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FOOD & Drink
TASTY TIDBITS FROM THE CITY’S RESTAURANTS, CHEFS AND PRODUCERS
THE BREAKFAST CLUB According to ‘The Future of Breakfast: An Insight Report 2017’, six million adults in the UK now eat out of home between 10am and midday, up from approximately 1.3 million adults in 1974. Citing this statistic at its inspiration, Bristol eatery Buttermilk & Maple has launched a new breakfast club designed for morning catch-ups with friends. You can now waffle on there over pancakes with maple and bacon, lobster and eggs Benedict, chia fruit bowls, shakshuka baked eggs and more, including – for breakfast club members – a special off-menu dish. Located on Welsh Back, Buttermilk & Maple attracts visitors from both the professional and student communities who the B&M team believes want sociable, diverse morning fare which can also be eaten at all times of the day. Healthy yet still slightly indulgent is the name of the game and, naturally, Insta-friendly... Buttermilk & Maple is serving breakfast until 4pm every day to appeal to what have been dubbed ‘breakfastarians’ – those who look for breakfast or so-influenced dishes throughout the day. The Breakfast Club will be a monthly sociable indulgence from 10-11am, when members can taste-test new dishes and juices.
Buttermilk & Maple’s breakfast club offers shakshuka baked eggs, chia fruit bowls and more
BRISTOL THE URBAN FOOD HUB A successful bid from the Discover England Fund has recognised Bristol as a food and drink destination with international ambitions. Visit England has announced the latest successful applicants to receive funding from the £40million fund for tourism product development; with Destination Bristol one of 11 successful regional bids to each receive awards of up to £250,000. Bristol’s remit is in ‘developing the urban food hub’: an initiative which recognises the city’s growing national and international reputation as a centre of excellence in food and drink – from its Michelin-starred restaurants to inventive micro-breweries. “The Bristol region is bursting with incredible food and drink and it is so much more than just somewhere to eat,” says Kathryn Davis, Destination Bristol’s head of tourism. “Often the everyday offer of Sunday roast, afternoon tea or a pint in the local can seem like a fascinating and quirky custom to international visitors. This initiative is about uncovering those experiences – tours, tastings, chefs’ tables, opportunities to meet producers and getting into kitchens to learn skills. “Our aim is to help bring these experiences to market, working with the professional travel trade to ensure they are bookable before travel and are used as motivators to visit the city and create special memories.” In the third and final year of funding, the projects are designed to showcase destinations and experiences across the country to overseas markets, driving inbound tourism and boosting the domestic market. According to Visit England, the Bristol project will “focus on food and beverage products and activities from businesses that might normally be considered outside the tourism landscape, promoting Bristol as well as the rural area surrounding the city, as a destination of excellence in food and beverage experiences.” • visitbritain.org/discover-england-fund
56 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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AUGUST 2018
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No 170
• buttermilkandmaple.com
HOP TO IT Bath Ales recently opened a state-of-the-art brewery in Warmley, combining traditional artisan methods with advanced, modern brewing equipment to bring drinkers more of what they know and love, plus some exciting new beers too. As well as a full guided tour of the brewhouse, pre-booking visitors will be treated to a beer sampling session and two complimentary half pints in the new taproom. There are plenty of freshly-brewed beers on draught to choose from, including Bath Ales’ light and refreshing first lager, Sulis, brewed with Lemon Drop and Hüll Melon hops.
• bathales.com