Fresh produce
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Seasonal and close to home, gorgeous-looking Russet apples from Maidstone are challenging other eaters, including good English Coxes...
Posted: 30 October 2008 | 00:00
Two money savers are among the best in-season veg. Curly kale is excellent at the moment, while oh-so-traditionally...
Posted: 23 October 2008 | 00:00
The English squash season is now well and truly under way. There's a splendid range out there, including Turk's turban, onion, kaboucha,...
Posted: 16 October 2008 | 00:00
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) polices that do not address specific business needs are pointless, hospitality operators have been warned.
Posted: 14 October 2008 | 10:26
Gone are the days when serving exotic produce meant crossing borders, or even continents, to acquire it. Much of it is now grown - or has always been grown - right here in Britain. Emma White explains how
Posted: 09 October 2008 | 00:00
Local sourcing is all the rage but it's also time consuming and can be more expensive. So is it worth the effort? Janet Harmer reports
Posted: 09 October 2008 | 00:00
There's a great selection of English orchard fruits around. Comice, Conference and Beurre Hardy pears are all arriving regularly....
Posted: 09 October 2008 | 00:00
Fresh produce There's plenty of wild produce around at the moment, from the more exclusive white truffles - the first batch of which arrived on the...
Posted: 02 October 2008 | 00:00
The native oyster season is in full swing now so expect to pay 80p-£1.20 per mollusc, compared with around 40p for Pacific oysters. All...
Posted: 25 September 2008 | 00:00
In general, the South Coast has seen good landings. There's good gurnard (£6.50 per kg), monkfish (£10.50-£14.50 per kg) and large plaice...
Posted: 18 September 2008 | 00:00
Martin Lam, chef-proprietor at Ransome's Dock restaurant, London, and chairman of the food policy committee at the Academy of Culinary Arts, says the industry must look seriously at the way it sources food
Posted: 11 September 2008 | 00:00
It's September and all the usual early-autumnal treats are in. Cobnuts are around in good number, damsons have arrived for what is probably just a...
Posted: 11 September 2008 | 00:00
The UK’s celebrated autumn apple harvest has been threatened by the Government's immigration crackdown, the industry association has warned.
Posted: 26 August 2008 | 13:54
Tuesday - the Glorious Twelfth of August - welcomed in the start of the grouse season, and the real start of autumn...
Posted: 14 August 2008 | 00:00
Kentish strawberries are back on form after a blip in the summer sun, and if the weather stays nice we'll be enjoying them...
Posted: 31 July 2008 | 00:00
There have been good landings of fish in the West Country leading to a wide range being available, including a large number...
Posted: 16 July 2008 | 00:00
We are now starting to see the benefits of the warmer weather in relation to the numbers of spring lambs becoming available. Individual cuts are now becoming...
Posted: 10 July 2008 | 00:00
High winds meant a slow start to the week. Summer winds have disrupted supplies of sand eels and choppy waters mean pollack are less...
Posted: 03 July 2008 | 15:52
Wild mushrooms and morels from the USA will still be around for the next couple of weeks. Girolles are arriving from eastern...
Posted: 26 June 2008 | 00:00
Wild salmon from the River Severn has come down in price, and good landings of large grey mullet have been reported from the river estuary. Pollack...
Posted: 19 June 2008 | 00:00
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