Joe Hayden

Now that we can think about turning the cooker on again, post heatwave, our head has been turned by this season’s new potatoes. Still in their loose flaky skins, this week we have ‘first earlies’ Orla variety from Caefai Farm Pembrokeshire, Maris Bard from Lyncroft Farm in Ormskirk and Accord from Bagthorpe in Norfolk. These… Read More »

Featuring as heavily on the Unicorn breakfast table as they are on our shelves, is the French Charentais Melon. They have really hit their peak this week and are filling our fridge with their perfumed scent.  Sliced on a plate with some berries in the morning, eaten as a lovely fresh and fragrant dessert or… Read More »

This week we are really excited to see bunched beetroot back on the shelves courtesy of Pam and the team at Strawberry Fields. Fresh, new season summer beetroots are young, tender, thinner-skinned and particularly sweet, making them especially delicious raw in salads, colourful slaws or quick pickles. Unlike the loose beetroot we enjoy throughout winter,… Read More »

This week we are seeing our brassica range nicely extending. This hearty vegetable tends to be favoured in the colder months but seeing those generous heads and bright green leaves on our shelves today, we could not keep quiet about it. Summer and savoy cabbages from Lyncroft Farm in Ormskirk work really well added to… Read More »

The UK broad bean season is officially starting! Those lovely green pods are a real treat. The early arrivals are delicious fresh out of their velvety shell and a great addition to a spring salad. It’s also worth spending a bit more time cooking them up. Treat them like any other legume, super versatile, they… Read More »

Veg News 26th May Hope everyone is managing to keep cool today. With the weather far too warm to think about much cooking (or at least anything too ambitious!), we have all been grazing on cool Spanish stone fruits and slices of watermelon to stay refreshed and hydrated. Perfect straight from the fridge on a… Read More »