Our general attitude to food can easily be summarised as “slow food”. Excellent ingredients, ethically sourced with extra care and attention, and a commitment to the local community and the environment. This is the antithesis of “fast food”- and we try to find suppliers that share this same ethos. We are proud members and sponsors of the “Slow Food” society in the UK.
Below you can find a list of some of the suppliers we are proud to work alongside and support.
The Slow Food movement cares about the landscapes, environments, ecosystems and producers of the UK and aims to educate and campaign on behalf of them to the best of their abilities. They recognise we have some of the best foods, ingredients and heritage breeds in the whole world. Their website is well worth dedicating some time towards, we would strongly advocate becoming a member.
Visit The Slow Food Movement websiteThe Oxford Wine Company is a family owned business, based only a few miles down the road in historic Oxford. They own some iconic venues such as; Sandy’s Piano Bar, The Oxford Wine Cafe & The Oxford Wine Cellar. They’re nationally recognised as being one of the best wine companies in the UK.
Visit The Oxford Wine Company websiteWelch and Co have been trading since 1988 - and have been a Boutinot partner for over 30 years. Their friendliness, knowledge and customer service is second to none & we’re very fortunate to have them just down the road in Wallingford.
Visit Welch & Co websiteJohnny and the guys in his butcher shop JT Beehams make some of the UK’s best cured and smoked products. They’re butchery skills are second to none, and they showed endless patience when our chef/owner Ollie went to work there as a young man over a decade and a half ago. Johnny proudly claims the main reason his pork tastes quite so good is because he feeds his pigs on smokey bacon crisps.
Visit JT Beedham & Sons websiteColston Bassett Dairy is only a few miles away from where chef Ollie grew up and spent his childhood. It’s one of three major Stilton cheese dairies in the vicinity of Melton Mowbray & we believe this is not only the best locally - but one of the best blue cheeses in the world. Colston Bassett Stilton won a gold medal at the World Cheese Awards 2015.
Visit Colston Bassett Stilton websiteBased in Lincolnshire, Red Hill farm produces some of the best free range pork in the whole of the UK. The owner Jane Tomlinson was generous enough to give us an in depth tour of the farm which highlighted how much passion and care went into every aspect of raising and processing their animals. They have won numerous Great Taste Awards for their produce, including 3 gold stars.
Visit Red Hill Farm Pork websiteFounded in 2010 by Ken Benning, Exmoor Caviar is the first and only company in 691 years to be granted permission to farm sturgeon in the UK which is the “Royal Fish.” HM the Queen in 2013 granted Ken permission, and the Duke of Edinburgh was his first customer.
Visit Exmoor Caviar websiteNot only do Wiltshire Truffles forage truffles in the UK, they are the leading importer for fantastic truffles around the world. From black Australian truffles, to white “Alba” truffles from Italy & amazing sweet honey truffles from Eastern Europe.
Visit Wiltshire Truffles websiteOne of the best butchers in the UK. They source and dry age some exceptional beef from across the country. The founders son; PeterAllen - traveled to France to learn about European butchery after Oxfordshire’s own Raymond Blanc’s advice.
Visit Aubrey Allen Beef website