■ DELIS & GENERAL FOOD SHOPS
WHERE TO BUY EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS ■ Bunney’s Deli, Cheese, Wine 96 High Street, North Berwick 01620 890245 www.fishermanskitchen.co.uk Mon–Sat 9am–5.30pm. Closed Sun. Web/mail order.
Rod and Lorna Bunney’s delicatessen has undergone a few changes in the past year. Previously known as Fisherman’s Kitchen, and renowned for its fresh fish, Bunney’s has reined in the fish to concentrate on the deli. Scottish and continental cheeses and meats are the order of the day here, backed up by an impressively diverse range of additional products, including wines and spirits, biscuits and cakes, cook books and pottery.
■ Damhead Organic Foods Farm Shop, Box Scheme, Butcher, Organic Foods 32a Damhead, Old Pentland Road, Lothianburn
See Fruit & Veg Specialists.
■ Dobbies Farm Foodhall Deli Melville Nursery, Melville Nurseries, Lasswade, Midlothian 0131 663 1941, www.dobbies.com Mon & Wed–Fri 9am–8pm; Tue 9.30am– 8pm; Sat/Sun 9am–6pm. Café.
Dobbies’ passion for horticulture doesn’t stop at helping you grow fresh produce – it extends to selling it in its farm food halls. Choose from a good selection of locally sourced fruit and vegetables, fresh baked goods including a bread and cakes, as well as honeys, jams and preserves. The well stocked meat and cheese counters groan with an impressive array of goods from Scotland and further afield, many of which are organic. Treat yourself to a bottle of champagne, a luxury pudding or some Scottish hand-made chocolates.
■ Earthy Foods & Goods Deli, Wholefoods, Fruit & Veg 33–41 Ratcliffe Terrace, Causewayside, Edinburgh 0131 667 2967, www.earthy.co.uk Mon–Fri 8am–7pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 10am–6pm. Café.
Earthy is a local produce store, market garden and café, which sells fair-trade, local, seasonal and organic foods. Choose from a wide range of fresh fruit
and vegetables, meat, fish and dairy items, all from passionate growers and producers, as well as breads, pastries, biscuits and cakes, pulses, pastas and grains, teas, coffees, beers, wines and a whole lot more. There are regular tastings and producers’ days – for a chance to meet the faces behind the food on offer.
CHEF’S CHOICE FRED BERKMILLER ON SCOTTISH CHICKEN
■ Fenton Barns Farm Shop Deli, Farm Shop, Fruit & Veg Fenton Barns Farm, Near Drem, North Berwick 01620 850294 www.fentonbarnsfarmshop.com Mon–Sun 10am–5pm. Café.
Fenton Barns Farm Shop brings the cream of East Lothian produce into a clean, airy space in which shopping is a joy. Fresh seasonal fruit and veg, sausages, cheeses and meats are all available, as well as frozen meals and sauces made on-site. To top it off, the café and deli counter offers tarts, pâté and game pies to take away, as well as sweet treats and cakes. Truly a farm shop with a difference.
■ Gosford Bothy Farm Shop Deli, Farm Shop, Butcher, Northwood Wild Boar Gosford Estate, Aberlady
See Beef, Lamb & Other Meat.
■ Henderson’s Deli Deli, Wholefoods, Organic Foods 92 Hanover Street, Edinburgh 0131 225 6694 www.hendersonsofedinburgh.co.uk Mon–Fri 8am–7pm; Sat 9am–6pm. Closed Sun. Café.
Founded by Janet Henderson in 1962, Henderson’s Deli is an Edinburgh institution. Committed to selling wholesome, natural food at reasonable prices, there is also a salad bar downstairs, bistro alongside and an art gallery upstairs. Bread and cakes come from Henderson’s wholemeal bakehouse on the same premises. An array of vegetarian and vegan specialities are available, along with locally grown fruit and vegetables (organic where possible). Salads, soups, sandwiches, ready-made meals and fresh juices are available to takeaway.
■ Herbie of Edinburgh Deli, Cheese, Bread, Charcuterie 66 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh 0131 332 9888 www.herbieofedinburgh.co.uk Mon–Fri 9am–7pm; Sat 9am–6pm. Closed Sun.
When it comes to delis, the competition
Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC), or ‘authenticated source product’, is the French certification granted to certain French wines, cheese, butter and other food products including Espelette pepper, Le Puy-En-Velay lentils and Roquefort cheese. The appellation exacts a very rigorous set of clearly defined standards. Poularde de Bresse was awarded the AOC label in 1957 and since then has become a highly regarded product served at many famous tables throughout France and around the world. To qualify as a ‘poularde’ the hen must not have produced any eggs, must be a minimum of five months old, have white feathers and have spent at least three quarters of its life free-range. It also should weigh no less than 1.8kg and have fed on maize. When I was contemplating the idea of serving Poularde de Bresse in my restaurant I went to my good friend Robin from Gartmorn Farm and asked him if he could give me a ‘poularde’ from his stocks. The requested hens arrived and I cooked them the way they should be done, which is very slowly before being finished with sautéed Scottish girolles mushroom and creamed stock reduction. What a treat! It might not have been the real thing from home but its a very tasty, moist and extremely tender chicken. We do not have a classification of produce in Scotland but if we start looking around us, what we have is probably just as good as the more famous equivalents – if not better in certain cases. ■ Fred Berkmiller and Betty Jourjon run L’Escargot Bleu and L’Escargot Blanc restaurants and own L’Escargot Epicerie in Broughton Street, Edinburgh, 0131 557 1600 www.lepicerie.co.uk Gartmorn Farm by Alloa produces freerange chicken, duck, turkey and guinea fowl, 01259 750549 www.gartmornfarm.co.uk
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