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09 December 2023
From indulging in festive afternoon tea to wreath making, get into the seasonal spirit at The Fellows House
08 December 2023
Fitzbillies has been making Cambridge’s Christmas cakes for more than a century, as bakers Gill Abbs and Miriam Labita tell Velvet
08 December 2023
What’s better than a superb Sunday lunch with all the trimmings? Sunday lunch served in elegant surroundings to the sound of a harp playing
08 December 2023
From his childhood in India to his award-winning career in the UK, Milton chef Mauli Dwivedi tells Velvet about his life in the kitchen. . .
30 November 2023
For Velvet recipe writer Hannah Gregory, no Christmas menu would be complete without. . . a spicy sea bass taco
29 November 2023
Velvet savours the decadent flavours of Christmas with a festive afternoon tea at Newmarket’s Bedford Lodge Hotel
24 November 2023
“A Sunday afternoon Glögg is a lovely way to stay connected and shine some light on long, dark afternoons,” writes Cambridge Cookery’s Tine Roche
24 November 2023
Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for November: pea and potato soup
10 November 2023
It’s National Pudding Day. An excuse, if she needed one, for Cambridge Food Blog’s Gracie Mills to seek out five of the city’s sweetest treats. . .
07 November 2023
Chestnut founder Philip Turner’s mission to reinvigorate the East Anglian pub scene began with buying his local
03 November 2023
As clocks roll back and temperatures drop, Hannah Gregory gives the spotlight to her ultimate comfort food
30 October 2023
The run-up to Christmas is cue to pull out all culinary stops. Velvet finds the perfect food and drink for the festive season
27 October 2023
Love afternoon tea *and* Japanese food? Book now at Cambridge’s KIBOU Kitchen & Bar. . .
24 October 2023
Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares the perfect plant-based paella
20 October 2023
This Saffron Walden chocolatier is taking Hallowe’en treats to the next level, as Alice Ryan discovers
16 October 2023
It’s both International Coffee Day and National Coffee Week this month. Velvet’s Amelia Gargiulo raises a mug to 10 of Cambridge’s best coffee shops
13 October 2023
In with the new: Cambridge cuts the ribbon on a bar and brasserie, a street food van and a 0% drinks brand. . .
08 October 2023
Velvet’s wine columnist Giles Luckett raises a glass to “the finest red wine grape on the planet”. . .
01 October 2023
To mark International Coffee Day and National Coffee Week, we recommend four of the finest cafes from across the area
19 September 2023
Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for September: a Bircher breakfast bowl