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The Giant Peach

Our blog about all things peachy


The World’s Best Steak!

Hereford Prime Steak As the title suggests, the Herford Prime Steak has indeed been named the World’s Best Steak. However, we don’t think that simply telling you this is enough, and neither do they, we plan to explain exactly why this Steak has such stature. First, a little bit of history… Back in 1997 Hereford … Continued

Always Native, Always Fresh, Always The Good Stuff

Day-boat sourcing means fresher fish, fully traceable from the moment it’s caught, to its arrival on your plate, from fishermen who take the sustainability of the seas as seriously as we do. We spoke to Trevor Blake, one of our executive chefs, to find out more about how our menus are written and why we … Continued

Today’s Lunch

Lunch today is Wild Garlic & Potato Soup. James Durrant, Head Chef of The Thatch, is sharing what he’s cooking at home during this time. Mostly using ingredients he has around the house (wild garlic was a leftover from work treat). Nothing Cheffy, just good home-cooked food. Ingredients 2 x large potatoes 200g x wild … Continued

The Best Of British Asparagus: Your Questions Answered

The British asparagus season is just beginning and here are six things you should know about this British super veg.   1. When does the British Asparagus season start? You may have been tricked into believing that asparagus is grown all year round in Britain. After all, it is in our supermarkets from January right … Continued

Searching for the Best of British

Every year, we search for the freshest, most seasonal produce to bring to our plates, and with Asparagus being one of our favourite spring ingredients, we wanted to ensure we sourced the very best we could find. Our founder, Hamish, was determined to be one of the first to have this years English Asparagus, and like … Continued

Designing menus is like a game of food Tetris

Designing menus that are on-trend and work for the pubs, is a delicate balance between listening to what our guests want, whilst also offering choice, and dishes they might not have thought they wanted to begin with. Each menu offers all the old favourites, plus new and exciting dishes, a good choice of steaks, fish … Continued

Veganuary – Going Cold Tofurky

2018’s Veganuary campaign broke all records, growing by 183% with 168,542 people signing up to go vegan for January. With this in mind, an eye-opening viewing of Netflix’s ‘Cowspiracy’ and a day of vegan education courtesy of Mildred’s earlier in the year, I decided to take the plunge this year and give it a go. For me … Continued

Nyetimber – an English winemaker, like no other!

On a sunny Wednesday 10th May, myself and a small Peachy team were honoured to be making our way to visit one of the top winemakers in the UK – Nyetimber! Driving into the estate, it was immediate to see the presentation and attention to detail within the surroundings, and the room where we were to … Continued

Let’s talk exotic fruits

Whether it’s to do good for the planet and reduce food miles, support British farmers or eating seasonally, we all know how important it is to serve the great produce available to us. From the earliest asparagus, to British strawberries, Jersey Royal potatoes, heritage tomatoes, chicory and roasted roots, we’re proud to serve the good … Continued

The Berry Best

“Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did.’ Dr. William Butler We know we’re not meant to have favourites, but there’s something special about the arrival of Summer. Sunny days, longer evenings, alfresco dining and you’ll also find the “berry best” English Strawberries on our special’s boards. We’re big on Strawberries … Continued