Today is the last day that hopefuls can sign up to enter the 2020 Cannon & Cannon British Cured Meat Awards, so we would like to extend a massive thank you to all those who have entered and encourage those of you who would like to compete to sign up here https://www.britishcuredmeatfestival.co.uk/awards/entry-form-2020/ and remember, entry…
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Producer Profile- London Smoke & Cure
February 13, 2020This producer profile looks into a small award winning smokehouse tucked away into a quiet corner of Streatham, London Smoke & Cure are producers of high quality, artisan foods with a strong weight placed on the freshness and the quality of the meat they use. Its impossible to talk about London Smoke & Cure without…
Affiliate Member – Taste of Game
January 28, 2020One of the elements of The Charcuterie Board we are really keen to emphasise is our various ‘affiliate’ membership options. This allows allied organisations to collaborate and cooperate with his, and us with them to share opportunities, knowledge and news across the wider sector as a whole. In the first of our introductions to Affiliate…
Producer Profile- Good Game
January 28, 2020This week we’re taking a look at Good Game, a Devon based company of proud artisan makers of charcuterie and cured meats who take seriously the simple, traditional way they do things, producing their goods in the most natural ways possible with a strong sense of local connection. Working from their base in Topsham, Good…
New York Charcuterie Masters 2020
January 28, 2020The best of the best charcuterie artisans—makers of sausages, patés, hams, salumi, and more—vie for top honors at the fifth annual Charcuterie Masters on Saturday 22nd February. Attendees will enjoy unlimited tasting of more than 60 kinds of charcuterie, including Portuguese Alentejano ham from Rodrigo Duarte who will also be doing a butchery demonstration of…
Entry Registration for British Cured Meats Awards Open NOW!
January 20, 2020We at the Charcuterie Board are pleased to announce that our producer members will receive free entry to the Cannon & Cannon British Cured Meats Awards thanks to our collaboration where we are taking over the whole assessment and judging process. The British Cured Meat Festival is a fantastic celebration of UK charcuterie and its…
Producer Profile – Hay Charcuterie
January 20, 2020In this producer profile, we have taken a closer look at Hay Charcuterie, a producer of quality salamis and cured meat. Founded and run by accomplished chef and charcutier Rod Lewis and his wife Rachael from Hay on Wye in Wales, placing great importance on the locality and quality of their products. Hay Charcuterie focuses…
Producer Profile – SaltPig Curing Company
January 16, 2020This weeks producer profile feature focuses on the SaltPig Curing Company, a UK producer of cured meats run by Chef and Charcutier Ben Dulley. Having worked as head Chef at the prestigous Cotswold pub the Kingham Plough, Ben developed a keen passion for curing and has since produced a range of exquisite and often unique…
Spotlight on – Bizerba
January 16, 2020We at the Charcuterie Board are proud to put the spotlight on our commercial member, a titan of their industry with a strong focus on quality. German company Bizerba is an industry leader in the production of goods for weighing, slicing and labelling technologies. Started in 1866 in Balingen, the company was formed by the…
Producer Profile – CURED by Visconti
December 17, 2019This month, we are introducing a great charcuterie maker, based in Washington State. This fantastic producer mixes old world Italian expertise and inspiration but also a nod to the strong German influence in their home town. Born out of a long standing and successful hospitality provider, running restaurants and eateries, the team say that they…
Spotlight on – Peacock Salt
December 11, 2019Continuing with our profiles of Commercial Members of The Charcuterie Board we look at a company founded in 1874 by John Craig Peacock. Peacock Salt started out as a shipping company agent in the heart of Glasgow and gradually grew into what is now one of the largest food salt suppliers worldwide. This 145 year history…
Adam Danforth gets on ‘Board’!
December 6, 2019We are pleased to welcome Adam Danforth on ‘Board’ as a Professional Services member offering education and consultancy services to both the meat and food service industries. Many will know Adam from his James Beard Award Winning butchery books and also his advocacy for various groups such as Butcher’s Manifesto, Good Meat Project and recently www.atlasofbutchery.com and many of us on…