This proud Boltonion food writer has been making the annual pilgrimage to Bolton for the Bolton Food and Drink Festival for the past 15 years (see link here to one of my earlier event coverings).
Tickets for Bolton’s hugely popular Food and Drink Festival will go on sale today (Monday 22 May). The event takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend (August 25 to 28), and there is sure to be high demand for tickets. The packed weekend will open on Friday with two Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines, and feature cookery demonstrations from Strictly…
Have you ever watched a cookery show and wished the chef was in the hot seat? Well, I got to do just that when I had the chance to speak with some of my favourite chefs for the Bolton Food and Drink Festival earlier this year. They’re a busy bunch, those pesky genius chefs but before they undertook myriad chef…
Hey guys, Second post of the day I know, but I just had to hop on to tell you about an ab fab and very special celebrity afternoon tea served up by award winning pattisier Slattery. It’s on the menu for Bolton Food and Drink Festival and I cannot WAIT for it! Celebrity chef and actress Lisa Faulkner, Great British…
Hey all, How are you doing? I’m trying to keep my posts weekly, but because it’s such a manic week, this Derby Foodie has lots going on so I just HAD to hop online again. So the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) started again, with 12 new contestants braving the marquee and Mary and Paul’s discerning stares. I only started…
Hello World, *No pictures today, sorry. My phone is being erratic but I’ll update ASAP, I promise* How are you? Hope all is well and that you’re having an absolutely cracking weekend. All good stuff has been happening, I’m deep in the throes of editing Book 2 and joy of joys, my characters are talking to me again! I’m in…
In the final part of my Chef Q&A, I got to meet the delectable James Martin. He was just about to open his brand spanking new restaurant James Martin Manchester (more about that later) and his palpable excitement about his Mancunian venture was deliciously infectious. Manchester is a fantastic city and it was great to see James agree with this…
The year was 1987. I was a precocious ten year old and my teacher had asked me what I wanted to be. I said the first thing that popped into my mind: “Chef or baker so I can bake and eat yummy food all day.” My love for food has been evident from the start, when according to my mother, I…
Hey guys, hope all swell! It’s been another manic few weeks, where the hell is time going? With September around the corner and the advent of a new season, there’s a tonne of stuff to add to my already burgeoning To Do List. Writing commitments and events galore ranging from foodie festivals to fashion shows, are keeping me out of…
Hey guys! How are you? Hope you’re having a fantastic weekend! The weather has been nothing short of divine, right? Plus I’ve been REALLY constructive so all is well on Planet Amber! I know it’s a little late, but here is the follow-up to the Bolton Food Festival piece. It was a really lovely weekend, with loads of stalls vying…