Produce Report For January 2025
This is the best month for pomegranates from Turkey.
Turkish grapefruits and quince also recommended.
Fennel is eating beautifully.
Citrus includes Seville orange (short season), Chocolate Orange, Cara Cara, Finger Lime (pink), Buddha’s Hands, Pomelo, Yuzu (French) and Cedro.
UK apples and pears still eat very well: Braeburn, Cox, Comice are particularly recommended. From France, Passe Crassane, Goldrush, Chantecler, Patte De Loup, Golden Rose, Canada Russet.
Good month for kaki fruit / persimmon.
Winter tomatoes include Camone, Marinda, Pink Paradise, Datterino.
Wide range of artichoke varieties.
All the radicchios are in season: Tardivo, Castelfranco, Rosa, Trevise, grumolo. Other bitter leaves are Escarole, Puntarelle, Cime di Rapa.
Wild mushrooms: Morrel (Chinese starting soon), Pied de Mouton, Chantelle (yellow/grey), winter truffle.
Roots include Crapaudine beetroot, Tokyo turnips, salsify, radish (incl. Red Meat and Blue Meat), crosnes.
Brassicas: Hispi (Portuguese), January King, Savoy, kohl rabi, Romanesco.
Monk's beard will be available from Italy until April / May
White Asparagus-Expected at end of Jan from top French growers
Blood Oranges-Quality will improve in January. Colour still not there yet
Other News -
http://tiny.cc/p005001 - Key Openings of 2025
http://tiny.cc/d005001 - JKS considering employee share scheme
http://tiny.cc/xzz4001 - 10 Restaurant trends for 2025
http://tiny.cc/4o12001 - Sat Bains on his near death experience and 25 years in Nottingham
http://tiny.cc/ko12001 - Chotto Matte closes its Marylebone site
http://tiny.cc/2phwzz - The Clove Club and Luca trio part ways
http://tiny.cc/gqhwzz - Shoreditch Restaurant Leroy Closes
James Lowe on 10 years at Shoreditch restaurant Lyle's
April Lily Partridge plans ‘next chapter’ as she departs The Ledbury
Sesta restaurant Hackney from chef Drew Snaith and Hannah Kowalski
Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy named The World's Best Bar
Profits at the UK's biggest 100 restaurant groups falls
Adam Handling aiming for two Michelin stars at his Covent Garden restaurant (restaurantonline.co.uk)
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