Food Glorious Food

So this weekend I explored my senses and tickled my taste buds at the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in Birmingham.

I'm a big fan of food and if there's any opportunity to try free samples... I'm there. Now I realise that this love of food or just generally eating anything edible will backfire in the future and I'll become obese, but until that day I'll continue to munch. 

The BBC Good Food Show has been held in Birmingham for many years and every year it grows in the number of visitors and exhibitors. Whether its large brands or local businesses you could try anything from duck burgers to divine chocolate wine. 

Several thimbles of gin and wine later I was satisfied that I'd nibbled on enough cheese, gorged on plenty of cake and burnt my mouth with curry sauce to know that I wouldn't need to eat for the rest of the weekend.

Aside from food there was also a garden show, much to the delight of my mother, where you could get your green fingers on a variety of flora and fauna - that's if you managed to dodge the fleets of mobility scooters.

The National Bee Keeping Association were also on hand to drum up support for the humble bumblebee. I even had a go at weaving a traditional basket to keep bees. I almost took out the eye of the teacher, but I managed to get the knack of it after a few attempts. Maybe basket weaving should be my new hobby?