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“Cooking up trouble”
07 July 2017 Fine FoodConnoisseurs of the inappropriate one liner will be sad that Prince Phillip has withdrawn from his endless round of engagements. He recycled jokes mercilessly and showed little patience with the dignitaries he met. The Duke has an abrasive and inspiring... -
The Interview: Ann-Marie Dyas, The Fine Cheese Co.
07 July 2017 NewsMeet Ann-Marie Dyas of The Fine Cheese Co.: cheese lover, protector and revolutionary -
“Advice to my younger self”
07 July 2017 On The FarmNature is my passion – it has been my obsession for as long as I can remember. My parents moved back from London to the beautiful Essex countryside when I was only three, but even then it felt as though a... -
“Strange basketfellows”
07 July 2017 Expert EyeWeek ending 10th June 2017 – what a week that was! England winning a football World Cup for the first time in 51 years. I never thought I would live to see that. Then there was the small matter of a... -
“Enlisting with the Territorials”
07 July 2017 Town CrierWhen I opened my shop, my first cheese order from the wholesalers included solid examples of those Territorials that originally hailed from outside our immediate area – Martell’s Double Gloucester, Mrs A’s, Mrs K’s, Sparkenhoe and Special Reserve Wensleydale. Sizeable rounds of... -
“Bricks and clicks”
07 July 2017 OpinionThe cheese award fest is by now in full swing, with a whole series of heavyweight events claiming some unique positioning in the trade -
“Reassuringly expensive”
03 July 2017 Speciality BitesIf you resided in the United Kingdom between the years of 1982 and 2007, you will know the phrase "reassuringly expensive" and will instantly associate it with Stella Artois, the Belgian lager beer. With its clean, white can and ornate... -
“Innovative food shop closes”
19 June 2017 Speciality BitesIt’s been a few weeks of very sad news in the UK, with many people dying premature deaths, so on that scale the sad news within the speciality food sector I read this week on Facebook pales into insignificance. There are... -
Defra secretary 2017 named
12 June 2017 NewsFormer Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, has made a surprise political comeback as Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle -
“Stable to chaotic?”
12 June 2017 Speciality BitesSo, we have now completed our third national vote within just over two years, and it is odds on a fourth within a year. I heard a rumour the other day that polling stations are occasionally used as primary schools!
