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Our Annual Christmas Tasting Extravaganza     What a Festive Feast to Remember!  Every year, we open the doors of our Bolton unit for one of our favourite events of the entire calendar: the Annual Christmas Tasting Extravaganza. 📸 Click here to see what happened this year! What began as a small local gathering has grown into a hugely popular festive celebration, with guests travelling from near and far to join in the fun. And each year, it somehow becomes even bigger, brighter, and more magical.   ✨ A Warehouse Transformed   In the week leading up to the event, our talented and...

My husband Phil came home with a huge bag of tomatoes from the flower show! Being very busy at this time of year, I decided to make some delicious tomato soup  Here's how I did it! I chopped up the tomatoes and an onion, lots of peeled cloves of garlic, and threw in a big sprinkling of mixed herbs. I added three vegetable stock cubes to about 500ml of boiling water, you could use chicken stock. Don't add too much water because lots of juice will be generated from the tomatoes. I left the pan simmering with the lid on for...

A Gift from the Gods. No one truly knows where the olive tree was first born. Many lands have tried to claim it, but its origins are shrouded in mystery and legend. One of the most powerful stories comes from ancient Greece — a tale of gods, a grand contest, and a gift that changed the world forever.  Long ago, the land of Attica was without a ruler. Zeus, the mighty God of the Gods, declared that the land would belong to the deity who could offer the greatest gift to its people. In return, the city would carry the...

Phil, Janet, and Max were up at Scone Palace in Perth, manning our stand at The Scottish Game Fair. Max, who's currently studying Film Production at Salford University (just for a bit of fun!), decided to film some of the customer reactions to our oils and balsamics. He captured a great mix of surprised smiles, delighted nods, and a few “Wow, that’s amazing!” moments. Here’s a little taster of what he shot! Click here to see their reactions!