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Neals Yard Dairy at Spa Terminus (Pre-lockdown) To a good cheesemaker and cheesemonger, every cheese is precious, not just for how muc...

Reinventing the Wheel by Bronwen and Francis Percival I confess as a cheese appreciator I had been looking forward to this book, but  ...

Time for Dinner in Turin I live in a city of around 8 million people and, yet, when I need to breathe some distant air I'm far m...

Oak bowl by Robert Thompson The 'Mouseman" of Kilburn It's not difficult to buy cheese in London.  It's not diffic...

The Quality Chop House Shop 1 From its new incarnation towards the end of 2012,  The Quality Chop House  (QCH) has had a 'shop...

Van Dough  at Brockley Market For my last blogpost of 2013 it seemed fitting to finish on a market, the lifeblood of London food.  Lon...

Pumpkin Soup Squash and pumpkins come in all sizes, from 'Baby Bear' and 'Jack be Little', both around 10-18 cm in...