by Al la Carte | Monday, 20 November, 2017 | Events
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...
by Al la Carte | Saturday, 19 March, 2016 | Events
I am extremely lucky to live in Kendal, not only is it on the doorstep to one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world but it is a hub of local independent producers from across Cumbria. In recent years, thanks to organisations such as Kendal BID, Kendal has...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 29 February, 2016 | Events
Last Thursday I took part in a food course at the Simply Good Cookery School owned and run by Peter Sidwell. The school is based in the wonderful Rheged Centre on the outskirts of Penrith, in the Lake District. The course was an introduction to setting up a food...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 25 May, 2015 | Events
A bright sunny Saturday saw in the second annual Ulverston food festival and it didn’t disappoint. Organised by Taste Cumbria the streets of Ulverston were awash with stalls and the hustle and bustle of festival goers. Armed with my pint of First Emperor from...
by Al la Carte | Wednesday, 11 March, 2015 | Events
“You’re not so sure about peanut butter are you?” I heard as I quizzically looked at the Funky Nut Co. stall. They were not wrong, but my curiosity took over and I was pleased it did as I ended up buying two of their wonderfully flavoured peanut...
