Thoughts

One of my sons told me last year that he’d read that an American today needs to eat something like 8 oranges to get the same nutritional content as their great grandparents would have got from just one. I sort of...

It’s the height of chilli season. As a result, I’ve been making a lot of shatta. Yes, yes, I know….But don’t let the name put you off. Shatta is a delicious, fermented spicy sauce from the Levant. It’s great with just about anything – meat,...

I’d never met anyone called Calixta before.But I’m so glad I met this one.Because her produce is simply tip-top.Nestled alongside the River Granta just south of Cambridge her spectacular organic and regenerative farm delivers the most magnificent fruit and veg....

There’s a brilliant Irishman called Kenneth.He’s an organic farmer over in Galway, and the picture above is his.Recently Kenneth was on Instagram asking why he, as an organic farmer, has to pay for the privilege of organic certification. Why, he asks,...

Well, it’s definitely here.Autumn; in all its bittersweet, beautiful glory.The end of something.And the beginning of somethingFive minutes ago, we were taking our first born to his first day at school. This weekend, we dropped him off at university. The end...

Celebrate the arrival of the new season with our latest playlist.It's our best yet....And don’t forget that the market is now open, or that delivery is free when you spend £100 or more.   Take me to the market!

Every Friday in the Wylde offices we sit down and eat together. Nothing fancy, but a moment to remind ourselves what our growing business is all about – eating great food with great people, and sharing the stories of both. This week I...

English Heritage tell us that the Great British pud is under threat. Like baby pandas, no one really can be bothered to make them anymore. But can this really be true? I mean, really? I think not. I feel like we - the Wylde...

Alright stop, collaborate and listen!* This week we’ve had a few questions about our ice packs – specifically, what to do with them once they’ve finished keeping your fish, meat and other fresh produce cold. Now, obviously the very best thing to...

Some of the stuff Bruce Parry gets up to is really quite full on. His most recent ‘Tribe’ series on the BBC* is nothing if not gripping. Not necessarily pleasant, I should say, but gripping all the same. 3 hour long episodes.3 different...

One of my mates calls me The Man from Del Monte. For folk who weren’t around to remember, this is a reference to a TV ad of the late 1980s. An ad that, let’s be honest, wouldn’t even get to the pitch...

In restaurant after restaurant we asked for it, unashamedly. And in restaurant after restaurant, we got the same response: “No es la temporada.” (It’s not the season.) We were a pair of demanding young Londoners and we were used to...