Sublime sherry vinegars
Spanish sherry vinegar is an essential ingredient in our kitchen, we love how it adds a uniquely complex flavour, with hidden depths and a clean brightness. Sherry vinegar has a...
Learn more about our artisan ingredients and embark upon a virtual journey with us as we share stories about our fabulous producers across Europe and introduce you to notable food personalities.
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Read moreYay for World Chocolate Day!
We love any excuse to indulge in Valrhona chocolate and it looks like we finally have an official one – Thursday, 7 July is World Chocolate Day. If you plan...
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The Creative Baker
At Sabato, we have a range of stunning ingredients, especially for the creative baker and for those who fancy a delectable sweet treat on the run. You might like to...
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Read moreOur Favourite Wine & Cheese Matches
It feels like we are all on the home stretch now, only a few more presents to pop under the tree and cooking preparations to complete. So this could be...
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Read moreThe Valrhona Story...
Known as the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of the chocolate world and chosen by the world’s finest pastry chefs, Valrhona have been creating exceptional chocolate for eating and cooking since 1922. Based in...
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Read moreThe Salvagno Story...
The Salvagno family are one of our favourite as well as longest-serving suppliers. When you visit the beautiful part of northern Italy in which they live, it is immediately obvious...
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Read moreFamily Wine Time
Last year a group of our friends gathered for an enjoyable afternoon in celebration of Phil's birthday courtesy of the Rocca family at their winery which is nicely positioned just...
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Read moreBudapest for beginners
Budapest is a gracious city with many magnificent buildings, the exteriors of which are kept much cleaner than those of Lisbon, and it lacks the ‘killer’ cobblestones. Beware of just spontaneously hopping into a...
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Read moreGiusti Balsamic
The Giusti family have been making their superb balsamic using authentic and traditional methods for over 400 years in Modena, Italy – also home to Ferrari, Maserati and Pavarotti. Established...
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Read morePopular Portugal
It’s always endearing when the locals love their city, as do the friendly inhabitants of Porto. From the affable guy who greeted us at our apartment with lots of handy...
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The Ferron Rice Story...
In 1975, Gabriele Ferron recognised that mass production of inferior rice posed a serious threat to the survival of two exceptional varieties of Veronese rice. To ensure its survival he...
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Read moreFun in Barcelona
Since our work is all about food, everything we eat could be regarded as research – and certainly in Barcelona it is extremely easy to eat very well, either traditionally,...
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Read moreJacqui & Phil's 2018 Adventures
A blissful start Before setting off on our annual sourcing adventure, spending a couple of days with our (now firmly London-ensconced) daughter Helen was a must. However Helen...
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The La Chinata Smoked Paprika Story...
A defining ingredient of the Spanish kitchen, La Chinata Spanish smoked paprika is favoured by top chefs and food writers worldwide. It is instantly recognisable in its red tin and...
