2006 Food Dates for your Diary:

Llangollen Food Festival - 14 & 15 October 2006 Brecon Beacons Christmas Fayre � 25 November 2006 Gwledd Conwy Feast � 20-22 October 2006 Cowbridge Food & Drink Festival � 28 & 29 October 2006 St Nicholas Christmas Fair, Saundersfoot Harbour � 1-3 November 2006 Llandudno Celtic Winter Fair � 22-26 November 2006 Llandysul Christmas Fair � 24 November 2006 Aberystwyth Christmas Food & Drink Fayre - 16 December 2006 Aberystwyth Arts Centre Christmas Fair � 25 November 2006

Black Mountains Smokery gift box A gift with a twist. Suggest your readers buy a more unusual present with a gift box from Black Mountains Smokery. For �50 (including P&P), customers will receive oak smoked salmon 300g, sliced smoked salmon 250g, duck breast 180g, smoked chicken breast sliced gravadlax 250g, dill & mustard sauce 35g, Cumberland sauce 42g. Perfect for a food loving friend! www.smoked-foods.co.uk

Christmas Cakes Your Christmas Cake features wouldn�t be complete without a mention of Clams Cakes from Powys in Wales. As well as it�s fabulous traditional Christmas Cake with a rose design, Clams is also offering Black Mountain Fruit Cake and new Chocolate Rum Fruit Cake. www.clamscakes.co.uk

Christmas Condiments Your readers are sure to be looking for the perfect Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Miranda�s Preserves offers a selection of the best jams, marmalades and curds around. Choose from Cranberry & Orange Marmalade, Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry & Onion Relish, Prunes in Port, Cherries in Brandy and many more. We suggest a visit to Miranda�s website for mail order. www.preserves.freeserve.co.uk

Heavenly! Crackers and Ice Cream For the ultimate Christmas treat, Heavenly! are offering personalised crackers. Available from the end of October in stunning black with organza ribbon, customers choose to fill the crackers with chocolates or sweets and personalised messages. For an extra special treat, Heavenly will wrap items of jewellery (provided by the customer) into the cracker. Heavenly are also offering a range of Christmas ice creams which include Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh, Cranberry & Nutmeg, and Mulled Wine Sorbet. www.heavenlychoc.co.uk

Stock up on Christmas meat supplies For readers who want the hassle taken out of Christmas, suggest a mail order meat box from House of Rhug at the North Wales estate of Lord Northburgh. Christmas is made easy with Rhug�s Autumn/Winter Box which includes Casserole Steak, Slow Roasting Beef Joint, Braising Steak, and Lamb Shoulder Roasting Joint, as well as many more fine cuts for a very reasonable �148.00. Check out their website for a range of other meat boxes delivered fresh to your door. www.houseofrhug.co.uk

Seasonal pat� For a festive delight to offer your readers, look no further than Patchwork Pat� who are continuing their seasonal offerings with a Christmas Partridge & Pear Pate. And if you think your readers are in search of a detox for January, why not suggest NEW Carrot, Ginger & Ginseng Pate to get the new year off to a wholesome and healthy start. www.patchwork-pate.co.uk

Venison For readers who are after a more luxurious Christmas, suggest venison for its rich and succulent flavours. Graig Farm is one of the finest organic venison suppliers with a mail order site to cater for all your readers� Christmas needs. House of Rhug also offer fantastic venison, of which Raymond Blanc is a huge fan. See web details above for mail order. www.graigfarm.co.uk

Bethesda Brandy Butter Following the Silver True Taste Award for Bethesda�s Butter, they have now introduced their seasonal Brandy Butter. The perfect accompaniment at the Christmas dinner table, readers can call Bethesda to place mail orders. 01437 563 039

For further information on any of the products contained in this bulletin, please contact: Nicola Gardner or Alex Whitelaw on either 020 7395 7025 / 7024, or gardnern@fleishmaneurope.com alex.whitelaw@fleishmaneurope.com. We can also provide you with product samples for taste tests and photography.