So, how has the horsemeat scandal affected farmers and suppliers? It may have done us all a favour in terms...
Anna Hedworth, aka The Grazer, is on a crusade to shop local. Here are some of her favourites… Whether you want to get to know the people who serve you your sausages, you just like a chat, or you want to know where your food’s come from, the movement towards...
The horsemeat scandal has caused so much talk among his customers that Jermone is considering stocking it at Bouchon in...
appetite has a new columnist – the amazing Charlotte Harbottle, aka Girl Butcher of the blog of the same name....
The Lambton Worm is ready for another round of story telling, writes Alastair Gilmour. Once upon a time, a group of pub and food enthusiasts threw £500,000 into a well in Chester le Street. They did it with their “greet big goggly eyes” fully open, though locals oft did wonder...
When you’re thinking about Valentine’s Day, who else to ask for culinary advice but a Frenchman? Jerome Cogné is head...
Grazing animals on the roof of your café is a sure way to attract attention, but is it a sign of...
This month, The Grazer, aka Anna Hedworth, is following the trend for all things Scandinavian with a little help from her vinegar and pickling spices Ive been experimenting with preserving food for a while now; salting, curing and pickling. I’ve found that, when preserving your own food, pickling is a good...
No-one begrudges you a few nibbles and glasses of fizz over Christmas and New Year, but now it’s time to...
He very nearly won last year’s BBC MasterChef: The Professionals, and is back in his native Northumberland with a few...
Old-fashioned stout is going through a rethink, reckons Alastair Gilmour There are few words more able to focus the beer-lover’s mind than the five characters in ‘stout’. Literature drips with evocative references such as “stout and true”, “stout hearts”, “stout of step” and John Keats’ “stout Cortez…with eagle eyes”. All...
