Kokova Magazine

Taste Cumbria Food Festival, held in Cockermouth from the 29th - 30th September 2012, will serve up food and drink from over a hundred of Cumbria's best producers, hoteliers and restaurateurs. Joining TV and Michelin starred chef Simon Rogan of L’Enclume in Cartmel, and to add extra flavour to Cumbria's perfect produce, will be the county's finest culinary talent, a host of local producers and a peppering of celebrity chefs, offering master classes and teaching skills, from fly-fishing to foraging.

After two horrendous days and dreadful nights of rain, the sun well and truly joined in on the last day of GuilFest 2012. YST was once again out and about at the festival, discovering hidden talent on the many various stages, whilst looking for more gluten and dairy free food to keep us going for the day.

At The Good Time Guide Stage a huge crowd gathered expectantly for the next act, hoping the grey skies and black clouds stayed away. And a little after 7.30pm Tim Minchin came out and parted the clouds like no other man could (unless he happened to have had bare feet, long hair and a beard) and turned the air blue, while filling the area with some real belly busting laughter!

Take Fat saved the day (or night) by boldly stepping into Tulisa's slot, supporting Olly Murs, on the main stage at GuilFest today. After Tulisa's 'no-show' the brilliant Take That tribute band, Take Fat, easily and impressively filled the slot and entertained the crowd for the second time, after having played earlier in the day.

With the wettest weather recorded in recent years and festivals all over the UK being cancelled, on Friday 13th we held our breath for a similar announcement from the organisers at GuilFest. But it wasn't to be... and this unlucky day proved very lucky for thousands of revellers, who donned sunglasses and rain hats for the unpredictable weather that threatened to put an end to GuilFest 2012.

Global Feast Wed 25th July to Monday 13th August is an exciting new food experience offering a different world cuisine each night of the Olympics, as diners sit round a giant sculptural model of the world that is fifteen metres long, six metres wide and over two metres tall. The model will double as both table and seating that is just a stone's throw from the Olympic Park, at Stratford Town Hall.