Monday
Feb042013

Gourmet Potatoes

We have a rather wonderful new range of Gourmet Potatoes grown on the Morghew Park Estate in the Weald of Kent.

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Thursday
Jan172013

Secretts Salad Leaves

Previously only available to to the top end of the London restaurant trade Secretts leaves will now be available in the South West exclusively from us at the French Garden, Bristol

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Thursday
Jan172013

Sand Carrots

Sand Carrots (Carotte de Créances or Carotte de Sable) are France’s best loved carrot. They have a superb, old fashioned flavour and a vibrant, deep orange colour. 

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Monday
Dec242012

Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb

Splendid news, the Yorkshire forced rhubarb season is underway a couple of weeks earlier than usual. No self respecting menu is complete without this national culinary treasure.

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Sunday
Dec022012

Christmas Citrus Confusion

Clementines, Satsumas and Tangerines, what exactly is the difference? Well, the botanist are still arguing and there are several rival forms of classification.  But essentially they are all seem to be descended  from the mandarin family, a catch all nickname for loose skinned, small, flat, orange type fruit that originated in China. Satsumas may, or may not, be part of this family but clementines and tangerines almost certainly are

Leafy Italian clementines, green skinned Italian tangerines and Spanish satsumas

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