Essex Food Show

Today Claire and I went to the Essex Food Show in Cressing Temple and Oh My God was it a delicious and entertaining day!!!

One of the medieval barns at Cressing Temple: Outside and In

To begin with, Cressing Temple is a fantastic place in so many ways. An ancient monument with origins going back to the 12th century, it is home to two Templar barns as well as many other farm buildings including a granary and bakehouse among many more. The medieval barns are absolutely stunning and all of the buildings are in impecable condition. This is definitely a place I will visit again and be sure to bring all of my visitors!

The Bakehouse Oven at Cressing Temple

The Food Show was the other amazing part of the day. There were nearly 130 vendors selling everything from meat pies and puddings to smoked cheese and olives to beer and wine and all kinds of breads and pastries. We tried many cheeses and olives, a goats milk ice cream and my first ever proper steamed suet meat pudding!!!

My favorite flavors of the entire day were the smoked cheddar and goat's cheeses and a not overly hoppy beer brewed by Humpty Dumpty Brewery, The King John. My evening was wrapped up with a pork pie with brie and cranberry with some smoked cheddar and a smoked olive tapenade.