Many people in Cambridge are struggling to feed their families as a result of Covid-19; Deputy Mayor Alex Collis talks about the community effort that has been key to reducing its impact in Cambridge and the work of local food hubs. We hear from Culinaris on the effect of the trade agreement with Europe on supplies of food. Lizzie Collingham talks … [Read more...]

Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey look back on 2020 and the effects of the pandemic on our local food businesses and what they did to survive. The team also celebrates the first hundred years of Fitzbillies and welcomes the new, including some new food books, as well as marking individuals' endeavours, such as singer Will Young becoming a … [Read more...]

Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey discover how lockdown has led to two new food trucks starting up, including one offering authentic Sri Lankan cuisine. Plus what's in The Fish Butchery's hamper and how to get one; Henry from the Oyster Lab talks about what they'll be offering next year; and December foraging tips from the foraging chef and … [Read more...]

A restaurant/deli/fish butchery in Mill Road is being set up by Richard Stokes, ex-chef-patron of The Three Horseshoes in Madingley and Jay Scrimshaw of Guerilla Kitchen: we bring you the details. … [Read more...]

Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey get November tips from the foraging chef, including using fig leaves for pannacottas and custards. Also, the 50 year-old family cheese business that is to befound on Cambridge Market and a review of Caroline Eden's new Central Asian travel and cookery book … [Read more...]

We find out from Parker's Tavern and Vanderlyle what it's like when you realise that one of the diners in your restaurant is Jay Rayner or Marina O'Loughlin. There are 409 Masters of Wine in the world, and one of them is Will Lowe from the Cambridge Gin Distillery, we ask him how he did it. And The Oyster Lab is doing pop up oyster events in … [Read more...]