Kokova Magazine

Cumbria's most adventurous food producers will set sail to Marvejols in France on Thursday 31st January to represent Cumbria in the week long Taste Cumbria Producer Exchange Programme. Nineteen Cumbrian food traders & industry representatives from Solway, Border and Eden have been selected by Taste Cumbria to visit Marvejols to meet their French food counterparts and establish new networks, trade their produce abroad and view some of France's most established food tourism models.

Competition now closed. Congratulations to Fiona Byrne (Surrey).

Add a delicious twist to your pancakes this Shrove Tuesday 12th February with The East India Company's range of luxurious sugars. Specially selected from the finest Mauritian cane, if you're tired of the usual sugar and lemon, there is something to surprise and delight in this unique range. Sprinkle The East India Company's delicious Chocolate Sugar over fresh, ripe strawberries or juicy orange slices to create a delightfully decadent pancake.

Hunger and malnutrition in childhood will trap almost a billion young people in poverty by 2025, according to a major new campaign, launched today by Britain's leading development charities and faith groups. The group warns that in a world where there is enough food for everyone, the scandal of children growing up hungry also imposes a grave economic burden on the developing world, costing £78 billion over the next 15 years.

As part of a six-week celebration of food and wine the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has partnered with four of London's finest Chinese restaurants to offer foodies the chance to sample sumptuous Chinese cuisine and cookery school 'School of Wok' for a lesson in creating your own special dishes.

The Big Dig Day will be taking place on Saturday 16th March 2013 and will involve approximately 200 community food-growing gardens across 22 cities/towns in the UK. This is a great opportunity for people to get down to their local garden and get their hands dirty, learn something new and hopefully decide to continue to help throughout the growing season.