Articles by Helen Graves

At Fine Food Specialist, we stock a wide range of healthy seafood options, meaning you can include a wide variety of shellfish, fresh fish ,beluga caviar and cured and smoked fish in your diet in 2022. From hard-to-find varieties of shellfish such as specialist prawns, crab and sashimi-grade fish to frozen fish that you can keep on hand for a healthy meal when you need one, we are sure to have something to suit your needs at a great price in UK. 

Truffle oil and truffle butter are an easy and cost-effective way to introduce the incredible flavour of truffle into your food. In fact, we think they are some of the most powerful secret weapons you can have at your disposal - just a few drops of truffle oil or a small pat of truffle butter will transform mashed potatoes, pizzas, burgers, sashimi and so much more… read on for the Fine Food Specialist guide to making the most of these special products. 

Veal is prized for its light beef flavour and very tender texture. At Fine Food Specialist, we have many different cuts of veal to choose from, including steaks, chops, cutlets and much more! Make sure to browse our full range of veal products and read on for our guide to buying and cooking with veal. 

Is there anything more comforting than a home-cooked Sunday lunch, enjoyed with family and friends? The focal point of the meal is often a piece of roast meat, and at Fine Food Specialist, we have a wide range of specialist pork, beef and lamb cuts (including many from top breeds such as Iberico and Wagyu), which will transform your meal into something memorable. 

At Fine Food Specialist, we stock a range of Boiron fruit purees that can be used for making fun fruit desserts and cocktails. The wide range of flavours means you can make desserts and drinks all year round, and they can also be frozen to use as needed, so you don’t need to worry about wastage. 

At Fine Food Specialist, we dedicate lots of time to writing and testing recipes so that you can be confident they will work when you need them most. In our dedicated recipe archive: Drogo’s Kitchen, there are recipes for every season, using some of our most popular ingredients, and some ingredients you’ve always wanted to try but weren’t quite sure what to do with. We have you covered! 

Cheese and Charcuterie are a match made in heaven but it’s not always easy to know which products work best together. Do blue cheeses match well with Parma ham? Should salami ever be served with hard cheese? Allow us to be your guide and take your cheese and charcuterie boards to the next level! 

Food styling may sound like something best left to the professionals, but there are a few simple tips and tricks you can use at home to give your food the wow factor. Follow the Fine Food Specialist guide to food styling and you will be turning out professional-looking plates in no time. 

At Fine Food Specialist, we have a lot of fun sourcing the best seafood from all over the world and passing it onto you. We make sure to select produce at its very peak, whether it be live langoustines from the UK or frozen sashimi grade scallops from Japan. We make sure we always have a large range of seasonal seafood in stock so you can experiment in the kitchen and impress your guests. 

The world of seafood is vast and exciting, but it can also be a little intimidating. At Fine Food Specialist, we are always thinking about choosing products when they are at their very best, so all you need to do is enjoy them. Summer seafood is a treat - light, fresh and perfect for grilling on the BBQ or enjoying with a glass of crisp white wine. Let us take you through some of our favourite summer seafood, so you can make the most of your next meal in the sunshine. 

It’s BBQ season! When the sun is out there’s nothing better than kicking back with friends as the grill sizzles in the background. Of course, at Fine Food Specialist, we don’t just chuck any old meat on the BBQ: we have spent time sourcing the finest BBQ products, yakiniku meats and burgers to ensure the very best results. Isn’t it about time you moved your BBQ game up a gear?

Eating outdoors is one of life’s luxuries: a crisp, cold glass of wine in hand, plenty of colourful salads on the table and perhaps a barbecue sizzling in the background… Could this be heaven? As ever, when the sun’s out it’s best to make the most of it before she disappears again! At Fine Food Specialist, we have plenty of tricks and tips up our sleeves for making outdoor dining and BBQ cooking a breeze. After all, the idea is to relax and have a good time, not run around a hot kitchen. Here we share our tips and tricks for maximising your fun time in the sunshine. 

October brings a selection of comforting autumnal flavours in earthy mushrooms, sweet pumpkins and heartier greens such as chicory and watercress. We stock some of the most exciting varieties of fruit and vegetables available including hard to find Vitellotte purple potatoes, fragrant Muscat grapes and a pumpkin that’s nurtured, heat-cured and stamped with a special marker of quality - definitely not one for carving into a Halloween lantern!

Autumn means game season and the arrival of lots of new and interesting meats to play around with. The word ‘game’ defines a group of birds and wild animals, which are hunted by game specialists and prized for their full, rich flavour. Our wide selection of birds, venison, rabbit and hare are just what you need to bring some interest and excitement to a weekday meal or dinner party. 

Mushrooms are the perfect way to add depth of flavour to a dish with very little effort, and at Fine Food Specialist, we stock a wide range; from earthy, meaty morels with their distinctive wrinkled caps to delicate golden chanterelles and skinny, silken enoki. Here’s our guide to working with one of nature’s most versatile ingredients.