Nick's Food Blog

  • Basil

    by Rollo Millership
    Basil is native to tropical regions from Central Africa to South-East Asia. All basils are part of the mint family, species of basil include: sweet...

  • Saint Brigid and the Festival of Imbolg

    by Rollo Millership
      Happy Imbolg! Today, the 1st of February, is the beginning of the Celetic celebration Imbolg (also spelt Imbolc and pronounced Imm BOLL Ock/Ogg),...

  • A Brief History of Christmas Dinner

    by Nick Hartston
    A midwinter feast is thought to have taken place in Britain for over 4000 years. A  team of archeologists studying approximately 400 pig jaw bones ...

  • Mustard

    by Rollo Millership
      Mustard plants are a variety of plants of which the seeds are used as a spice and the leaves are eaten directly. Broccoli, cauliflower, radish a...

  • Intermittent Fasting

    by Rollo Millership
    Fasting has been practised by people for thousands of years for a range of reasons. Physicians as far back as the 3rd century BC recognised that s...

  • Top 10 - Meals on Reels

    by Rollo Millership
      The photo I used for this article is, of course, the unforgettable spaghetti scene from The Lady and The Tramp. I have chosen to have no animate...

  • Yes Peas

    by Rollo Millership
      It is interesting to think that the study of modern genetics came from the humble pea. Gregor Mendel grew peas for 8 years and took such meticul...

  • Strawberries

    by Rollo Millership
      Fragaria × ananassa (the root of modern strawberry varieties) is a cross breed of a Chilean and North American strawberry. In the 18th Century f...

  • Vanilla

    by Rollo Millership
      Vanilla is a member of the vast orchid family, it grows as a tall creeping vine on trees or frames. Native to South and Central America and the ...

  • Talking Taste Buds

    by Rollo Millership
    Talking Taste Buds When was the last time that you stuck your tongue out at yourself in the mirror? If you do it, you can see that your tongue is ...

  • The Team

    by Rollo Millership
    Our food is so good it sells itself. No, it doesn't really. Please meet our team from the shop and hear about their favourite ingredients and wilde...

  • Cinnamon

    by Rollo Millership
    The Greek historian Herodotus wrote of the Cinnamologus, a ferocious bird which lives in nests made of cinnamon branches. To collect the cinnamon....