Artisan bread
Home baked artisan bread has a consistency and taste which just can’t be replicated in a store bought loaf. Local organic stoneground flour. Speciality breads include sourdough, black olive, Italian rosemary and sea salt bread. Traditional English loaves such as bloomers and sandwich tin, white and wholemeal. On display at the stalls at the Hamshire […]
Artisanal craft gin
Harrogate Tipple is family business and small batch, artisan gin distillery based on the Ripley Castle Estate in Harrogate. Producing a range of gins and rum with botanicals which are grown in the gardens within the castle walls. They also use hundred percent Harrogate spring water that gives the gin it’s clean, crisp ultra smooth […]
Italian sausages
Breakfast at Marios came with skinny Italian sausage which to the best of my knowledge originates in Sicily It was different, startlingly different. So much so that it has stuck with me all these years. After searching the net however, I am left confused and wondering whether I am on the right track. But […]
East Wittering
East Wittering in Chichester Harbour offers one an eclectic selection of interesting shops, small cafes and restaurants. But what caught my eye was the Family Butchers. They were filling their steak and kidney pies. Not that I am particularly found of steak and kidney. But it was more than enough to attract my attention. After […]
Birmingham
Homemade ice cream
Artisan cheese
The first time I tried a soft mature cheddar cheese was at one of the Farmers Markets It was good enough to get me to buy half a dozen different blends The Arundel Cheese Company has been making cheeses since the early 1900’s, producing and sourcing outstanding farmhouse foods for over three generations.
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Artisan sausages – Emsworth
So I have one more reason to visit Emsworth Grabbed a scotch egg from a stall at the Farmers Market in Chichester. I was on my way to Emsworth and was told to wave ‘Hi’ to Dad, at H.H.Treagust & Sons, which I duly did. The large scotch eggs made with carmelised onions which I […]
The African diaspora
You will find Kalahari Moon in the old part of Bristol City Centre at the St Nicholas Market. Established in 1743, visitors wander through a maze of quirky stalls offering everything from street food to antiques, gifts and more. Named Britain’s Best Large Indoor Market in 2016 it is Bristol’s largest collection of independent retailers. […]