Titbits and Crumbs

Ever found yourself drowning in a sea of newspaper recipe clippings you never find time to sort through? A nifty iPhone app, Chef’s Book, gives you the facility to record what you cook and file each recipe into personalised categories.

MODERN MENU

Ever found yourself drowning in a sea of newspaper recipe clippings you never find time to sort through? A nifty iPhone app, Chef’s Book, gives you the facility to record what you cook and file each recipe into personalised categories. Recipes can be shared with other users, too – edible social media.

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NORTHERN LARDER

Voted Best UK Independent Retailer in last year’s Observer Food Monthly Awards, Fodder in Harrogate has established a reputation as a committed stockist of finest Yorkshire produce. The store combines the usefulness of a supermarket with the browsing potential of a farm shop: if you live anywhere nearby, sign up for the e-Fodder bulletin for the latest news and events.

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CONSERVATION CONFECTION

Quality chocolate with sound environmental credentials: what’s not to like? Conservationist-turned-chocolatier Philipp Kauffmann, founder of Original Beans, keeps things simple with four bars — Peruvian Piura Porcelana, Cru Virunga, Bolivian Beni Wild Harvest and rich Ecuadorian Esmeraldas Milk — which just have to be tasted. Stockists include Wholefoods and Fortnum & Mason, from £3.99.

originalbeans.com

MEET YOUR MAKER

Monmouth Coffee Company HQ and roastery is found on Maltby Street in Bermondsey and is open to retail customers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Saturday market. Within walking distance from the too-frenetic Borough, you will find a chilled-out vibe and some of the best producers and retailers from St John bakery to Neal’s Yard Dairy to the award-winning La Grotta Ices. Leave room for grazing as there is much to tempt.

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STOKE SMOKING


The Lyderson family hail from Kirkenes in northern Norway where they have been purveyors of fine smoked salmon since 1923.