Charlie Bigham's

Mini Food Festival

22/07/2008

On a lovely summers evening last week, it seemed as though a Mediterranean market stall had sprung up at Coriander House. We were lucky enough to enjoy an impromptu tasting session with a couple of our suppliers. We were treated to a vast range of their products from creamy cheeses to colourful antipasti to succulent olives.

We were spoilt for choice with a selection of award winning cheeses from Harvey & Brockless Foods. We tasted some stunning Bufala di Campana (Buffalo Mozzarella), creamy Cropwell Bishop Stilton, Spanish Manchego made from ewe’s milk, some crumbly Bleu D’Auvergne and some fantastically more-ish goats cheese. They rightfully boast one of the most impressive ranges of Europe’s finest hand-crafted cheese.

Considering many of us thought that olives were simply green or black, a whole new world was suddenly opened up to us. The Fresh Olive Company of Provence supply over 50 authentic olive varieties, flavoured and stuffed olives. They have tracked down the very best products in the world, and each one has a fascinating story to tell. The flavour and texture of their olives is unbeatable; I know several of us are now truly converted. Olives are rather like wine, once you’ve tried the finest, you’ll find it hard to go back to cheap plonk!

The antipasti tasting was equally impressive. It is difficult to know where to start, we tried grilled aubergines, capers, semi-dried tomatoes, roasted peppers stuffed with feta, sweet garlic, gorgeous artichoke hearts and roasted Cardoncelli mushrooms to name but a few. They also brought a wonderful range of vibrantly coloured pestos and mustards. The intensity of flavours was truly incredible, and washed down with a glass or 2 of red wine you can imagine it turned into a very fun and very filling evening!

Bighams 'News' is back by popular demand

14/07/08

We decided that a good old spring clean was long overdue at Bigham's. I am sure many of you have noticed our exciting new look, not only have we spruced up our website but we also have some stylish new packaging. We have finally ditched our plastic trays and moved to a more environmentally friendly cardboard tray.

Several of you have already kindly written in and mentioned that the instructions on the reverse of pack are difficult to read. Thank you for letting us know, we are amending this on the next print run – we do listen!

We would like to hear your thoughts on our new look. Please click on "Your Feedback" fill in a feedback form and we will get back to you promptly.

A spot of rugby

15/07/08

At Bigham's we like to throw ourselves wholeheartedly into everything whether it is creating culinary masterpieces or getting muddy on a rugby pitch. Last week as the ‘monsoon’ swept across the capital we battled the elements to play our first mixed touch rugby match of the season. Considering our previous 20 minute crash course in the Bigham's garden, we put in an admirable performance.

A few hidden talents quickly emerged and we got off to a cracking start. Stewart our strapping young Irish account manager was quickly appointed the role of coach and kept us in order. Helen from HR rallied the troops and Guy our resident marathon runner (and Commercial Director) soon had the opposition flustered with his boundless energy. After two successive tries we stormed into an early lead, but despite our enthusiasm victory somehow slipped away from us in the second half. Perhaps too little practice and too many pies...

I think another throw around the office, in between canapé tastings, will soon have us back on track for the next game!

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