It is an exciting time for our resident charcutier Matt Bedell, as he prepares for battle at the Young British Foodies final today. The YBF’s : “They’re the men and women using lost arts and new skills to bring craft back to the kitchen” HELL YES! If ever there was an award for Matt’s passion… [Read more…]
We arrived at St.Briavels Castle in Lydney on Thursday, through the sunny hills of the Forest of Dean to be part of the launch of Native Breeds. Graham & Ruth Waddington have been working tirelessly on building their new business, and after much success it was time to celebrate. Guests included the lovely Kate Humble, and… [Read more…]
I am really relieved that when we butchered we decided, by minimising the risk and maximising on the reward, we would remove the 3 muscles in the legs and cure them separately. By doing so we were able to trial a few different styles of cures – one of them wet brine, some others dry, some… [Read more…]
After curing in brine or in a dry cure for nearly 3 weeks, we pulled out the muscles and lardo last week to place in our temperature controlled ‘cupboard’ to proceed on the final stages of the fermentation. After some disappointment with our Salami’s we were very curious to see what the muscles were doing… [Read more…]
Chen Chen is a product designer. That is about all there is to know about Chen on the website. But the thing that got my attention is the brilliantly poppy Cold-Cuts coasters. As soon as I have a drink to coast, I am going to get myself a joint of meat.. You can buy… [Read more…]
Carl Warners book Food Landscapes is a delicious look into the world of food, but not in the plated variety – More Willy Wonka on meat acid. I can’t help but feel this one is a little ‘red riding hood’ but it could just be the tones..
Our current project wouldn’t be possible without the kind services and skills of Graham Waddington. Graham has been at the leading edge of British made charcuterie for over 10 years. Graham was one half of the fabulous Trealy Farm, and is now operating a smaller, more development lead operation called Native Breeds. We met Ruth… [Read more…]
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May 16, 2012 by Eliza
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