11. Also in September's Food Monthly

12. Mummy, I’ve completely ruined the chilli con carne!

I was thumbing through a food and drink section in a weekend paper recently and there amongst the must-have foodie gadgets like a pizza wheel that comes as a cutlery set with a matching fork, intended to be used instead of a knife (I feel another column coming on), I spotted the blurb advertising cookery courses for students.

13. Brace yourself for the tastiest game bird... Partridge

As some of you may know, I have a particular love of all things wild (I am talking food here!) and in my pub, The Pot Kiln, we serve a menu that is completely driven by the seasons and what is available locally. 

14. Student survival guide

Students typically have a budget of about £20 a week to spend on food, but if you blow it in the first weeks of term, a diet of only baked beans is not much fun – your friends won’t appreciate the flatulence either. But with a bit of effort even novice cooks can eat well on a budget. Alison Hepworth gives you some pointers.

15. Go really wild!

OUR plate is overflowing with great features this month.

There’s such a variety of growers and producers in this area we have a huge menu to choose from.

16. Bone up on vitamin D

The calendar is positively alive with foodie happenings at this time of the year, but it’s also the start of the academic year and therefore a good time to bone up on one of our essential vitamins.

17. They’re all pure gold

Taste is delighted to report that yet another of our favourite artisan producers has scooped several awards in the country’s top foodie ‘Oscars’.

18. Taste’s golden girl

One of Reading’s best artisan producers has just come up trumps after winning two gold medals in the country’s most prestigious food awards.

19. Food for thought

One local celeb who has hit the headlines this week is TV chef Mike Robinson

20. Good for all...

EAT, be healthy and raise charity cash – sounds like a winning combination to Taste.