Artisan MK Food & Drink

28/10/2025

The judges were impressed by the variety and quality of entries into the Milton Keynes Food And Leisure Awards Best Local Product category this year. Winners will be announced that the awards evening on 9th November.

Entries received from ChilliPete, Monty Booch, New The New Inn, New Bradwell, Haythorn, Beth’s Cakes ‘n’ Bakes, The Fruity Farmer, Really Good Sausages Burgers & BBQ Bites., Plot Cakes, CHAR catering, Nana’s Kitchen, Northampton Cheese Company, and The Willen Ice Cream Company

27/10/2025

We are pleased to be supporting Moorgate Farm this November. The farm in Potterspury grows high-welfare KellyBronze turkeys, perfect for high quality, locally sourced turkey this Christmas.

To make your Christmas shopping even more special and convenient, on 2nd and 9th November, the pop-up farm shop will be full of other local artisan food and drink producers, making it super easy to support local businesses and find unique products for your table and gifts for your friends and relatives.

Come and soak up the friendly festive atmosphere, enjoy live music, hot food and good chat.

Traders on one or both of the dates include The Willen Ice Cream Company, Waz's Sauce Hut, Beth’s Cakes ‘n’ Bakes, Jam Moo Kow, Wharf Distillery, The Chocolate Mill MK, Gusti Dall' Italia, Catering U Like, Towcester Mill Brewery, Cheese on Towcest', Molly's Pantry, New Lodge Vineyard, CHAR catering, The Indian Orchard, Six and Twenty

17/10/2025

Still time to enter your product into the Best Local Product category of the Milton Keynes Food And Leisure Awards and help us show-off and celebrate the amazing things that our local food and drink artisans do

Enter here:

Best Local Food & Drink Does your product have what it takes to win this year’s award for best food and drink? Enter today to get your product in front of a skilled selection panel. Winners in each category will go forward to find the best overall food and best overall drink winner, to be announce...

01/10/2025

MKFLA Best Local Product 2025 - https://mailchi.mp/e82bc5e3ebf6/mkfla-best-local-product-10149838

01/08/2025

Voting Now Open for the 13th Milton Keynes Food & Leisure Awards

It’s only 9AM and submissions are already flying in — Milton Keynes, you don’t waste time!

Voting is officially open for the exciting MK Food & Leisure Awards, celebrating the best of our city’s hospitality, from street food legends to fine dining favourites, coffee artisans to cocktail masters.

Have your say and show your support for the local heroes who keep us well-fed and entertained all year round. Whether it’s your go-to restaurant, your favourite barista, or that street food truck that never misses — now’s the time to vote.

Voting closes at the end of September, so don’t miss your chance to make your vote count.

24/07/2025

Summer Newsletter - Events -

Isn't it amazing how the run of hot, dry weather has ended just in time for the start of the school holidays! Maybe that means that we should now expect a typical British summer - i.e. not knowing from one hour to the next what the weather will be doing! Whatever happens, let that not put a dampener...

09/06/2025

Does anyone know the local crafter who sells these? Got a customer wanting to buy some more.

01/05/2025

Brook Feast Applications now open - https://mailchi.mp/5bf0296e1e33/brook-feast-applications-now-open

13/12/2024

Last weekend was a shocker for us local artisans, with numerous events cancelled due to the storm. Take the opportunity to get out this weekend to shop with local traders at events if you can, and find others online so you don't miss out on locally produced tasty treats and they don't miss out on your custom.