As balmy weather and spring blossom brightens up green spaces across the country, we’ve started to take note of an emerging trend. More and more restaurants seem to be opening in the middle of secluded kitchen gardens (Ethicurean, Pythouse Kitchen Garden), nurseries and garden centres (Moss & Moor, Paradise Café), even working flower farms (West End Flower Farm).
As chefs look to support local producers, we’re seeing more and more British cheeses on menus around the country.
Summer is coming, and with it that British determination to eat outdoors in all weathers. But the elements do sometimes intervene, so it’s good to have some ‘nearly outside’ eating options up your sleeve…
The kitchen garden, whether measured in acres or pots, has become an essential part of any chef’s toolkit. As August’s abundance reaches its peak, Tessa Allingham investigates
Balmy weather is daring us to ditch the jumpers, lawn-mowers are humming and spring blossom is brightening up green spaces across the country, just in time for National Gardening Week (29 April to 5 May).
