Delicatessens

Ferranti Olive Oil

When Gwyn & Jacqueline Jones moved to the beautiful Catalan region of Spain they were seeking a healthy and more relaxing way of life.
What they were not to know was that just two years later they would be producing and exporting back to the UK some of the finest Single Estate extra virgin olive […]


Royal Farm Shop Windsor

Occupying converted Victorian Potting Sheds the Royal Farm Shop at Windsor sells produce from the Duchy of Cornwall in addition to products sourced from across the Thames Valley.
My local brewer and winery, Chiltern Valley Wines, have just been awarded the honour of a ‘by Royal Appointment‘ and are apparently stocked at the shop; they do […]


Extra Virgin Peace Oil

A worthy product - Peace Oil. A group of peace seeking Jews, Arabs, Druze and Bedouin produce the oil in the foothills of the Carmel Mountains. All profits go towards supporting peace and reconciliation work in the Middle East.
An initiative of registered UK charity The Charities Advisory Trust, Peace Oil encourages co-operation between […]


Christmas Hampers

Everyone and their mother seems to offer Christmas hampers; by everyone I mean delis and on-line specialists and ‘county’ companies that seem to operate during the last two months of the year alone. It would be fascinting to know exactly how many of these wicker wonders wing their way across the country. I have never […]