Taste Kent Magazine

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

AJ Sharp

More People Turn To Gluten Free Alternatives

It’s Coeliac UK Awareness Week – 11th-17th May 2020 Since the Covid-19 crisis hit the UK, gluten free flour producer Oast to Host has experienced an unexpected surge in online sales. Not only have the cake and pastry flours been…

Pass the fruit crisps

You asked for it, and here it is, Nim’s Fruit Crisps has launched new Share Bags of its emblematic one-ingredient crisps! The new Nim’s Share Bags come in 3 varieties: Apple, Beetroot & Parsnip, and Pineapple & Beetroot. Priced at…

HelpKentBuyLocal Grows

Since lockdown was announced over 200 food and drinks business have added their details to the website www.helpkentbuylocal.co.uk. The process, which takes just 5 mins, means that every business is immediately searchable by customers. The site has received tens of…

Lost Sheep Coffee is now available in stores all over Kent

As you know, Taste Kent is all about the local stores and independents, but we recently discovered that buying a product range in the supermarket still directly supports that local producer. So we urge you, if you are shopping in…

Get Crafty…

A real increase in buying locally has been an unexpected positive from this extraordinary time of national crisis. Fear, kindness, community and hope have gripped us all at some point. Despite these extremely challenging times, birthdays, anniversaries and celebrations are…

Produced In Kent Launches New Microsite Only 48hours After “Lockdown” Is Announced

Link Live Today:  www.helpkentbuylocal.co.uk #helpkentbuylocal Help Kent Buy Local is a campaign set up by Produced in Kent to support and promote the many independent local businesses working incredibly hard to grow, produce, prepare, sell and deliver food and drink…

Nim’s Offer 30% Off Any Home-Delivery During the Crisis

In a bid to help families to stock nutritious long-lasting fruit (and vegetable) snacks in their homes, Nim’s has launched a 30% off initiative for any items ordered on their website www.nimsfruitcrisps.com by using the discount code SNACKNIMS30.   Perfect…

How To Truly Enjoy a Glass of Wine, The Impartial Way

A little knowledge goes far!  Whether you’re looking to order a glass of wine in a bar or restaurant, or simply browsing the supermarket wine shelf, do your homework. A little knowledge goes a long way, and you don’t even…

Wine Taster’s Glossary

Brian Chau Rodriguez, our new Wine Writer, shares the meaning of the specialist terms he will be using in our new ‘Wine’ section of the Taste Kent Magazine. Acidity: Found in the soft tissue behind the grape skin. Imagine sucking on…

Introducing Brian Chau Rodriguez, Our New Wine Writer

“Firstly, what a privilege it is to be writing about all-things wine for Taste Kent! Honestly, I feel just as excited as I would do if I was a tenacious pupil who was writing for the school magazine! Opportunities to…