The Country Living Magazine Spring Fair takes place next week (20-24 March) in London at the Business Design Centre.  Amongst the various features and hundreds of small independent retailers who are presenting all good things for a country lifestyle there is a dedicated food and produce area which will be promoting regional treats.

Watch your trolley. These days, you can’t afford a wonky wheel in the’World Food’ aisle. Shelves from foot to forehead are crammed with jars, and a single ill-judged move could be dangerous. And messy. Very, very messy.

To celebrate Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week (18 – 24 March), Niamh Shields of food blog Eat Like A Girl, and someone who is virtually made of bacon, will be hosting two limited edition Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week Masterclasse

Opening on the 20th of March, Simply Fish are joining Boxpark with their sustainable selection of seafood.

You could spend St. Patrick’s Day in search of a lucky shamrock, bending over backwards to kiss the Blarney Stone, or fending off the leprechaun who wants to steal your Lucky Charms. But the real craic’s to be had from simply savouring some spiffing Irish cheese.

Seeking to kick off your St Pat’s in the traditional style of the Emerald Isle? Get yourself down to Asda and you’ll have the luck of the Irish.

Greenwich-based craft brewers Meantime Brewing and London pub group Young’s are to introduce “Brewery Fresh” – or “tank beer” – in a UK-first. The creation of “Brewery Fresh” will mean an initial three London-based Young’s outlets will offer drinkers a beer unadulterated by pasteurisation, filtering or pressurisation.

In which Zoe Perrett discovers the fascinating history of the spirit considered responsible for the downfall of many a housewife.

She made you do all sorts you didn’t want to and still does. But, lest we forget, she also quite literally Made you. So make her feel appreciated for bestowing the world with such a fine specimen of humanity with a triffic treat.

Reputedly, some mothers do’ave’em – and here’s betting Carmelo Carnevale’s was rather glad to spawn such a sublime chef. Now Novikov’s Italian top talent is keen to share his skills in a series of masterclasses running at the London restaurant.