The time for fresh, seasonal, delicious food is now – Turnips’ Edible Almanac is the definitive guide to eating the very best produce throughout the year, written by Borough Market greengrocer Fred Foster.
With decades of experience sourcing the highest quality produce from a network of independent farms, Fred Foster of fruit and veg supplier Turnips – equally beloved by Borough Market locals and Michelin-starred chefs – is perfectly placed to guide you through a year of seasonal eating.
Turnips’ Edible Almanac is a fruit-and-vegetable reference book for home cooks, chefs or the culinary-interested, with 52 chapters: one for every week of the year.
Each week champions a seasonal ingredient for that time of year alongside delicious recipes, including a mix of fresh dishes to enjoy that week as well as preserves to use later in the year.
The collection of over 100 recipes is mostly written by the Turnips Restaurant’s very own head chef, Tomas Lidakevicius, as well as Fred’s family members and friends within the industry, including some celebrity chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and the Galvin brothers.
Recipes during the autumn weeks include Chestnut gnocchi; Squash salad with pickled walnuts and blue cheese; Pickled grapes with creamy mussels; Kohlrabi gratin with smoked bacon and garlic crumb; Sweet ‘n’ sour cauliflower; and desserts such as Lemon pie and Roasted plums in rum with Chantilly cream.
Each chapter provides a helpful shopping list of everything you should be looking out for while you’re out in the market or at your greengrocer that week. These lists are created from decades of Fred’s experience working with and selling world-class fresh fruit and vegetables to restaurants, chefs and home cooks.
Fred encourages readers to embrace the anticipation, the excitement of counting down to the arrival of a long-awaited fruit or vegetable. By challenging yourself to try different ingredients each month, and seeking out the freshest and most sustainably produced options, you’ll revolutionise the way you cook, eat, and even think about food.
Fred Foster is the co-founder of Turnips, a fruit and vegetable wholesale and retail company with an emphasis on quality and seasonality in the heart of London. As a greengrocer, Turnips has built strong ties with independent farmers across the UK and Europe and has been supplying restaurants with the finest ingredients for more than 30 years. As well as being a core fixture at Borough Market, where Turnips’ retail unit caters to the market’s 4.5 million yearly visitors, in 2020 Turnips set up its own critically acclaimed restaurant.
TURNIPS with Tomas Lidakevicius, 43 Borough Market, London, SE1 9AH
The book is available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turnips-Edible-Almanac-Week-Week/dp/074406130X ) and at all good bookstores.
You can find out more about Turnips online at www.turnipsboroughmarket.com or @turnipsborough on Instagram and Twitter.
