OPEN SUNDAYS & BANK HOLIDAYS • RINGWOOD ROAD, TOTTON • PLAZA PARADE, ROMSEY • THE PRECINCT, CHANDLERS FORD ALL DAY COD & CHIPS £1 OFF On presentation of this advertisement MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY ONLY Not valid with any other offer. Valid until 11th September 2024 22nd August 2024 • The HERALD • Page 47 v SEND ALL YOUR NEWS TO THE HERALD v Thai Bluebird Street Food and English Cuisine Telephone: 07598 442718 www.thaibluebirdstreetfood.com ALL MAJOR CARDS ACCEPTED Opening Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday - 1pm - 9.30pm Monday/Sunday - Closed New Road, Blackfield, Southampton SO45 1WA Serving the True Taste of Thailand We also cater for Special Events FOOD FOR THOUGHT Romsey Food Fair 2024 Great Taste from Local Producers e Guild of Fine Food recently released the results for Great Taste 2024, with 106 awards given to products in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Each entry was meticulously blindtasted by the Guild’s expert judging panel of over 500 food critics, chefs, recipe creators, buyers, retailers, and other specialists in the eld of food and drink. Entries were analysed across 92 judging days, each receiving detailed feedback, whether or not they obtained an award. 3-star awards were given to ‘extraordinarily tasty food and drink’, 2-stars for products ‘above and beyond delicious’ and 1-star for ‘food and drink that delivers fantastic avour’. Crane Events in Alton received Great Taste 3-stars for their Pear, Fennel and Tarragon Filled Chocolate Bon Bon, the highest accolade at this level and the only product awarded 3 stars in the region. 19 2-stars were awarded in the region including East Boldre based New Forest Fruit Company’s Pulsed Dried Strawberry Snacks. 86 1-star awards were also awarded in the region, including Lymington’s Eight Two O Spirits receiving 1-star for both their London Dry Gin and Sloe Gin, and New Forest Ice Cream Ltd who received 1-star for their Passion Fruit Sorbet. Hythe’s e Noble Bee were awarded 1-star for their e Noble Bee Heather Honey and Romsey based Chalk Stream Foods Ltd received 1-star for their Fresh Chalk Stream Trout Fillet. Southampton producer Maison Du Chocolate were awarded 1 star each for their Citrus Bonbon and Tropical Dream and Minstead Trust’s e Real Jam and Chutney Company received 1 star for their Beetroot & Horseradish Chutney. e awards are globally recognised as a mark of excellence and eagerly sought a er by producers and food-lovers alike. For a full list of this year’s 1-, 2-, and 3-star winners, and a guide on where to buy them, please visit: www. g .co.uk/directory Go along to Romsey on Sunday 1st September for the Romsey Food Fair 10am–4pm. Organised by Romsey & District Chamber of Commerce and Industry, there will be stalls along e Hundred and Latimer Street, brimming with local food and drink produce. Find out more at: www.romseyfoodfair. co.uk Crane Events Ltd, Pear, fennel and tarragon filled chocolate bon bon BRANSGORE BEERFEST 24 Bransgore Beerfest 24 will be held at the ree Tuns, Bransgore from 27th to 29th September. is year bigger marquees have been booked to showcase the wider selection of beers available from around the UK for their thirsty drinkers! Two stages will accommodate live bands throughout the weekend with music to suit every taste. Opening at 6pm on the Friday and closing at 4pm on the Sunday, this year Bransgore Rotary are trialling a Sunday a ernoon of 60’s and 70’s music with a 10 piece Rock and Roll dance band on stage in an open marquee. Aimed speci cally at families, with sing along music, the idea is to make this more than just a Beer Festival, providing an opportunity for parents and children to enjoy time together. e weekend ticket holders will have free entrance, but a family ticket for Sunday a ernoon will be £5. So drinks will be available at the ree Tuns. For details and tickets visit: bransgorerotary.co.uk Bransgore Rotary CIO have scored a “ rst” with the introduction of their ‘Bransgore Gold’ Beer. is bright, ferociously palatable powerhouse golden beer is to be launched at the September Bransgore Beerfest, brewed speci cally for Bransgore Rotary by prize winning brewer Neil of Drop e Anchor Brewery. is golden ale is expected to attract a lot of interest from real ale followers. Beerfest head barman, Les Abbott commented “We have been considering working with a local brewery for a number of years to create our own Bransgore Ale and are delighted that Neil has come forward to offer his expertise in creating a very likeable beer. With over 75 real ales to tempt the drinker’s palate, Bransgore Rotary hope that ‘Bransgore Gold’ will be at the top of the podium for flavour and ‘quaffability’.” Bransgore Gold beer mat FOR WINE LOVERS as getting to know other like-minded people. On Wednesday 28th August for a ‘Spanish Wine and Tapas Evening’ presented by John Harris. Followed on Wednesday 25th September (TBC). Visit: www.brockenhurstwineclub. co.uk or to attend a session telephone John Harris on 07714 261251 or email: jharris.lydith@btinternet.com e Brockenhurst Wine Club (BWC) meets monthly in Brockenhurst Village Hall, usually on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Open to all, members explore a wide range of wines that people may not have come across, in a range of budgets and to learn something about how and where they are made, as well Community Cook Ups e Waterside Food Project, part of the New Forest Aquaponics CIC family of projects, host a FREE Community Cook Up every Thursday 3.30pm to 5.30pm at Black eld Baptist Church on Hampton Lane. Surplus food from supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste is collected by volunteers and used to cook tasty meals. Go along for some tasty food and great company, everyone is welcome. e Waterside Food Project aims to reduce food waste across the Waterside and also runs the Community Fridge in Hythe Library. For more information please visit: www.facebook. com/Watersidefoodproject
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