Kokova Magazine

With the 'World's Biggest Coffee Morning' fast approaching, M&S Café has teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Support for the third consecutive year in a bid to make the 2012 event on 28th September better than ever before. Now in its 22nd year, the World's Biggest Coffee Morning encourages people to get together with friends, family and colleagues to enjoy a slice of cake and a coffee to help raise over £10.8million to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

Rum-lovers rejoice as London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre, set to host RumFest for the first time on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th October 2012, will provide the location for an unrivalled combination of the rarest and most delicious rums from across the globe.

Competition now closed. Congratulations to Susan Carson, Staffordshire.

This year's Taste Cumbria Food Festival is expected to see over 30,000 food lovers flock to Cockermouth on 29th - 30th September 2012 to taste the fantastic foods the region has to offer. As well as over 100 exhibitors showcasing regional produce, the festival promises two days packed full of foodie fun, demonstrations, masterclasses and entertainment from a number of big names and chefs, including James Martin, Simon Rimmer, Observer and One Show regular, Jay Rayner, and Cumbria's very own Simon Rogan and Peter Sidwell.

Halloumi cheese with roasted sweet potatoes, squash and lime - "This dish is the perfect combination of sweet roasted seasonal vegetables, salty cheese and fresh limes and herbs" - Peter Sidwell.

Hampshire's finest food and drink producers proudly showcased their fare at the Hampshire Food Festival which ran throughout the month of July. The weather may have been against us but this didn't dampen the enthusiasm of Hampshire farmers, producers and traders who all celebrated locally sourced and locally produced goods from across the county. The festival, organised by Hampshire Fare even attracted celebrity chefs who are behind the organisations vision of championing local food and drink.