Seasonal Produce ~ December
So the final seasonal produce list for 2011. The chefs on the social networks have been busy with menus on the run up to Christmas, so it’s always worth following the blog on either Twitter or Facebook as I try to spread the food porn message. So here it is seasonal produce for December, with … Read more
Seasonal Produce ~ October
October falls into a wonderful transitional period of Indian summer and the start of Autumn. The list of produce that will be available has grown to a full two pages on the printable PDF, & so to it. Vegetables Artichokes (Jerusalem, Crosnes, French Globe Bunch Baby Artichokes), Baby veg (Fennel, Leeks, Pumpkins, Turnips, Carrots/Yellow/White/Purple), Beans … Read more
Market Produce Supplement
As ever here is the market produce list direct from Wild Harvest in London’s Covent Garden, highlighting the up coming produce in the markets. Wild Mushrooms & Truffles We have a source of fresh, Bulgarian Cep’s arriving on Monday; hopefully the same source will be able to provide Trompettes and Mousseron in the weeks to … Read more
Seasonal Produce ~ April
Looking like spring is finally here, & the seasonal produce list is filling out nicely. With the added interest in foraging & wild foods, the decision has been taken now to add a wild food section (but unfortunately this won’t be appearing on the printable PDF) to the seasonal produce list. Wild garlic continues to … Read more
Seasonal Produce ~ March
So with the first signs of spring comes the excitement in the kitchens, foraging for wild produce will reap more and varied treasures from the hedgerows from now on. Many chefs on the social networking sites have expressed their desire for the new season produce to come through, including Simon Rogan of L’Enclume in Cumbria. … Read more
Seasonal Produce ~ February
With February it’s a real transitional month coming out of winter and the nights start to get shorter. The Rhubarb season is in full flow and the root vegetables will soon start to be giving way to the early spring crops. Here is this month’s produce list, with as ever, the printable PDF at the … Read more
Cliff House Hotel, The Cookbook, Martijn Kajuiter ~ A Book Review
For those of you that follow the blog on Twitter you will be aware that we were sent a copy of Martijn Kajuiter’s book by the man himself a few weeks ago. Now as the book isn’t available in the UK yet (Amazon.co.uk list a UK publishing date as 3rd February 2011), we felt that … Read more
Seasonal Produce ~ January
Sorry for the delay in posting this month’s produce list, it has been a busy period as you can imagine. We’d like to take this opportunity to say that we hope you all had a great Christmas & hope that you have a rewarding new year. The Downloadable PDF for printing has now moved to the … Read more