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In Season & In Store

Summer is such a wonderful, inspiring season for fresh, local produce. Look out for all the seasonal favourites as they come in – broad beans, courgettes, mint, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries, lettuce, tomatoes and, of course, the humble new potato grown on our own Broxtead farm. And watch out for your waistlines too - the new bread range, baked each day in store by chef, is proving to be a real hit. Come and see him at work every morning next to our latest addition: the fresh chocolate counter

Forage for it
If you enjoy picking elderflower heads with the children, try making elderflower water ice for gourmand kids. It’s delicious and so easy. You’ll need about eight un-wilted flower heads. Start by dissolving 700g of caster sugar in 1 litre of water over a high heat. Bring to the boil, then reduce so that it’s at a constant simmer for 5 mins until syrup has thickened. Remove from heat and add flower heads and zest from 3 lemons. Leave to infuse until syrup has cooled, then strain into a freezer-friendly container. Freeze for four hours, stirring every hour with a fork until solid.

Focus on…. Potatoes

Spuds may not be the sexiest vegetable, but the new potato, with its wispy skin and firm texture, is sure to set your taste buds a-flutter. New potatoes are not a separate variety of potato but have just been harvested earlier than your average spud, which means their sugar hasn’t yet converted into starch, giving them a sweeter taste.

The Market Hall
The 8,000 square feet of floor space in the beamed Food Hall is fast becoming the home of the best food that Suffolk has to offer. As well as our core selection of store cupboard staples and epicurean essentials, the Food Hall is also home to:

The Fishmonger
This wet fish counter is a visual spectacle with a fantastic display of fresh fish from Lowestoft, plus more exotic catches from renewable stock around the globe. Talk to fishmonger James from Crystalwaters about how to cook your fish. Closed Mondays..
Dave the fishmonger
The Bakery
Artisan bakers are up before the dawn chorus to bake a fresh batch of bread from scratch every morning.

The Chocolatier
The Food Hall the Suffolk concession for Leonidas, fresh Belgian chocolates, for your indulgence

The Delicatessen
Our deli counter is stuffed with a wide range of cheese selected by Hamish Johnston, plus delicious antipasti and a great choice of charcuterie: much of the cured meat comes from the butchery and is prepared on site.

The Delicatessen

The Market Garden
and Store Cupboad
We rely on a network of local market gardens anf farmers, including our own, for our fruit and veg supply. Some days it’s more abundant than others so we add to the range with supplies direct from New Covent Garden! We always stock the staples and have a good range of organic produce too.

Wine & Beer Merchant
Local wine merchant Tim Fergusson has hand-picked his favourite vineyards and vintages for every occasion, and we’ve also got a great selection of beers and ciders from local independent and specialist breweries, including St.Peter’s and Aspalls.

Their thin skins mean you don’t have to peel them
but it also makes them prone to ‘sunburn’ – green patches under the skin which can be
toxic and must be cut out before cooking.

New potatoes shouldn’t be stored for long or they’ll loose much of their nutritional value – they contain about one and a half. times as much vitamin C as older spuds, as well as Vitamin B and iron. Cook them simply to bring out their delicate flour – bring to the boil in a pan of salted water, simmer for 10 minutes then serve immediately with butter and a spring of fresh mint.