Food and Drink

Whether it’s a work party, a family gathering or an intimate meal for two, Velvet has found the perfect Christmas tables to book

Christmas at Fitzbillies, Cambridge’s 104-year-old bakery, means gingerbread. Here’s how to make Fitzbillies’ gingerbread people at home

Raise a mug to UK Coffee Week with a visit to one of our area’s top cafés (and be sure to order a sweet treat too)

Top tea brand Bird & Blend cuts the ribbon on its Cambridge store this week – with free goodies for the first through the door. . .

Founded to create “a drink that everyone at a party would enjoy”, Suffolk rum brand Eighty-Six Friends is winning fans for its natural flavours

Want to bake Halloween treats that are cute and tasty but not full of nasties? Make these mummy cookies, courtesy of Sevenhills Wholefoods

One Two Culinary Stew blogger Pina Broccoli Anaia takes us on a world food tour in her regular column. On the menu this month: our daily bread

In his quarterly column, no-waste chef Rowen Halstead, who’s based in Bury St Edmunds, celebrates East Anglia’s finest seasonal produce

Hannah Gregory, Velvet’s resident recipe writer, staves off autumn’s chills with a plate of birria tacos. . .

To mark Sourdough September, Velvet’s Alice Ryan visits the Newmarket and Saffron Walden bakeries loved for their loaves

As we mark Sourdough September, Cambridge Cookery MD Tine Roche demystifies the not-so-humble loaf

“A fond goodbye to summer and a warm welcome to winter. . .” Hannah Gregory, Velvet’s resident recipe writer, makes the ultimate autumnal crumble

Returning for its second year, don’t miss the biggest food and drink trade show in East Anglia – eat. 2024!

Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for August: butterbean and tomato stew

Cambridge artist Lucy Jones of Poppet Pics takes us on a food (and drink) tour of the city’s Mill Road. Words by Alice Ryan

Whether you’re throwing a garden party or dining alfresco à deux, these are the ‘sensational summer sippers’ you’ll want to try. . .

Bottomless pizza, grilled goat and vegan frozerts: what’s new to the menu in Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge

In her regular column, One Two Culinary Stew’s Pina takes us on a world food tour. . . right on our doorstep. On the menu this month: street food

Level up your barbecue with easy but impressive Asian-inspired grills, sides, nibbles and drinks. So writes award-winning Suffolk chef Lilian Hiw

Fresh from the oven, the warm scones at Parker’s Tavern were amongst the best we’ve tasted!