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There are lots of products, producers, places, pubs, restaurants, shops, websites and much more that I like.  This Links page will feature all of these.  I will separate the links off into categories to make it easier.

Some of the links will go to a website because I like the site.  Some will be because I like the pub or restaurant that exists behind the site.  If the link goes to a shop or producer then it is because I like the stuff they do and think that you should know more about them.

My Blogs

www.pencilandspoon.blogspot.com
www.markdredge.blogspot.com

Food and Drink Websites
I visit various websites for general food information.  Sometimes it is to find a recipes, other times to learn how to do something, or just to have a general food read.  They are full of really useful information if you just flick through the pages.  Some of the other links are for websites that you can search if you want to find somewhere good to eat or drink; always useful if you want to find somewhere new.

www.beerwriters.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/food
www.uktv.co.uk/food
www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk
www.olivemagazine.co.uk
www.bbcgoodfood.com
www.beerintheevening.com - an encyclopaedia of pubs!
www.toptable.com -
www.camra.co.uk - The Campaign for Real Ale
www.observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly
 

Food and Beer: Blogs and Writing
There are so many good food and drink blogs out there; they are great to dip in and out of like old, favourite cookery books.  You can read through the blog entries, search the recipes or tasting notes or talk in the forums.  Here are some of my favourites. 

www.stonch.blogspot.com - the website I visit more than any other
www.chocolateandzucchini.com
www.beeradvocate.com
www.beer-pages.com - check out the new Blog from Roger Protz
www.ratebeer.com
www.realbeer.com
www.beeralewhatever.com
www.petebrown.blogspot.com
www.thebeerboy.co.uk

Producers and Shops
If I like a shop or a producer then I will return again and again.  It is important to find somewhere that you like with people selling you food that they know is good.  Here are some of my favourites.
www.macknade.com - my local farm shop and market
www.beersofeurope.co.uk
www.utobeer.co.uk - visit them in Borough Market, or online, also check out their bar - The Rake
www.beerritz.co.uk
www.realale.com
 

Pubs and Restaurants
Here are some of the pubs and restaurants that I like.  Check out the website to find out more about each.
www.manofkent.org.uk - My Favourite Local, The Man of Kent, Rochester
www.wenlock-arms.co.uk - An always incredible pub with great sandwiches
www.porterhousebrewco.com - Brilliant array of beers and their own stout
www.wellieboot.net - The Black Horse Pub, Thurnham
www.swan-on-the-green.co.uk - Brilliant pub and micro-brewery
www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk - I love Wetherspoons' pubs
www.beerintheevening.com/chains/chain.shtml/chain/12 - A link to all the Samuel Smith pubs in London
www.bavarian-beerhouse.co.uk - Great fun with steins of great beer
www.shepherd-neame.co.uk/pubs/pubs.php/gateinn_chislet - Try a Gate Burger with a good pint of locally brewed Shepherd Neame beer at The Gate in Chislet
www.camra-swale.org.uk/index.php?page=shipwrights-arms - Stunning choice of gravity poured beer at the Shipwright's Arms in Faversham
www.bunkerbar.com - Really good micro-brewery in Covent Garden
www.kathtonhouse.com - Excellent food in a very nice restaurant outside Canterbury.
www.nelsonbrewingcompany.co.uk

Other Links
Just a selection of some of the other sites that I like.
www.chriscatchpole.co.uk
www.mlb.com - I love baseball!

 

 

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