Taste Kent Magazine

Discover the tastiest food and drink from Kent – The Garden of England

Month: December 2019

Oast to Host’s Gluten-Free Puff Pastry Recipe

The Oast to Host team has made a fantastic video that shows you exactly (and simply) how to make the best gluten-free puff pastry you’ll ever taste. Ingredients: NEW Oast to Host Pastry Flour (195g) Salted Butter (195g) Water (117g) Pinch…

LAST-MINUTE FESTIVE TASTY TREATS IN STORE AT KENT LIFE HERITAGE FARM PARK

The countdown to Christmas is now well and truly on but if you’re still looking forlast-minute present ideas, then there’s plenty of inspiration at Kent Life Heritage Farm Park in Maidstone.  Pop in and pick up some stocking or hamper…

Christmas Pudding Ice Cream from Simply Ice Cream – Kentish Christmas Gift Guide

From humble beginnings when their ice cream was sold at one local farm shop, Simply Ice Cream has grown significantly and is now available in nearly 400 outlets across the south of England. The superior quality and flavour of Simply…

At Last, A Gluten & Wheat Free Flour Which Really Works!

Multi award-winning bakery brand, Oast to Host, is sharing its secret flour formulas with home bakers everywhere. Oast to Host is launching two brand new flours. Pastry Flour which has been expertly blended to create perfectly crisp puff or shortcrust pastry and…

Karimix’s Chutney – Kentish Christmas Gift Guide

Karimix is a UK based independent, BRC accredited food manufacturer located in Kent which specializes in bringing the traditional aromas and flavours of South-East Asia and more into the modern kitchen. Karimix sell a range of relishes, chutneys, curry pastes,…

Stefano Cuomo is Kent Life’s Food & Drink Hero 2019

The Kent Life Food & Drink Awards 2019 has recognised Stefano Cuomo, Managing Director of Macknade, as the winner of its prestigious ‘Food and Drink Hero’ award.   This award recognises Stefano Cuomo as ‘someone who has made a lasting contribution to the food and drink community’. As…

Macknade Opens New In-House Wine Shop

Macknade, Kent’s favourite food hall, has taken on a wine retail outlet called Macknade Wine & Spirits offering 400+ wines, which it plans to expand. Macknade Wine & Spirits stocks the entirety of the ever-expanding portfolio of wines made in Kent, in addition…

Goupie – Kentish Christmas Gift Guide

Goupie is a uniquely textured, cocoa-rich, handmade chocolate confectionery with a toasted rich crunch. Think Tiffin! It was a treat that was enjoyed by the Noble family for as long as anyone can remember and in 2010, batches of Goupie…

Compostable Coffee Capsule Producer To Expand in 2020

Kent’s own speciality coffee roaster, Lost Sheep Coffee, marks record sales of its new Plastic Free Nespresso 100% Compostable Coffee capsules retail arm with a huge 322% increase in turnover, which is set to increase further with the confirmation of…

Our Kentish Christmas Gift Guide Continues!

We officially finished sharing our 30-day Countdown to Christmas on the 30th of November, however due to your many requests via email, Instagram and Facebook, we are going to carry on sharing lovely Kentish products that we think would be…