Stories
Meet the producers and chefs, and read about seasonal food from across the UK.
Chef Bruce Westsmith
Bruce cut his teeth with Leith’s Catering (Pru Leith, Great British Menu) before starting his career in Michelin Star Restaurants and Five Star Hotels such as The Mandarin...
Meet the chefChef Philippa Davis
Philippa Davis is an International Private Chef and Food Writer. She cooks around the globe for a variety of high profile clients, writes for BBC Food , The Field Magazine and the...
Meet the chefChef Chris Bolan
Chris began his working life started on the pots at a local pub - a favour his elder brother had called in to secure him the position. Initially he had little to no interest in...
Meet the producerEpronto
At the heart of EPRONTO is the Bianchin family. Originally from Padova, Italy, they moved to Scotland in 2015. Their recipes are their Nonna’s, who has always made the best...
Meet the chefChef Joe Laker
Joe Laker started his cooking career at age 19 while at university. He had always worked in hospitality but wanted to try the kitchen. He worked in a few pubs and restaurants and...
Meet the producerStroodles
Pasta straw company Stroodles has extended its product range into a fully edible tableware range. This new range includes biscuit spoons, wheat bran plates and bowls, and wafer...
Meet the chefChef Daniel Galmiche
Charming Frenchman Daniel Galmiche has intensity, passion and fiery ambition! He draws upon his unique experience and passion to share his love of food and authentic...
Meet the producerCalder'S Kitchen
Calder’s Kitchen is based in Darlington, County Durham and was established after founder Andrew Calder discovered his late Grandad Charlie’s favourite Piccalilli recipe by...
ArticleWinter Veg
There are articles everywhere telling us to eat 'x' fruit & veg a day, eat your greens etc etc, well.... turns out that's all true! Eating fruit & vegetables is good for us, and...
Meet the producerThe Yorkshire Pasta Company
Founder Kathryn Bumby is a farmers daughter and has always been a foodie, in fact at the age of 13 she was making scones and selling them in her village playground! She had wanted...
ArticleClean Drinking
Clean Drinking is definitely NOT boring...! The season of indulgence has passed and its now time to “ring in the new and ring out the old” - as Tennyson so nicely put it. We are...
ArticleThe Cheeseboard
It's just not Christmas without a cheeseboard. It is the unwritten rule along with roasting the right bird - and matching sauce - and trying very hard to spruce up those little...
ArticleSweet Treats
Twinkling lights, Christmas music, elf-shaped hats and sugar sparkling festive treats... December is upon us! We are never guaranteed a white holiday on the British Islands, but...
ArticleStir It Up - It'S Pudding Time!
If you’ve made plans for this coming Sunday you might want to take a rain cheque because it’s clear that you’ve forgotten that this year “Stir-up Sunday” falls on the 21st of...
ArticleThe Slow Cook
It’s the time of year where we find ourselves buckled over in the back of a closet searching hopelessly for the match to a beloved mitten, wondering how they always seem to get...
ArticlePumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins… And Spice
October is tractor rides, chestnuts, and bright moonlit nights. Soon, we will undoubtedly find ourselves with a handful of flimsy carving tools wrestling a pumpkin in an attempt...
ArticleA Wild Food Adventure
If you find yourself crouching down digging through leaves, wading knee-deep in chilly rock pools, creeping silently through grasses and gorse or pleading an open fire to life on...
ArticleThe Abundant Hedgerow
Cool mornings, a wisp of chimney smoke across the countryside and the rich smell of rainy woodlands - there’s an undeniable hint that autumn has arrived on our misty island. We...
ArticleAn Island Of Fish Lovers
In the UK it’s fair to say we love our fish... and as we are an island nation, that makes sense! We eat over 160 million portions of fish & chips alone from the chippy every year....
Meet the producerPastificio Carleschi
PASTICIFICIO CARLESCHI “There is more to food than nutrients and packaging. When we choose what we eat, we make a statement about who we want to be, what we take and what we leave...
ArticleAn Abundance Of Apples
Outside E&O shedquarters in our garden are two lovely old apple trees, that bulge each year with fruit. They were here long before we were, so we were never properly introduced!...
ArticleGrill Time! But What About The Charcoal?
We are now in peak barbecue season... as the bright colourful riches of spring morph into the long, light evenings of summer, thoughts at E&O Shedquarters have turned to the grill...
ArticleCan You Eat Out And Eat Local?
? The UK’s cafés, pubs and restaurants are busy welcoming back customers, hungry and thirsty after the long lockdown for the sheer pleasure of being served good food and drink, in...
Meet the producerOliphant & Pomeroy
Oliphant & Pomeroy is an award-winning, family run and operated producer of ice cream, sorbet & ice cream confectionery. If that wasn’t enough they are also artisan bakers of fine...
ArticleJersey Royals: The Champagne Of Potatoes
Spring is such a great time of year for seasonal food and here at E&O we really do love the anticipation of the new season! We get so used to year round food wrapped in plastic in...
ArticleScrummy Spears
ASPARAGUS TIME! TOP TIPS FOR TIPS It’s a narrow window each year for the fresh UK-grown asparagus , how to time it and how to cook it just right. In our next article, our very own...
Meet the producerBlackdown Ridge Vineyard
Blackdown Ridge ls located on the Surrey / Sussex borders, in Lurgashall near Haslemere - 440 feet above sea level in the Sussex Weald, enjoying extraordinary views over the South...
ArticleEggs: Size Matters
IT'S OFFICIAL: SIZE MATTERS WHEN BUYING EGGS (but not exactly how you think!) As Spring fends off the lingering chilly nights, we think about egg sizes and how choosing a variety...
Meet the producerCrumbs Brewing
Crumbs Brewing fight food waste by turning unsold loaves from their local bakery into deliciously different beers. Founded in 2017 in Reigate, Surrey by husband and wife team...
Meet the producerGusbourne Wines
Wine Producers based in Kent. About Gusbourne: In 2004, when the first vines were planted at Gusbourne Estate in Appledore, Kent, we had a clear vision and a single goal: to...