Amazing food stalls here at Chatsworth Market every Sunday morning. I regretted my big breakfast because I couldn't eat lamb with pomegranate from the Persian stall.  Bought some lovely cheese though from this farmers son.

Terry Rayner came home from work one day in 2003 and announced to his wife Win that he was quitting work.  Win asked Terry what he was planning to do, "Start up a seed business." "Where?" asked Win.  "In the garden shed" replied Terry, and so Terwin Seeds was formed. (Yes. Terry and Win, Terwin!)   Win told me she was a little nervous when several tons of seed potatoes arrived on their doorstep, but the business has grown and now they have an online shop and a small unit in Cockfield, Suffolk.  I met them at last weeks Edible Garden Show. As I have predicted Buckwheat to trend I picked up a pack of the sprouting seeds to try.

We are pleased to tell you that we will be popping up again at The Chequers in Gazeley on Saturday April 12th  with our "one great price, one great menu" suppers.

Saturday April 12th from 7pm

One Great Price - One Great Menu

£20.00 per person

Carrot & Butternut Soup

with Crusty Bread

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Salmon & Chive fishcakes

or

Walnut & Cheddar croquettes

with peas, leeks au gratin & potatoes

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Hot apple pancakes with

salted caramel & vanilla ice ream

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Limited number of tables so please book on

01638 551511 or via the online booking form

I found Hudson and Hudson in Colchester when I parked in Williams and Griffin car park and walked through to North Hill.  In the most surprising location(although I admit to not knowing Colchester very well, so it might be a prime location)you can actually walk through it, in one door and out of the other, if you are not superstitious. The in house chefs prepare everything that is on the deli counter and on the menu. I had eaten a full English breakfast before I discovered it so I decided on a coffee and a takeaway pork pie and black pudding scotch egg. They were both really good. But I wished I had bought a fish cake too.  The deli is licensed and stocks all locally produced food and larder items.

• al fresco dining
• chef in the open kitchen
• deli counter
• larder shelves and it's all local
• Rosie the owner
• black pudding scotch egg
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I wheeled out my cocktail trolley last night and had a little go at a molecular mixology.  For those of you that are non the wiser I mean chemistry with my cocktails. Cheeky Monkey had sent me a Cosmopolitan R-Evolution kit to try out and the neatly packed box had all the tools and mysterious substances to create "cranberry foam", "citrus caviar" and an "encapsulated cosmo".Instructions were easy to follow and really good illustrations and tips made sure that the finished cocktail looked like it did in the book.  It was a little messy and took a little time to create the cocktails (citrus caviar needs to sit for 30 mins to let air bubbles escape) It all worked really well except for the encapsulated cosmo which I really couldn't get to work, but then I had just drunk three Cosmopolitans.

• Citrus Caviar
• Cosmopolitan with Caviar
• Cranberry Foam on the cocktail
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A charity dinner last month in the training restaurant Zest, at West Suffolk College saw the return of former student Des Artiss who worked with the current students(pictured) to create a fabulous dinner.  Des recently won the Restaurant Associates Award for Culinary Excellence and came back to thank the college for his firm grounding in the industry. We ate:

Salmon. Cured Loch Duart Salmon, Miso Creme Fraiche, Cucumber and Salmon Crackling

Goats Curd. Goats curd, Heritage Beetroot, Chicory, Golden Raisin and Toasted Walnut Dressing

Beef. Slow Roast Fillet of English Beef, Braised Cheek, Salt Baked Carrots, Horseradish Mash and Braising Juices

Rhubarb Cheesecake. Vanilla Fromage Blanc, Poached Yorkshire Rhubarb, Rhubarb Sorbet, Ginger Crumb

If you want to go all "molecular" with your cookery then look at infusions4chefs, based in Rougham, Suffolk for your ingredients.  I bought a Sosa Candy Floss aroma to use in a food trends workshop that I was running.  Now my car smells like a sweet shop.

If you enjoy a glass of wine and want to learn more about the fascinating subject whilst enjoying a sip or two then try a Laithwaite's Wine Evening.  I was excited to be invited to the Ipswich event last week and to hear that there were going to be 36 wines to taste. 11 tables showcased a range of wines from the across the world and the evening proved to be a fun and really good entry level wine tasting, with helpful notes on how to taste wine and even some producers and wine buyers to chat to. My highlight of the night was chatting to Christine Weingut, Laithwaite's German wine buyer. Obviously passionate about her job, each wine on her German and Austrian table had an interesting story behind it.  So I came away with an order for Moselgold Riesling aus Steillagen Trocken 2012 from the steep, slate slopes of the Mosel and produced by a chap called Achim. Achim follows the family tradition started by his grandparents of creating the wine entirely himself from the grape to the bottle, in his garage.

I was hunting for microcress, pea shoots and edible flowers and found the most amazing selection grown right here in East Anglia.

Allan Miller at Nurtured in Norfolk in Dereham invited me to take a tour of his glasshouses and I was hit by a sea of green, mini micro leaves of every variety, some which I had never even heard of.

Allan and his wife Sue gave up their jobs as chefs and started growing microcress in a greenhouse in their back garden.  Now they supply the likes of Ollie Dabbous and other Michelin acclaimed chefs.

• garlic chives
• the glasshouse
• par-cel
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We are pleased to tell you that we will be popping up again at The Chequers in Gazeley on Saturday March 15th with our "one great price, one great menu" supper.

Suffolk Foodie March Popup Supper

Saturday March 15th from 7pm

One Great Price - One Great Menu

£20.00 per person

Pea and Watercress Soup

with Granary Bread

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Lemon & Herb stuffed Shoulder of Lamb with Saffron Rice

or

Sweet Potato & Chickpea Tagine with Saffron Rice

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Chocolate Pannacotta with Coffee Meringue

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Limited number of tables so please book via

01638 551511  email or use the link to the online booking form