Kokova Magazine

Durham City Food Festival has been declared a great success, attracting over 20,000 visitors to Durham city centre and sparking the busiest weekend for city centre retailers so far this year. Organised by Durham Markets in partnership with Durham University, Durham City's second annual Food Festival took place on 27th-28th October 2012, bringing together regional, national and international food producers for a celebration of quality food and drink in a beautiful and historic environment.

Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) has announced plans to open five new restaurants across the UK before the end of February 2013 as part of its UK expansion drive. The premium burger brand will open at three shopping centre locations before Christmas. The first will open on 5th November in Brent Cross shopping centre in London. Two debut sites will follow including their first restaurant in Bath which will be located in the new Vaults development, part of Southgate Shopping Centre, opening in early December.

As a special 'Thank You' to its most valued customers, Marriot Europe welcomed singer Gabrielle Aplin to sing for guests as they indulged in champagne and canapés. With The Gherkin, the highest private function space in London, lit in spectacular red and visible from the streets of the capital the setting was perfect to host a luxe reception for guests. Gabrielle Aplin is a self-taught singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist, as well as being a YouTube sensation, tipped by the music industry as the 'one to watch' in 2013.

Imagine heading to Manchester's Curry Mile, London's Brick Lane, or even just to your local curry house and seeing boarded-up windows and empty streets; finding the wafts of tempting turmeric and coriander have vanished, along with a £3.5bn industry. Could Britain’s curry crisis be so serious? Bradford, 2012’s Curry Capital of Britain thinks so. In the curry crisis climate, Britain's 2012 Curry Capital winner brings education and buzz to an industry soaked deep in tradition.

Competition now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Duncan Nagle (Staffs).

Fine food and ingredients specialist COOKS&CO has fortified its growing oils portfolio, with three new 'unique' cold pressed rapeseed oils, including the category's first 'Butter Flavour' offering that is lactose free and ideal for baking. COOKS&CO cold pressed rapeseed oils have half the saturated fat of olive oil, 10 times more omega 3, and natural vitamin E.