Suppliers

‘Chef Laurie Gear’s cooking indulges diners with thoughtful, precision-tuned dishes full of exciting flavours, textures & contrasts’

Square Meal Autumn 2010

Over the past seven years and during his enforced time out, Laurie has sourced a wonderful array of passionate suppliers. It has always been our mission to seek out the best produce that the British Isles have to offer and Laurie has been delighted to discover a collection of artisan producers right on our doorstep, many within the Chilterns.

With the support of these producers and others who are slightly further afield, Laurie and his team are able to create the inspired cuisine served at the Artichoke.

Meat

Aubrey Allen, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Direct Meats, Chappel, Essex

Manor Farm Game, Chesham

Rose Humane Veal, Bocaddon Farm Cornwall

Label Anglaise Chicken, SJ Frederick & Sons, Harlow, Essex

Mrs Tee, Lymington: Wild Shot Venison

Rent-a-Hen, Mill House Farm, Aylesbury - Eggs

Fish

Island divers, Isle of Skye - Scallops and Langoustines

Keltic divers, Scallops and Langoustine

Kingfisher, Brixham

Fruit/Vegetables

Mash - New Covent Garden

Cross Lanes Fruit Farm, Mapledurham

(for olde English apples, pears and quince)

Dairy

Graham Swirling - Amersham

Specialist Suppliers

The Mountain Food Company -

Yun Hider - the Wild Food Man and Forager

Mrs Tee, Lymington - Wild Mushrooms

Premier Cheese, Beaconsfield

Cornish Orchards

(apple and pear cider, apple juice and elderflower presse)

Campbell Environmental Oil Limited, Stow on the Wold -

Rape Seed Oil