With tea tastings set to rival wine tours we take a look at this little leaf and all that it has to offer as we approach the start of National Afternoon Tea Week (11th-17th August). We asked James Jobling, master tea taster for British tea merchants Ringtons about this growing trend.
A hidden treasure set high up on a dramatic Devon headland with breathtaking views of the epic landscape and glittering sea: another world awaits at Gara Rock. Located about a mile from the village of East Portlemouth, close to the ever popular Salcombe and far from the bustling crowds, this unique collection of cottages and apartments offers a welcoming retreat, complete with a luxurious spa and a locally renowned cafe restaurant.
Yorkshire is not always the first place that springs to mind out of the many areas to explore in the UK. But for the chance to get away from it all, take in some stunning views and sample the menus from one of the UK's most talented young chefs, we think the Dales may have more to offer than at first thought.
Yesterday both the Daily Mail and Telegraph ran long articles on the stratospheric growth in the gluten free food market. Michelle Berriedale Johnson, editor of the largest global resource for food intolerance and freefrom foods - and director of the FreeFrom Food and FreeFrom Eating Out Awards, has two suggestions.
You care about your health and well-being, so choose to drink bottled mineral water - and would expect there to be nothing in water, except water. Unfortunately, this is often not the case. Water composition varies enormously and few people know how to read the 'ingredient labels'.
New allergen regulations* due to come into force in December this year (2014) have been sending shock waves through the pub trade. With only a few exceptions, catering for those with allergies or coeliac disease has not been where pubs have traditionally gone - but they could be missing out on a significant chunk of business.
