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PRODUCE SEASONAL HIGHLIGHT: TOMATOES

PRODUCE NOTES Summer at La Fromagerie is synonymous with tomatoes, when crates & crates of these jewel-toned fruits adorn the entrance to ou...

SEASONAL PRODUCE HIGHLIGHT: CHERRIES

PRODUCE NOTES Summer is the season for fruit, and as the weeks progress, we see different varieties come and go in waves of flavour and freshness. ...

PRODUCE SPOTLIGHT: FIORONI FIGS

PRODUCE NOTES Fioroni figs are the first Italian figs of the season, from Puglia where they are highly prized for their signal of the beginning of ...

SEASONAL PRODUCE HIGHLIGHT: BORAGE

Borage is an edible weed with purple blue blossoms that are a lovely garnish to savoury and sweet dishes alike. The flowers can be used fresh (tr...

RECIPE: CHABICHOU WITH ASPARAGUS & WATERCRESS SALAD

Chabichou is a soft, fresh tasting goat cheese from Poitou-Charentes. The texture is smooth yet quite close-textured. Produced traditionally with a...

Artisan Cheese Awards

'We thank you, Lord, for all this cheese...' Saying grace may not be the typical start of a work day, but giving thanks does seem appropriate wh...

SEASONAL PRODUCE HIGHLIGHT: WHITE ASPARAGUS

PRODUCE NOTES White asparagus is essentially the same plant as the green variety, although it is kept covered with soil during the growing process ...

FEN FARM DAIRY VISIT: THE REVIVAL OF SUFFOLK CHEESE

Recently a group of La Fromagerie cheesemongers visited Fen Farm Dairy in the Waveney River Valley that marks the border between Norfolk and Suffol...

WILD GARLIC

PRODUCE SEASONAL HIGHLIGHT : WILD GARLIC Wild garlic is a spring favourite. Its punchy flavour and aroma are a welcome jolt to the system f...

20 APRIL: RAW MILK CHEESE DAY

Before pasteurisation came into practice in the late 19th / early 20th century, all milk and by default all cheese was ‘raw’. Pasteurisation is the...

GOLDEN CROSS FARM VISIT

By Josh Crowe It was a beautiful, sunny day as we pulled up to idyllic Golden Cross farm in Lewes, Sussex. We stepped out of the taxi into the cri...

Sicilian Cheese & Tuscan Wine

We searched high and low for artisan Sicilian cheeses when our original producer retired. It was an association we had enjoyed for many years but i...