I’m so excited to see the new season’s Purple Sprouting Broccoli in the shop – fresh from the fields of Runcton. I consider purple sprouting to be on a par with Asparagus, with superb flavour, and equally as versatile, and if you don’t believe me, then try this recipe for … Read More
We have a shop that is brimming with delicacies that will keep the scrooge from your door, from local gin miniatures to Stansted honey, Lordington Lavender to chocolate gingers, wild truffles to chocolate truffles and marmalades, jams and chutneys ideal for Christmas feasting. For those people who are impossible to … Read More
Christmas is a celebratory feast with family and friends, with silly hats, a mighty roast, and all the trimmings. We have a superb selection of hand-picked farmers who are carefully producing the finest food for your Christmas lunch to ensure a happy, memorable feast. We have the full flavour of … Read More
If you need a single reason to come to Stansted this weekend, then surely supporting Jennifer Gerrish is the one. Jennifer makes Christmas cakes by hand exclusively for the Stansted Christmas Fayre and was distraught to learn that the Fayre was cancelled due to the weather. They are the ultimate … Read More
Mortimer’s Hot Chocolate is seriously chocolately without being too sweet. It’s easy to use, while being indulgent, rich and smooth: perfect after a cool autumn walk. Adrian Smith has spent his career in chocolate, and has sourced, blended and created chocolate powders for hot chocolate and baking. “My Chocolate is … Read More
We have developed some incredible sausage rolls, with my favourite being BBQ Pork that uses Scott’s free range, Sussex pork shoulder, cooked over charcoal for 18 hours, before being pulled, combined with a BBQ sauce and combined with onion and coriander and folded into homemade pastry. This is then topped … Read More
This is a pretty broad topic, so I’ll start narrowing it down immediately. We’re at a crossroads with farming and Brexit, with our politicians on the verge of deciding the future of our countryside, farming and food production. We have all read the headlines about free trade with America and … Read More
Pulled Pork is easy to prepare at home, it’s great if you have a BBQ that can slow cook, but it’s easy to do in your slow cooker or oven as well. The trick is good quality pork, (Scott’s Free Range from the South Downs) and ideally rare breed pork … Read More
Ben has been delivering his fantastic Alstroemeria to the shop for the last three and a half years, providing colour all year round. He has just been nominated as the BFA (British Florist Association) GROWER OF THE YEAR!! Now he needs our Vote to make sure he wins. As Ben … Read More
The English fruit season has started and we have a great selection of strawberries and raspberries from Chichester and the New Forest. The smell of fresh strawberries coming off these punnets is fantastic, just in time for the Bank Holiday. Add some meringues and lashings of cream, dunk them in … Read More
We are now getting our heritage tomatoes direct from The Tomato Stall on the Isle of Wight, with their huge variety of glorious, flavour packed heritage tomatoes in red, green and orange hues. Not only that, but they also grow Padron Peppers, which you cook in olive oil until soft … Read More
We are seriously looking forward to welcoming The Portsmouth Distillery Company, on Saturday for a tasting of their outstanding rums, gin and cider. For the team behind the Portsmouth Distillery Company, the principal driver for embarking on this project is rum. However, they are passionate about the artisan spirit movement … Read More