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Hambleton Hall launches home-delivery service

17th April, 2020

Michelin-starred hotel and restaurant Hambleton Hall near Oakham has launched a home-delivery service covering Melton Mowbray and the Vale of Belvoir, Rutland and Stamford. Wines and Champagnes from Hambleton’s famous wine cellar are also available for delivery (see below), along with bread from Hambleton Bakery, local milk from Vine Farm Dairy and local eggs from […]

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Offering a new delivery or takeaway service? These app-builders can help

16th April, 2020

Loughborough’s Indigro Digital has launched a service building apps for new takeaway & delivery services. The mobile-friendly web apps can be ready in a single day and allow customers to make orders and payments, view menus and key info and buy gift cards. Here is an example of the basic version. Indigro’s apps can also […]

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Positive Kitchen launches local online supermarket for Leicestershire deliveries

16th April, 2020

Leicestershire-based food entrepreneurs Aatin and Helen Anadkat have launched an online supermarket delivering local food and essentials to Leicestershire & surrounds. Positive Kitchen Supermarket is working with local suppliers including Hambleton Bakery, The Leicestershire Handmade Cheese Co, St Martin’s Coffee and Evingtons Wine. Aatin said: “For us, it’s about helping the local economy and safeguarding […]

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What you’re eating & drinking to get through the lockdown. Pt. 1 – Menai oysters to Marmite hummus

15th April, 2020

We asked Great Food Club members to tell us what they’re eating & drinking to get through the lockdown. You provided an interesting response. Here’s Part 1. “I am enjoying Menai oysters. I took delivery of eight dozen to spread the delivery charge and keep the price at under £10 per dozen. The first few I enjoyed au […]

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Lockdown heroes: The Black Horse in Aylestone

14th April, 2020

The Black Horse in Aylestone is spreading happiness and keeping its community entertained and supported during this testing time. Alan Merryweather and Sarah Cunnington, business owners of The Black Horse in Aylestone, Leicestershire were stranded in Tenerife as the coronavirus crisis started to take hold in the UK. “Being in isolation in our hotel room […]

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Food heroes of lockdown: Nottingham’s Alchemilla

14th April, 2020

Alchemilla, Nottingham’s newest Michelin-starred restaurant, initially launched a local delivery service in response to lockdown. Many loyal customers took advantage and enjoyed having Michelin-starred cuisine delivered to their doorsteps, often dropped off by the head chef & owner himself, Alex Bond. However, Alchemilla has since decided to focus its energy on cooking for the NHS […]

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Local food heroes of lockdown: The Blue Bell at Desford

10th April, 2020

The door to The Blue Bell Inn & Lodge in Desford, Leicestershire, is temporarily closed but the pub remains at the heart of its community. Michael Cosgrove has run the Blue Bell since 2015 and despite the pandemic crisis, he’s busier than ever. “The pub is the heart of the village and at times like […]

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Local food heroes of coronavirus: The ‘Feeding Nottingham’ Project

9th April, 2020

By Bobby Twidale In these unsettling times, an army of health-care workers are facing unimaginable challenges, and many vulnerable people are struggling to access good nutrition. As a result, two Nottingham independents – CHEFF and The Body Project – have teamed up to launch an inspiring project. CHEFF – ‘clean, healthy, energising, fresh food’ – […]

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An easy-to-follow overnight no-knead bread recipe

8th April, 2020

A superbly simple visual bread recipe from the Real Bread Campaign…

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Local food heroes of coronavirus: The Larder of Oakham

7th April, 2020

The Larder in Oakham has responded to the coronavirus crisis in an inspirational way. When lockdown started, Great Food Club’s Café of the Year 2020 chose to close temporarily to help struggling people in the local community. Co-owner Alyson Kyle, who runs the café with Iain Stares, explains: “We considered opening The Larder as a takeaway and […]

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Local producer fights to stay open with wartime-style food-parcel scheme

3rd April, 2020

A food producer whose grandparents supplied the frontline during World War II is pushing to create a similar food-parcel system for vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis. William Sutherland’s grandparents sent potted beef to soldiers in the 1940s. Today, William – managing director of Chesterfield-based Pro Chef Terrines & Patés – makes potted beef to […]

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The Berkeley Arms: A pub at the heart of its community

24th March, 2020

By Bobby Twidale Since taking over The Berkeley Arms in Wymondham just over a year ago, Dipak Raxit, or ‘Kumar’ as he prefers to be known, has quickly established himself and his traditional village pub as the beating heart of the local community. He’d be first to admit it wasn’t an easy start; losing a […]

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Coronavirus: Support independents. Talk to them. Spend with them.

16th March, 2020

Great Food Club comment: This is an existential crisis for many local independents. Before heading to the supermarket to stock up, consider what you can buy from your local food shops, traders, pubs and restaurants. Also, talk to them. Give them a call or pop in for a (socially distant) chat. Start a conversation. Explain […]

How John Molnar and his award-winning team turned The Cod’s Scallops into Britain’s best fish & chip shop

11th March, 2020

By Bobby Twidale East Midlands chippy The Cod’s Scallops was already riding the crest of a wave following its victory in the National Fish & Chip Awards 2020. A few weeks later in March 2020, it bagged a top prize at the British Pie Awards – for its chicken, leek & ham pie (in the […]

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The female head distiller making waves at Burleighs Gin of Leicestershire

8th March, 2020

Advertisement feature Distilling is traditionally a male pursuit. There’s no reason why it should be – except the shackles of history – but many more men make gin, vodka, rum and whisky than women. The same is true for brewing. However, things are changing. The gin boom is creating more women distillers. And one is […]

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Wigston Fields News & Deli celebrates its first birthday

5th March, 2020

The owners of Wigston Fields News & Deli – Pratik & Bee Master – are our Food Heroes of the Year. The couple won the award after transforming their corner shop into a local-food hotspot. Time flies, and on Saturday, March 7, 10am to 3pm, the shop celebrates its first birthday. For 17 years, the Wigston Fields […]

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Pie-making and pie-eating for British Pie Week

3rd March, 2020

Welcome to British Pie Week, which runs from March 2-8. Great Food Club’s HQ is in Britain’s Pie Capital – Melton Mowbray – so we couldn’t let this event pass us by without focusing on the art of pie-making and showcasing some excellent local pie-makers. How to make your own Melton Mowbray pork pie First, here’s […]

The Engine Yard at Belvoir begins to bloom

28th February, 2020

The Engine Yard at Belvoir Castle has rapidly become a rural food-and-drink hub – and a lovely one at that. Its creation has happened seemingly overnight – it’s hard to imagine that The Engine Yard was a building site up until the spring of 2018. The Duchess of Rutland’s plan to transform this piece of […]

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A Leicestershire gem: The Stag & Hounds, Burrough on the Hill

28th February, 2020

Yesterday, I ate at The Stag and Hounds in Burrough on the Hill. It was absolutely superb! Head chef Dom Clarke is a talented guy and his lovely partner Antonia runs front of house with aplomb. While we were eating, Dom’s new hogget supplier came in for a pint of Parish ale. He grazes his sheep yards […]

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The difference between real bread and its factory rival

21st February, 2020

By Tim Hart, owner, Hambleton Bakery The age of supermarket retail has brought many benefits – convenient car parks, one-stop shopping and low prices to name three. But some products don’t fit the ideal of fully-stocked aisles, with everything available 24/7. British bread production has been industrialised to combine large, remote centres of production, plastic-wrapped […]

Let’s celebrate our local, high-welfare livestock farms. Try these five top-quality East Midlands meat producers

14th February, 2020

“Eating meat & dairy is bad for you and the planet.” That’s the misleading message put out by many commentators and social-media influencers in 2020. There are many problems with this black-and-white idea, and one of the biggest is that it does not distinguish between industrial meat production and sustainable, high-quality, small-scale livestock farming. At […]

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Nottinghamshire’s School of Artisan Food named ‘Britain’s Best Cookery School’

13th February, 2020

The School of Artisan Food at Welbeck near Worksop in Nottinghamshire was named Best British Cookery School in the inaugural national Food & Drink Awards, which aired on ITV on February 9. The award coincides with the School’s 10th anniversary year. Alison Swan Parente, founder, collected the award from Stephen Fry during the glittering ceremony. The awards, organised […]

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Where to eat and drink in Whitby, Yorkshire | A Great Food Club Guide

9th February, 2020

By Ann Fugler, Yorkshire editor Whitby is a place for all seasons, with dramatic, changing landscapes. It’s located on the iconic Yorkshire Heritage coastline surrounded by vast beaches and great swathes of the vibrant North York Moors National Park. The curved arms of the twin piers draw the gaze out to sea, their shape mirrored […]

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Northampton’s Daily Bread celebrates 40th anniversary

4th February, 2020

Daily Bread, one of Northamptonshire’s best-loved independent food & drink businesses, is marking its 40th anniversary. To celebrate, the Northampton wholefood retailer – a co-operative – has planned several events for the next 12 months. John Clarke, Daily Bread’s longest-serving member of 33 years, said: “We’ve come a long way since a church group at […]

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Where to take a gourmet minibreak in the East Midlands – five stunning options

3rd February, 2020

Advertisement feature The East Midlands isn’t top of many mini-breakers’ lists. But it should be. Great Food Club’s home turf (we’re based in Melton Mowbray) contains pretty Rutland, the stunning Vale of Belvoir, the unsung beauty of Leicestershire’s Bradgate Park and the rugged Derbyshire Peak District. It’s also home to pies and Stilton, many special […]

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What Melton Mowbray and other ‘food towns’ can learn from North Brabant in the Netherlands

17th January, 2020

It should come as no surprise that Great Food Club’s HQ is Melton Mowbray. This pleasant Leicestershire market town has a rich farming culture and has been well known for pork pie and Stilton cheese for more than 200 years. In recent years, it has taken this heritage and run with it. Now branded the […]

Fosse Meadows Farm stars on BBC TV and launches awesome offers

6th January, 2020

Award-winning independent chicken and cockerel producer Fosse Meadows Farm of North Kilworth, Leicestershire, will star on BBC TV on Monday, January 6, 2020. Owners Nick and Jacob will appear on The Farmers’ Country Showdown, BBC One, 3.45pm. The show will be repeated the following morning (Tuesday 7th) at 7.15am, and is also available on BBC […]

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Editor’s Blog: Apply praise liberally.

3rd January, 2020

Happy New Year from Great Food Club. Are you making any changes for the year ahead? One of my resolutions for 2020 is to send more praise to restaurants, pubs, producers and retailers via quick emails and social media shout-outs. Here’s why… Few people go into food and drink for the cash – most are […]

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Lunch For Even Less 2020 brings top-quality dining at jaw-dropping prices

3rd January, 2020

Starting on Monday, January 6 and running until April 30, six of the East Midlands’ best pubs and restaurants are teaming up again to offer some brilliant lunch deals. Get booking those tables! Hambleton Hall, near Oakham, Rutland Two courses for £28 (third course for £7)Offer valid Monday, January 6 to Friday, January 17 and […]

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Editor’s Blog: Sheffield hits the spot

20th December, 2019

With our 2020 guide book finished, printed and posted, yesterday we rewarded ourselves with a food & drink tour of Sheffield. We do these self-guided walking tours every month and they’re brilliant fun, as well as being an education. We started with a pork pie and a pint at the Sheffield Tap next to the train station. […]

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