Tag: Lincoln
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Festive food tidings
I didn’t realise that I was in a Christmas mood until I noticed that my last few blog posts have been about it. I think I can live with that though. After last week’s special Food for Thought I still had plenty of interviews and ideas to make another special, and when else am I…
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Deck the halls with bowls of food
In my head it has been Christmas for a few months because I have been planning the festive edition of Food for Thought. There has been a lot of planning, thinking and editing and I am rather proud of what I created. I know it is only talking about food, but getting so many people…
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Chocolates and a reason to celebrate
Some weeks working to get interviews and features for Food for Thought is tough, but somehow this week’s show came together like a dream. A few weekends ago at the Christmas Food and Gift Fair I got chatting to a local chocolatier called Rosella Gugliotta and her business is Okie Coco. While asking her about…
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Christmas time is coming to Food for Thought
I have been against talking about Christmas yet, but it has slowly dawned on me that we are less than a month away from the day itself. There have been a few signs, the Christmas lights being switched on in Lincoln, seeing the Coca-Cola advert and I found myself at a Christmas Food and Gift…
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A trip to London’s Borough Market
This week Food for Thought has travelled to London. The idea is to find food related day trips for the upcoming summer holidays, but I think most people can see through that thinly veiled excuse for a day in London. It all started when Food for Thought regular Sam Pidoux asked me if I had…
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A Lincolnshire Show special of Food for Thought
Every year the Lincolnshire Showground plays host to the county show. All county shows are pretty much the same. There is a section to look at large tractors, an area to pet the farm animals and, the bit that I was interested in, stalls of local food. As well as chatting to some of the…
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Sweet business and Lincoln goes continental
I reckon one of the best jobs in the world would be making fudge. The fun of creating new flavours and varieties would be something worth waking up to each day. To find out if the job lived up to my expectations I chatted to the man Behind Deeping Fudge, Les Green. I also explored…