Clarissa Dickson Wright

Clarissa became one of only two women in England to become a Guild Butcher (the other is the Queen Mother) Read More...

Rachel Green

Rachel Green's Chatsworth Cookery Book, featuring produce from the famous farm shop and estate and the surrounding East Midlands countryside. Read More...

Anjum Anand

Anjum hit the headlines earlier this year with her successful BBC show Indian Food Made Easy. Read More...

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Rural Capital of Food

Melton Mowbray – Rural Capital of Food

People in Melton Mowbray are proud of the town’s food heritage. There are many reasons given above why Melton Mowbray is described as the UK’s ‘Rural Capital of Food’.…     Readmore....

Melton Mowbray – Rural Capital of Food

People in Melton Mowbray are proud of the town’s food heritage. There are many reasons given above why Melton Mowbray is described as the UK’s ‘Rural Capital of Food’.…     Readmore....

A Food Heritage Unrivalled in the Country

Melton Mowbray’s food heritage is unrivalled in the country. The town gave rise to two of the most iconic products of British Food; Melton Mowbray Pork Pies and Stilton Cheese. The…     Readmore....

Celebrating Melton’s Food Heritage – the Food Festival

Several festivals celebrate the town’s connections with food. The East Midlands Food and Drink Festival, organised by the Melton Mowbray Food Partnership, is held annually on the first…     Readmore....

Hospitality - the Gourmet Trail and ‘Melton Hunt Breakfast’

A famous painting, ‘The Melton Hunt Breakfast’ shows the aristocracy at table before riding out to the hunt. Hospitality and the rich abundance and quality of food characterise…     Readmore....

A Genius for Invention

Sir Issac Newton was born and raised at Woolsthorpe Manor just ten miles from Melton Mowbray. Melton’s genius however is with the invention of foods and not just Pork Pies and Stilton…     Readmore....

Not just Cheese and Pies.

Melton is one of the smallest, most sparsely populated boroughs in England, stretching North to South from the Vale of Belvoir to High Leicestershire. Agriculture is still important including…     Readmore....

Inventing Afternoon Tea and Painting the Town Red

The Melton area gave the country one of its most enduring traditions, Afternoon Tea. Anna, Duchess of Bedford was staying at the time with the Duke and Duchess of Rutland at Belvoir Castle.…     Readmore....

Melton Mowbray Pork Pies

Stilton whey fed a large pig population in the Melton area. Local bakers developed the edible hot crust pastry which is ‘raised’ to make the pie and filled with coarsely chopped…     Readmore....

Stilton – the King of Cheeses

The 1800’s also coincided with the expansion of the dairy industry. Though the exact origins of Stilton are much disputed, there is little doubt that by about 1730 its production was…     Readmore....

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East Midlands Food & Drink Festival

The UK’s Largest Regional Food Festival


OVER 200 EXHIBITORS AND 20,000 VISITORS EXPECTED

 

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Attractions for this year's Festival include top name celebrity chefs Anjum Anand (Sunday), Rachel Green (Saturday) and Clarissa Dickson Wright (Saturday and Sunday), along with many other top ranking regional chefs and demonstrations.

The theme for this year's food and drink event is 'Diversity: Food and Cultures of the East Midlands'. Besides traditional delicacies such as Melton Mowbray Pork Pies, Bakewell Pudding and Stilton Cheese, the East Midlands has a wealth of foods from communities who have settled in our region since the second world war. Leicester won the coveted accolade last year as the 'Curry Capital' of the UK and Melton Mowbray itself has a large Polish community since the war. The festival will celebrate this diversity in food with demonstrations and tastings from a range of different cultures many of whom will also display their art, dance, music and crafts at the festival.

 
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