Yeah I know – a contradiction, but the life of a small business man is busy however I do like to eat well. Because a(more…)
Quick & Easy Slow Food
Category: Recipes
Fresh Pickled Cauliflower Salad with Nicolas Vahe Cucumber Vinegar
I love bringing home some of the food products from the shop to try. When we’re chatting to customers in the shop it’s important for(more…)
Cooking the Vegan Books
This week we’ve been busy planning the menu for our Summer Evolution season launch party – we’ve still a few places left so click through(more…)
Savoury Vegan Sun-dried Tomato Scones
We love preparing for a party at Fig1. This Thursday we’ve our big Christmas launch night – a chance for customers to see our new(more…)
A Fiendishly Simple Supper
Things I look for when planning supper and what’s simple, easy, full of vegetables and tasty. In addition yesterday the question was “what can I(more…)
On Food Culture, Store-cupboard Jars & Introducing Seggiano
We were the weird kids at school. In the days when spaghetti bolognese was exotic, we had lunch boxes full of olives, spanakopita and left(more…)
Our Summer Sale Launches on the Open Seas
Why Set Sale? Some small businesses shy away from sales events, but I find them a really exciting part of the year. For us, it’s(more…)
Frittering Time Away
In the world of retail, your annual calendar can go quite awry. January trade shows are full of Christmas stock, we’re about to take a(more…)
Fig and Goats Cheese Tart
It wakes me up at night, it’s finger buns nudging my thoughts as I sleep, it whispers in my ears like the gentle sizzle of(more…)
Rhubarb Compote and Pistachio Biscuits served with Saffron and Cardamom Cream
Square Bottle Vase by Rice Bold, bright, cheap but beautiful and fresh from Cornwall. No, I am not immodestly talking myself up, newly returned from(more…)