By The Artisan Kitchen, Jul 26 2015 03:13PM

Last month, we found 7 recipes using marmalade and brought them to your screens. We’re back again this month with some delicious kitchen-spiration for Britain’s most favourite summer preserve, strawberry jam.

Remember, not all strawberry jam is created equal. Our Gold Medal Awarded strawberry, apple and vanilla jam is something special, and each of the following recipes are a scrumptious way to make the most of it..

Strawberrry Jam Roll Trifle

This recipe from The Ever Expanding Kitchen has it all. Is there anything better than piped whipped cream? Chocolate covered strawberries, perhaps? There’s a little legwork involved so if you’ve no patience with baking, perhaps stick to the lady fingers soaked in brandy approach to trifle and have done with it.

Jam Doughnuts

We found these sticky, jammy, sugary treats over on The Little Loaf where you can find step by step instructions on frying doughnuts – a tricky business!

Jammie Daisy Dodgers

Karen of Lavender and Lovage makes her homemade jammie dodgers with raspberry jam, but we think they’d be just perfect with strawberry, apple and vanilla, don’t you?

They look so pretty dusted with icing sugar, they’d be fit for afternoon tea with The Queen! (Or at least your in-laws).

Strawberries & Cream Cupcakes

Bearded Bakery’s cupcake recipe is another sugar-dusted triumph your entire family is bound to adore, especially the Wimbledon fans. As with all of Mike’s gorgeous bakes, the recipe for these strawberry cupcakes is easy as pie to follow.

Strawberry Swiss Roll

There are hundreds of swiss roll recipes out there, but this one from food blogger Hunger Hunger is quite something. It reminds us of Jordan’s famous kawaii swiss roll from the last series of GBBO!

Strawberry Jam Muffins

Lindsay over at Pinch of Yum never fails to get our cravings going, and these strawberry jam muffins look just mouthwatering!

If you’re not interested in the faff of making your own doughnuts, these just might be the next best thing..

Balsamic Strawberry & Chicken Pizza

OK, this recipe from Kevin at Closet Kitchen is a little bit out there, but we are officially putting it on our food bucket list.

Don’t forget to pop our jam on your shopping list so that you can get creative with strawberries in your kitchen too!

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By The Artisan Kitchen, Sep 9 2019 08:30PM

Showstopping preserves bring sweet success, as Artisan Kitchen is named

Small Artisan Producer of the Year

Following a record-breaking 12,772 entries judged over 75 days, Great Taste, the world’s most revered food and drink awards, has reached its grand finale for 2019. The Great Taste Small Artisan Producer of the Year award was presented to Artisan Kitchen from Gloucester at the Great Taste Golden Fork Dinner held on Sunday 1 September at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, London, where over 350 guests from the world of fine food gathered to discover this year’s stars of food and drink.

Scooping Great Taste accolades for a remarkable 75 products since 2012, with 16 products picking up awards in 2019 alone, Artisan Kitchen has consistently impressed the Great Taste judges over the past eight years. This year, Artisan Kitchen received Great Taste 3-star awards for four products, including its “authentic, dark and velvety” Blaisdon Red Plum Jam, a handmade single variety jam, produced using rare, heritage, Gloucester-sourced Blaisdon Red Plums from ancient, private orchards; Blood Orange Marmalade Italian Orange Bitters, which is produced from “punchy” Tarocco Blood Oranges and finished with a “unique hit” of Aperol; “an excellent” Tarocco Blood Orange Marmalade with a “beautiful orange colour, delicious pieces of fruit, chewy peel and a lovely citrus bitterness”; and Seville Orange Marmalade Vino de Naranja, with one judge saying “I’m giving up making marmalade – this is so delicious, there’s just no point!”

John Farrand, managing director of the Guild of Fine Food, commented: “Here we have a business that has demonstrated fabulous consistency year on year with an outstanding range of preserves that deserve to be celebrated. Not afraid to experiment with flavours, while staying true to her craft, Sarah Churchill is the perfect example of a small artisan producer doing things right and doing things well, setting the benchmark for quality in this category.”

What is Great Taste?

Great Taste, founded in 1994 and organised by the Guild of Fine Food, has judged over 146,000 products in the last 25 years; each one has been blind-tasted by a team of judges who are dedicated to finding the most exquisite tasting food and drink regardless of branding or packaging. The panel of judges this year included; cook, writer and champion of sustainable food, Melissa Hemsley, Kenny Tutt, MasterChef 2018 champion, author, Olia Hercules, chef and food writer, Gill Meller, Kavi Thakar from Dishoom, food writer and stylist, Georgina Hayden and author and chef, Zoe Adjonyoh, as well as food buyers from Selfridges, Sourced Market and Partridges. These esteemed palates have together tasted and re-judged the 3-star winners to finally agree on the Golden Fork Trophy winners and the Great Taste 2019 Supreme Champion.

Great Taste ratings

3-star: Extraordinarily tasty foods – less than 3% of products are awarded a 3-star each year – don’t

leave the shop without buying it!

2-star:  Above and beyond delicious – less than 10% of entries will achieve this rating

1-star: A food that delivers fantastic flavour. Approximately 25% of entries will achieve this rating each year.

Facts and figures about Great Taste 2019:

Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers

A record breaking 12,772 different products were entered in 2019

Entries were sent in from 104 different countries, including Australia, Brazil, Botswana, China, Indonesia, Russia and the USA, as well as 27 member countries of the EU

Over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, restaurateurs, retail buyers, cooks, producers and a host of food writers, journalists and social media influencers, blind tasted each product over 75 days

Judging took place at the following locations:

Guild HQ in Gillingham, Dorset, as well several other Dorset venues

The Guild of Fine Food’s London home, No. 42 Southwark Street, SE1

3,409 awarded 1-star

1,326 awarded 2-star

208 awarded 3-star

What are Great Taste judges looking for?

They’re looking for great texture and appearance. They judge the quality of ingredients and how well the maker has put the food or drink together. But above all, they are looking for truly great taste.

How do they work?

Each team of four judges blind-tastes around 25 products per session, discussing each product as a coordinating food writer transcribes their comments directly onto the Great Taste website which producers access after judging is completed. Over the years, numerous food businesses, start-ups and well-established producers have been advised how to modify their foods and have subsequently gone on to achieve Great Taste stars. Any product that is deemed worthy of a 1-, 2- or 3-star Great Taste award is moved around multiple judging tables by a team of arbitrators before the final award is given. If judges feel that a product needs some adjustment, and is therefore not likely to receive an award, the food or drink gets a second chance on a referral table, where another team blind-tastes and deliberates. For a Great Taste 3-star award, the vast majority in the room – which can be as many as 30-40 experts – must agree that the food or drink delivers that indescribable ‘wow’ factor.

By The Artisan Kitchen, Aug 5 2019 01:12PM

The Artisan Kitchen is among the Great Taste winners of 2019

Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2019. Out of 12,772 products sent in from over 100 different countries, The Artisan Kitchen from Gloucester was awarded an incredible total of 30 stars for 16 of their delicious handcrafted preserves – 7 x 1 -star Gold Great Taste awards which means judges dubbed it a food that delivers fantastic flavour / 5 x 2-star Gold Great Taste awards, which means judges dubbed it above and beyond delicious & a staggering 4 x 3-star Gold Great Taste awards, which means the products were described by judges as extraordinarily tasty for its Rare Heritage Blaisdon Red Plum Jam, Blood Orange Marmalade with Italian Orange Bitters, Tarocco Blood Orange Marmalade & Seville Orange Marmalade Vino de Naranja. The Artisan Kitchens Blaisdon Red Plum jam has also been nominated for A prestigious Golden Fork Award, where the winners will be announce on September the 1st at The Park Lane Hotel in London.

The full List of Artisan Kitchen Awards are

GREAT TASTE AWARDS 2019

GOLDEN FORK NOMINTION – BLAISDON RED PLUM JAM

3 STAR GOLD – BLAISDON RED PLUM JAM

3 STAR GOLD – TAROCCO BLOOD ORANGE MARMALADE

3 STAR GOLD – BLOOD ORANGE MARMALADE ITALIAN ORANGE BITTERS

3 STAR GOLD – SEVILLE ORANGE MARMALADE VINO DE NARANJA

2 STAR GOLD – GIN & ORANGE MIMOSA MARMALADE

2 STAR GOLD – BUCKS FIZZ MARMALADE

2 STAR GOLD – ESPRESSO MARTINI MARMALADE

2 STAR GOLD – PROLIFIC PLUM JAM

2 STAR GOLD – SEVILLE ORANGE MARMALADE

1 STAR GOLD – BLACKCURRANT SLOE GIN JAM

1 STAR GOLD – SEVILLE ORANGE CACAO MARMALADE

1 STAR GOLD – COTSWOLD GIN & LEMON MARMALADE

1 STAR GOLD – COTSWOLD HONEY LEMON MARMALADE

1 STAR GOLD – SWEET ORANGE PASSION FRUIT MARMALADE

1 STAR GOLD – PASSION FRUIT VODKA ORAMGE MARMALADE

1 STAR GOLD – SEVILLE ORANGE MARMALADE ITALIAN ORANGE BITTERS

Judged by over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs, buyers, retailers and producers, as well as a whole host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. As well as a badge of honour, the unmistakeable black and gold Great Taste label is a signpost to a wonderful tasting product, which has been discovered through hours and hours of blind tasting by hundreds of judges.

Sarah Churchill the owner & producer From The Artisan Kitchen explains “ Winning 16 Great Taste awards this year is incredible, I work hard to source great tasting ingredients & create delicious innovative flavoured preserves to add to my range, and to be recognised by the awards is a huge honour. To attain 30 stars in 16 products is truly amazing. I am looking forward to getting the award stickers on the jars and out to my customers, our local stockist Gloucester services have a great selection of our preserves on their shelves”

Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, Great Taste values taste above all else, with no regard for branding and packaging. Whether it is vinegar, granola, bacon or cheese being judged, all products are removed from their wrapper, jar, box or bottle before being tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a 1-, 2- or 3-star award.

There were 12,772 entries into Great Taste this year and of those products, 208 have been awarded a 3-star, 1,326 received a 2-star and 3,409 were awarded a 1-star accolade. The panel of judges this year included; cook, writer and champion of sustainable food, Melissa Hemsley, Kenny Tutt, MasterChef 2018 champion, author, Olia Hercules, chef and food writer, Gill Meller, Kavi Thakar from Dishoom, food writer and stylist, Georgina Hayden and author and chef, Zoe Adjonyoh, as well as food buyers from Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, Sourced Market and Partridges. These esteemed palates have together tasted and re-judged the 3-star winners to finally agree on the Golden Fork Trophy winners and the Great Taste 2019 Supreme Champion.

Great Taste 2019 will reach its exciting finale on Sunday 1 September, when the world of fine food gathers at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, London to find out the Great Taste Golden Fork trophy winners for each region, with the final applause reserved for the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2019.

By The Artisan Kitchen, Aug 5 2018 03:39PM

The Artisan Kitchen is among some of the top winners of this years Great Taste Awards 2018

Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2018. Out of over 12,600 products to be judged,The Artisan Kitchen from Gloucester was awarded 2 x 1-star Great Taste award, which means judges dubbed it a food that delivers fantastic flavour / 10 x 2-star Great Taste award, which means judges dubbed it above and beyond delicious / 4 x 3-star Great Taste award, which means the product was described by judges as extraordinarily tasty] for its 4 new marmalades. Seville Orange Marmalade Vino de naranja, Sweet Orange & Passion fruit marmalade, Blood Orange Marmalade Vino de naranja & Tarocco Blood Orange marmalade

Judged by over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and producers, as well as a whole host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. As well as a badge of honour, the unmistakeable black and gold Great Taste label is a signpost to a wonderful tasting product, which has been discovered through hours and hours of blind-tasting by hundreds of judges.

Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, Great Taste values taste above all else, with no regard for branding and packaging. Whether it is vinegar, granola, bacon or cheese being judged, all products are removed from their wrapper, jar, box or bottle before being tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a 1-, 2- or 3-star award.

There were 12,634 entries into Great Taste this year and of those products, 192 have been awarded a 3-star, 1,207 received a 2-star and 3,254 were awarded a 1-star accolade. The panel of judges this year included; MasterChef 2018 champion, Kenny Tutt, chef and food writer, Elly Curshen, eco chef and food writer, Tom Hunt, author and chef, Zoe Adjonyoh, baker Tom Herbert, author and blogger, Izy Hossack, and baker and recipe writer, Martha Collison, as well as food buyers from Harrods, Selfridges and Sourced Market. These esteemed palates have together tasted and re-judged the 3-star winners to finally agree on the Golden Fork Trophy winners and the Great Taste 2018 Supreme Champion.

The Artisan Kitchen has been nominated for a Golden fork for its Seville Orange Marmalade Vino de Naranja. The judges at this years awards said ” A wake you up get out of bed marmalade. Rich & full of character – zesty, fruity, full of the whole essence of fruit. The wine gives a full rich flavour thats very mouth filling & satisfying. Absolutely delicious!

Great Taste 2018 will reach its exciting finale on Sunday 2 September, when the world of fine food gathers at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, London to find out the Great Taste Golden Fork trophy winners for each region, with the final applause reserved for the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2018.

Facts and figures about Great Taste 2018:

Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers

A record breaking 12,634 different products were entered in 2018

Over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, restaurateurs, cooks, producers and a host of food writers, journalists and social media influencers, blind taste each product

Judging took place at the following locations:

Guild HQ in Gillingham, Dorset, as well several other Dorset venues

The Guild of Fine Food’s London home, No. 42 Southwark Street, SE1

3,254 awarded 1-star

1,207 awarded 2-star

192 awarded 3-star

The Artisan Kitchens awards for 2018

GREAT TASTE AWARDS 2018

NOMINATED FOR A GOLDEN FORK

GREAT TASTE AWARDS 2018

3 STAR GOLD – SEVILLE MARMALADE VINO DE NARANJA

3 STAR GOLD – SWEET ORANGE PASSION FRUIT MARMALADE

3 STAR GOLD – TAROCCO BLOOD ORANGE MARMALADE

3 STAR GOLD – BLOOD ORANGE MARMALADE VINO DE NARANJA

2 STAR GOLD – PINK GRAPEFRUIT MARMALADE

2 STAR GOLD – GIN & TONIC CITRUS MARMALADE

2 STAR GOLD – LEMON PASSION FRUIT MARMALADE

2 STAR GOLD – BLOOD ORANGE MARMALADE APEROL

2 STAR GOLD – PINK GIN MARMALADE

2 STAR GOLD – SEVILLE MARMALADE OLOROSSO SHERRY

2 STAR GOLD – SEVILLE ORANGE MARMALADE AMONTILLADO SHERRY

2 STAR GOLD – GLOUCESTER MARMALADE

2 STAR GOLD – BLAISDON RED PLUM JAM

2 STAR GOLD – SOUR CHERRY JAM

1 STAR GOLD – SEVILLE MARMALADE ITALIAN BITTERS

1 STAR GOLD – BLACKCURRANT SLOE GIN JAM

By The Artisan Kitchen, Mar 18 2017 10:00AM

We have been celebrating like mad this weekend, thanks to the wonderful news we received from The Worlds Original Marmalade Awards 2017

Our Artisan KItchen marmalades were awarded 29 accolades including Category winner Gold for our Seville Orange Vodka Marmalade, which is fantastic news

This gorgeous Marmalade is a thin cut seville orange marmalade made with Organic Ave Maria Seville Oranges, Sugar & a good splash of delicious triple distilled vodka. A labour of love that takes 3 days to produce.

A wonderful zingy Orange treat that is delicious straight from the spoon, mixed in cocktails or spread thickly on toast & croissants.

Heres the full List of our awards for 2017

Category Winner Marmalade With Alcohol – Seville Orange Vodka Marmalade

Gold – Seville Orange Vodka Marmalade

Gold – Cotswold Lemon Honey Marmalade

Gold – Summer Citrus Aperol Marmalade

Gold – Seville orange Apple Brandy Marmalade

Gold – summer Citrus Sake Marmalade

Gold – Summer citrus Gin Marmalade

Gold – Caramelised Summer Citrus Marmalade

Gold – Seville Orange Espresso Marmalade

Silver – Pink Gin Marmalade

Silver – Summer Citrus Apple brandy Marmalade

Silver – Summer Citrus Marmalade

Silver – Blood Orange Marmalade

Silver Blood Orange Grappa Marmalade

Silver – Blood Orange Aperol Marmalade

Silver Blood Orange Gin Marmalade

Silver – Seville Orange Honey Bourbon Marmalade

Silver – Sweet Citrus Golden Rum Marmalade

Silver – Seville Orange Cardamom Marmalade

Bronze – Seville orange London Gin Marmalade

Bronze – Sweet Citrus Honey Bourbon Marmalade

Bronze – Seville Orange MAple Marmalade

Bronze – Caramelised seville Orange Marmalade

Bronze – Summer Citrus cardamom marmalade

Bronze – Sweet Citrus Cranberry Marmalade

Bronze – Blood Orange cacao Marmalade

Bronze – Sweet Citrus Cacao Marmalade

About The Marmalade Awards

These quirky awards were founded in 2006 by Jane Hasell-McCosh with the initial idea of preserving, growing and widening one of the most British of customs – making marmalade. They have gone on to generate a following far beyond Jane’s wildest expectations and have a humour and life of their own, inspiring people from all over the world to get involved. Visit www.marmaladeawards.com for more info.

The Awards are centred on Dalemain Mansion, a Georgian stately home lived in by the same family for over 300 years, which also happens to hold a very rich archive of Marmalade recipes.

By The Artisan Kitchen, Oct 8 2015 10:44PM

Halloween is our second favourite holiday (I’m sure you can guess what our first is, hint: it’s coming up in a couple of months and some people are getting very excited about it already).

We love the cold, crisp air and the crunch of leaves underfoot when we take the kids trick or treating and the carved pumpkins glowing outside every house. Most of all we love a good Halloween party.

If you’re throwing a spooky knees up this year, there are 3 things that need to be taken into consideration to make it the most talked about event of the year. Look after the drinks, the costume and the food, and the rest will all fall into place.

The Drinks

If we’re honest with ourselves, this is at the core of every British party. We’re a nation of drinkers, let’s embrace that, shall we? There are a few directions to go in when it comes to plying your guests with alcohol, but if you want to go down the spooky route, we have you covered..

This witchy, creepy martini from blogger Lauryn Evarts is just about perfect, isn’t it? Like she says herself, it would be best enjoyed when the sipper is wearing black lipstick.. If you don’t like that idea, there are plenty on the Cosmopolitan website for you to try.

Want to go non alcoholic? Well done, you sound like a very responsible adult. Try this punch recipe from our trusty BBC.

The Costume

As host, your most important job is having the most badass costume. People need to arrive, see what you’re wearing, and say “damn, I wish I’d thought of that.”

If you want a little extra inspiration, Buzzfeed compiled all the best costumes from last year in this article – prepare to do some serious timewasting.

The Food

Food is the way to most hearts, this is a fact. So, if you lay out a killer spread for your party, it’s bound to be a hit.

Get started with our toffee apple jam. The must-have preserve for autumn/winter, get a few jars in now because you’ll get through them at a rate of knots. Use it to make jam tarts, filled cupcakes, or just leave it out next to some crackers – it’ll go down a treat, whatever you do!

For more sweets why not try frankentreats or Halloween pull-apart bread? They look super spooky. This pumpkin hummus or this pumpkin herb cheese ball would make for an impressive savoury element.

We hope you all have a very happy Halloween, do follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to make sure you never miss another post!