Food and drink

Manor House gardens Farmers Market to go weekly
Manor House Garden- Saturday Farmers’ Market 10am- 3pm City and Country Farmers’ Markets have announced that such is the demand for fresh market fare, the Manor House Gardens will be going weekly from November 2014. If you go along on Saturdays you can expect to find fresh fruit and vegetables, handmade burgers and sausages, organic bread, …

The Lord Northbrook hosts Ale Festival
Saturday 11th October – Ales Festival! Live 9pm. Ronnie Ripple & The Ripchords Seriously swingin’ rockabilly and rock’n’roll classics. Expect Elvis, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash and a whole lot more. Sunday 12th October – Ales Festival! Live 7.30pm. Blackheath Jazz Band The Blackheath Jazz Band play the final night of the Festival!.

Hither Green Wine Club: Wine & Jazz Evening- 24th September
Date: 24th September Time: 7pm Location: You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Staplehurst Road SE13 5EH Cost: £5 September’s Wine Club welcomes Monika Lidke and three Portuguese wines! Monika creates exciting and original music that truly connects with the audience. Her songs blend jazz and folk with Polish and French roots to create a mesmerising live show. …

Saigon Streat back in Hither Green!
Minh Chu and the Saigon Streat team are back for their Saturday residency at the Cafe of Good Hope following their summer break. They are excited to be back and have new a new special on the menu in sticky sweet sour ribs Full MenuSat at The Café of Good Hope, Hither Green Opening Hours: 6-10PM …

OnBlackheath- 13 & 14 September 2014
A unique celebration of good food and fantastic music, set on stunning Blackheath There is still time to book your to the awesome looking OnBlackheath two day Festival this weekend. It’s taken a few years for Festival organisers to smooth the ruffled feathers of the Blackheath Society, and we’re so glad they did because the …

NEW: Lee Greens- a new Veg Box Scheme for Lewisham
Guaranteed: Provenance, Sustainable and Fresh! A new Veg Box Scheme is now putting down roots in Lewisham. Lee Greens is setting out to deliver fresh organic vegetables to Lewisham and the surrounding areas every week and at an affordable price. The Scheme also supports local farmers by ensuring a regular demand for their crops. The Scheme will: Support the …

Street Feast Food Market – this weekend’s line-up.
If you haven’t yet made it to the Model Market in Lewisham- make this your weekend to try it out! Open: 6pm-11pm, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Location: Molesworth Street, by the stone pyramid, central Lewisham.

The Urban Wine Company needs your grapes!
Urban Wine Harvest 2014 Date of harvest: Saturday 11th October 2014 Venue: Unit 13, Merton Industrial Park, SW19 3HX Time: 8.00am until 12 noon. Contact: urbanwineuk@gmail.com Do you have a grapevine growing in your garden? Why not get involved in this very quaffable project?! Last year, Paul and Richard of The Urban Wine Company harvested several tonnes …

Come Dine With Me- Casting SE13, SE12, SE3
The production team behind the Come Dine With Me series is once again trawling for contestants in South East London! We’re all familiar with the show; a group of ‘interesting characters’ cook a meal for strangers on successive nights in their own homes and are then given a score out of ten for cooking and …

Lewisham Model Market to reach for the sky?
Model Market has transformed Lewisham weekends this summer. It’s been terrific to have eating options which don’t involve jumping on a train to central London or in the car to Blackheath. Having a relaxed and fun space to try some of the most exciting street food in London on our door step has proved very …