NOVEMBER’S FIVE FOODIE MUST HAVES
This is November’s five foodie must-haves, brought to you by Velvet magazine
Dine It
Stem and Glory celebrating national awards success. Photo Credit: puravidaphotography.co.uk
Two Cambridge restaurants have been recognised in this year’s British Restaurant Awards. Bedouin, known for its North African decor as well as cuisine, was crowned best restaurant in the city, while Stem & Glory, pictured, which famously blazed the plant-based trail and has a second branch in London’s Barbican, won Best Vegan-friendly Restaurant in the country.
See @britishrestaurantawards and follow @StemandGlory
Photo credit : puravidaphotography.co.uk
Shop It
Flourish Farm Shop
A chance to pre-order hampers and produce boxes – and also cross off your gift list at an expected 30 food, drink, arts, crafts and plant stalls – Flourish Farm Shop is hosting its first Winter Market on December 4.
Housed in a carefully restored building in Hildersham, where famously planet-friendly farmer Calixta Killander runs her fruit, veg and flower business Flourish Produce, the farm shop will welcome a wide range of fellow indie traders for the event, including Crossover Blendery, Small Town Bakery, Eco Japan, Small & Green, Kim Prints, The Bicycle Collective and Alba Jewellery.
* Final stall list and timings are yet to be confirmed.
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Cook It
Indian for Everyone by Hari Ghotra
From snacks, soups, curries and condiments to sweet treats, the latest cookbook from Hari Ghotri – the former chef at Michelin-starred Tamarind whose top-selling supermarket cookery kits made her a household name – contains more than 100 recipes aimed at “even the most casual of cooks”.
Celebrating traditional spices for both their flavour and reported health benefits, from lowering blood pressure to salving pain, Indian for Everyone spans cast-iron classics (Lamb Balti, Bhuna Gosht) through to funky fusions (Pepperoni Naanza, a take on pizza, and Dhal & Aubergine Moussaka, pictured).
* Out November 8 in hardback, published by Fair Winds Press and priced £18.99
Pre-order on Amazon Indian For Everyone, Hari Ghotra
Cake It
Sophie’s Afternoon Teas, Ely Market
Known for selling homemade cakes and bakes on Ely Markets, as well as providing a top-notch afternoon tea service, Haddenham’s Sophie Elliott has also moved into bricks and mortar. Her tearoom, Sophie’s Afternoon Teas and Cakes, opened on Three Cups Walk in Ely last month, with fan-favourite crumpets, tea cakes and vegan sausage rolls all on the menu.
Keep up to date Sophies Afternoon Teas
Book It
Olive Grove, Bury St Edmunds
Bringing their signature fresh Greek food “with a little bit of a twist” to town, the founders of Cambridge’s award-winning Olive Grove have opened a sister restaurant in Bury St Edmunds. Francesca Behjat and husband George Kontakos, both of Greek heritage, cut the ribbon on the St John’s Street site at the end of September.
Book a table The Olive Grove
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