Kokova Magazine

After four decades of living with a grumbling tummy, anti-social bowel movements and acid indigestion, I have finally stumbled into the office of a doctor who was more willing to do something, other than pay my constant ailments lip-service whilst handing over another anti-acid prescription. My latest, in a long line of numerous visits to the surgery, resulted in seeing a new doctor and not one of my regulars, and had me leaving the building more upbeat than ever and without a prescription in my bag.

Whether small or large, a producer or a retailer, the unique chance is here to tell your story, parade your business success before the country's greatest entrepreneurs themselves - and win £5000. The competition is free to enter. The search is now on for Britain's first-ever Investec Food & Drink Entrepreneur of the Year 2014. It seeks top food and drink entrepreneurs from the nation whose food is now the envy of the world.

Over the last 50 years, winemaking has become ever more processed, controlled and unnatural. Blanket crop-spraying in vineyards, high levels of sulphites along with more than 50 other additives are added to 99.9% of the wines we drink and you'll find very few of these details mentioned on the labels. So why are we concerned what's in our food, but not our wine?

The world’'s greatest restaurant festival returns: with a new Wednesday night session, an outdoor cooking showcase and a spotlight on emerging talent. The culinary event of the year returns to Regent's Park from 18th - 22nd June, and this year the festival is delighted to announce even more reasons why the event is the highlight of the foodie calendar...

Congratulations to winners: Sheri Darby (London) - Julie Savage (Essex) - Simon Harrington (Shropshire).

Congratulations to winner: Teresa Sheldon (East Sussex) - Pamela Cook (Berkshire) - Caroline Blaza (Norwich).