What is a food tour? A new addition to the food industry, food tours have become growing attraction across the world! But what exactly is a food tour? A food tour simply involves a fact-filled, engaging and sociable walk through a city in between visiting the top local food and drink venues which the guide believes to reflect the city’s culture. Food tours are therefore the best way to discover the ‘hidden gems’ of a city which most tourists would simply walk past and miss out on often the warmest customer service and best quality food and drink. Supporting local businesses, especially ..read more

Ingredients: For the crumble topping 120g plain flour 60g caster sugar 60g unsalted butter at room temperature, cut into pieces For the fruit compote 300g Braeburn apple 30g unsalted butter 30g demerara sugar 115g blackberries ¼ tsp ground cinnamon vanilla ice cream, to serve Method Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Tip 120g plain flour and 60g caster sugar into a large bowl. Add 60g unsalted butter, then rub into the flour using your fingertips to make a light breadcrumb texture. Do not overwork it or the crumble will become heavy. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over a baking sheet and bake for ..read more

Ingredients: 225g fine oatmeal, 50g plain flour, 30g golden caster sugar, 3 – 4 tbsps milk, 75g unsalted butter, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, 1/2 tsp salt. Instructions   Preheat oven to 190C/375F/gas mark 5 Put the oatmeal into a bowl. Add the flour, the golden caster sugar, the baking powder, the cream of tartar and the salt. Mix the ingredients together, add the butter and rub in until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.  Add the milk and mix to bring everything together to form a dough. Roll out the mixture until it’s about 5 mm in thickness.  Cut into ro ..read more