Summer Time

Summer’s always an exciting time of the year in the kitchen, with such a wealth of ingredients to use. But you can’t get much better than June to October, when the mighty migratory Albacore tuna pass close to the Cornish coast. They weigh around 15kg, are roughly 100...

Learning to love Alsatians

The other day we had the great pleasure to welcome Jean Trimbach, of the wonderful winery of Trimbach wines. Jean and his brother are the 12th generation of his family to make these marvellous wines, several of which we’re proud to include in the Olive Tree...

A change is as good as…

Changing house wines is never easy. They have to work harder than others on the list: complementing more dishes, pleasing more palates, embodying something about the hotel or restaurant. We’ve just changed our champagne. The Moutardier’s lovely but, after...