Wake up… and smell the money
The coffee market is in freefall and the world is full of beans. Bad news for Starbucks - but worse for the 25 million farmers who have to grow them.
So what’s your beef?
Farmers' markets are setting up all over the country, and seem the perfect opportunity to bring cheer to the rural economy, writes Andrew Purvis, but measures aimed at keeping out the cowboys could also stifle the spirit and variety of local producers.
Top 10 farmers’ markets
Wherever else could you find water buffalo, boar, ostrich, mead and the oldest cheese-makers in the country?
192, Notting Hill
There was a moment in the early Nineties when this London restaurant was the biggest celebrity magnet in town. Former barman Leo Hickman remembers the glory days of 192 - and one mischievous trick of the trade in particular.