Reviews an info on all the best in Bedford, from fine cuisine to kebab shops, deli’s to coffee shops.
Helen Davies, Director of Woburn Country Foods Butchers based in Haynes, is a finalist in the National Women In Meat Awards, Food Service Category. The competition is run by Meat Management Magazine to celebrate the work of women in the meat industry as they are still very much in the minority of staff numbers. A…
Decant Wine and Cheese Deli is the latest addition to Castle Lane and Bedford’s Cultural Quarter. As you’d expect from the name, they serve a hand-picked selection of French cheeses, complimented by fine wines (other drinks are available). This month sees the launch of the deli, as well as light breakfasts plus coffee and cheese…
From 4pm on Wednesday 3 October – Saturday 6 October With around 160 cask ales, plus 50 ciders and perries, this year’s Bedford Beer & Cider Festival at the Corn Exchange is certain to have something for all tastes. The 2018 Champion Beer of Britain, Broken Dream Breakfast Stout from Berkshire’s Siren Brewery will be…
Thursday 6th September 2018 All aboard the John Bunyan Boat for a sunset cruise with the Stephen and Dawn Black of the Happy Brewer. Sample fine wines and exceptional cheeses as you cruise the Ouse! In partnership with Winexpert (the world’s largest manufacturer of premium, multi award-winning winemaking products), The Happy Brewer will help you choose…
With live music, craft ales and ciders plus recent releases from Charles Wells’ fantastic Wandering Brewer project, this promises to be a fun-filled weekend at the Knife & Cleaver in Houghton Conquest. The pub’s outdoor bar will also be serving a range of gins and vodka while Head Chef Dan and his team will be…
By Paul Hutchinson St. Cuthbert’s Street is set to become even more of a destination location with Beerfly, a new beer shop and taproom, due to open this month. There’s an old saying that if you don’t like beer, you just haven’t found the right one. Beerfly’s owner, Tim Edwards, is giving everyone a chance…
Saturday 23 June and Tuesday 26 June. Discover the secrets of Bedfordshire’s medieval vineyard, English wine-making, and how volunteers look after the vines all year round at the Warden Abbey Vineyard. Nestled between the picturesque villages of Old Warden and Cardington, vines were first planted on this beautiful Bedfordshire field in medieval times by monks…
Great news, beer fans! Bedford-based brewer, Charles Wells is a step closer to realising its ambition of a new £13 million brewery complex with the news that its planning application has been approved by Bedford Borough Council’s planning committee. Work will begin in August at the Fairhill site, just off the A6 in Bedford, on…
by Bedford Clanger drinks correspondent Zoe Stafford @3oetrope Brewing beer is a man’s game, isn’t it? Perhaps now the industry is largely testosterone-fuelled, but it wasn’t always the way. Until the 1960s beer brewing was done by women, known as ‘Brewsters’, and on International Women’s Day (8th March), Bedford did its part to get women…
By Stephen Bywater @authorbywater Riobello prides itself on being Italian and Giovanni, the owner, welcomes you with the warmth of a Roman holiday. Italian parents, supports Juventus and cultivates conversations with the ease of a man who’s travelled the world and is now determined to have the very best Italian restaurant north of the Alps….