In which we discover that last names are underrated, there are always worse mothers-in-law, and that horseradish can be a gateway to a better life. We also find that kindness, goodness and a close relationship with the King of Birds are an advantage in life.
Read MoreThe King of Love or The Horseradish Uncertainty
This week we have the wonderful Pitchfork Cheddar. I was late to this cheese and didn't try it until late last year. I added it to my Christmas cheeseboard instantly. It's a gorgeously nutty, savoury and creamy cheese with a glorious golden colour.
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n which we discover that its amazing what you can fit under a rosemary bush, that you should never forbid people opening chests without explaining why and that fathers can be very unreasonable.
Read MoreThe Sprig of Rosemary and The Potato Principle
This week’s Cheese of the Week is Rosary Ash, a lovely fresh goat's cheese from Rosary Goat's Cheese.
Read MoreCheese of the Week – Rosary Ash
In these fractured times l wanted to look at how stories from different voices can overcome the the distance between people and highlight our shared experiences. I interviewed five amazing storytellers and asked them all about breaking down barriers through stories and food and these are the results:
Read MoreVernacular Voices of the Storyteller
In which we discover the fascinating truth of how 1001 Nights, brave yet mischievous Sicilian maidens, the patriachy, apple dumpling and Lucrezia Borgia are all connected. This episode also contains revelations about the startling effects of pear varyenky and the surprising divination abilities of pel'meni.
Read MoreThe 13 Bandits, The Apple Dumpling & The Big Ravioli Reveal
This week's Cheese of the Week is Sinodun Hill, a gorgeous goat's cheese from Norton and Yarrow Cheese in Oxfordshire. Its a personal favourite that I discovered in December 2019 on a pre Christmas day trip to London at the fantastic Neal's Yard shop in Covent Garden.
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This week’s Cheese of the Week is Bath Soft Cheese. Its a gorgeous organic soft cheese made on a farm near Bath in the Brie style.
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A pasteurised grass-fed cow’s milk clothbound cheddar, oak smoked with oak chips from trees grown on the Quickes estate in Devon. Large wheels of 12-15 month old cheese selected for a particular flavour profile are cut down to smaller pieces so that the smoke can penetrate the cheese. They are then cold smo
Read MoreCheese of the Week – Quickes Oak Smoked Cheddar
I'm ashamed to say that I hadn't tried this fantastic Devon Blue cheese until last summer but I think I've made up for that now. If you haven't tried it then I would rush out and get some.
Read MoreCheese of the Week – Devon Blue
