Former head chef at Riverford's award-winning Field Kitchen restaurant, these days Bob has turned his culinary talents to recipes and new product development. His interest in sustainability was piqued in his mid-twenties on reading the quote from Wendell Berry: "Eating is an agricultural act", which opened his eyes to field to fork eating and moved his aspirations away from fine dining towards a less refined but more 'right on' approach to food. He spends his time at work cooking, writing and talking about food, and is passionate about encouraging people to try veg they might find daunting. Outside of work, he can be found in the kitchen, or dabbling on his no-dig, organic allotment.
Summer in a bottle! For a few weeks every year the air becomes heavy with the floral fragrance of elderflower blooms - here's how to transform them into elderflower cordial.
By Bob Andrew - 6th July 2021
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BBQs aren’t only the home of steaks and popping bangers; fresh seasonal veg can be just as happy above a pile of glowing embers. Here's how to cook veg over an open fire.
By Bob Andrew - 26th April 2021
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Spring is the time of year when the first new-season crops are ready to harvest, while the first warm sunshine days are just around the corner. Combine the two with these top tips for barbecuing all…
By Bob Andrew - 31st March 2021
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Make your own frozen mash, keep a stash of herbs or learn how to freeze each type of leafy green in these top tips for how to freeze veg.
By Bob Andrew - 2nd March 2021
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From a segment of lemon for an emergency G&T to ready-to-go fruit compotes – here’s how to freeze what fruit.
By Bob Andrew - 1st March 2021
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Watch chef Bob Andrew as he braises summer turnips for a really simple recipe with loads of flavour.
By Bob Andrew - 23rd June 2020
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This year, for the first time, I am not soothed by Keats’ words. His complacency feels out of reach in a world rocked by Covid, Brexit, and climate catastrophe, and a farming year that refuses to…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 23rd September 2021
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A traditional farmer on the outskirts of Bristol is fighting to keep her land out of the hands of housing developers.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd September 2021
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Fertiliser is in the news this week, but it’s a broad area that includes anything from sewage sludge to green manure. We find out more for Your Questions Answered.
By Wicked Leeks - 22nd September 2021
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Treated sewage waste is often applied on farmland as a fertiliser. While contamination issues have brought controversy to the practice, is a small-scale, localised approach the answer?
By Hugh Thomas - 22nd September 2021
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With historical links to so-called 'witchcraft', foraging for food is one of the few ways we can sever reliance on the established food and medical system, writes Louise Gray.
By Louise Gray - 21st September 2021
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Try homegrown quince poached in white wine for a delectable dessert, baked into a tagine or infused into vodka for a perfect gift or seasonal tipple.
By Becky Blench - 21st September 2021
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