Tag: Local Hospitality & Retail

Where’s The Best Artisan Drink Producers in Warwickshire? Who Produces The Best Artisan Food in Warwickshire? A celebration of the best of Coventry and Warwickshire’s food and drink scene is at the heart of a new awards program designed to support businesses as they re-emerge from lockdown. The first Foodie Awards 2021, in partnership with […]

Where’s The Best Farm Shop In Warwickshire? A Celebration of the best of Coventry and Warwickshire’s food and drink scene is at the heart of a new awards program designed to support businesses as they re-emerge from lockdown. The first Foodie Awards 2021, in partnership with Visit Coventry, lists among its guest judges Birmingham-born Michelin […]

FOODIE AWARDS UPDATE: THE JUDGES Entrants in the brand new Foodie Awards for Coventry & Warwickshire will be showing off their talents to one of the nation’s top chefs as part of the judging process. Glynn Purnell, who is set to open a restaurant in the heart of Coventry in 2021, will be a guest […]

A Coventry Born & Bred Resident Creates Magic With Dining Experiences To Remember Founder of Simply Graze and mum of two, Sharan, has spent her life in Coventry, so naturally it made sense to grow her gourmet grazing company in her home town. Giving back to the foodie community in Warwickshire, Sharan’s venture showcases some […]

Winchcombe Farm Holidays… Five Weeks On From Reopening Exactly 5 weeks on from reopening their gates after lockdown, the owners of Winchcombe Farm Holidays have resumed work on a new project which they hope will see their business flying high again.   Award-winning aerial gymnast Lucy Pearsall, from Halesowen, was invited to ‘hang out’ in […]

ENTRIES OPEN FOR COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE’S INAUGURAL FOODIE AWARDS Entries are open for a brand new food awards programme that will celebrate the very best of the food and drink scene in Coventry and Warwickshire. The inaugural Foodie Awards 2021, in partnership with Visit Coventry, launched in July and will recognise businesses across the sector, […]

    Source: Eat With Ellen Has Your Favourite Place to Eat Signed up to The ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ Scheme? You’ve all heard of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, right? Just in case you haven’t, it’s a government scheme designed to help boost the hospitality industry after a super difficult time. The scheme opens […]

“Clothing isn’t just about what you wear or how you look. It’s about how it makes you feel. It’s about who you are. At Albie & Lonnie’s we get that” Popular Rugby-based retailer Albie & Lonnie’s is battling back after a difficult few months by taking its unique service and quality brands to people in […]

Coventry & Warwickshire’s Foodie Awards A celebration of the best of Coventry and Warwickshire’s food and drink scene is at the heart of a new awards program designed to support businesses as they re-emerge from lockdown. The first Foodie Awards 2021, in partnership with Visit Coventry, will culminate in a ceremony in May following a […]

What’s New at Hatton’s Adventure World, Pub & Shopping Village? The owner of Hatton Estate has hailed the great outdoors and the Chancellor’s latest business support measures as a big step forward in the fight against ‘widespread carnage of the hospitality sector.’Johnnie Arkwright, who runs Hatton Arms and Hatton Country World between Warwick and Solihull, […]

Malt Kiln Farm & Rebecca’s Catering = A Delicious Farm to Fork Cafe! The heart of Rebecca Louise Catering is, of course, the proprietor; Rebecca Kirton. We have been fortunate to catch up with this food lover to discuss how her catering company started and what lead her to open Rebecca’s Kitchen; based at Malt […]

Award-Winning Spanish Restaurant in Warwick Set to Reopen The owner of an award-winning – but famously compact – Spanish restaurant in Warwick claims relaxing the 2m distancing rule has saved his business from closure. Alex Clayton was forced to shut Tasca Dali at the start of lockdown, resorting, like many others, to offering meal deliveries […]

Source: BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Ikea has announced the closure of its Coventry store – the first big UK outlet the company has ever shut. The news saw “Ikea” trend on Twitter and caused a stir among the brand’s many fans. With the chain raising concerns over visitor numbers, do people still want the Ikea experience? Louise […]

Rugby’s Independent Wine Merchants For Debbie and Russel Gallacher, opening their wine merchant store was truly a dream come true. As residents of Rugby, it seemed that having their business amongst their much loved community was a natural decision. That way they could better manage their family life and business within the same area of […]