Launching a new business is a hard task. Launching a family business that transcends multiple generations is even harder. Matthew Alden is the current Managing Director of seventh-generation Oxford-based butchers, Aldens Oxford. While the company might have a long history to reflect on, he's firmly looking to the future. Established in 1793 by Isaac Alden, Aldens began at … [Read more...]
Meet The Producers: Aston’s Bakehouse
A lunchtime wander through the Covered Market led to me quite literally stumbling across a new bakery (courtesy of a little old lady and her shopping trolley - of course I apologised whilst she perambulated merrily along). Aston's Bakehouse opened last Thursday in Avenue Two, in what used to be the little wood trinket shop. Aston's have been popping up at farmer's markets and … [Read more...]
Meet the Producers: SaraO Macarons
I have a dreadful case of sweet tooth and am pretty partial to meringue and almonds, so it will come as no surprise that along with almond croissants, I love a good macaron. That light crispy shell encasing a sweet, sticky filling... they're like little mouthfuls of joy. And with the variety of flavours available, you could have your own little macaron buffet (why is no one … [Read more...]
Meet The Producers: Ue Coffee
You know when you’ve been out for a stonkingly good meal, one where every course has tantalised and teased your tastebuds, flavour bursts in every mouthful and toes curl with each bite? Then you order coffee as the final course and it’s a bitter black sludge. Or when you go back to someone’s home after that amazing date and they drag out the dusty jar of supermarket own label … [Read more...]
