National Curry Week (8-14 October) first started by focusing on restaurants to promote "Britain's favourite dish" and raise charitable funds for the malnourished and disaster stricken on the sub continent. Gradually with new sponsors Patak's and S&A Foods with Asda, the message spread to cover the dine at home fans and still further to takeaway fans with CurriesOnline and hungryhouse.co.uk.
The Spirit of Christmas Fair in association with House & Garden is London's exclusive shopping experience, packed full with exquisite, unique gifts and treats you will rarely find on the high street. Taking place 30th October - 4th November against the stunning backdrop of Kensington's London Olympia, it provides the most discerning of shoppers the chance to shop, dine and socialise in style.
It's uniquely British, it's fresh and it's bursting with flavour. It's produced with natural ingredients, has over 1,000 different 'flavour compounds' - and it’s what puts the British pub in a league of its own. So it is hardly surprising that pubs, breweries, foodies and drinkers are keen to celebrate cask ale in a week designated specially for the purpose.
Saturday 22nd September 2012 saw the first ever Cake and Bake Show open its doors to a huge waiting crowd; most of whom seemed eager to rush in and buy. And as the doors opened at Earls Court, London for this premier event, it was swiftly obvious that the Capital was ready for plenty of cake...
Feasting and festivities will be the order of the day as Love Food Festival presents a very special Christmas event at the unique and magical 'Spiegeltent' on Sunday 9th December 2012. This 1920's style 'big top' tent will transport you back to a by-gone era of traditional Christmas cheer, with original stained glass windows, flooring and mirrors all playing home to a bustling Love Food market, seasonal demonstration theatre, some delicious hot food, a cafe and festive inspired children’s activities.
The reunited original line up of mighty British Heavy Metal band Wolfsbane, who reformed in 2011 to record their first studio album for 17 years, 'Wolfsbane Save The World', released in January 2012 to huge acclaim, have added two more dates to their previously announced October UK tour . A very special, limited edition CD, 'The Lost Tapes (A Secret History)', the only live studio recording of Wolfsbane ever made, will be exclusively available on the tour.
