Food

Did you know the humble sandwich is the UK's #1 meal? A recent study* revealed that as well as sarnies being a firm favourite, the time we spend preparing our meals reduced to just 32 minutes in 2014 from 60 minutes in 1980.

People in the Midlands eat chicken an average of 130 times per year, a poll to mark Food Safety Week (the 18^th-24^th May) - has found. Residents are most likely to be found tucking into a traditional chicken roast dinner at home, with Indian style chicken curry and Mexican style chicken fajitas making up the top three.

For the first time, the Channel Island of Guernsey is holding a large scale food festival with the Guernsey International Food Festival from 18th-27th September. The ten day food bonanza will harness the island's delicious local produce and unique dishes in special dinners, tours and interactive events.

Brighton's award-winning Indian Summer restaurant is closing at 10.30pm on Sunday 24th May ... then relocating to larger premises at 70 East Street, Brighton BN1 1HQ and reopening on Thursday 28th May at 6pm.

Giggling Squid, the popular high growth family of Thai restaurants, has completed work on a new site in Billericay, Essex. 

The magnificent grounds of Blenheim Palace will be home to their first food festival of 2015 from 23 - 25 May, 10am to 5pm.  Home to the 12th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace is a true masterpiece of 18th Century Baroque architecture.

This year National Sandwich Week will be running from 11th – 17th May and this is the perfect time to ditch the salads, sushi or soups and celebrate our national favourite - the sandwich.

Tweeners, not too big, not too small - just perfectly 'in-between'. Gorgeous mini layer cakes for sharing, in a variety of flavours, filled with generous helpings of curds and compotes.

Inspirational head chef and owner of Romy's Kitchen, Romy Gill, has just been selected as one of four finalists for the BBC Radio Bristol's Food Hero award.

Lovers of Asian food now can nominate their favourite restaurants for the fifth Asian Curry Awards.

Ahead of competing in the London Marathon next weekend, six times Paralympic champion and Commonwealth Games' gold medallist David Weir CBE has revealed the secret of his many successes – Beet It beetroot juice.  

April 22 is National Jelly Bean Day – the day to celebrate everything about the jelly bean. Jelly Belly, the original gourmet jelly bean® is the best loved of all jelly beans and has become something of an icon in its own lifetime.

The finest traders in Britain (and beyond) have been cooking up a storm to win the British Street Food Awards since 2010, but this year they’re being joined by live music curated by Universal Music, street food crazy golf, live reviews of the food pages from some of the best journalists in the country and the world’s first aroma DJ – at the British Street Food Festival. 

British Food Fortnight goes global as Love British Food team up with online supermarket British Corner Shop to celebrate worldwide.

This month's Natural Food trade show has sourced more certified organic products than ever before, following the announcement that a record number of Soil Association licensees will be exhibiting for 2015.