Yet more food!

Last weekend I had a day out at the Ludlow Food Festival. The sun shone, the place was buzzing and, importantly, there was lots of lovely food to sample both in the Festival site and around the town. Back at the B and B we've been busy with international guests. The Wirral Golf Classic is on and over the week we'll have had American, Dutch and Swedish golfers here, along with some more local guests too. As ever the chocolate brownies seem to have gone down well. I've also been making breakfast dishes from the local fruit, damson compote and spiced plums.

Bank Holiday Weekend

As predicted it was a busy time. We were full here with golfers for the competition plus there was a lot going on in the area. On Sunday we went to the Wirral Food and Drink Festival at Claremont Farm. I thoroughly enjoyed the three cookery demonstrations we saw, including one by Aiden Byrne (Britain's youngest Michelin starred chef, who now has a restaurant in the Wirral). The place was buzzing with lots of great food stalls, local restaurants cooking al fresco, and people eating lunch in the large teepees or sitting on hay bales listening to live music in the sun. I'd happily have gone back for the second day on the Monday as there was lots more to see, but it was Lifeboat Day here in Hoylake which is always a big event. The weather was glorious and large numbers of people came to visit the lifeboat and watch the amazing aerial displays.