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Andy Bates Street Feasts Named ‘Fresh and Vibrant’ at RTS South Awards

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Food Network UK| Leave a comment

We’re so chuffed that just last week our very own show, Andy Bates Street Feasts starring the pie-maker extraordinaire himself, was nominated at the Royal Television Society Awards (South).

The original UK series that debuted last September followed Andy Bates up and down the country and saw him visiting the Britain’s most vibrant street food destinations to find out the stories behind the trend.

Named as one of the top three shows in the factual entertainment category, the judges noted that, ‘Andy Bates Street Feasts gave a fresh and vibrant take on cooking and culture from a strong new passionate presenter.’

Quite frankly, we couldn’t be happier for the cheeky chap.

If you haven’t had a chance to feast your eyes on the show, watch it online now.

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Making Whoopie

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Food Network UK| Leave a comment

Our giant red velvet whoopie pie

I can think of no better way to celebrate Valentine’s than by making whoopie. After all, nothing beats two layers of soft, perky red sponge, sandwiched together by a thick smothering of cream cheese frosting. That’s right; I’m talking about whoopie pies (what were you thinking!).

When it comes to making whoopie, there was only one place I had in mind, our friends at Outsider Tart.

I asked them to create us a special Valentine’s whoopie and they agreed. It’s big, red and heart shaped. In fact, it’s so good we’re giving you the recipe so you can try it out yourself.

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My DIY Valentine’s

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Food Network UK| Leave a comment
Lotte Duncan's Chocolate Mess

Lotte Duncan's Chocolate Mess

I love dessert. Just don’t ask me to share, unless it’s Valentine’s, where I lose my pudding morals.

I’m partial to a chunk (read bar) or two of chocolate, or if you want to be more blasé, I’d settle for pudding. That is my favourite part of dinner. In fact, if all of dinner could be dessert, then I’d be very happy.  You see I’m no cook, but I can bake and mix a mighty fine cocktail. And that is why I’m planning my first DIY Valentine’s for my sous chef (the boyfriend).

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Three Foods to Avoid on a First Date

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Food Network UK| 1 Comment

Spag Bol - a romantic dinner or a recipe for disaster?

In honour of all things Valentine’s Day, we at Food Network UK took it upon ourselves to reveal the biggest dinner date no-no’s and the dishes that are so romantic, you’d like to be proposed to over them.

Forget what you’ve seen in classic cartoon movies starring cute dogs (Lady and the Tramp, anyone?) It turns out that spaghetti is the worst offender when it comes to dinner date fare. Despite our best efforts to spin a tidy web of spaghetti on the ends of our forks, we had a feeling all that slurping and sauce splattering wasn’t so sexy after all.

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The Mystery Crisp Taste Test

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Food Network UK| Leave a comment

Whenever a mysterious package arrives in the office I can’t help but get a little excited. My first thought is, will there be food inside? In all honesty, that’s probably my motto in life. So when I opened up the mysterious brown box to reveal three even more mysterious bags of Walkers crisps, I was intrigued.

Labelled “Mystery Flavour A, B and C”, I discovered that the three bags are part of Walker’s new ‘What’s that flavour?’ campaign, giving the nation the chance to guess the combination and win a tasty sum of £50,000 each.

Walker's Mystery Flavour Crisps

Can you guess the winning flavour?

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