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The Giant Peach

Our blog about all things peachy


A beautifully small family-run distillery

We’re very strong on our ethos and even though it might cost us more, to always serve the good stuff is  a value we always stay true to. Karl and Lindsay Bond started distilling in their garage in 2014, as with Lindsay being coeliac, home brewing beer just wasn’t possible. Supermarket own vodka mixed with … Continued

The Accidental Winemaker: The Story Behind our Wine of the Month

If you come and eat with us this month (and we hope you will), you’ll notice on your table a bottle of Chateau Domneuve Chardonnay. It’s a fantastic wine: clean, dry, bright and lively, but with some weight. These traits – apart from the weight, I hasten to add – are shared by the winemaker himself. … Continued

Lobster worth paying for…

On arriving at the sleepy harbour town of Brixham, it only took a quick glance out to the coast to notice just how busy this little fishing port is. Home to one of the largest fishing ports in the UK, we are honoured to work so closely with the fishermen, enabling us to source sustainably, … Continued

Meet our asparagus grower…

The asparagus season is one that starts when the frosts are over and it is good and ready, you can never predict it. Especially this year. We get it straight from one farm which means that we can’t guarantee when it will be on our tables. I guess that’s what we get for only serving … Continued

Trevor’s search for the perfect strawberry – Dip Your Own does Summer!

Trevor Blake, Senior Chef of Peach Pubs went on the hunt for the perfect British strawberry.  He has created a “Dip Your Own” board for seasonal produce. His theory was that Strawberries should be touched and dipped into Valrhona chocolate sauce or Chantilly cream and finished off with crumbly shortbread biscuits.  Simpler and better,  the perfect … Continued

Turkey you’ll want to gobble up!

While those Chestnuts are roasting on the open fire, and Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, our minds are firmly on the Turkey on your plate this year! Here at Peach, we pride ourselves on always serving the good stuff, and there are no exceptions during the busy festive season! If you want to … Continued

Our Bigger Peach Promise 6 – We support good global farmers

Across our menu, when sourcing ingredients from overseas, it’s important we support farmers growing ethically; from speciality coffee, to tea, avocados and chocolate. Making our principles clear to wholesalers, ensures we source well, and results in us paying more when we have to. Working out which global farmers to support is a challenge that never ends. The … Continued

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Jude’s ice cream!

In case you didn’t already know, here at Peach we are incredibly passionate about our suppliers. We care about their story, their provenance and of course their tasty wares! Bearing this in mind, we knew we had hit the jackpot when we found Jude’s Ice Cream. Their family run business in the heart of Hampshire … Continued

‘Meat’ Aubrey Allen our butcher

From a back street Coventry shop opened by the orphan Aubrey Allen in 1933, to the award-winning national catering butcher it is today – it’s safe to say the family run business has come along way. Their uncompromising commitment to provenance and fair trade with farmers puts them at the top of our list. Here … Continued