Was Colchester the home of one of Britain’s most iconic biscuits? ‘Well yes I think it was’ says Don Quinn historian and Director of Colchester’s Food and Drink Festival. The Colchester Priory Biscuit was created by two local bakers whose names have sadly disappeared over time. The original recipe probably dates back to when sugar […]
Carluccio’s will be at this years Colchester Food and Drink Festival on June 24-25th. Great news and great food Carluccio’s pasta is legendary. They also do some very smart cooking ingredients.
Sadly Gellers butchers is now gone. The good news is that John Allen’s butchers is still producing one of the best sausages in the UK. They bought the recipe from the now deceased Leeds Butchers. This succulent traditional banger is now Allens premium sausage. Try them out! If you know a better one let me […]
New and previous traders can no go to the Traders page and download forms for the first of our 2016 programme.
The 2016 Colchester Food and Drink Festival will take place on 25th – 26th June in Lower Castle Park, Colchester. Traders can book via the Traders page on this web site.
The revived medieval tradition of cake hurling will see 300 Colchester Buns hurled from the Mayors balcony this Sunday. The tradition was revived some seven years ago and is a hugely popular event with Colcestrians and visitors alike. The Colchester Bun is a recipe which is ancient in origins and also special to Colchester. This […]
Our Colchester High Street Christmas Fair on December 6th has a couple of free spaces left for charities. If you want to promote your charity or sell something to raise funds we always give free spaces on our Fair. If you want one you will have to be very quick. Go to the Traders page […]
The traditional Cake Hurling will take place again this year from the Town Hall Balcony, Sunday December 6th. The Mayor will start the Hurl at 11am. The cakes are a traditional Colchester recipe. “the recipe is a secret but one of its ingredients is saffron which was grown locally” said down Quinn food historian and […]
The Colchester High Street Christmas Fair this year has oodles of lovely food and drink. Enjoy a stroll on Colchester’s famous and historic High Street (Did you know Boadicea charged down the very same road?). Well there will be no traffic for you to worry about on the Fair. Lots of fairground rides. Stalls selling […]
Was Colchester the home of one of Britain’s most iconic biscuits? ‘Well yes I think it was’ says Don Quinn historian and Director of Colchester’s Food and Drink Festival. The Colchester Priory Biscuit was created by two local bakers whose names have sadly disappeared over time. The original recipe probably dates back to when sugar […]
Carluccio’s will be at this years Colchester Food and Drink Festival on June 24-25th. Great news and great food Carluccio’s pasta is legendary. They also do some very smart cooking ingredients.
Sadly Gellers butchers is now gone. The good news is that John Allen’s butchers is still producing one of the best sausages in the UK. They bought the recipe from the now deceased Leeds Butchers. This succulent traditional banger is now Allens premium sausage. Try them out! If you know a better one let me […]
New and previous traders can no go to the Traders page and download forms for the first of our 2016 programme.
The 2016 Colchester Food and Drink Festival will take place on 25th – 26th June in Lower Castle Park, Colchester. Traders can book via the Traders page on this web site.
The revived medieval tradition of cake hurling will see 300 Colchester Buns hurled from the Mayors balcony this Sunday. The tradition was revived some seven years ago and is a hugely popular event with Colcestrians and visitors alike. The Colchester Bun is a recipe which is ancient in origins and also special to Colchester. This […]
Our Colchester High Street Christmas Fair on December 6th has a couple of free spaces left for charities. If you want to promote your charity or sell something to raise funds we always give free spaces on our Fair. If you want one you will have to be very quick. Go to the Traders page […]
The traditional Cake Hurling will take place again this year from the Town Hall Balcony, Sunday December 6th. The Mayor will start the Hurl at 11am. The cakes are a traditional Colchester recipe. “the recipe is a secret but one of its ingredients is saffron which was grown locally” said down Quinn food historian and […]
The Colchester High Street Christmas Fair this year has oodles of lovely food and drink. Enjoy a stroll on Colchester’s famous and historic High Street (Did you know Boadicea charged down the very same road?). Well there will be no traffic for you to worry about on the Fair. Lots of fairground rides. Stalls selling […]
