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Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts

Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Secret Supper Club

I posted a while ago that my mate Mac Burnham the butcher from High Street, Buxton was appearing in the Channel 4 show the Secret Supper Club. Well it was shown yesterday and if you missed it you can watch it on line at http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-secret-supper-club/4od where you can also find some of the recipes. Enjoy.

Friday, March 11, 2011

The Secret Supper Club visits Buxton

The inimitable wine and food expert Olly Smith has been filming his Channel 4 program The Secret Supper Club in Buxton recently.

In a conversation with porthole's favorite butcher, Mac Burnham of High Street, Higher Buxton he excitedly tells porthole he has provided his [excellent] beef for the main course and is a guest at the supper club.

As soon as porthole has broadcast dates they will be published here along with a 'watch again' link.

Buxton Festival 2011


With the festival approaching in July, now is the time to check out the program and book your tickets. Click the logo to visit their site and fill your diary with culture.

porthole is especially looking forward to seeing some of the Peak Districts best chefs hold cookery demonstrations - A Taste of the Peaks on the 10th, 18th & 26th of July at 3pm in the Devonshire Dome.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Fairtrade Fortnight 2011


Look out for Fairtrade in Buxton! Tell Porthole where you shop for fairtrade.

Buxton Fairtrade Town Steering Group

Buxton Christian Bookshop, Scarsdale Place

Friday, December 12, 2008

Happy Hens Lay Good Eggs

One revelation that came to me from the aforementioned Carol Service is that Charis House run a farm project in the Goyt Valley. And on this farm they have some…Chickens (to steal a line from Old Macdonald). These chickens live a good life and are free range, the eggs are sold to raise funds for the project; I have seen the stall on the Tuesday market and at the Buxton Farmers Market but I had never linked the two. Eggs can also be brought direct from Charis House; they are tasty with delightful large golden yolks and whats more they are very good value. Porthole purchased a dozen XL eggs the other day at £2.40 and will certainly be buying all my eggs from there in future. Give them a try, top quality, excellent value for money and all helping a very good cause.