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A cheese wedding cake

A different nuptial nosh-up

FOR those who don’t like fruit cakes, a replacement is growing in popularity for brides and grooms across the region – cheese. Read

Tractor ploughing field

The county that fuelled the war effort

EMMA Pinch talks to the men and women who hold the key to great food – keep it local and seasonal Read

Ice Cream

You can't lick an ice cream on a sunny day

ICE cream is one of summer’s essentials – whether it’s that cornet melting deliciously in the heat of the sun, or a snowy dollop on top of a bowl of strawberries, it’s a short cut to banishing the blues. Read

Cheshire Show Executive Director Nigel Evans

The Cheshire Show: Local flavour is always best

THE Cheshire Show aims to prove nothing beats the freshest ingredients. Emma Pinch reports Read

Grace Adegoke from RNK Restaurant in Bebington

Grace Adegoke: A taste of sunshine

EMMA Johnson talks to the woman bringing Caribbean flavours to Wirral. Read

national escargot day at cafe rouge,in the met quarter. the post,s mike chapple about to eat a snail.........

Snails - a dish best eaten slowly

THERE’S now a National Day for just about everything. But, pun intended, people in this country may be forgiven for being slow on the uptake to celebrate the latest one: the first National Escargot Day. Read

Jean-Christophe Novelli, Michelin and 5AA Rosette award winning French chef

Jean-Christophe Novelli: I love Liverpool, it’s got a big place in my heart

Debra Greenhouse talks to one of Britain’s top chefs about love, life, food and football Read

Richard Wilding asparagus farmer at Cherry Orchard Farm in Oakmere

Britain’s best asparagus - and we’re keeping it

THIS is the holy grail of crops – and it’s grown right here. Laura Davis reports on the greenest of luxury foods. Read

Tony Adams world's best bartender, from Southport

Tony Adams: The best in the world - bar none

IT IS one thing being able to pull a decent pint; it is quite another being able to tell people you are the best barman in the world. Read

Paul Askew, chef patron of The London Carriage Works restaurant, Liverpool

Fish fresh from Mersey could be the new Scouse

THE finalists have been chosen for the new “signature” dish for Liverpool as an alternative to the city’s favourite, Scouse. Top chefs from across Merseyside took up the challenge issued by The Mersey Partnership to choose a dish which they think represents and celebrates a new age for Liverpool in Capital of Culture year. Read

The Scouse House in Birkenhead and owner Anthony Zausmer with Blond Scouse

Why diners may prefer a Blonde Scouse...

A NEW cafe devoted to traditional Liverpudlian dishes has opened – not in the city but over the water in Birkenhead. Read

John Hollywood at the Upstairs restaurant at Bluecoat Chambers

The Bluecoat restaurant: Anything but old school

LAURA Davis checks out an old favourite with a new look. Read

Mustafa Rahman, owner of the Gulshan Indian restaurant

Family recipe for success at the Gulshan

AS the Gulshan launches its Champagne and Indian tapas bar, Emma Pinch talks to owner Mustafa Rahman about award-winning cuisine Read

Michelin chefs

Aiden Byrne and Brian Hughson: The Liverpool lads cooking up a storm in London

THEY’RE the boys from Kirkby and Speke whose classic culinary creations have won the hearts of London’s fine diners – and the minds of Michelin star judges. Read

Simon Rimmer

Simon Rimmer: Why Chester Food festival is the best

THOUSANDS of food lovers braved the weather to enjoy of this year’s Chester Food and Drink Festival. Read

burscough,shop,tea room & b & b in burscough have won a north west fine food award...... freda neale,with some of their homegrown produce & family,including daughter cathy,son david,& husband bill.......

Neales know their onions . . . fruit, potatoes and jam

A FARMING family from Burscough who have grown fresh fruit and vegetables in the village for generations has been named the best producer in Lancashire. Read

Simon Rimmer

Chester food festival will be in the best possible taste

CELEBRITY chef Simon Rimmer will kick off the seventh annual Chester Food and Drink Festival “Taste Weekend” when it opens today. Read

Takeaway health food

EVER wanted someone to make your diet easy or plan and cook your every meal? Emma Pinch knows just the person. Read

Easter eggs prepared by Tom Lang from Sarjeant Confectioners, Birkenhead Road, Hoylake

Probably the sweetest job on Merseyside

WAKING up and eating chocolate for breakfast probably sounds like a dream come true, and it is precisely that for Tom Lang, the owner of Sarjeants confectionery, in Wirral. Read