Articles by Silvana de Soissons

“Coming Up Roses - The Story of Growing a Business”…

by Silvana de Soissons

The artisans who read The Foodie Bugle would be well advised to buy “Coming Up Roses”…
“Ginger Pig - Farmhouse Cook Book” by Tim Wilson…

by Silvana de Soissons

The sequel to “Ginger Pig Meat Book” {Mitchell Beazley, 2011} has just been published, and it…
“The Modern Peasant - Adventures in City Food”…

by Silvana de Soissons

“….we live in an age of super-consumption, but by producing more food for ourselves or witnessing…
The Tickled Pig in Wimborne

by Silvana de Soissons

In the face of widespread recessionary caution and uncertainty, it is heart-warming to see a new…
The Bath Cookbook Club

by Silvana de Soissons

The Bath Cookbook Club is a monthly reunion aimed at bringing together cookbook lovers. We discuss a number…
Top ten social media tips for food and drink producers and…

by Silvana de Soissons

At The Foodie Bugle we have been using Twitter and Facebook for the last two years to showcase our website,…
The Simple Things magazine

by Silvana de Soissons

One of the most interesting magazines to have launched in the last year is The Simple Things – produced by…
Hartnett Holder & Co at Lime Wood Hotel

by Silvana de Soissons

So much of rebranding and redesigning starts with a sign, a font, a colour or a texture. In the case of…
An interview with Per-Anders and Lotta Jorgenson, Editors…

by Silvana de Soissons

From nowhere, FOOL Magazine appeared and raced ahead of all the competition as the must-read food and drink magazine,…
Sophie Grigson’s Cookery School

by Silvana de Soissons

Author of twenty food and recipe books, television presenter and cookery teacher, Sophie Grigson has recently set…
“Consider The Fork - A History of Invention in the…

by Silvana de Soissons

“Consider The Fork: A History of Invention in the Kitchen”, written by Bee Wilson, published…
Gujarati Thali cookery course with Urvashi Roe

by Silvana de Soissons

Gujarat is a coastline state in Western India, home to 60 million Hindus who are primarily vegetarian. Gujarati…
Food Blogger Connect 2012

by Silvana de Soissons

I was invited by the team at Food Blogger Connect 2012 to deliver a speech all about creating a collaborative food…
An interview with Dan Schickentanz, the founder of Degustibus…

by Silvana de Soissons

A flat, soulless trading estate, housing a corner Tesco Express shop, a car mechanic’s garage and…
Fifty shades of whey - the history and making of ricotta

by Silvana de Soissons

"The three cheeses essential to Italian cooking are: grana, known all over the world as Parmesan; mozzarella,…
“Cooking and Dining in Medieval England” by…

by Silvana de Soissons

Peter Brears writes in the Introduction of his book that his approach: “…should bring a completely…
“Salt Sugar Smoke” by Diana Henry

by Silvana de Soissons

"High tea, a very British kind of meal, was what I used to have at my great grandmother’s house…
Arise! The history of the chemistry of cake making and why…

by Silvana de Soissons

As soon as man began to grow grains and cereals, he began to bake. The precursor of cakes were sweetened…
Wasabia Japonica: the story of Europe’s first fresh…

by Silvana de Soissons

At first glance the water pool looks like a shallow pond or tiny backwater lake. I step out of the car onto…
“North Atlantic Seafood” and “Mediterranean…

by Silvana de Soissons

“Mr. Davidson has a gift for conveying memorable information in a way so effortless that his book…
The Peat Spade Inn

by Silvana de Soissons

Longstock in Hampshire was the home of John Spedan Lewis, the founder of the John Lewis partnership, from…
“The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy” by…

by Silvana de Soissons

Prospect Books has re-issued a smaller facsimile of the first edition of the best known cookery book of…
“The Food of Morocco” by Paula Wolfert

by Silvana de Soissons

One look at “The Food of Morocco” by Paula Wolfert’s new book and you will be bowled over…
Light, aperture, exposure: a day with Rob Wicks of Eatpictures

by Silvana de Soissons

As much as we would like to hope that the quality of food writing on the internet is increasingly improving…
The Food of Empire: The Kenya Settlers’ Cookery Book…

by Silvana de Soissons

“Speaking as one quite recently escaped from the austerities of the British larder and from a land…
A lecture and lunch with Diana Henry at Thyme At Southrop…

by Silvana de Soissons

On Friday 5th October 2012, The Foodie Bugle and the Thyme team are organising a wonderful lecture and lunch…
A lecture and lunch with Sybil Kapoor at Thyme At Southrop…

by Silvana de Soissons

Come and meet Sybil Kapoor, chef, food writer, broadcaster and travel writer. The Thyme team and The Foodie Bugle…
A lecture and lunch with Xanthe Clay at Thyme At Southrop…

by Silvana de Soissons

Xanthe Clay, The Telegraph recipe writer and food journalist, is one of Britain's foremost food writers and…
A lecture and lunch with Emmanuel Hadjiandreou at Thyme…

by Silvana de Soissons

On Thursday 1st November 2012, The Foodie Bugle and the Thyme team are organising a wonderful lecture, demonstration…
Wilderness Festival 2012

by Silvana de Soissons

The Wilderness Festival in Cornbury Park, near Charlbury in Oxfordshire, attracted no less than 14 000 visitors…
The Foodie Bugle contributors’ lunch party

by Silvana de Soissons

All the contributors and lecturers of The Foodie Bugle are courteously invited to a lunch party on Thursday…
The Art of the Restaurateur - an interview with Nicholas…

by Silvana de Soissons

Many who are addicted to food, house, garden and travel writing will know that the weekend edition…
Marlborough Communities Market

by Silvana de Soissons

Marlborough Communities Market is a new not-for-profit social enterprise scheme, owned and managed by the…
The food of empire: how Mrs. A.R. Barnes helped colonial…

by Silvana de Soissons

“Nothing contributes so much to the discomfort of a home as badly or wastefully cooked food, and it is hoped…
The second series of The Foodie Bugle Lectures - what we…

by Silvana de Soissons

The second in the series of The Foodie Bugle Lectures was once again hosted in the beautiful Tithe Barn of Thyme…
A sherry tasting with Gonzalez Byass and The Oxford Wine…

by Silvana de Soissons

The Oxford Wine Company and Gonzalez Byass came together to create a sherry wine tasting event at The Snooty…
Maud and Mabel by Karen Whiteley

by Silvana de Soissons

If ever you are walking through Hampstead High Street, do make a detour to the Hampstead Antiques Emporium…
The importance and power of good sugar - baking’s…

by Silvana de Soissons

Sugar is one of the most important ingredients in baking and yet it is also one of the most frequently misunderstood.…
Sam Holden at Hafod Farm Dairy

by Silvana de Soissons

As you drive up the track towards Bwlchwernen Fawr farm, the road steepens and all around you are dramatic…
The Wild Thyme Food Festival in Chipping Norton, Sunday…

by Silvana de Soissons

Now in its third year and attracting 1000 visitors to the Oxfordshire market town of Chipping Norton, the…
Lunch with Claudia Roden, eating and talking “The…

by Silvana de Soissons

Claudia Roden’s North London home is tucked away at the very bottom of a leafy, peaceful cul-de-sac,…
The Harbourmaster in Aberaeron

by Silvana de Soissons

Pebble beaches, Georgian architecture, stunning sunsets, beautiful landscape and rich collection of wildflowers…
The Grazing Goat, Marylebone

by Silvana de Soissons

Marylebone is one of those residential areas of London, which, beyond the High Street and its lanes, is largely…
“TeaTime. A taste of London’s Best Afternoon…

by Silvana de Soissons

Although the notion of teatime has always been as British as green wellies, tweed jackets and…
The food of empire: what colonial settlers in British Africa…

by Silvana de Soissons

Introduction to this new series In the first of a new series of articles, I will be looking at what effect…
The Padfield family of The Bath Soft Cheese Company at Park…

by Silvana de Soissons

"When the curds have drained, sprinkle fine salt on, and spread with a feather. Place on a dry shelf,…
Top ten tips from Stefan Turnbull and Barry Hirst, founders…

by Silvana de Soissons

I am continuing my series of interviewing successful entrepreneurs in the world of food, drink and hospitality to…
The Pig in Brockenhurst

by Silvana de Soissons

The New Forest in Hampshire has waited quite some time for a good hotel and restaurant, and then two…
A tour of Duchy Home Farm and Highgrove Gardens

by Silvana de Soissons

Patrick Holden CBE, the ex-director of the Soil Association and founder of the Sustainable Food Trust {SFT}, and…
Tom Jaine, Editor of Prospect Books

by Silvana de Soissons

As I am standing in Tom Jaine’s kitchen, talking to his wife Sally, she tells me that they have lived in…
Sara Venn’s Herb Gardening Course at Common Farm in…

by Silvana de Soissons

Sara Venn is a plantswoman, and like all professional horticulturalists I have ever met she has…
Lambing tours with Richard Smith, Farm Manager at Daylesford…

by Silvana de Soissons

Lambing begins at Daylesford Farm in Kingham, Gloucestershire, at the beginning of April, and over the course…
Langford Fivehead

by Silvana de Soissons

Langford Fivehead is a boutique Bed and Breakfast house near the Somerset levels, between the villages of…
Pythouse Kitchen Garden Shop and Cafe

by Silvana de Soissons

The construction of Pyt House {as it was once called}, between Newtown and Tisbury in south Wiltshire, was begun…
Afternoon tea at The Landmark

by Silvana de Soissons

Afternoon tea in the Winter Garden at The Landmark hotel in London is a spectacular event. Like many of London’s…
“On The Future Of Food” by HRH The Prince of…

by Silvana de Soissons

On 4th May 2011 HRH The Prince of Wales delivered a keynote speech entitled “On The Future Of Food”…
Maria Montessori - the visionary teacher of practical skills…

by Silvana de Soissons

“Supposing I said there was a planet without schools or teachers, study was unknown, and yet the inhabitants…
The Idler Academy

by Silvana de Soissons

As a firm believer in life-long learning, I wish every town in Britain had its own Idler Academy. Do not be misled…
Norah Kennedy - the weaver of wonderful willows

by Silvana de Soissons

Norah Kennedy is a willow weaver from Stroud in Gloucestershire who creates beautiful baskets, containers, garden…
The Lia and Juliet Supper Club

by Silvana de Soissons

Lia Leendertz is one of Britain’s most affable gardening writers, blogging the results of the trials and…
In the kitchen with Sybil Kapoor

by Silvana de Soissons

Before I arrive to interview a cookery book writer or chef, I always try to imagine what their kitchen is going…
Tea with Elizabeth Carter, Consultant Editor of The Good…

by Silvana de Soissons

I am due to meet Elizabeth Carter, Consultant Editor of The Good Food Guide, and Jane Wilson, its Marketing Manager,…
The Food Photographer of the Year Award 2012

by Silvana de Soissons

After eight months of planning and preparing for the very first Food Photographer of the Year Award 2012,…
The Foodie Bugle Lectures at Thyme At Southrop Manor Estate…

by Silvana de Soissons

The second in the series of Foodie Bugle Lectures is going to be held on Friday 22nd June 2012…
In the kitchen with Tamasin Day-Lewis

by Silvana de Soissons

When you stand in the middle of Tamasin Day-Lewis’ garden all you see around you for miles and miles is beautiful,…
The speakers at The Foodie Bugle Lectures at Thyme At Southrop,…

by Silvana de Soissons

After months of planning and organising, I am delighted that the first of The Foodie Bugle Lectures at Thyme…
The Princi bakery on Wardour Street

by Silvana de Soissons

The Princi bakery opened three and a half years ago in Wardour Street, the first London shop of the Princi Milan…
The Christie’s Wine Course

by Silvana de Soissons

If you are free Tuesday evenings and are interested in learning about wines, then you could not do much better…
Lost in London - lost in wonder

by Silvana de Soissons

If you are thinking of taking up a new magazine subscription for 2012, or giving one as a gift, then let me tell…
Early spring with Joff Elphick, Head Gardener at Southrop…

by Silvana de Soissons

It is a misty March morning in the kitchen gardens of Southrop Manor Estate, the home of the Thyme At Southrop…
The Orange in Pimlico Road

by Silvana de Soissons

Pimlico Road is one of the prettiest places in London for shopping, walking, browsing and eating. It’s beguilingly…
An interview with Patrick Holden CBE, founder of the Sustainable…

by Silvana de Soissons

The proliferation and popularity of blogs and social media have provided platforms for both new and veteran voices…
The Society Club

by Silvana de Soissons

“The best of all things possible” is how The Society Club is described on its business card, white…
Top Ten Tips from The White Horse at Otterbourne

by Silvana de Soissons

The small, handsome village of Otterbourne, named after the Otter Bourne stream, lies on an old Roman road between…
Gelupo Gelato

by Silvana de Soissons

When you look at the beautiful design of the Gelupo Gelateria, you can really appreciate the level of…
Yen Sushi in Bath

by Silvana de Soissons

If you are in Bath and looking for a relaxed, informal Japanese restaurant you can do no better than Yen Sushi,…
Taking stock in Pho

by Silvana de Soissons

I am always very interested in any international or regional cuisine that has stock as one of the central ingredients…
Murrays of Clevedon

by Silvana de Soissons

The stories of how Italian immigrants came to Britain after the Second World War and set up food businesses…
“What To Eat” by Joanna Blythman

by Silvana de Soissons

If you can only afford one book in 2012 then, I pray, buy this one. “What To Eat” by Joanna Blythman…
Cavendish Cooks of Bath

by Silvana de Soissons

Friends Nancy Gardener and Rebecca Coke met at the gates of their children’s school in Bath. Rebecca originally…
No 5 Bridge Street Winchester, Hampshire.

by Silvana de Soissons

One of the best foodie openings in Winchester recently has been the restaurant with rooms No.5 Bridge Street, just…
Old Town aprons from Holt in Norfolk

by Silvana de Soissons

The Old Town shop in Holt, north Norfolk, is owned by designer-tailors Marie Willey and William Brown. If, like…
The making of Tunworth soft cheese by Hampshire Cheeses

by Silvana de Soissons

Stacey Hedges opens the door to her modern dairy, tucked away on a side road in a small, rural village near Alton…
Top Ten Tips for Food & Drink Blogger Best Practice

by Silvana de Soissons

As the world of online and print media changes by the day, so do the debates about how food bloggers behave online…
La Fromagerie: top ten tips on how to be as good as they…

by Silvana de Soissons

As the recession bites ever further into our wallets, it is evident that specialist, small food shops and food…
Barny Haughton at Square Food Foundation

by Silvana de Soissons

The new cookery school and café at Square Food Foundation is situated in Daventry Park, Knowle West, south…
Toast Coffee House in Box

by Silvana de Soissons

Four and a half years ago Lucy and Simon Wright bought The Old Dairy in Box, the beautiful historic village that…
Ceri’s Cheese

by Silvana de Soissons

Hill End Farm is a 200 acre working dairy farm on the outskirts of Britain’s longest village, Brinkworth…
“Cured”: lunch with Lindy Wildsmith

by Silvana de Soissons

It is easy to understand why the food writer Lindy Wildsmith is so passionate about curing. Having travelled and…
The foodie ambitions of the National Trust

by Silvana de Soissons

Britain’s biggest landowner, the National Trust, is also its biggest private charity catering business. Every…
Bloggers, Brands and Business: The Changing PR Story.

by Silvana de Soissons

The world of public relations is changing by the day. The Barcelona Principles of measurement and evaluation…
Supplying Waitrose: a guide for small, local producers.

by Silvana de Soissons

Every time I interview an artisanal food and drink producer, farmer or grower, I always ask them, at the end of…
Meet the writer, artist, photographer, food blogger: Emiko…

by Silvana de Soissons

One of my very favourite food Blogs is the one created by the polymath Emiko Davies at www.emikodavies.com.…
An Italian-Eritrean food heritage

by Silvana de Soissons

My ancestors, from my father’s side of the family, were Italian colonial settlers in Eritrea, now part of…
Tea with Bea

by Silvana de Soissons

Anyone who has ever had tea, coffee, lunch or cakes at any of Bea’s of Bloomsbury’s three locations…
The Fabulous Baker Brothers

by Silvana de Soissons

When I interviewed Tom Herbert in June of last year I remember asking him why the Hobbs House Bakery, with its…
Lunch at Fawsley Hall

by Silvana de Soissons

Driving right into the turn off for Fawsley, from the A361 leading north away from Banbury towards Daventry, you…
Food writer Fran Warde and the story of The Ginger Pig

by Silvana de Soissons

I am early for my meeting with Fran Warde at the new Ginger Pig shop in Shepherd’s Bush Askew Road, and I…
“Random Spectacular” published by St.Judes

by Silvana de Soissons

In December 2011 Twitter followers of Norfolk and Scotland based fabric and print makers St.Judes, were informed…
Lunch with The Gentle Author of Spitalfields Life

by Silvana de Soissons

“In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London”…