Food and Drink

THERE’S not much you can buy for under a £1 these days, so anyone paying a visit to The Drift Inn will be surprised to see the 99p Whippy on the menu

Tens of thousands of festival loving families descended on the transformed grounds of Lulworth Castle in Dorset for three days of epic adventures.

There is still time to book onto Lymington Seafood Festival’s first ever cookery school next weekend.

Around 15,000 people packed the Highcliffe Food & Arts Festival in the sun, with organisers hailing the event “hugely successful”.

Tasty treats and vibrant cooking demos drew huge crowds to Christchurch over the bank holiday weekend as two food festivals popped up in the town.

Stewarts garden centre will launch Grill Fest next month with sizzling food, live music and cooking demos on some of the hottest outdoor brands.

A New Forest butcher is set to hold a free Christmas-themed tasting day.

The owner of a New Milton takeaway which has made a prestigious national shortlist says there are a raft of reasons why the shop has been nominated.

The head of a catering company which has built a strong reputation locally is soon to open a new restaurant in New Milton.

Mabel’s restaurant at Shallowmead Nurseries in Boldre is set to reopen with a new management team.

Chef and restaurateur Bradley Green is taking over the restaurant at the five-star Lord Bute Hotel in Highcliffe.

The site transforms into an Ibiza-style courtyard tapas restaurant over the summer months.

He hasn’t pulled his punches.

The Gun Inn at Keyhaven has become a focal point of its coastal community hosting live music nights, quizzes and community events since reopening.

Avon Beach has a new mobile coffee outlet, and its owners say its carbon neutral design is the “first of its kind in the UK”.

A fruit farmer in East Boldre has launched a product he believes is a “first for the UK snack market”.

The recent launch of The Priory Restaurant has certainly brought a touch of glitz and glamour to Christchurch’s dining scene.

Lyndhurst’s Lime Wood Hotel will become a mecca for live music and foodie fun as the popular Smoked and Uncut Festival returns next weekend.

A Lymington pub will host its first festival next week – promosing a “beer extravaganza” featuring a packed live music programme and delicious food.

Two music stages will keep the toes tapping this weekend when Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival returns to fill the village centre.