The historic market town of Aylsham in north Norfolk is this year celebrating 20 years as a Cittaslow and Slow Food town. To mark the occasion, we are planning a series of food-based events and activities including the first International … Continued
When dinner must come out of a can – especially if provided by the local foodbank – it needs something different to make it special. So, this year, following a specific request by North Norfolk Foodbank to create simple recipes … Continued
It’s over for another year and we thank the hundreds of people who came to the 18th Aylsham Food Festival and all the traders who contributed as well as the entertainers who made the weekend so special. Nearly 100 guests … Continued
The 18th Slow Food Festival launches in Aylsham on its traditional October weekend featuring local food and drink producers, crafts people and entertainers as well as all the old favourites. From street food to indoor markets, home-grown vegetables to fresh-baked … Continued
Market traders – book your pitch now for the 18th annual Slow Food Aylsham Festival in October. Stallholders are cordially invited to join us, whether it’s outside in the Market Place or indoors at the Town Hall. Since the last … Continued
The 17th Aylsham Food Festival is over for another year marking the beginning of the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. As festivals go, the three-day event in Aylsham is quite small in comparison to those in Norwich and places … Continued
They came from near and far carrying their precious gastropod racers in lettuce-lined butter tubs and Perspex boxes. It was the morning of the second Great Aylsham Snail Race in the Market Place in August and entrants aged from three … Continued
Preparations are underway for the “slowest and silliest” race on Saturday 3 August at the Food & Craft Market just outside Aylsham Town Hall, when live snails will compete for the coveted “Lettuce Pot”. Organised by Slow Food, whose logo … Continued
Meet Daniel Howes, owner of deli-coffee shop-bar with music, Seventeen, the latest addition to Red Lion Street. Daniel is the sixth food and drink outlet to open in Aylsham in the past 12 months, nearly all of them in Red … Continued
