Food and Drink

From indulging in festive afternoon tea to wreath making, get into the seasonal spirit at The Fellows House

Fitzbillies has been making Cambridge’s Christmas cakes for more than a century, as bakers Gill Abbs and Miriam Labita tell Velvet

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

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. . .

For Velvet recipe writer Hannah Gregory, no Christmas menu would be complete without. . . a spicy sea bass taco

Velvet savours the decadent flavours of Christmas with a festive afternoon tea at Newmarket’s Bedford Lodge Hotel

“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

Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for November: pea and potato soup

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. . .

Chestnut founder Philip Turner’s mission to reinvigorate the East Anglian pub scene began with buying his local

As clocks roll back and temperatures drop, Hannah Gregory gives the spotlight to her ultimate comfort food

The run-up to Christmas is cue to pull out all culinary stops. Velvet finds the perfect food and drink for the festive season

Love afternoon tea *and* Japanese food? Book now at Cambridge’s KIBOU Kitchen & Bar. . .

Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares the perfect plant-based paella

This Saffron Walden chocolatier is taking Hallowe’en treats to the next level, as Alice Ryan discovers

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

In with the new: Cambridge cuts the ribbon on a bar and brasserie, a street food van and a 0% drinks brand. . .

Velvet’s wine columnist Giles Luckett raises a glass to “the finest red wine grape on the planet”. . .

To mark International Coffee Day and National Coffee Week, we recommend four of the finest cafes from across the area

Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for September: a Bircher breakfast bowl