Alsop & Walker

I love all the international food available for purchase at Borough Market but it’s also nice to be able to support a genuine British business selling British produce
When on holiday in the USA, American restauranteurs often comment to me that we’re so lucky in Europe to have a great tradition and line up of cheeses. British affineurs (an affineur is one who ages cheese and purveys it) can certainly hold their head up high on this continent of great cheeses
Arthur Alsop and Nicholas Walker make their cheese down in East Sussex and they’ve got quite a line up ranging from soft cheeses like camembert to blues
My personal favourite is their award winning Mayfield which won a Gold medal at the 2010 British CHeese Awards and the Gold medal at the 2011 World Cheese Awards. It’s a cow’s milk semi-​hard cheese with a creamy nutty taste
Nice to find British produce worth championing