guiding consumption trends.

Pilsner Urquell, the world’s original golden pilsner, is celebrating 180 years of putting foam smiles on people’s faces. First brewed on the 5th October 1842, through its iconic pilsner style, the brand, which is part of Asahi Europe & International, has inspired thousands of other pilsner beers around the world.

To commemorate the momentous anniversary, this year’s annual Pilsner Fest will be taking place in the city of Plzeň, Czech Republic, where Pilsner Urquell first originated, on Saturday 8th October.

Open to vegans, vegetarians, and meat reducers aged 65 and over, the club offers attendees the chance to learn new dishes, get tips from an experienced vegan chef, and meet like-minded people from across the UK. The club takes places through Zoom on the fourth Tuesday of every month.

The UK's number one blended and snacking cheese supplier has launched a new seasonal cheese for Halloween that could give foodies a bit of a “nightmare”.

Ilchester®, which has ranges of both dairy and plant-based cheeses, has teamed up with Morrisons to introduce Nightmare on Market Street, a cheddar cheese blended with smoky chipotle and chilli jam.

Restaurants across the capital will be celebrating Sake in style next month, with a range of special promotions launching on 1st October – World Sake Day – and running throughout the month.

A host of non-Japanese restaurants will be taking part in the Sake Seafood Sensations activity this autumn, alongside selected Japanese eateries.

For anyone wondering where to host a Christmas party in Birmingham this year can consider Birmingham Botanical Gardens which has announced its offering.

The 15-acre site is just one mile from the city centre. Birmingham Botanical Gardens is set within a Conservation Area and has more than 7,000 formally documented plants.

Smurfette, Papa Smurf, Blossom and the extended Smurfs family are welcomed into McDonald’s restaurants across the UK and Ireland with the latest Happy Meal promotion.

Launching on 7th September and available until 18th October, the Smurfs Happy Meal experience will give every child the chance to bring out their inner Smurf and explore their creativity.

A new study published today in leading journal, Science, finds that between 90 and 99 percent of all deforestation in the tropics is driven directly or indirectly by agriculture. Yet only half to two-thirds of this results in the expansion of active agricultural production on the deforested land.

Brummies are being invited to a special Day of the Dead event with food cooked by a Mexican chef, a tour of top city attraction Coffin Works, a film and a discussion over cake and drinks.

Food for Thought: A Special Celebration for Day of the Dead brings the Mexican tradition into the heart of Birmingham and invites people to learn more about the background of this popular event.

On 16 July at the Spiritz Selection Awards 2002, India's most prestigious competition dedicated to wines and spirits, Bottega Gold was awarded a Gold medal for wine quality and a Grand Gold medal for wine quality and packaging. The award ceremony was held in New Delhi at The Leela Palace hotel, which belongs to an Indian luxury hotel chain.

 Chef Chanté Basden, an alumna of the U.S. State Department’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, rebuilt her bakery and supported her community after Hurricane Dorian in 2019. She serves mouthwatering guava cream cheese Danish pastries at her Bahamas Tastiest Bakery.

As the UK’s largest distributor of free children’s books, McDonald’s recognises that a change as little as owning a book can change a lot about a child’s future. As well as academic importance, new research reveals that 8 in 10 parents believe reading is essential to their child’s emotional development and happiness.

The average UK households throw away £800’s worth of food each year*, that equates to roughly £66 a month.

For many, knowing how to make fresh food last longer has become essential, and with less food waste there is ultimately less cost. Moneyboat.co.uk compiled their top 10 food hacks to make your weekly shop go that little bit further and prolong the shelf life of your fresh food.

Following a battle against some truly fierce competition, Jonny Hargrave has been unveiled as the KFC Master, winning the opportunity to work with the KFC innovation team to add his creation to the KFC menu in 2023, along with a year’s supply of KFC.

The winning entry created by Jonny Hargrave is the Strip and Chip Dirty Burger.  

VfL works across the UK to ensure that care establishments can cater well and ethically for older vegans. Preparing to move into care can already be a stressful experience. The VfL UK List, found on VfL's website, enables visitors to search care providers that have pledged to cater well and ethically for older veg*ns.