Visiting the headquarters of the British Hamper Company is an enlightening experience. I’ve been sent many hampers in my life – and never really had a second thought about what went into making them. Travelling up to Lincoln to meet some of the founders of the British Hamper Company, I was on a mission to discover how they source, pack and deliver their luxury hampers.
Gimblett’s Guide to the Best of British Cheeses
British artisan cheeses and their producers. Any cheese writer willing to research a book by visiting 100 cheesemakers in as many days might be called an enthusiast. Doing so during a British winter while sleeping in a tent on top of a Land Rover requires resilience. Watching Francis Gimblett chatting with some of the cheesemakers […]
Chateau Tooting – wine from south London? C’est bien vrai!
Ten years on The Urban Wine Company has a proud tradition of making wine in the capital Owning a vineyard and drinking wine made from your own grapes must be the ultimate middle-class fantasy. Although we can’t all be like Sting with our own Tuscan vineyard, many South Londoners with a back garden grapevine have […]
Borough Market and the Borough Box
The best of Borough Market to your door: What a fortunate person I am. Two stops from my house (or a healthy 30-minute walk) is Borough Market. I’ve been shopping there for quite a few years now and whenever I have the excuse of a special occasion, I make a trip there. Actually, whenever I […]