In this edition of Flavour: we pay a visit to Cambridge’s latest tea shop with a difference;  Ooshi and try their bubble tea. With the recent EU ban of neonicontinoids, we revisit an interview with Alison Benjamin, author of A World Without Bees. Up in the fens, The Ely Gin Company offers us the real thing at 37.5% alcohol (anything less is only a … [Read more...]

Discover the Sicilian delights of 'Café Aromi' opening very soon in the centre of town. Find out what it takes to produce wines from a brand new vineyard, visit a French patisserie in Cambridge, spend an evening with a Community Cafe Project and discover the recommended wines of the month for April.   Flavour, the fortnightly show … [Read more...]

In this edition of Flavour: When 80% of a country is mountainous you’ve certainly got to work some to fit in a few vineyards! Ten years ago Tom Lewis discovered Austrian wines, … [Read more...]

In this edition of Flavour: The Eat Cambridge food & drink festival made a big splash when it began a fortnight ago, with over 3,000 visitors to the main Guildhall event. Flavour catches up with one of the organisers; Caroline Biggs to discuss how it went. Alan Ackroyd is Head Baker over at Cobs Bakery, famous for its organic, … [Read more...]

As we reach the final few days of this years Fairtrade Fortnight we taste some fairtrade wines with critic Tom Lewis. A talk with Sian Townsend, one of the organisers of Eat Cambridge, the week-long festival of local food and drink running from the March 8-15th. … [Read more...]

In this week's edition Rosie Sykes, Guardian food columnist, cook book writer and head chef at Fitzbillies; the Rockers Steakhouse in Mill Road and its connections with Pink Floyd; Adam from the new The First Rule Supper Club explains what it is planing for its first event and all about the gluten-free foods available from Gluten Tuten on the … [Read more...]

On Flavour this week we find out about Cambridge's new brew pub, The Cambridge Brew House on King Street; Aromi, the Sicilian deli/cafe opening soon on Bene't Street; local historian Becky Proctor discusses Cambridge's food history and where we used to buy our food from in Cambridge; The Cambridge Wine Blogger Tom Lewis talks about sherry; we find … [Read more...]