Food news & reviews

 Ludlow Food Centre’s marmalade makers are celebrating for the 10th year in a row after scooping three awards at this year’s Dalemain Marmalade Awards. Darren

Up to 25,000 people will descend on Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park for the town’s annual food festival on the weekend of 23 and 24 June. Organisers

A brewery from Cleobury Mortimer marked 25 years of business with a rail journey through the heart of the Shropshire and Worcestershire countryside in March.

Famed Much Wenlock hotel The Raven is adding to its repertoire with a cosier dining experience from its latest offering, The Lounge. Lily Rutherford pops

A new recipe book is putting the spotlight on different types of flour. Flour by Christine McFadden (Absolute Press, £26) explores the options available to

Fordhall Organic Farm near Market Drayton is celebrating double success in the 2017 UK Paleo Awards 2017, winning Paleo Meat Supplier of the Year and

A local wine enthusiast is embarking on a radical career change as he launches the county’s first independent wine education company. Former businessman Gary Carter

A celebrated chef who has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants and five-star hotels has joined the teaching staff at Telford College. Stuart Leggett is the new

Shrewsbury’s Depressed Cake Shop proved to be a huge success as local cafes and bakers rose to the challenge and created delicious cakes to raise

For so many of us, New Year is a time to review – and often overhaul – old habits. Having piled goodies onto our plates

Ludlow Food Centre’s dairy manager Dudley Martin has spent the past two years piecing together clues and titbits of information to resurrect an extinct cheese,

January is known by some as Veganuary, when people give up dairy products and eggs for a month. The annual event sees diners eschewing animal

If you’re feeling a little sluggish after the festive season’s excesses, a one-day cookery course at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre may be for you.

The Raven in Much Wenlock offers an innovative menu that revolves around the changing seasons and the county’s abundant natural larder. At the moment, the

Add a touch of pazzaz to your festive celebrations with these delicious Christmas cocktails… Pineapple martini Ingredients (makes 1 cocktail) 3cl gin 2cl Grand Marnier

Nestled on the banks of the glorious River Severn a stone’s throw from the iconic Ironbridge, is Number Ten at White Hart. With an inviting

The newest branch of Bridgnorth-based vintners Tanners has opened in neighbouring Cheshire – and it’s taken a little bit of Bridgnorth with it. In the

Autumn is when the fruits and vegetables in our gardens are at their bountiful best, and Acton Scott’s programme of workshops continues with a session

The Telford and East Shropshire branch of CAMRA have launched a new magazine, Shropshire Tales, aimed at real ale enthusiasts. The magazine made its debut

Shrewsbury’s Quarry is the location for a celebration of all things beer this autumn, when Oktoberfest descends upon the town. Over the weekend of 6

Ludlow Food Centre is on winning form at the moment, gaining recognition for its cheeses and sweet products. The dairy team at the Bromfield-based centre

Tanners is celebrating a win at July’s International Wine Challenge Merchant Awards. The annual awards, often referred to as the ‘Oscars’ of the wine world,

Wood’s Shropshire Lad was first brewed in 1996 to celebrate the centenary of the publication of AE Housman’s poem collection, and today it and Shropshire

More than 180 of the region’s top producers will descend on Ludlow for its annual food festival, to be held from Friday 8 to Sunday

Candice Brown, winner of last year’s Great British Bake Off, will be the star attraction at the Newport Show this year. The PE teacher-turned-baker, who