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(Competition has now closed) Calling all steak-lovers! To celebrate National Barbecue Week - and in anticipation of some more glorious barbecue weather - we're launching a...

British asparagus is in season, and I never fail to marvel at how versatile this spring vegetable is. Asparagus, how do we love thee? Let me count the ways... The best way to consume asparagus, in my opinion as a slight health nut, is...

Many of us in Britain know and love Thai food, but have you ever wondered what makes it such a universally appealing cuisine? On my first trip to Thailand recently, I discovered more about the food and the guiding philosophy behind it. Like...

This week is British Beef Week: a fantastic chance to spare a thought for our squeezed farmers, try beef recipes and cuts you haven't cooked with before, and to celebrate the best of our native beef breeds. That's why we're introducing an exclusive...

Fancy yourself a bit of a bard? Know your Thomas from your Tennyson? The difference between a sonnet and a stanza? More importantly do you know your way around a good cheese? Right now we have a Whole Baby Stilton - weighing in at 2.2kg -...

The world's fisheries have become an issue of national significance in the last few years as consumers have come to expect transparency and sustainability in how the United Kingdom sources its fish. These issues, championed by...

It's being hailed as the perfect storm, worse than BSE, worse even than foot and mouth, and because of it our farmers are feeling the pinch like never before. It's the weather that's done it. The constant drizzle of 2012 has ruined farmers' crops,...

This week is Bacon Connoisseurs Week: a chance for the Great British public to celebrate what's ranked as number one in a list of Britain's top foods. It might come as a shock, but a whopping 226,900 tonnes of bacon are bought in the UK a...

British moorland has always been a place of fascination and imagination. Heathcliffe and Cathy bounding about the moors might spring to mind, or perhaps the mystery of the Hound of the Baskervilles, or even - dare I say it - Heartbeat. We at...

As part of our job of delivering the finest restaurant quality produce direct to your door, we often go see our farmers to see how their rare breed herds are coming along. It's always a treat to don wellies and observe traditional husbandry...