Simple elderflower vinegar recipe
By Rosemary Jameson from Jam Jar Shop and Jam On The Hill. “This is so easy but will liven up your summer salads no end,” says Rosemary. Ingredients * 10-15 elderflower heads * 1 pint white wine vinegar Method 1 Pick the heads when in full bloom and snip flowers from the stalks. Discard any […]
Blog: loose leaf musings by Tea Box
Trends are always on the move. Once you think you’ve got to grips with a style it moves on as quickly as it came in. But oddly, all things retro seem to be the exception to this rule. Take the Tetley Tea Folk revival for example. In advertising, the changing of old material to new […]
Pictures from two local food festivals
By Matt Wright Without further ado, here are the pictures from Leicester’s Summer Food & Drink Festival and Stamford Feast, both of which took place on Sunday May 29. Above left are Everards ladies Sam Ball and Claire Cannell. Leicester Market, complete with new branding Andrew Fear, who makes Thirsty Farmer Cider and owns Budgens Mountsorrel […]
New Long Clawson recipe book out now
Long Clawson Dairy has published a recipe book to celebrate its centenary. Cooking Creatively With Cheese contains 45 recipes to be made with Clawson cheese. Each dish is associated with one decade of Clawson’s 100-year history, including an Aged Leicestershire Red-topped Shepherd’s Pie for the 1910s (below) and a White Stilton with Cranberry Souffle for […]
Clarissa coming to Northfield Farm
The evenings of Friday June 10 and Saturday June 11 see two meaty events at Northfield Farm’s new evening restaurant, both with Clarissa Dickson Wright in attendance. The events will incorporate a talk by Clarissa, and a three-course meal with wine selected by Patrick Whenham Bossy of Amphora Wines. Friday will focus on pork, Saturday […]
BBC seeks young bakers for TV show
CBBC is looking for junior home bakers from across the country to take part in a new series called Junior Bake Off. The series will promote and celebrate British home baking and stems from successful BBC2 show, The Great British Bake Off, which was won by Edd Kimber (pictured). The new programme will give bakers aged 9-12 years old […]
Marquess wins award and Thai eatery opens
Local restaurant news, May 27… The Marquess of Exeter of Lyddington in Rutland last night won a Stamford Mercury food award. The pub/hotel/restaurant is run by chef/patron Brian Baker (pictured), who a few years ago was the youngest ever chef to win a Michelin star. More on Brian here and in the July issue of […]
Clawson Dairy dons lycra for charity
2011 is Long Clawson Dairy’s centenary year. To mark the historic occasion, the Leicestershire cheese-making co-operative has been visited by Prince Charles and released a recipe book. Now Clawson staff are organising a series of local events to raise money for charity, led by Peter Tinsley, who is planning to run 100 miles! Peter Tinsley […]
Northfield opens evening eatery
Rare-breed meat specialist Northfield Farm of Cold Overton, Rutland, is opening its evening restaurant for the first time this Friday (May 20). After Friday it will open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. The new, fully licensed restaurant – located in a converted farm building, close (but not too close!) to where the farm’s animals are […]
Restaurant review: Caffe Italia
By Matt Wright Tucked away down Melton Mowbray’s prettiest street, near St Mary’s Church, sits not a pork pie seller or Blue Stilton shop, but an Italian café next door to an Italian deli. Deli and Caffe Italia are two of Melton’s most delicious destinations, run by Alison D’Angelo and her Tuscan husband Gaetano. On […]
New Home & Kitchen section unveiled
Great Food Magazine has launched a new section called Kitchen & Home. Here’s a taster… Home & Kitchen was launched in Issue 6. To buy a Back Issue, click here.
Restaurant review: Hammer & Pincers
By Rachel Quine ‘We have a new butcher,’ said the email newsletter from Hammer and Pincers. ‘Harker’s Farm Shop of Clipston on the Wolds rear their own cattle and supply the best beef we’ve ever tried. So we’ve decided to focus on offering more steaks.’ I made a reservation. Sweethearts Danny and Sandra Jimminson trained at […]
Melton Sloe Gin moves to Northfield
Hedgerow Spirits, maker of Melton Mowbray Sloe Gin, is moving to Northfield Farm in Cold Overton. The alcoholic drinks producer will take a unit at Northfield next door to Amphora Wines and Northfield’s very own farm shop and new Gastro Tea Room. The arrival of Hedgerow Spirits, which also makes damson whisky and blackberry vodka, will add to Northfield’s […]
New Cheese Fair great news for region
A new cheese event to take place in Melton Mowbray on June 11-12 will further solidify the region’s reputation as one of Britain’s food hotspots. The Artisan Cheese Fair, to be held at the town’s cattle market and organised by the Melton Mowbray Food Partnership, will attract a significant number of UK cheese makers. Producers […]
Ufford Ales set to move to Stamford
Local microbrewery Ufford Ales is set to move from Ufford to Stamford. The brewery, which is currently situated in an outbuilding next door to Ufford’s White Hart pub, will be renamed Stamford Brewing Company. Ufford Ales The White Hart The White Hart Dining room inside White Hart
Hambleton Bakery opens Oundle outlet
Hambleton Bakery – part of local hotelier Tim Hart’s business – has opened a franchise outlet in Oundle. The bakery specialises in artisan loaves baked with traditional ingredients and already has existing shops in Oakham, Stamford and Exton. All Hambleton’s bread is baked in a wood-fired oven in Exton. The new Oundle shop will be […]
Great Food nominated for media award
Great Food Magazine and website have been shortlisted for a prestigious 2011 Media Pioneer Award by the Specialist Media Show. The nomination is for “innovative distribution strategy combined with top-quality editorial”. Great Food is sold in over 100 newsagents, farm shops, garden centres and delis across the region, and in all Waitrose stores. In addition, […]
Tea Box launches Cricketer’s Tea
Local tea business, Tea Box has launched Cricketer’s Tea. The tea is in support of The Broad Appeal, a charity set up by England fast bowler and Leicestershire lad Stuart Broad to raise awareness of motor neurone disease. Tea Box is run by Kirsty Munro of Sheffield and Ann Fugler of Scalford, Leicestershire. Tea Box
Michelin PR man urges chefs to go for it
A successful Leicester businessman who works closely with Michelin thinks local eateries must aim higher if any is to achieve a Michelin Star. John Harris, foodie director of Leicester media agency Rock Kitchen Harris, which has Michelin on its client roster, said that although Leicester’s and Leicestershire’s restaurants are heading in the right direction, most […]
Rocco Recommends now on Twitter!
Rocco Recommends is one of the most popular features in Great Food Magazine. In his bi-monthly magazine column, Rocco the Jack Russell recommends an excellent pub that lets him in. Being of exquisite taste, the pubs he tips are always of the finest quality. Now you can follow Rocco’s tips and general banter on Twitter – […]
Julia Bradbury reveals fave local eateries
TV presenter Julia Bradbury, who was brought up in Rutland, has unveiled her favourite local restaurants on Twitter…
Warm asparagus, chicken and feta salad
Scroll down for links to local growers. * 1 bundle British asparagus * 2 tbsp olive oil * 350g chicken fillets, cut into strips * 100g feta cheese, crumbled * 8 cherry tomatoes, halved Dressing * 2 tbsp olive oil * 1 tbsp white wine vinegar * 1 clove garlic crushed * 1 whole roasted […]
Second Rutland food festival confirmed
The second Rutland Food Festival will take place on September 17, 2011 at Rutland Water (Sykes Lane entrance). It promises to be bigger and better than last year’s inaugural event, with cooking demonstrations from some of Rutland’s top chefs, including Rutland Food Ambassador Sean Hope of The Olive Branch (pictured above, left, alongside Jan McCourt of […]
Handy video guide to making lemon curd
Rutland-based Jam Jar Shop is run by Great Food writer Rosemary Jameson, and is Britain’s biggest online retailer of jam-making equipment. Not only do they sell great kit, they also make videos to help budding preserve-makers. Here’s Rosemary’s lemon curd making method… For more info, visit Jam Jar Shop
Clawson to launch Stilton air freshener
This article was published on April 1. And yes, it was an April Fool!… Leicestershire’s Long Clawson Dairy is set to unveil a Blue Stilton-scented room spray. The Dairy, which is this year celebrating its 100th birthday, carried out research showing that UK cheese lovers were bored of normal air freshener scents and wanted something […]
Ten local foodie ideas
By Matt Wright 1) Cook at home Sounds simple but this is a surefire way to win over that special person. Here’s a beautifully simple but special-feeling springtime recipe from David Graveling, chef at the Jackson Stops, Stretton… Pan-Fried Salmon with Spring Veg Risotto * 1 salmon fillet, skin on, pin boned * 1 portion (roughly […]
Blog: result of my beef tongue challenge
By Joanne Grew This year I have set myself my usual challenge of avoiding chicken for Lent. But what’s different about this time round is that I have decided to break my boring eating habits by seeking out beef tongue as its replacement. In an ideal world, I would like to say so far, so […]
Local producer one of UK’s best, says Indy
A Leicestershire poultry farmer produces some of the tastiest chickens in Britain, says the Independent newspaper. Fosse Meadows Farm of Frolesworth, near Lutterworth, was named in an article published on March 19 entitled ‘Are designer chickens worth the money?’. Its chickens were given a score of nine out of ten as part of a taste […]
Guide to the best country pubs: Pt 3
PART THREE: CHARNWOOD By Matt Wright CRITERIA USED TO SELECT PUBS: 1) RURAL LOCATION 2) EXCELLENT, COSY AMBIENCE 3) REPUTATION FOR DECENT FOOD 4) GOOD RANGE OF REAL ALES 5) INDIVIDUAL AND SPECIAL ——————————————— THE WHEATSHEAF, Woodhouse Eaves With its ancient trees and buildings made from Swithland slate and distinctive local granite, beautiful Woodhouse Eaves […]
Entrepreneurial farmer goes for it!
Who needs Kate Humble?! The real Lambing Live is taking place this weekend at Brooksby College. Why not take a picnic and watch from the comfort of your car? This sign was spotted by the side of the A607 between East Goscote and Rearsby. Brooksby College.
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