At this year’s Great Taste Awards, James Whelan Butchers’ Beef Dripping not only picked up the Golden Fork Award for Ireland (which is given to the best product in the country) – but was then also awarded the Supreme Champion Trophy. Boom! Seeing the upsurge of interest in heritage foods and traditional ingredients, Pat Whelan (a […]
When it comes to good meat; I’ve always subscribed to the idea that being able to see, select and pick your own cuts, in-person was the only way to go. However, after testing one of Battens Farm’s meat boxes, I’ve totally changed my mind. I’m not sure where that frame of mind comes from; there’s […]
Richard Turner is the busiest and most unassuming chef in Britain. His list of projects is dizzying; from Hawksmoor to Foxlow and Pitt Cue and beyond, he’s also one half of butcher Turner & George, plus he’s the man who brought Meatopia to the UK, Spain – and the list of countries keeps growing. Oh, and […]
A few weeks ago, I had a chat on Twitter with the guys over at @Tastemakr_ about my favourite British foods (Tigg’s original dressing, Dips’ lemon chutney and Smith & Sinclair’s cocktail sweets, in case you’re wondering). I followed the team, since it looked like they were about to launch something interesting, and four days ago, […]