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 Company A 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 and Damson tell their story. An allotment tale is told.
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. Surviving lockdown, how the Cambridge Fruit Company did it. Getting on top of weeds in Good to Grow week.
