Here it is, we’re into summer and my birthday month! And before I head off on holiday for a week, here I am putting together your guide for all things delicious this month.

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News

Mark your calendars for two big celebrations in July – Bristol Seafood Week from 7th – 13th July featuring special dinners, talks and demos, and the first ever Bristol Cider Week from 25th July, which will have a range of tours, tastings, trails and even street parties!

Bristol has a new gin maker in town, and they’re already winning awards! Spirit of Bristol has a range of four flagship gins, with the Clifton Royale and Harbourside gins already winning gold at the World Gin Awards. Having tried the gins myself on a very boozy boat trip the other day, I can confirm that they’re all very tasty, and even better that the head distiller Peter is committed to everything being as sustainable as possible, from the ingredients to the packaging.

Festivals & Celebrations

It’s your last chance to nab a ticket to this year’s Bristol Craft Beer Festival on the harbourside (13th & 14th June), a ticket for one of the sessions is £62 and includes all of your beer (and there are over 300 to choose from) or cider, with plenty of other goodies and street food available to purchase on the day too. It’s one of my favourite events in the calendar, so maybe I’ll see a few of you there!

There are also two brewery parties coming up this month, starting with Hubfest at Hop Union Brewery in Brislington on Sat 7th, and then The Social at Lost and Grounded Brewers the following week on Fri 13th.

Take your pick on Sunday 8th between Open Farm Sunday at Bath Soft Cheese or Sh*t Hot Fest Bristol – a new hot sauce festival at Lost Horizon.

The Port o’ Bristol gang are bringing the Festa de Sao Joao back to The Pump House on Sunday 22nd, so you can expect a day of music, food and wine inspired by the city of Porto, and entry is free!

Combine theatre with a traditional celebratory feast in The Life of Job at Winterbourne Medieval Barn on Friday 27th – something a bit different!

The last weekend of the month is looking pretty boozy, with Bristol Whisky Festival at Bristol Beacon (£25), or wine fans can choose between Fete De La Cave (£15) on Gloucester Road, or Averys Summer of Wine (£35).

Dinners

Treat yourself to a special meal this month…

• 6 O’clock Gin tasting & dining at Hotel du Vin (Thu 5th, £69.95)
• Mamma Mia Tribute Night at De Vere Tortworth Court (Fri 6th, £45)
• Azerbaijani Supper Club (Thu 12th)
• Midsummer Feast at Bristol Lido (Wed 18th, £75)
• Thai dining event at Beeses (Thu 19th)
• Afrotunes and cuisine at Beeses (Sat 21st)
• Andy Clarke x Gonzalez Byass wine dinner at Bar 44 Clifton, (Thu 26th, £65)
• English Wine Week tasting menu at Old Market Assembly (Thu 26th, £49)

Tours, workshops & meetups

Learn or try something new to brag to your pals… I’ve merged meetups like She Drinks Beer into this list but if you know of more food & drink related networking let me know and I’ll give them their own section!

• Tue 3rd – She Drinks Beer at The Good Measure
• Wed 4th – Turkish Cookery Class at Coexist Community Kitchen, £45
• Wed 4th – Pet Nats wine and cheese tasting at KASK, £35
• Thu 5th – Whisky Lover’s Masterclass at Circumstance, £30
• Thu 5th – Naughty But Nice Biscuit Decorating Masterclass at Boujon Bakery, £35
• Thu 5th – The Ultimate Rum Experience at Industry Bar & Kitchen,£30
• Fri 6th – Wine and Cheese Tasting Tour in Cheddar Valley, £125
• Fri 6th – Gin Lover’s Masterclass at Psychopomp, £30
• Fri 6th – Japanese Ramen Cookery class, £90
• Fri 6th – Blind Tasting Challenge at Averys, £35
• Sat 7th – Tempering & Bar Moulding at Zara’s Chocolates, £55
• Sat 7th – Good Chemistry Tap Take Over at Old Castle Green
• Sat 7th – Wapping Wharf Gourmet Food Tour, £65
• Sat 7th – Bristol Cider Tasting Tour, £34
• Sat 7th – Fermentation Feast & Workshop at Urban Vineyard, £75

• Tue 10th – Classic French Cuisine Cookery class at Cooking It, £80
• Wed 11th – The Flavours of Cornwall : Gin + Rum with Loveday Distilling at Spirited (£30)
• Wed 11th – Pablo Fallabrino (Uruguay’s 1st Natural Winemaker) wine tasting at KASK, £5 per glass
• Thu 12th – Thirsty Thursday Cruise with Bristol Ferry, £10
• Fri 13th – Gin Lover’s Masterclass at Psychopomp, £30
• Fri 13th – Limeburn Hill Vineyard Tour & Tasting, £20
• Fri 13th – Whisky Tasting with Blind Summit at Spirited (£25)
• Sat 14th – Chocolate heart moulding with salted caramels at Zara’s Chocolates, £55
• Sat 14th – Wapping Wharf Street Food Tour, £35
• Sun 15th – Speciality Coffee Brewing Masterclass, £60

• Tue 17th – Kurdish Cookery Class at The Mazi Project, £45
• Tue 17th – Charcuterie, Cheese and Wine Evening at The Scrandit, £45
• Wed 18th – Clément Hour : The Art of Agricole at Spirited (£25)
• Wed 18th – This Is England wine and cheese tasting at KASK, £35
• Wed 18th – ‘English Vineyards’ Meet The Winemaker at Le Vignoble, £20
• Wed 18th – Egyptian Cookery Class at Coexist Community Kitchen, £45
• Thu 19th – Cheese & Wine Tasting at Averys, £35
• Sat 21st – Truffles & Pralines workshop at Zara’s Chocolates, £55
• Sat 21st – Healthy Eating Cooking Session at The Mazi Project, free
• Sat 21st – Hotspots & Hidden Treasures food tour, £60

• Mon 23rd – Classic Italian Cookery Class at Cooking It, £80
• Tue 24th – Think While You Drink: 20th Century Pubs in 21st Century Bristol at The Greenbank
• Wed 25th – Beer and Whisky with The Heart Cut at Spirited (£25)
• Wed 25th – Women’s+ Whisky Night at Spirited
• Thu 26th – Thirsty Thursday Cruise with Bristol Ferry, £10
• Thu 26th – Sicilian wine tasting at The Clifton Sausage, £50
• Fri 27th – Michelin star recipes and Molecular Science Cookery Class at Cooking It, £150
• Sat 28th – Fete de la Cave, £15
• Sat 28th – Fermentation Feast & Workshop at Urban Vineyard, £75
• Sat 28th – Averys Summer of Wine afternoon session, £35
• Sat 28th – Averys Summer of Wine evening session, £35
• Tue 1st July – She Drinks Beer at The Kings Head

New places to visit

There are some exciting expansions of much-loved local businesses coming up, including a new Catley’s bakery on Old Market, a second Bristol restaurant for Cappadocia on Whiteladies Road, and a second location on Gloucester Road for natural wine bar KASK – good times all round!

Pinkmans has now opened in Pickle Street play cafe on East St in Bedminster, as has Boona Boona Coffee Roasters around the corner.

Coming soon a few doors away is Bake It Bristol, a ‘competitive baking experience’ which is something I’ve never heard of before, but I’m guessing if you’ve ever wanted to go on Bake Off this is the next best thing!

One of the biggest stories this week was the new Moomin Boba House on Park Row from CUPP, where you can try limited edition themed drinks and pancakes.

Over in Redcliffe, premium burger joint Prime by Pasture opens on 5th June, and on Upper Maudlin St in town, Suyahut has just opened, serving African street food in the city centre.

Back Garden Pizzeria have just announced that they’ll be opening soon on St Stephens Street in the city centre, good news if you like great pizza! Along the same lines, if you’ve been to Manchester you’ll be familiar with popular pizza chain Rudy’s, who will be opening their first Bristol branch on nearby Baldwin St soon.

That’s it for this month, let me know what you’re planning on booking over on Threads, see what I’m eating on Instagram or see the latest local food news by following A Life Less Organised on Facebook.

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