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Easy snacking, no stones, no oil, no mess – Mr Filbert’s Olive Snack
Grabbing some olives, to take as an on-the-go snack, may not always seem an obvious choice, mainly because they can be a little messy but Mr Filbert’s have made things better with their Olive Snack range. We were sent three varieties to try packed in handy 30g portion...
Free seminar: Small Business Marketing on an Even Smaller Budget
The Artisan Food Trail is giving small business marketing seminars at Farm Business Innovation 2019 and Leisure Food & Beverage Expo. Small Business Marketing On An Even Smaller Budget will be of interest to those wishing to get the best out of their limited...
Meet The Artisan Food Trail at the Farm Business Innovation Show 2019
If you'd like to meet us in person, The Artisan Food Trail is exhibiting at the Farm Business Innovation Show 2019. The two day event on 6th and 7th November is taking place at the NEC, Birmingham. The Artisan Food Trail has partnered with the event over the past...
Seggiano Organic Oven Roasted Tomatoes – sunshine in a jar
Wonderfully sweet and fruity, Seggiano Organic Oven Roasted Tomatoes are quite different from the usual sun-dried tomatoes which have a tendency to be on the salty side. Seggiano’s are certainly more full of flavour too with a nice soft texture. Sometimes the...
Seggiano Raw Basil Pesto is deliciously vegan and versatile
A luscious dark green and slick with extra virgin olive oil, Seggiano Raw Basil Pesto is everything you’d expect from a quality artisan product and there are some things you may not expect too. The tall slender 200g jar is generously filled and retailing at around...
20 Ways with Pesto (other than pasta)
Everyone knows pesto is perfect with pasta but did you know that you can do so much more with it? Here are just 20 ideas to liven up your meals and the list could go on… Mix into minced meat to make meatballs or burgers Use as a pizza sauce instead of tomato Mix with...
Mortimer Chocolate Company launches into Ocado
Launching a hot chocolate product in the heat of summer? You’d think you’d have to be mad, but this is exactly what Berkshire based independent chocolate maker, Mortimer Chocolate is doing this July. Their range of drinking chocolates: chocolate, salted caramel and...
Yare Valley Oils is getting saucy
Yare Valley Oils introduces new pesto and horseradish sauces to their range in time for the barbecue season Well, staring out of the window at the moment it may not look particularly like barbecue weather. Rain, rain and more rain but don’t let that stop you from...
Recipe: Halloumi Lentil Salad
Our Halloumi Lentil Salad is very much a 'fridge foraging' recipe as in, ‘what would go together to make something tasty’, so it can be as flexible as you want to make it. Having a good chunk of halloumi cheese to play with, we chose ingredients that complemented it....
Edible flowers: What’s safe, what’s not
Including flowers as decoration for foods has been around for a long time and there has been an increasing trend in their use amongst social media users, on Instagram, in particular. It certainly makes for an an eye catching photograph and while...
Recipe: Make a Simnel Cake for Easter
There are many versions of the story of how the Simnel cake originated, so it is difficult to ascertain which one is actually true, so to save confusion we’ll not go into the details. What is known, is that nowadays it is made for Easter and decorated with marzipan...
Go wild – enjoy a Scottish venison charcuterie box
Scottish artisan producer Great Glen Charcuterie have come up with a delicious solution to solve your ordering dilemma. Let their Wild Venison Feast box be the aid to your indecision. The box contains a wonderful selection of their finest wild venison products and...
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