Archive for October 2008

Interview with Graham Barnard

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sausage King | Category: Interviews, News

Today I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Graham Barnard for BBC Radio Norfolk.  This was such a pleasure for me because I was last interviewed by Graham about seven years ago when I had just started Sausagefans.com
Sausagefans.com was, initially, set up as a bit of a joke.  Coverage in the local and national [...]



Visit to F. L. Edge

Oct 29th, 2008 | By Sausage King | Category: News, Visits

Tuesday the 28th October, 2008
To say Jonathan, who runs F L Edge, is a visionary is an understatement.  In a market where many are struggling their business is booming and is centred around high quality meat and top service.  They sell about 2.5 tons of sausages a week and have 19 different flavours.  As you [...]



Champion of Champions sausage-making competition

Oct 28th, 2008 | By Sausage King | Category: News, Pictures

I was delighted to be invited to the MTJ’s Champion of Champions sausage-making competition at Butchers Hall in London yesterday.  The venue itself is almost as spectacular as the sausages being entered for the competition.  A sausage maker is only allowed to enter if they have won a competition elsewhere during the year.  This means [...]



Lincoln Sausage and Potato Festival

Oct 25th, 2008 | By Sausage King | Category: News, Pictures, Visits

I was delighted to have the opportunity to attend the Lincoln Sausage and Potato Festival today.  
I enjoy riding anywhere on the Triumph Scrambler and riding the Triumph Scrambler to a sausage event is particularly exciting.  From Norfolk’s tree covered roads to the picturesque, flat fens the bike is a pleasure.
I always find the people of Lincolnshire very passionate about [...]



Battle of the Bangers Winner

Oct 11th, 2008 | By Sausage King | Category: News, Pictures, Visits

I was delighted to announce Frank Spurgeon Ltd as the winner of both the people’s and the expert’s choice this afternoon.

The Norwich and Norfolk Food Festival competition was very closely contested indeed both for the people’s and experts’ choice.  Over 4000 people voted for their favourite sausage while a team of chefs selected the expert’s [...]