It’s time to spice up your curries, tagines, and stews with this amazing range of gourmet cooking sauces from Seasoned Pioneers.  We used to stock these sauces a while ago, but the wholesaler stopped using them, so we have now gone direct to the producer.  The selection is different from … Read More

Tunworth is one the UK’s finest cheeses, having won Supreme Champion twice at the British Cheese Awards alongside numerous other awards. This camembert-style Hampshire cheese should be on every cheese board, but it can also be gently baked, until it melts into a soft, oozing pot, which you can sink … Read More

January: Cold, dark, and wet, but at least we have stew – a dish celebrated worldwide for months such as these.  With the slow cooker out, we have the perfect options for a remarkable stew, with meat or vegetarian and a variety of flavours and textures. If you are cooking … Read More

Bake your own delicious gingerbread house and gingerbread biscuits from scratch, with this Gingerbread House baking kit. Including all the dry ingredients you need to make the gingerbread, templates to cut the house pieces from, icing mix, piping bag and candy to decorate. It’s a perfect way to keep young … Read More

Tom has a selection of over 75 different cheeses to choose from this Christmas at our Cheese Counter, with a wonderful selection of local, national and international cheeses to keep the keenest addict happy.  We are very fortunate to be surrounded by superb cheese makers, many of which have won … Read More

We have some new brews, with some great gift packs from Crumbs Brewing company. 44% of bread made in the UK never gets eaten. That’s such a shocking waste it inspired husband and wife team Morgan & Elaine to turn their back on corporate life and do something about it! … Read More

We have a lovely selection of Dorset charcuterie from Capreolus at the deli counter, with samples to taste if you are interested (while stocks last). They use locally sourced free-range meat from traditional breeds to get a fabulous range of air-dried or smoked meats, chorizo and salami.  They all come … Read More

These soaps from the Hampshire Soap company are absolutely lovely.  Made by Debra, she sent some samples a few weeks ago and I’ve been keeping extra clean ever since. The packaging is great, the smell is superb and they feel incredibly luxurious.  This is because of the natural ingredients, finest … Read More

The winners were recently announced at the World Cheese Awards 2022, with 11 UK Super Gold Champions.  You’ll be glad to know that we currently stock 3 of those winners and will be sourcing a couple more shortly. We have two local Super Gold winners: Stoney Cross is one of … Read More

We are now stocking Montezuma’s range of Advent Calendars, truffles and bars, alongside Hampshire’s finest mint chocolates from Summerdown.  It’s great to have two local chocolate experts on our doorstep offering two completely different ranges.  In the next week or two they’ll be joined by the artisan Chocolates from Noble … Read More

We now have some beautiful hand-carved wooden charcuterie and cheese boards crafted by Adam Lafosse who also made the fabulous wooden bowls.  These are so decorative, and perfect for plating up cheese or charcuterie, and again, each piece has been carefully chosen from wood sourced from the Stansted Estate, with … Read More

One of our customers gave me a partridge recipe he has been using regularly since 1996, so it has been tried and tested!  I decided to try it at home but forgot to bring the recipe back, so made something similar with apples Partridge and apples is a superb combination, … Read More

I’m a huge fan of kale, especially when it’s roasted and crispy.  Kale chips had a moment a few years ago and were a social media sensation, but they deserve to be a veg staple at this time of year, regardless of the trend.  Roasting them brings out a nutty … Read More

We have some new autumn products in the shop, aside from the fruit, veg and meat, but made with the seasons in mind. We have Foot’s Farm Pumpkins, ready for eating or carving at £2.50, as well as spectacular edible squash, with Quince, PSB and Cavallo Nero all grown locally. … Read More

There’s a beautiful new display of wooden bowls hand-turned by Adam Lafosse using specially selected timber from the forest of Stansted Park.  With a range of sizes and wood types (ash, beech, ash burr and walnut), you can choose a bowl with unique markings that have been grown, sourced, and … Read More