Dukkah
Dukkah is an Egyptian condiment traditionally made from hazelnuts, sesame seeds and spices. The best way to serve it is to dip freshly baked bread into olive oil and then the dukkah mix but you can sprinkle it on a lot of different dishes giving them a rich, crunchy...
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Kanali Fish Taverna, Elounda, Crete
About 15 minutes walk from Elounda centre along a beautiful coastal road lies the Kanali Fish Tavern, a well thought of restaurant among locals, tourists and always seems to find itself among the top places to eat in Elounda. The restaurant, well the dining area...
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The Orchard, Preston
Tucked away in the south east corner of the newly developed Preston Market is the home of a brand new craft and real ale bar going by the name The Orchard, the sister bar to the well established and local favourite The Guild Ale House, which is just a...
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Bluestone Brewery’s Fossil Fuel, A Coffee Milk Stout
Bluestone Brewing Company based in Newport recently asked via Twitter for bloggers and journalists to write on a couple of subjects in exchange for beer. Naturally I jumped at the chance and chose to do a review of their award winning coffee milk stout...
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Chicken Livers on Ciabatta with Blackberry Vinaigrette
During a visit to Preston markets I came across a great butchers which, unlike many butchers nowadays had a great offal section. Among the large box of chicken hearts, pigs trotters, tails and even a pigs head there was a box of chicken livers. Having had them pan...
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We Don’t Give A Fork, Preston
Don't Give A Fork is a relatively new burger bar, opening around 11 months ago and as the name suggests the only cutlery you will see is a hefty steak knife so you can cut your burger in half if that's your thing. It has a light and airy feel to it despite it's small...
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A Beer Festival From Behind The Scenes
The Factory Tap was asked by Westmorland CAMRA to step in and provide a substitute event for their annual beer festival which was unable to go ahead this year at the usual location of Kendal Town Hall. Naturally we jumped at the chance to host such a well established...
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Ale Delights of Ulverston
The latest in the series of The Factory Tap trips away was to the market town of Ulverston and a visit to Ulverston Brewery. Arriving at the Factory Tap for a quick lining of the stomach of chicken thighs in stout and a half of Brewshine Brewery's latest fabulous...
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