Location: Sulgrave Manor, near Banbury OX17 2SD

See over 350 varieties of English apples. Free identification service

See http://www.sulgravemanor.org.uk/visitorinfo/apple_day_2008.pdf for details

Slow Food West Highlands & Islands Convivium members, Dan Rose-Bristow and Kevin Broome, the proprietor and the chef at the Torridon in Wester Ross are to host an event on November 1st 2008 celebrating the very best of local food with particular focus on the 'langoustine'.    In the morning there will be a visit and boat trip to their local creel fisherman at Loch Torridon, one of two Marine Stewardship Areas in the UK, the other being just up the road at Gairloch.

The book focuses on the cuisine of South West France and mixes recipes with insights into the region, its people and its culture. My copy has only just arrived, but I am already hungry. Because of the nature of this book we are going to make this next meeting a potluck get together at my house in Oxford. The idea is to bring along a dish from the book (more or less) to fuel our chat. I hope it sounds good - I'm planning to put together one of the soup recipes to warm up the evening. When you know if you can make it, please send me an email and I'll send out directions to my house.