10 Questions With: The Olive Shed
Walk past the Bristol Harbourside during sunset on a beautiful day, and I dare you - quite literally dare you - not to be enticed by the sight of The Olive Shed, basking in the evening golden glow. It’s a sight to behold; outdoor tables laden with mouth -watering tapas and wine glinting in the evening sun, right next to the old train tracks and people relaxing next to the water. It feels like being transported to a European destination - which is really no surprise given that was Anastasia’s goal all along.
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Talking To: Le Vignoble - Or, How To Get Into Wine When You Know Nothing
My relationship with wine starts with Penguin Sands. I can’t tell you what it tasted like, but I can tell you it was £3.99 and 11%. My point being, I did not come from a family of sommeliers - and I certainly did not consider myself with trifles such as the taste of the alcohol I was drinking.
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10 Questions With: New Cut Coffee
I’m not overstating it when I say that one of my favourite things about living near Wapping Wharf is New Cut Coffee. If I could spend every morning there, I would.
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10 Questions With: Pete Lumber, Founder of The Spirit of Bristol Gin.
Pete Lumber’s journey into gin started the way many good Bristol stories do - in the back of a taxi after a few drinks. When he and some friends passed a pub up for sale, someone joked they could see him running it. A week later, he’d bought the lease.
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10 Questions With: Wes Thompson from Little Bagel Co.
After a trip to New York, and plenty of lockdown recipe testing, Wes Thompson opened Little Bagel Co. Known for its delicious special edition fillings, perfectly baked bagels, and for being Marco Pierre White’s favourite bagel spot in the UK, Little Bagel Co. has gone from strength to strength since opening in 2022.
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10 Questions With: Meg Houghton-Gilmour, The Founder of The Bristol Sauce
It is food writing that dares to ruffle feathers - not through disrespect of the hospitality sector, but, in fact, the opposite. The writing is rife with a genuine understanding and love for the Bristol food industry - and the people who make it what it is.
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10 Questions With: Rapha and Alberto from Gigi's
The origin of Gigi’s is that of a culinary meet-cute. Rapha approached Alberto - who was running his pop-up, Grano - with the idea of collaborating on a joint pop-up at the Old Vic Theatre. To use their words, “what started as a professional partnership soon became a shared journey”, which then led to a pizza-eating trip through London, Rome and New York City - and thus, Gigi’s was born.
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10 Questions With: Riccardo Damiani from La Panza
Born and raised in the lesser-known coastal city of Ancona in Italy, Riccardo Damiani moved to Bristol where he opened La Panza - a traditional Italian trattoria. Loosely translated to ‘big, full, happy belly’ in Italian, La Panza embodies the trattoria-style - the sort of friendly, laid-back restaurant that Redcliffe locals are lucky to have on their doorstep.
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10 Questions With: Ed Barrow from Bristol Pasta Club
On the first Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each month, Gather, a stand-style coffee shop on Bristol’s Park Street turns into an intimate, candle-lit dining room where eighteen delighted diners are served a three-course set menu featuring fresh homemade pasta, and some of the best local produce that the South-West has to offer. But this very easily could not have been the case. Because the creator behind Bristol Pasta Club and Monday Pasta Club, Ed Barrow, started off his life studying to be a lawyer - not a Chef… But, wow, isn’t Bristol glad that he found his way into the culinary world?
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Talking To: Casamia
Bristol's food scene is full of truly awesome places. Every corner of this city is home to incredible restaurants, cafes, bars and vibrant street-food markets. There are countless choices to pick from, but some of them are an absolute must - and I had the pleasure to talk to one of the most iconic of them. Here is my interview with Zak Hitchman, Head Chef at the Michelin-star restaurant, and true gem of Bristol, Casamia
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Food People Q&A - James Stuart
My name is James Stuart and I'm both a buyer in the Fine Foods department of Arthur David, a local wholesaler for the hospitality industry, as well as a ramen chef for my company Tomo no Ramen.
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Food People Q&A - Jenny Chandler
As the author of the fabulous Pulse, a recipe book all about, you guessed it, pulses, Jenny became The United Nations FAO European Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses and was asked to speak all around the world.
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Why Agroecology is the Future of Farming
Farming has a pretty murky rep when it comes to climate change, and consumers want more traceability than ever when it comes to food. So we spoke to several young farmers about how they’re driving sustainable change — and how you can support them.
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Foodies in the Time of Covid Q&A: Mel Taylor
Mel went on to build her own fantastic business called Gopals Curry Shack which became very successful. However, like most small food businesses it was very hand to mouth and as covid loomed it took a hit and Mel had to make a choice to stay or leave.
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Foodies in the Time of Covid Q&A: Ginny Barnfield
I first met Ginny when I ran the Folk House Café on Park Street in Bristol. The Folk House is a haven in this (normally) bustling world, a place of adult education just for its pleasure, live music, and good food. Ginny was one of the many students who frequented the cafe, and it was always lovely to chat with her. Still, it wasn’t until I began working at the Stockwood Food Club where Ginny volunteers that I really started to know her and learn more about her incredible life and her huge and generous spirit.
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Talking To: Yumello
Yumello is a Bristol-based company that strives to produce healthy and sustainable peanut butter. They bring us the ancient knowledge and tradition of Berber people, supporting a cooperative of 300 women and, therefore, helping us spread some love on our lonely toast.
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Foodies in the Time of Covid Q&A: Kate Hawkings
Kate is the author of Aperitif: A Spirited Guide to the Drinks, History and Culture of the Aperitif, a fascinating and hilarious book packed with delicious recipes for all sorts of aperitifs and cocktails, including the perfect Negroni, my all-time favourite.
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Talking to: Maddie Pow - Farming in the Time of Brexit
“We need to bring back the interest in agriculture. We need to show what’s actually happening because a lot of media attention on farming has been negative for recent years”
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The Building of A Buttery Biscuit Base Empire: Talking To The Cheesecake Lady of The North East
One of my favourite desserts is cheesecake, which is why this month I was particularly excited to interview the lovely Cheesecake Lady NE; my favourite Instagram foodie account and all-round amazing girl-boss.
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KASK Wine: What Is “Real Wine” and Why Should We All Give It A Go
The problem with wine in the UK is that for many, wine (beyond the supermarket aisle) is still seen to be the preserve of stuffy, pretentious show-offs who wrap it up in pontification, ‘bourgeois bollocks’ and expert opinion.
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