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Flaming Feasts – Welsh Fire Chef embarks on a gastronomical journey across homeland "it’s about connection, culture, and the stories behind every dish"

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (359+ words) Chris Flamebaster Roberts is travelling all over the country, cooking his go-to dishes along the way with his unique fired-up approach Welsh fire chef, Chris Flamebaster Roberts ventures on a food pilgrimage across Wales, celebrating top chefs, producers and epic…...

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Celebrating Stoke-on-Trent's bottle ovens

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (110+ words) Celebrating Stoke-on-Trent's bottle ovens'BBC Celebrating Stoke-on-Trent's bottle ovens Bottle ovens were once part of every pottery factory in Stoke-on-Trent and have come to symbolise the city's ceramics heritage. Many have disappeared over the years, but those that remain are all…...

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Cornwall cake maker 'works her magic' to inspire other bakers

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (523+ words) A Cornish cake designer who specialises in illusion cakes used magic as her inspiration to create a masterclass for amateur bakers. Niki Lowe's latest creation, an "oldie worldly Victorian" shop on a cobbled street, was created from sponge cake and…...

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Deep cleaner says best compliment is being asked how he does it

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (528+ words) A man who works as a specialist deep cleaner at premises ranging from crime scenes to homes of hoarders says the biggest compliment he gets comes in the form of a question - how do you do it? Iain Watson's company…...

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BBC Audio | 6 Minute English | Dreaming of being a chef

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (86+ words) What did you have for dinner last night? And did you cook it yourself? Many people cook at home regularly, for themselves and for others, but have you ever thought about cooking professionally? Working in a restaurant can be tough,…...

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National award win for Leek's refreshed indoor markets

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (341+ words) Traders at a recently refurbished market hall are celebrating after winning best small indoor market at an industry awards ceremony. Leek's Butter Market and Trestle Market in the Staffordshire Moorlands reopened just over a year ago following a "3.4m overhaul. Judges…...

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Fifty courses and no leftovers allowed: Inside Italy's sacred Panarda feast

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1735+ words) Each year in the village of Villavallelonga, friends and family gather to honour a local saint with a 50-course meal where no forkful goes uneaten " just as they have for centuries. Deep in the central Apennines, Villavallelonga is characterised by…...

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Meir Matters supplies air fryers in Stoke-on-Trent cookery scheme

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (349+ words) Air fryers are to be given out free by a community group that has been teaching people how to cook as part of a scheme to help them eat more healthily. Meir Matters (MM), based in Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, has launched the…...

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Pork pie maker Birds denies recipe change after backlash

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (463+ words) Hundreds of pork pie fans have said their favourite treat has dipped in quality - despite insistence from the manufacturer that the recipe has not changed. His post prompted more than 400 comments, many of which agreed. Birds thanked customers for their…...

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Microwave does not make room a flat, judge rules

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (387+ words) A judge has resolved a dispute over whether a building is being used as a house in multiple occupation (HMO) by ruling that "plugging in a microwave" does not make a room a flat. Great Yarmouth Borough Council won a…...