Flavour: Recent Episodes
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s Farm; fruit farm surpluses sold in a suburban Cambridge street and an update from Saffron Grange. With Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
s produce: Rosie Sykes on jam making, Alex Rushmer on salads; the joy of apricots. Flavour is presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.
what can be made from them, and Food writer Jenny Jefferies talks about her new Community Cookbook. Presented by Matt Bentman, Sue Bailey and Alan Alder.
experiment is going at Fin Boys, and a new initiative. Surviving the heat: how market traders are coping. Along with local food and drink news, social media updates, free food in Cambridge and job vacancies too.
Local businesses change hands as we pay a visit to a new butcher taking over Cousin’s site on Grantchester Street, and The Derby Stores in Newnham is coming under new ownership. Meanwhile a new Italian pasta and pizzeria is about to open on Victoria Avenue, and a new community garden launches in Arbury. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.
In this edition, we’re checking out the delights of a Brazilian Barbecue and the kinds of foods you can expect from one down at The Green Man in Grantchester, we catch up with the new owner of the Blue Ball pub, also in Grantchester. And if you go down to the woods today, you won’t have to believe your eyes, just your ears as our regular food foraging chef takes on a whole new role. Presented by Matt Bentman and Dr Sue Bailey.
s Chilean Bakery nominated for Velvet Magazine award. The wine club at Dovecote Cellar. Plus a huge amount of local food and drink news, social media updates and our jobs roundup.
s a new Thai menu at The White Horse in Barton. Presented by Matt Bentman and Christine Schneider.
A plant shop may not be the obvious place for good coffee, unless you pay a visit to The Shopkeepers Daughter in the city centre and try their perfect People’s flat white! Neapolitan Panini is the order of the day at King’s Dough. The Copper Kettle restaurant on King’s Parade detail their history as they approach a century in business, and the people behind ‘Borshch Time’ tell us about their upcoming Easter lunch.
s refills van. Alex Rushmer with ideas for rhubarb. Discovering artisan jams at Culinaris. Lots of local food and drink news too.
VG Coffee owner reflects on how the last five years have brought success and failure in equal measure. A new cafe offering old favourite coffees and teas well as experimental versions. The chef who uses his sense of smell, rather than taste, to get dishes right. The experience of fasting at Ramadan. Toast, an appreciation. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
s in season at Culinaris and some cooking tips too. A new food stall at Cambridge market. Foraging tips for February. Some tales from Mill Road pubs.
s new community offer and how the restaurant came to be. Ideas for cheap, warming, vegetarian meals. A report from the Community Garden. Lots of local food and drink news too.
s Mill Road Winter Fair, Christmas food and wines. All celebrated in this edition of Flavour. With Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.
If you like pepper on your Paprikash and your nuts distinctly organic then join Flavour who are in deep conversation with local chef’s talking about their favourite ingredients. A new eco-café waxes lyrical over seaweed salad. A bake-off winner discusses their winning dish, and a Hungarian restaurant dares you to make it through its serving platter. With Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.
If you’ve ever fancied a pie at the gates of dawn (or a mean potato & leek soup), then set your bike to interstellar overdrive and head up to the recently opened Artyst on Chesterton Road, a vibrant cafe with a gastronomy dominé menu, Flavour discovers its food this week. A visit to The Cherry Branch, a community café embracing a multicultural menu in Cherry Hinton. And wine and food tastings for Christmas and beyond.
Alice Ryan, editor of Velvet magazine, talks about Cambridge's changing food scene. A new bar is about to open in Kings Street. Jack Baron, co-owner of The Handsome Prince explains what will be on offer from its 20 taps. Further along King Street, Elis, who owns The Cherry Pit, runs through her plans for new, seasonal pie flavours. A top Cambridge chef reveals his guilty food secret. There's a catchup with Chocolat Chocolat owner. Kirstan Horn runs through the menu for the nexyt Gwydir Street Supper Club. Kobir Ahmed on Prana's most recent award.
What the new head chef at Market House is cooking up. A new refill station, in a van, with impressive quality foodstuffs, some from local independents. Camms Meals on Wheels, what they offer and their focus on nutritional quality and flexibility. Breckland Orchard and Hill Farm Oils, how these successful local companies started and what they offer. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.
A new home bakery specialising in a wide variety of Basque Cheesecakes, including macha, pistachio and Taiwanese sesame. An award winning vegan pastry chef's Halloween tea at Thrive. Vanderlyle morphs into the Pink Rabbit cocktail bar, for one night only. Wonky Kitchens' pub residence with brunches, mains and smash burgers, Belgian beer pickles and Cowboy butter. Thomas Ridley's forthcoming food and drink trade show.
Michelin chefs join forces at Mark Poynton's Ancient Shepherds to create an extraordinary menu. The Regenerative Food Fair on Parker's Piece. Cambridge Market's proposed redevelopment: a stall holder speaks. A clear and concise guide to food and wine pairing from the Dovecote Cellar. A visit to the child- and food-friendly Orchard Farm.
The new-ish owners of the highly regarded Pear and Olive on the pleasures and pains of running a small restaurant. The hidden cake shop. Fin Boys' plan for moving to seven days a week, their forthcoming tuna night and the appeal of small plates. The Edge Cafe's cheap Wednesday lunch deal and a catch-up. A new series of wine tastings, for the beginner, at Cambridge Wine Merchants. With Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
We meet with the owners of new coffee shop Florey. off West Road, discuss sourdough Neapolitan pizzas with the mother & daughter team of La Biga Pizza, relax a little with a GongFu Cha Chinese tea ceremony, and go foraging for fruit with chef Steve Thompson. Presented by Matt Bentman and Dr Sue Bailey.
The charity lunches raising funds for volunteer paramedics on the Ukrainian border. How Grantchester's Rupert Brooke pub is faring one year after Pascky Benedetto reopened it. And a new organisation aiming to bring a greater variety of food trucks to a pitch near you and offer opportunities for new start-ups.
Mark Poynton talks about his new restaurant Ancient Shepherds by Mark Poynton, the food and the drinks. Bee Wilson on her new book. News of the likely opening date of The Artyst, the cafe/bar dedicated to Syd Barrett. Jenny Jeffrey's award-winning new book. How the hot weather will affect future English wine vintages. Lots of local food news too.
A visit to Frederic's on the River, which searches out and sells the very highest quality produce. Lee Clarke of Parker's Tavern on his approach to food, and the best dish he has ever eaten. A new home cooking business from Cat Insana, who previously ran a restaurant in northern China: noodles, steamed buns, dumplings, meats, spices and chilli oil.
In this edition of Flavour, a celebration of the life of allotmenteer Dave Fox who provided so much entertaining advice to Flavour listeners over the years. Dave died last week. Daily Bread faces 'a crisis'; what caused it and what can be done to help this ethical supermarket? And summer foods: the new menu at Market House and advice on salad making from Alex Rushmer of Vanderlyle.
Cruel summer? With the driest Spring since 1961 we visit a Market Garden and an allotment to see how crops & plants have been affected in Cambridge. Steve Thompson goes foraging, and fermenting with Kombucha! We get the lowdown on Transition Cambridge on the importance of local food through great projects & groups, and discover gut & hormone friendly pasta courtesy of The Nuffin Man! Presented by Matt Bentman and Dr Sue Bailey.
Matt Bentman and Alan Alder discover Alex Rushmer of Vanderlyle's approach to designing new dishes with exciting, and often novel, combinations of ingredients. The story behind Fin Boys' much praised prawn toast. How Mulino Handmade Pasta succeeds by adapting to changes in the market. A visit to SweetPea Market Garden to find out how careful, environmentally sensitive growing produces excellent fruit, vegetables and salad crops.
The local market garden that grows tea and South American root vegetables alongside traditional salad crops, fruit and vegetables and which is a haven for owls and bats. The reasons for the imminent closing of the highly-regarded Harvey's Coffee House. Ideas for asparagus from local chefs. And a new café opens in Cambridge.
Asli's Cakes and Bakery with hot Dubai-chocolate strawberry cup, homemade croissants and cakes. Local and good: Sweetpea Market Garden and The Cambridge Juice Company, which is celebrating 25 years in business. A new wine shop opens at Burwash which is also selling local beers. Plus, free food in Cambridge, food and drink news, social media updates and a jobs roundup. Presented by Matt Bentman.
It's an Asian fusion night at the next Gwydir Street Supper Club, Kirstan Horne talks about the food and the inspiration from his recent trip to Japan. Eastern European Cuisine on Cambridge Market: borek, pirozhki, placinte and others. The nose-to-tail banquets at Parker's Tavern. Ideas for rhubarb. Lots of food and drink news too, a jobs roundup and free food in Cambridge.
Christ's Kiosk (and the one on Jesus Green): revitalised and foodie friendly. Noshe's Iftar menu, its other Ramadan offers and its remarkably good value. Steve Thompson on current foraging and his private dining work, with Cong Cong Bo providing matching wines. Tim Haywards' new column for the Financial Times, and what it is like reviewing restaurants.
The Coffee Founders Panel spill the beans on the pleasures and pressures of running a coffee shop, from laptops to lattes and flat whites to finances. The Pasta Bar, run by an Italian family and popping up around Cambridge. Tine Roche on classes at Cambridge Cookery, the favourites and her outstanding guest chef tutors. Chet Valley Vineyard, the grapes, the blends, the tours and the food.
Darwin Coffee Society's tour of the city's coffee shops – what they find. Baking breads from around the world, Hot Numbers' Head Baker talks about his current project. Chet Valley Vineyard, the wines, the food, the tours.
A cafe, bar and arts space that help to honour the legacy of Syd Barrett. Inder (ex-Inder's Kitchen) returns with a pop up of Indian food. Details of a Latin American supper club whose first night approaches. Spanish food on Cambridge Market. Plus, food and drink news, free food in Cambridge, social media updates and a jobs roundup.
A stunningly stylish, deliciously different new café opens in the centre of Cambridge whilst another celebrates its first 25 years. Meanwhile, a café in Mill Road has new owners and a rather different menu. Plus, the principles behind Flourish Farm and Farm Shop.
A look back at some of the stories we covered in 2024: the local food trucks, markets, coffee shops, bakers, writers, growers beekeepers, cattle, providers of free food and chefs.
The Mill Road Winter Fair cancellation and how it affected traders. A home bakery leaves Washington DC and opens in Cambridge. What the people of Cambridge and local chefs and wine experts will be eating at Christmas. What to cook with the Christmas dinner leftovers. Plus local food news, job vacancies and social media updates.
Food and drink at the Mill Road Winter Fair. Christmas dinner wine recommendations. Winter Foraging. A trip to Trumpington Allotments. Plus, lots of food news, including a top Cambridge chef popping up at Claridges, Fin Boys' piloting of a new idea in January, and Vanderlyle's shop.
A Supper Club begins in Gwydir Street. We catch up with Tine Roche of Cambridge Cookery. There’s wine recommendations to go with game. We talk about the Cows on Cambridge's commons. Visit the cafe at Esse in Melbourn, plus free food in Cambridge, social media updates and jobs. Presented by Matt Bentman & Alan Alder.
A highly regarded local chef who adjusts the flavour of a dish by how it smells whilst cooking. A visit to Northstowe Tap and Social to find out how it is providing an important social hub for the community. Darwin Nurseries, what fruit and veg they're growing and the people who work there. Plus, lots of local food and drink news, sources of free food, social media updates and local jobs.
Ellimatta, a highly praised new cafe set up by a couple new to this country with no local food links, no previous experience and who make almost everything themselves. How they did it. Cambridge's wine shops, how they coexist and what's good to drink at Bacchanalia at the moment. Neera's highly praised curries, back at the Derby Stores.
On the track of The Wandering Herd, finding out why their meat is world class and how to get your hands on some. Tristan Welch on what he's been up to since Parker's Tavern, his future plans and his favourite Cambridge restaurant. Olio: a local free food distributor talks about their work, and Olio's founders speak.
Victoria from the new Victor Vitoria cafe in Sawston, Ben who runs the King Street Cellar in King Street and the Cambridge Cheese CompanyA celebration of the Cambridge Cheese Company's 30th anniversary; a look at how it has developed over the years, and at its new initiative enabling customers to try items they've not had before, at a much reduced price. And visits to Cambridge's newest wine merchant and to Sawston's newest café. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.
A visit to Noshe, the wonderful new Afghan coffee shop and restaurant in Mill Road, and to Africfood which has opened up in Hills Road. Duncan Gammie of Wee Vinotecca provides wine and food pairing advice. What's available at Daily Bread, including their new home delivery service.
Pascy Benedetto of The Rupert Brooke in Grantchester, Spencer Drake (top middle), Steve Thompson The Foraging Chef (right), and Victoria & Edvard Rothe of The Apothecary (bottom).A popular ex-Cambridge restaurant owner takes over a Grantchester pub; Tea Apothecary opens in Magdalene Street. Steve Thompson forages wild Mirabelle plums, wild fennel and other seeds; Bee keeping. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
Coming soon, one of the biggest gatherings of food trucks Cambridge has seen. As more very hot weather approaches, advice on which wine to drink with a barbecue. Cong Cong Bo talks about her series of wine and cheese pairing classes and news from the community garden on Empty Common.
Summer menus, why some eateries change their menu while others don't, and what customers think. Korean-style corn dogs and other delights from Manna Seoul. A wine merchant that focuses on wine-food pairings. Dave Fox on the combined weed-slug menace hitting allotments now. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
The future of Cambridge Market, what is planned, what the traders think and how you can have your say. The new Amelie restaurant, cafe and bake shop. Radmore Farm's online farm delivery service. With Matt Bentman and Sue Bailey.
A summer food and drink special, including advice from Alex Rushmer on building a salad, picnic foods from Culinaris, drinks from Bacchanalia and Gutter and Stars, pizzas from Scott's All Day, and summer cafe foods at Abantu
A Flavour Special, featuring Tim Hayward on his new book, Steak The Whole Story. A deep dive into cooking steak including reverse searing; steak history, including the 'monkey gland steak' and choosing a steak. Also Velvet magazine's top local food and drink heroes, a live tasting of durian ice cream and news from the New Radegund.
National Biscuit Day approaches, Rosie Sykes talks about their crunchy pleasures. From shop in Green Street to big name restaurant suppliers and then a return to more local provision, Kale […]
City centre food pleasures. Enjoying quality Caribbean cuisine alongside live music. Market Square burnt Basque cheesecake with Algerian coffee. How independents and their customers are affected by new import charges. […]
Kitsch Hen reinventing the Scotch Egg with flavours like kedgeree and pork with black cherry. Indian street food on Cambridge Market. April foraging ideas. Allotment tips including extreme parsnip growing […]
Alex Rushmer on Vanderlyle’s first five years and what the future holds. Barry Vera of the Green Man in Grantchester on the importance of serving the local community and his […]
Caroline Biggs on her new book telling the shocking story of the university’s imprisoning of women who were out alone at night. But what did they get to eat?? The […]
The stories of two successful local bakers, one previously an international concert pianist, the other a recent winner of multiple baking awards. Exciting new lattes on sale at a Cambridge […]
Developing new skills. Rosie Sykes on her new book that helps you build your own recipes. Spencer Drake on keeping bees. Food workshops in and around Cambridge. Foraging tips from […]
Hot food on Cambridge Market; Frank’s Farm in Elsworth; Rosie Sykes’ potato recipes and Grantchester’s Orchard Tea Garden. Matt Bentman and Dr Sue Bailey present.
College chefs open their own restaurants, families open cafes, new cookbooks from Cambridge food authors, the latest happenings on beer and wine, and food foraging. The Flavour team take a […]
What to eat at Christmas, Tim Hayward and others give their thoughts. Rosie Sykes cooks up some Boxing Day meals from the leftovers. And what to drink? Cong Cong Bo […]
Food and drink to look out for at the Winter Fair. Foraging news, including a rose hip syrup pour over for mince pies and Steve Thompson’s foraging meal pop ups […]
Discovering what local independents have in store for Christmas eating and drinking. Afternoon tea and Christmas specials at Kibou. Buying a coffee machine as a present? Jake Bosworth from Coffee […]
The day that Jay Rayner came, the behind-the-scenes story at Fin Boys. Bee Wilson’s favourite Cambridge food places. Food for the Planet with Cambridge Sustainable Food and Tristan Welch. Barista […]
Bee Wilson, in an extended interview, talks about writing her first cook book, and how her career as a food writer began. As part of National Coffee Week, advice on […]
How two local pubs bucked the trend of permanent closure and reopened successfully and how a local cafe adapted and prospered. Increasing your enjoyment of cheese, tips from a local […]
An extraordinary dining event coming up at two Cambscuisine restaurants; our pick of the exhibitors at the Cambridge Food and Craft Fair; Cambridge’s orchards and ideas for onion dishes from […]
Jams, crumbles, Pontack sauce, wine and vinegar! The humble blackberry & elderberry take the spotlight as we head into the fields with Steve Thompson the Foraging Chef. And we chat to a local team captain at Olio; the phone app that details free food available in your area. There's also a pick of the latest food news and jobs! Presented by Matt Bentman.
In this edition the team report on the opening of Kibou, the Japanese bar and restaurant on Jesus Lane, find out how restaurants choose their chefs, we hear about the new duty arrangements on alcohol and what they mean to you, meet the Vanderlyle chef who has won a place at the San Pellegrino Young Chef Awards in Milan, check out the new Chinese restaurant on King Street, and talk salmon and seabass recipes with fishmonger Ben Roberts.
Discovering Cambridge's contemporary style coffees, and a new cafe. Market House one year on. Developments at Orlene's Kitchen. Malloys wet fish shop opens. Quick-to-cook fish ideas. Lots of food and drinks news, and our jobs roundup.
Matt Bentman and Alan Alder explore the continuing increase in food and drink prices, from pizza to patisserie with the father and son team behind the Amélie restaurant, the difference […]
Bringing you the winners of Velvet Magazine’s food and drink awards; the superb masterclasses being run by Culinaris and Amphora; Cambridge Beer Quarter’s beer festival and Steve Thompson’s foraging tips, […]
The prestigious Jockey Club in Newmarket was the scene of the inaugural Velvet Food & Drink Awards. Cambridge 105 Radio Steffi Callister’s was on stage to hand out the prizes […]
What’s flat, red, remarkable and available at Cambridge Market? Find out in this edition of Flavour. Also, as one door closes… Mike Malloy talks opportunity for his Craft Butchery business, […]
Daily Bread in danger of closing, Radmore’s Farm Shop already gone, we speak with both. Niki Segnit on her superb new book The Flavour Thesaurus More Flavours. A visit to […]
Cambridge's Taj Tandoori chef has won the International Bangladesh Master Chef award and speaks to Flavour about it and about the fact that the first tandoori oven in Cambridge was brought here by his father. Also, Ramadan has ended, and the festival of Eid is underway. Shahida Rahman talks about the foods that are eaten. As the barbecue season gets underway, Tim Hayward provides some advice on charcoal. We've all the latest Cambridge area food and drinks news and a roundup of jobs too.
What the foods we eat to celebrate Easter and Passover mean. A new Turkish cafe has just opened in Mill Road. Courses at the White Cottage Bakery and an Easter forage. Lots of food and drink news too. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
As Cambridge Organic celebrates its 25th birthday, founder Duncan Catchpole talks about the far-reaching developments that are on the way and what has been achieved so far. Several other independent producers also have anniversaries now, we look back to how they began. Dr Emelyn Rude talks about food security including how chicken farming in the United States led to the demise of the sardine population. There's lots of food and drink news too, and our jobs roundup.
The Mill Road Bridge traffic restrictions, what traders think of them. Tim Hayward talks about his new book The Big Green Egg Feasts. Martin Jones on his forthcoming Cambridge Festival talk with Professor Ha Joon Chang about Edible Economics. A new Hungarian food shop opens and there's a live tasting of some of the products. Lots of local food news and jobs too.
Local farmer Simon Steel on the difficulties caused by the weather and how it, and other issues, are causing some big fruit and vegetable growers to give up. David Rose, Professor of Sustainable Agricultural Systems at Cranfield University, explains his concerns about Britain's food security. Dave Fox talks about how allotmenteers can cope with extreme weather. Food news includes a fish-free venture at Fin Boys and changes at Aromi. Suzannah Watson, whose shop Meadows opens this week in Mill Road, talks about winter cheeses.
Freshly ground coffee comes to the Radmore Farm Shop, we go foraging for garlic and leeks amongst the February frost with chef Steve Thompson, and explore the Mediterranean meats and cheeses of an Italian Deli on Chesterton Road with La Dispensa, as well as all the local food news and jobs for the city. Presented by Matt Bentman and Sue Bailey.
In this edition, reasons to be cheerful: a new branch of Meadows in February; Little Petra gets bigger; Green Man in Grantchester about to reopen; Orlene's Kitchen brings the taste of Jamaica to a wintry Cambridge along with Niki Segnit, Rosie Sykes and up-to-the-minute food news.
Flavour takes a look back at 2022 with tips for good eating in Cambridge, new eateries, reducing food costs at home, cookery classes and local growers protecting the environment. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Dr Sue Bailey.
Hear from the experts on the best cheeses to have at Christmas, and the best wines. How to make the cooking of Christmas dinner less stressful. Great ideas for cooking the leftovers on Boxing Day. What local Cambridge food and drink providers will be eating. And do people in other countries have turkey on the day too? The work of the Salvation Army at Christmas.
Discovering why Tawa is so special. A visit to two new independent taprooms just opened in Cambridge. A new bakery opening next week. Tastings at Amphora. Lots of food and drink news, including what's on offer at the Mill Road Winter Fair.
Matt Bentman and Sue Bailey visit a 1930s-style Shanghai restaurant on Hills Road, go picking fruit, herbs and spices in time for Christmas and explore alternatives to champagne. Plus the […]
The stories behind the extraordinary foods available in Vanderlyle’s Festive Feast Box, including vegan fois gras and vegan caviar! Fin Boys’ Fish Club has three courses and a cooking demonstration every fortnight, and the launch of their online shop; congratulations corner features Bread and Meat and Amelie, both runners-up in the Observer’s recent food awards. Plus, Laura Donohue’s Bonfire night essay which includes a look back at the night’s literally riotous Cambridge history.
Flourish farm in Hildersham is opening its own shop selling lots of seasonal produce, as well as unusual varieties of crops in terms of flavour, size and colour. Meanwhile, are […]
Restaurant News. Celebrating Restaurant Twenty-Two’s top award; the changes underway at Steak & Honour’s shop in Wheeler Street; how the new Market House is getting on and what events it has lined […]
Meet the new boss: Limoncello's new owner talks food and family. With a little help from my friends: Cambridge residents Susan & Steve take a fruity stand to help out their local food bank. Go wild in the country as Foraging chef Steve Thompson reveals the best places in town to pick mushrooms and elderberries. Presented by Matt Bentman & Sue Bailey.
Meet the new boss: Limoncello's new owner talks food and family. With a little help from my friends: Cambridge residents Susan & Steve take a fruity stand to help out their local food bank. Go wild in the country as Foraging chef Steve Thompson reveals the best places in town to pick mushrooms and elderberries. Presented by Matt Bentman & Sue Bailey.
Heather Yeadon, Operations Manager at Cambridge Food Bank
How's the cost of living affecting our local restaurants, breweries, butchers, fish suppliers and vegetable stalls? What are their worries? How is Cambridge food bank coping? Also, what cheap fish, meat and vegetables are available? Plus some recipes and money saving ideas from Rosie Sykes.
How are the drought and heat affecting local food growers, and why are they so concerned about the coming winter? Also, if you grow your own food, we have some advice on how to make do with less watering. Plus lots of local food and drink news, and our job vacancies list, presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder. Sponsored by The Swoop.
Adrienne of the Sweetpeas Market Garden stall at Cambridge Market, the lead feature in this episode: Sweet
Meet a new producer of salads and vegetables with varieties chosen for flavour and colourfulness, and growing methods designed to protect the soil and the environment. Also, offering your services to organic famers throughout the world for free accommodation and meals. Lots of food and drink news too. Sponsored by The Swoop – Cambridge's Exciting new retail taproom
How the drainage of land for the Northstowe development is threatening a market gardener's livelihood. A visit to The Lab in Regent Street and the Carpenters Arms in Great Wilbraham. Enjoying summer fruits, Laura Donohue talks about the pleasure of apricots and Rosie Sykes has ideas for jams using peaches and blackcurrants. Presented with The Swoop – Cambridge's Exciting New Retail Taproom.
A visit to The Swoop: a cafe, taproom, shop and tastings venue in Green Street which sells only local products. Also, what next for The Radegund, after Covid hit the renovation work at this abandoned pub? Jenny Jefferies on winning the top award at the Guild of Foodwriters. Dave Fox explores the history of Cambridge's allotments.
The Fin Boys on Mill Road launch a new delicatessen offer, and with temperatures soaring across Cambridge we investigate barbecuing advice and the choicest, and unusual cuts to pick up from your butcher. In addition, there’ll be a visit to Hawthorn Farm, as well as the latest local food and jobs news.
A new restaurant, Market House, is coming to the very centre of Cambridge, we speak with manager Bill Brogan. Level up your baking with a course on heritage grains run by Helen Holmes. Experience smash-patty burgers US style courtesy of Gorilla & Lamb. Cambridge Sustainable Food goes for a gold medal for Cambridge, and the Foraging Chef rounds off his wild food tour. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.
When life gives you lemons, make sure they’re as large & juicy as the ones at new deli Sage & Saffron on Mill Road. Fishmonger Ben Roberts reveals the exceptionally good parts of fish people don't know about, what gender of fish is the best & how the same fish from different fishing grounds can taste different. The Foraging Chef Steve Thompson continues his wild food tour, and there’s all the local news and food jobs. Presented by Matt Bentman.
Everything stops for tea at Cambridge Market as two stalls tackle opposite sides of the tea spectrum. Baking minus the sugar and carbs? We pay a visit to Dan Greef’s Deliciously Guilt Free Bakery in Oakington, and the foraging chef Steve Thompson continues his wild walk for free food.
What price rises are our local retailers trying to absorb and how is inflation affecting buying habits? Free food from foraging: out and about with the foraging chef. Growing your own: advice for beginners from Dave Fox. Also, to take your mind off it all, gin.
Catherine Phipps talks about her new cookery book which also has ideas on how to cut your energy costs by up to 70% and use much less water too. A new food shop in Haslingfield that very much serves the community. A new wine emporium off Mill Road in Cambridge with a novel and exciting approach to selling wine. And bubble tea on Cambridge Market.
Flavour reports on why young chefs are leaving the profession. A visit to the Food Museum, which opens next month. How the Karim Foundation is supporting struggling families from different communities with culturally appropriate food. The Foraging Chef's salad leaf challenge, and making birch bark caramel.
How to enhance your enjoyment of cheeses and wines by getting the match right, Camilla from Cambridge Cheese Company has some tips; new courses at Cambridge Cookery School and a visit to the community allotment, presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
Flavour finds out about the fall and rise of British artisanal cheeses, and the role of the supermarkets, Suzannah Watson of Meadows explains; we hear about the upcoming Cambridge Chocolate Festival; Alex Rushmer on his forthcoming Darwin College lecture; and what you need to know about bread making.
A look back to 2021. The new openings, including Fin Boys and Fancett's, the reopenings, the new cookery books and a look back at some Cambridge food history. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
Cooking something tasty and exciting from Christmas leftovers. What local food people will be eating at Christmas. The Trumpington Meadows Christmas Market. Foraging ideas for Christmas food and drinks, and how Omicron is affecting Cambridge chefs and restaurants.
A new Spanish wine bar in Rose Crescent, a visit to a local fruit farm with some unusual varieties and which supplies some of them to a local cider maker, new cookery books from Quadrille and how food can have a bigger role in the Greater Cambridge local plan.
Featuring Kota, the stylish new restaurant in Eddington, a new baked goods stall on Cambridge market and a new Spanish restaurant off Market Square. Also, with Christmas presents in mind, how to get the most out of your coffee: Simon Fraser of Hot Numbers explains, and Dave Fox has winter advice for growers.
With increasing energy costs and climate change concerns, how can we reduce energy use and harmful emissions by changing how we cook and what we eat? We also chat with Mark Poynton, who talks about his new book, It's Just Food. What's around for seasonal picking? The Foraging Chef explains. And, a popular Cambridge pub begins a monthly local producer-led tasting menu.
A look at how brands have changed their marketing – Weetabix was once advertised as a base for fish paste. Pear and Olive's new tasting menus; a celebration of the apple. Pinkster Gin's cocktail book; the new homeware stall on Cambridge Market and wine tasting at Cambridge Vinopolis. Lots of news and jobs, presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
With a shortage of pork looming Flavour finds out where supplies are assured, and hears from one butcher willing to rescue pigs that are in danger of being culled. They also hear about the extraordinary and innovative former proprietor of The Tickell Arms in Whittlesford. The Foraging Chef talks about what's good to forage at the moment, and Low Carbeau explain the thinking behind their new restaurant in Hills Road.
A visit to the Cambridge Cheese Company to find out about their new products, including, most unusually, fresh chocolate and an exceptional range of Iberico charcuterie from acorn-fed pigs. New food stalls on Cambridge Market. Shahida Rahman talks about the history of Indian Restaurants in Cambridge, and an evening with My Persian Kitchen at the Cambridge Cookery School. With Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Dr Sue Bailey.
The Foraging Chef on making Pontack Sauce and black apples from foraged fruit, news about Open Cambridge's events including a history of Cambridge's Indian restaurants, Alex Rushmer's new newsletter The Open Kitchen, Tristan Welch on Cambridge's contributions to food history, what authentic Thai food is and ideas for mushrooms, presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.
Fancett's is coming – a new bistro on Mill Road, hear about when it will open, what it will be offering and why it will be a top place to go. We also chat to Mark Poynton about his restaurant and forthcoming book. Alex Rushmer explains the temporary change from Vanderlyle to Vin-derlyle, in September. And Steve Thompson, the foraging chef talks about a new cook at home service and even a cook in your field service.
Top Cambridge chefs and foodies on their best ever meal; how being 'on the wagon' led Steven Marsh to develop Pinkster Gin; Niki Segnit talks about her extraordinary book Lateral Cooking; Tim Hayward on being a top restaurant reviewer; Tristan Welch and Rosie Sykes with ideas for onion dishes. Plus, a roundup of local food and drink news, including job vacancies. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
A new monthly Sunday market in Trumpington, established by volunteers and featuring a good number of food stalls; a mushroom grower in Coton who delivers on the day the mushrooms are picked; the pleasures of summer fruit – jam making with Rosie Sykes and an essay on apricots by Laura Donohue.
The public consultation on redeveloping Cambridge Market square ends on Wednesday, we look at some of the issues. Why did the food trucks leave Clay Farm, and why may they be back soon? Flavour investigates. Dave Fox advises on harvesting - the when and the how. Local chefs give ideas for strawberry jam making and how to get the best out of gooseberries. The Historical Bookshelf looks at a food book written by Darwin's grandson.
The team find out about a new dish at Vanderlyle that's currently in development, and talk about Vanderlyle's reopening for indoor dining. Plus, the opening of the Fish Butchery for Sunday Brunch and afternoons daily, and what's on the menu. They visit the new Wine Rooms too, and marvel at their menu and superb selection of wines. Grape Britannia celebrates both English Wine Week and its second birthday. And Rosie Sykes has some exciting ideas for jam making.
Matt Bentman, Alan Alder & Sue Bailey take a look at the Cambridge Union Bar’s new Oratory. There’s more food tales from Cambridge through the years, and from the ground up; the latest from foraging Chef Steve Thompson as well as regular food news and jobs for the city and South Cambridgeshire.
Writer Jenny Jefferies talks about her books that celebrate Britain's farms and fisheries. A Cambridge resident looks back to the food scene in Cambridge 80 years ago. A visit to the winery that operates from a windmill in Arbury. And the Cambridge tea company whose entire profits go to reforestation.
The team hears Harston-based Brewboard's plans to open in central Cambridge and all about developments at Calverley's Brewery; the new Fish Butchery (pictured), Steve Thompson has foraging ideas for May, including the delectable sounding cherry blossom butter. Plus advice for people wanting to set up a food business, and lots of food and drink news, including 25 jobs.
Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey celebrate British Cheese Weekend, building community cohesion through food in Trumpington Meadows, the coffee roastery in Harston, the Pay It Forward voucher scheme, and The Plough in Coton is recommended by The Sunday Times.
Corinne Payet of Gourmandises shares her memories of Stella Pereira who died last weekend, and who will be much missed by the local food community. In addition, the programme features how food is helping the new residents of Clay Farm come together, Steve Thompson has April foraging advice and Dave Fox talks about how growers can cope with the cold weather.
f Luke Edwards, who started The Apple and Jalapeno streetfood truck; and is the voice behind the first feature in this episode
This week the Flavour team investigate the different approaches local pubs have taken to survive; the return of the hot food stalls to Cambridge Market, and how the traders and their customers feel. They discover Cambridge ciders from unusual cultivars such as foxwhelp and Clandestine Kitchen: the supper club delivering meals to your home.
The Flavour team brings you news of the redevelopment plans for Cambridge Market, gets an update on the opening of the Fish Butchery in Mill Road, and hears the story of the Syrian refugee who came to Britain and trained as a chef at Vanderlyle and Ottolenghi, and is now preparing meals from his home in Cambridge for local delivery or collection.
The team speak to Alex Rushmer, who is set to reopen Vanderlyle Restaurant post-lockdown. Find out how stinging nettles inspired Steve Thompson to become The Foraging Chef, and about Mecommi the online service that lets you order from Cambridge Market stall traders. And they find out about Online Indian Cookery classes with the award winning author Monisha Bharadwaj.
Alex Rushmer and Lawrence Butler of Vanderlyle restaurant on Mill Road
On this edition of Flavour, the team ask what will restaurants be like when they reopen, and will fewer, socially-distanced tables make them unviable? They hear from Mark Poynton, Alex Rushmer and Alex Crepy. They find out about Cambridge Sustainable Food's Grow A Row initiative to help reduce food poverty, Rosie Sykes has ideas for warming soups and Steve Thompson goes February foraging.
On this edition of Flavour, the team speak with a Cambridge resident who is helping families to get enough food. Roberto from Cambridge market talks about the effects of Brexit. Local chefs give ideas for that most underrated vegetable, celeriac. And they meet the Cambridge Baking Company which launches next week. Plus local offers for Valentine's Day. Flavour is presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey
Many people in Cambridge are struggling to feed their families as a result of Covid-19; Deputy Mayor Alex Collis talks about the community effort that has been key to reducing its impact in Cambridge and the work of local food hubs. We hear from Culinaris on the effect of the trade agreement with Europe on supplies of food. Lizzie Collingham talks about her new book on the history of the biscuit. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey look back on 2020 and the effects of the pandemic on our local food businesses and what they did to survive. The team also celebrates the first hundred years of Fitzbillies and welcomes the new, including some new food books, as well as marking individuals' endeavours, such as singer Will Young becoming a Master of Wine, plus how Vanderlyle and Parkers Tavern felt about being reviewed in the national press.
Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey look forward to Christmas and hear from lots of local people as well as chefs and writers about what they'll be eating. We have a history of the Brussels sprout and recipes for them from Rosie Sykes. Also, David Underwood of Orriss and Son talks about how their new sauces can spice up your meal and we get wine recommendations from Tom Lewis and have a huge amount of local food news to savour.
Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey discover how lockdown has led to two new food trucks starting up, including one offering authentic Sri Lankan cuisine. Plus what's in The Fish Butchery's hamper and how to get one; Henry from the Oyster Lab talks about what they'll be offering next year; and December foraging tips from the foraging chef and Gardenia's new menu.
A restaurant/deli/fish butchery in Mill Road is being set up by Richard Stokes, ex-chef-patron of The Three Horseshoes in Madingley and Jay Scrimshaw of Guerilla Kitchen: we bring you the details. Also, Tim Hayward on what it’s like reviewing restaurants for the Financial Times. How is local drinks maker Cranes Drinks coping with Covid and lockdown? And the popups at Cafe Abantu and lots of local food and drink news.
Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.
In this week’s From The Pavilion: Lockdown Podcast, England fast bowler Mark Wood joins Ollie Slack, Callum Guest and Alex Sears to reminisce over last summer’s Cricket World Cup Final […]