Getting a taste for the terroir – or How an American learned to love British food

I started shopping at farmers’ markets and, along with the box scheme, cookery books and my in-laws, I was gaining something I never had in my 30 years in Ohio – an understanding of the goût de terroir of my adopted home. Wendy Knerr describes how she learned to love British food. Read on →

Herb of the Month – Chervil

Chervil, a herb with a mild taste of aniseed, was classed as a Lenten Herb in medieval Britain, but is now grown here mainly as a constituent of mixed leaf salads. It has remained popular in France and deserves a place in our herb gardens in its own right. Read on →

Beef: Pasture or Grain Fed? – a question of taste

That grazing cattle on pasture rather than grain is better for the environment, better for the animals, and better for your health has been thoroughly and convincingly debated by the Pasture-Fed Livestock Association but what difference does it make to the taste? Read on →

Forcing the early shoots of Spring

Instead of turning to warmer climes for fresh produce whilst we are in the depths of winter, try following the example of Victorian gardeners and force some early crops. Read on →

Is eating meat just once a week really the answer?

I read in the press over the Christmas period that government advisor Professor Tim Lang is now recommending that people eat meat no more than once a week.  Aside from … Read on →

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