Editing Ludlow (section)

===Gastronomy===
[[File:DW Wall - traditional butcher's shop, Ludlow - geograph.org.uk - 1601159.jpg|thumb|right|One of the two remaining traditional [[Butcher#Butcher shop|butcher shops]] in the centre of the town]]
Ludlow was for a time a [[gastronomic]] centre, at one point the only town in England with three [[Michelin Guide|Michelin-starred]] restaurants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.touruk.co.uk/shropshire/ludlow.htm|title=Ludlow Shropshire tourist and visitor information|access-date=17 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817174655/http://www.touruk.co.uk/shropshire/ludlow.htm|archive-date=17 August 2007}}</ref> The town had boasted eight [[AA Rosette]] starred restaurants, and three Michelin-starred establishments. In 2016, Ludlow lost its last Michelin-starred establishment — ''Mr Underhills''<ref>[http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Restaurant/Ludlow-SY8_1EH-Mr_Underhill_s_at_Dinham_Weir-188206-41102 Via Michelin] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022113215/http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Restaurant/Ludlow-SY8_1EH-Mr_Underhill_s_at_Dinham_Weir-188206-41102 |date=22 October 2014 }} Mr Underhill's at Dinham Weir</ref> — which had featured in the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' ''Top 100 Restaurants''.<ref>[http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/10/18/delight-for-ludlow-restaurant-as-its-named-one-of-the-best-in-britain/ Shropshire Star] ''Delight for Ludlow restaurant as it's named one of the best in Britain'' (18 October 2014)</ref> Another previously starred establishment in Ludlow was ''[[La Bécasse]]'' which went into liquidation for the second time in 2014.

The town hosts the annual Ludlow [[food festival]]. Ludlow was the first UK member of [[Cittaslow]] or "[[slow food]]" movement,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cittaslow.org.uk |title= UK Cittaslow Website |access-date=10 November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://womans-world.co.uk/going-slow-in-ludlow.html|title=Woman's World – Going slow in Ludlow|access-date=17 September 2007}}</ref> but after ongoing controversy over public funding, the town is no longer a member. As of 2021, the town has three butchers (one located in the suburbs), four bakers, a regular [[farmers market]] and a range of specialist food shops. The town has a brewery which has been producing [[real ale]] (using local [[hops]]) since 2006; it is in a renovated goods shed near the [[Ludlow railway station|railway station]].<ref>[http://whatpub.com/pubs/SHR/5005/railway-shed-ludlow WhatPub.com (CAMRA)] Railway Shed, Ludlow</ref>

The annual Ludlow Marches Festival of Food & Drink is a [[trade fair]] that takes place in and around Ludlow in September. Centred on Ludlow Castle, where over 150 local, small food producers showcase and sell their wares, the three-day event involves the town centre in food and drink trails including a "Sausage Trail".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.foodfestival.co.uk/ |title= Ludlow Food Festival |access-date=10 November 2007}}</ref>