With a shortage of pork looming Flavour finds out where supplies are assured, and hears from one butcher willing to rescue pigs that are in danger of being culled. They also hear about the extraordinary and innovative former proprietor of The Tickell Arms in Whittlesford. The Foraging Chef talks about what's good to forage at the moment, and Low … [Read more...]

A visit to the Cambridge Cheese Company to find out about their new products, including, most unusually, fresh chocolate and an exceptional range of Iberico charcuterie from acorn-fed pigs. New food stalls on Cambridge Market. Shahida Rahman talks about the history of Indian Restaurants in Cambridge, and an evening with My Persian Kitchen at the … [Read more...]

Fancett's is coming – a new bistro on Mill Road, hear about when it will open, what it will be offering and why it will be a top place to go. We also chat to Mark Poynton about his restaurant and forthcoming book. Alex Rushmer explains the temporary change from Vanderlyle to Vin-derlyle, in September. And Steve Thompson, the foraging chef talks … [Read more...]

Top Cambridge chefs and foodies on their best ever meal; how being 'on the wagon' led Steven Marsh to develop Pinkster Gin; Niki Segnit talks about her extraordinary book Lateral Cooking; Tim Hayward on being a top restaurant reviewer; Tristan Welch and Rosie Sykes with ideas for onion dishes. Plus, a roundup of local food and drink news, including … [Read more...]

A new monthly Sunday market in Trumpington, established by volunteers and featuring a good number of food stalls; a mushroom grower in Coton who delivers on the day the mushrooms are picked; the pleasures of summer fruit – jam making with Rosie Sykes and an essay on apricots by Laura Donohue. … [Read more...]

The public consultation on redeveloping Cambridge Market square ends on Wednesday, we look at some of the issues. Why did the food trucks leave Clay Farm, and why may they be back soon? Flavour investigates. Dave Fox advises on harvesting - the when and the how. Local chefs give ideas for strawberry jam making and how to get the best out of … [Read more...]