When you think of raw food do you imagine slices of carrot, cucumber and peppers laid out neatly on a plate with some dip on the side? Or a nice leafy salad? These are raw, yes, but the ‘living foods’ movement (an offshoot of veganism) takes the concept to a whole different level […]

 
It’s the turn of another celebrity chef to get riled up on the subject of local seasonal produce (covered by us recently here and here) but this time there’s a book to back it all up with. John Burton Race graced our screens in ‘French Leave’ and ‘Return Of The Chef’, TV series which […]

 
We’re obsessed with growing your own, brewing your own and baking your own, but what about rearing your own? Those of you unconvinced by our recent vegetarian and vegan posts may be interested in a Welsh community’s plans to become self sufficient.
The fantastically monikered People in Grosmont - P.I.G., geddit? - have set up […]

 
…pause for dramatic effect…
…it’s a bit like those TV talent shows now isn’t it, all this waiting…
…when there’s a big clue in the pic above anyway…come on…
Team 7 - Cream Team, otherwise known as Jonathan Waddingham and Kai Chan Vong! A very impressive 291 people voted to say Cream Team gave them the best […]

 
Soap operas and gritty dramas have done Northern food no favours over the years. Pie and chips, hotpot, battered sausages and steamed treacle puddings are the first dishes to spring to mind when you consider the options, but times are a-changing.
Manchester is leading the way with chefs Alison Seagrave of Second Floor and […]

 
We love the critical, opinionated and passionate reviews you submit to TrustedPlaces; we think businesses should listen to customers instead of forcing their ideas on them, so anything that encourages dialogue between the two is a very good thing.
We’ve all got ideas on how to improve places we’ve visited - a comfier sofa in the […]

TrustedPlaces were proud to host genre busting project Food 2.0: Nom Nom Nom, which took place on 18th May 2008. Organised by TrustedPlaces favourite Annie Mole and sponsored by Spinvox this illustrious event was attended by an extremely friendly bunch of blogger types and was a resounding success…see for yourself!

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Hot on the heels of National Vegetarian Week comes the highlight of the vegan calendar - Bristol Vegan Fayre. Taking place on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June, the event is in now in its sixth year with a jam packed schedule of events throughout the weekend.
The lineup is full of interesting things […]