Local Flavours from Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Berkshire will be showcased to tourism and hospitality businesses on Tuesday 26 February at a special Trade Show in the Olympic Lodge at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury.

Sophie Grigson, leading local food champion and cookery writer, will provide advice on buying and preparing the best seasonal local produce. Bob Collier, managing director of Tourism South East, will lead a workshop for TSE members on preparing for the Olympics and Paralympics.

Retailers, chefs, restaurateurs, food service and hospitality suppliers, and caterers at visitor attractions are invited to join members of Tourism South East at the Local Flavours trade show.

“This is a unique buying experience for businesses in Buckinghamshire and surrounding counties to come and taste for themselves the best local food and drink,” said Tamara Schiopu, co-ordinator of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire Food Group.

“Our fourth annual trade show demonstrates the range and diversity of produce from this area. Among the exhibitors we have: The Chiltern Brewery (from Aylesbury), Chiltern Natural Foods (from Amersham), Just Biscuits (from Stoke Mandeville), Pinks Syrups (from Milton Keynes), Quince Products (from Aston Rowant), and The Meat Joint and Crudges Cheese (both from Oxfordshire).”

Bob Collier, managing director of Tourism South East said: “This region is blessed with a wide range of distinctive local foods and is the heart of the UK’s wine industry. We have a lot to be proud of. In the Buckinghamshire area we have some notable examples of excellent food and drink including Just Biscuits and The Chiltern Brewery.”

Journalists and photographers are invited to attend this event.
Sophie Grigson and Bob Collier will be available for photos at 11am