’Tis the season to be jolly?
Merry Christmas from us all at Local Food and Drink
We thought we’d do away with ‘In Season...’ this month and focus on all things Christmas instead.
Keep an eye out for special Christmas farmers markets across the UK to stock up on some wonderful locally sourced goods to tuck into over the festive season. A good place to check dates and locations is here: farmersmarkets.net
Christmas is a good time to be a beer drinker. For centuries brewing and religion have been closely aligned and it fell upon the brewers to produce a tasty tipple for the seasonal celebrations. The tradition continues to this day as many breweries produce a premium product for the Christmas season. Take a look at GreatBritishBeer.co.uk to find your nearest brewery and pick up some local festive beers. These could also make an excellent gift for your real ale loving friends and family!
Hampers also make wonderful gifts. A chance to enjoy products you might not usually buy for yourself. Ludlow Food Centre has a tasty array of different hampers this season – but of course look online or in farm shops near you offering similar.
How wonderful to see the return of Delia to our TV sets for the first time since 1990 - with a one off Christmas special, Classic Christmas, airing on BBC 2 on Tuesday 1 December at 9pm!
Also Channel 4's champion of local seasonal food, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, has returned to River Cottage to discover the best that winter has to offer. Catch Hugh on Thursdays at 8pm on Channel 4 – this week (3rd Dec) Hugh creates his own chocolate goodies for Christmas gifts.
That’s all from us for
December – have a great festive season and be sure to check
back in January for our
new ‘In Season..’
Detox special !!
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