Flavour

Kerb Kollective talk about their departure from Riverside and what comes next. The Maypole pub’s fascinating history and how it keeps ahead of trends. The what, where, when and why […]

Local chef Rosie Sykes with ideas for plums, including a tray bake, chili sauce and plum ketchup. Wonky Kitchen’s first year at the Cambridge Blue, and the forthcoming market to […]

How Cambridge’s cows are coping with the drought, and how it’s affecting vegetable growing; a new cookery school at Frank’s Farm; fruit farm surpluses sold in a suburban Cambridge street […]

Taking and talking tea with Hot Numbers’ Simon Fraser (and milk in first or second?) Rockers Steak House has closed down. Owner George Bhangoo explains why and the challenges facing […]

News about Kerb Kollective. How the ‘meat on the menu’ experiment is going at Fin Boys, and a new initiative. Surviving the heat: how market traders are coping. Along with […]

The smell of success is coffee, at least for Hot Numbers celebrating 15 years in Cambridge! We chat to owner Simon Fraser. And if coffee’s not your thing how about […]

Finding out why Fin Boys has added meat to its menu. Celebrating International Carrot Day with enticing ideas from Rosie Sykes for sweet carrot dishes, including for breakfast, and a […]

A plant shop may not be the obvious place for good coffee, unless you pay a visit to The Shopkeepers Daughter in the city centre and try their perfect People’s […]

The Cambridge café that’s now also a venue for music, supper clubs and comedy. A platform for connecting with new people in restaurants or over coffee. New delivery options from […]

VG Coffee owner reflects on how the last five years have brought success and failure in equal measure. A new cafe offering old favourite coffees and teas well as experimental […]

A look at what’s in season at Culinaris and some cooking tips too. A new food stall at Cambridge market. Foraging tips for February. Some tales from Mill Road pubs. […]

Restaurants are suffering financially. Mark Poynton of the Ancient Shepherds talks about which ones are likely to survive and how the situation compares with recent years. Scott’s All Day’s new […]

A look back at the food and drink scene in 2025. The new places, the new beginnings, the oldies but goodies, plus up to the minute news about what’s happening […]

Celebration time! Bee Wilson’s MBE, Mark Poynton’s 30 years as a chef, last weekend’s Mill Road Winter Fair, Christmas food and wines. All celebrated in this edition of Flavour. With […]

If you like pepper on your Paprikash and your nuts distinctly organic then join Flavour who are in deep conversation with local chef’s talking about their favourite ingredients. A new […]

If you’ve ever fancied a pie at the gates of dawn (or a mean potato & leek soup), then set your bike to interstellar overdrive and head up to the […]

Alice Ryan, editor of Velvet magazine, talks about Cambridge’s changing food scene. A new bar is about to open in Kings Street. Jack Baron, co-owner of The Handsome Prince explains […]

What the new head chef at Market House is cooking up. A new refill station, in a van, with impressive quality foodstuffs, some from local independents. Camms Meals on Wheels, […]

A new home bakery specialising in a wide variety of Basque Cheesecakes, including macha, pistachio and Taiwanese sesame. An award winning vegan pastry chef’s Halloween tea at Thrive. Vanderlyle morphs […]

Michelin chefs join forces at Mark Poynton’s Ancient Shepherds to create an extraordinary menu. The Regenerative Food Fair on Parker’s Piece. Cambridge Market’s proposed redevelopment: a stall holder speaks. A […]

The new-ish owners of the highly regarded Pear and Olive on the pleasures and pains of running a small restaurant. The hidden cake shop. Fin Boys’ plan for moving to […]

We meet with the owners of new coffee shop Florey. off West Road, discuss sourdough Neapolitan pizzas with the mother & daughter team of La Biga Pizza, relax a little […]

The charity lunches raising funds for volunteer paramedics on the Ukrainian border. How Grantchester’s Rupert Brooke pub is faring one year after Pascky Benedetto reopened it. And a new organisation aiming to […]

Mark Poynton talks about his new restaurant Ancient Shepherds by Mark Poynton, the food and the drinks. Bee Wilson on her new book. News of the likely opening date of […]

A visit to Frederic’s on the River, which searches out and sells the very highest quality produce. Lee Clarke of Parker’s Tavern on his approach to food, and the best […]

In this edition of Flavour, a celebration of the life of allotmenteer Dave Fox who provided so much entertaining advice to Flavour listeners over the years. Dave died last week. […]

Cruel summer? With the driest Spring since 1961 we visit a Market Garden and an allotment to see how crops & plants have been affected in Cambridge. Steve Thompson goes […]

Matt Bentman and Alan Alder discover Alex Rushmer of Vanderlyle’s approach to designing new dishes with exciting, and often novel, combinations of ingredients. The story behind Fin Boys’ much praised […]

The local market garden that grows tea and South American root vegetables alongside traditional salad crops, fruit and vegetables and which is a haven for owls and bats. The reasons […]

Asli’s Cakes and Bakery with hot Dubai-chocolate strawberry cup, homemade croissants and cakes. Local and good: Sweetpea Market Garden and The Cambridge Juice Company, which is celebrating 25 years in […]

It’s an Asian fusion night at the next Gwydir Street Supper Club, Kirstan Horne talks about the food and the inspiration from his recent trip to Japan. Eastern European Cuisine […]

Christ's Kiosk (and the one on Jesus Green): revitalised and foodie friendly. Noshe's Iftar menu, its other Ramadan offers and its remarkably good value. Steve Thompson on current foraging and his private dining work, with Cong Cong Bo providing matching wines. Tim Haywards' new column for the Financial Times, and what it is like reviewing restaurants.

The Coffee Founders Panel spill the beans on the pleasures and pressures of running a coffee shop, from laptops to lattes and flat whites to finances. The Pasta Bar, run […]

Darwin Coffee Society’s tour of the city’s coffee shops – what they find. Baking breads from around the world, Hot Numbers’ Head Baker talks about his current project. Chet Valley […]

A cafe, bar and arts space that help to honour the legacy of Syd Barrett. Inder (ex-Inder’s Kitchen) returns with a pop up of Indian food. Details of a Latin […]