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A garden transformed : From mud to spud, or kale as it happens!
Published 18 October 2019Memories of a lovely late summer! The Blue Patch garden has come on in leaps and bounds from a neglected tangle of weeds to nature-friendly oasis. The garden is now in the capable hands of Theo from The Almanac Garden. Theo is creating the ultimate eco-garden. Within a week butterflies, not seen for years, […]
Lunch at The Clink Restaurant, Brixton
Published 9 November 2018A restaurant review by Jane Langley in the company of Lee Wilson, from team Blue Patch. On the first cold snap of the year, Lee and I headed to Brixton Prison as guests of The Clink Restaurant. The Clink Charity, of which The Clink Restaurant is a part, is transforming the prison experience by creating […]
Why I do what I do: Source Climate Change Coffee
Published 12 January 2016Good morning Coffee, you heavenly goddess of all productivity! The UK consumes above and beyond 70 million cups of coffee a day and I’d say the Blue Patch team is responsible for about half that figure. Britain clearly relies on those energetic beans in the morning so we got talking to our wonderful member Cristina […]
Why I do what I do: The Grain Grocer
Published 29 April 2015The Grain Grocer is all about community, local economy, responsible sourcing and our products are always organic and local where possible. Our refillable organic food project started at Crystal Palace Food Market and is very much still there; a lovely place high up the hills with great London views and clean air. Always Organic […]
Why I do what I do: Sweet Carolina
Published 10 March 2015Sweet Carolina is a home based local bakery in south London. Carolina prepares all kinds of delicious cakes and biscuits, made with love and dedication with the best local, organic and seasonal ingredients. Why I do what I do: Carolina Fox Watch the film I worked on film production and tv commercials for about 17 […]
Why I do what I do: Canopy Beer Co.
Published 4 February 2015Canopy Beer Co. is a microbrewery in Herne Hill, in south London. Estelle Theobalds the Founder and brewer has so far created the delicious Brockwell IPA, Milkwood Amber and Ruskin Wheat Beer. Craft Beer is where it’s at! Website www.canopybeer.com Why I do what I do: Estelle Theobalds watch the film Running a microbrewery is […]
Chantalle talking about food 2
Published 2 April 2014Supporting local enterprises, appreciating British produce and encouraging others to get dirty in their kitchens is a passion of Tasty Titbits. So here is a little sneak peak into the Tasty Titbits kitchen. A few Sundays back, in traditional Caribbean style, my parents invited my Uncle Johnny and his family to dinner. Sunday dinners are […]
Discovering local: Breweries galore
Published 18 March 2014Tasty Titbits has been out and about eating and baking cakes of all sorts over winter. Now spring has officially arrived it’s time to kick back, enjoy the sunshine, appreciate the blossoming flowers and enjoy some tasting of the liquid kind. What better way to feed our thirst, but to visit some local East London […]
Discovering local: Sarah’s Pies
Published 11 March 2014Last week, 3rd to 9th March, was the British National Pie week. Not wanting to flake out, Chantelle’s Tasty Titbits was on the prowl for our very own pie in the Blue Patch sky. To our surprise we did not have to travel far and stumbled upon Sarah from Netta’s Pies*, whom Jane originally met in Bacchus Wine […]
Discovering local: Exploring Peckham
Published 4 March 2014Peckham, South East London is an area of great cultural diversity with a rich history. It is now one of ‘the places to be’ for up and coming trendy businesses. I arrived at Peckham Rye station, amongst the colourful food stalls, flaunting the best of Afro-Caribbean and European fruit and vegetables. Taking me back to […]
Discovering local: Dinner with Janus
Published 25 February 2014It was a wet and windy night when Vaughne and I, scuttling across puddles beneath her brolly, finally arrived like a pair of wet socks to take Dinner With Janus. I’d spotted the flyer for this pop up dinner in my weekly bag of Local Greens and suggested we gave it a go. The venue, an allotment […]
Chantalle talking about food
Published 19 February 2014
Discovering local: Research at Hornimans Market
Published 12 November 2013One bright and sunny autumn morning, with my son in pram, I walked up to the Horniman Museum to take a look at the new Farmer’s Market. Greeted by waving trees and birds singing we climbed the hill to the bandstand. There we discovered a variety of stalls set against the backdrop of the City […]
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