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Paris: Salon du Fromage

Paris in June 2026 - We visited the Salon Fromage and met some wonderful artisan producers we already work with and some we hope to work with. A...

ALL YOU NEED IS 'Mr LOVE...

PURPLE HAZE ….ALL YOU NEED IS THE RIGHT COSTUM Mr Love Coffee House & Restaurant was front and centre at the time of the February 1969 demonstr...

Franche Comte & Savoie

Over the 35 years in business I have made the once or sometimes twice a year pilgrimage to producers in Franche Comte and Savoie to taste through b...

Westcombe Dairy Visit Spring 2026

Spring in Somerset Between the mayhem of one Christmas and the next, an important (and highly enjoyable) part of our job is to pay visits to prod...

Cheese, Is it the underrated course...?

HOW TO BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR CHEESE COURSE So many restaurant openings are without a cheese course, or even little to no sign of cheese on their me...

A Phoenix Rises From The Ashes

Parmigiano Reggiano Trip April 2017 In May 2012 a disaster struck the Reggia Emilia region. An earthquake rocked through the land, the consequenc...

New Season Spring Lamb Recipe for Easter

GINGER PIG X LA FROMAGERIERoast Leg of New Season Spring Lamb with Pecorino Sardo & Wild GarlicRecipe by our Head Chef, Alessandro GranoLeg of ...

TAKE 12 CHEESES

The short dark days of winter create opportunities to look deeper into the joys of the cheeseboard to give us a sense of contentment and something ...

A Most Decadent Blue...

We are delighted to be featured in the FT's Weekend Magazine, listing 'A Few Perfect Things' with the experts' guide to what really matters this ...

New & Notable...

Whilst we continue to struggle with French imports, now is a great time to highlight a few of the new/notable cheeses we are working with on this s...

CADOURS GARLIC

We’ve just received over 20 crates of the highly prized Cadours Garlic, grown in the South west of France. Cadours Garlic is elite. It requires an...

What! no Camembert..?

French Unpasteurised Cow’s Milk Cheeses Is it all an unfortunate misunderstanding... or are the bureaucrats just ill-informed..? You may have notic...