Hello,
Hope you had a lovely weekend.
We'll be celebrating the release of the ninth River Cottage Handbook, Fruit, with author Mark Diacono in our Axminster Canteen and Deli this evening (Monday 25 July).
Our Head Gardener will be on hand to answer your questions about this latest book over a cuppa from 4pm onwards. He'll also be happy to sign copies of his follow-up to the hugely-popular Veg Patch Handbook.
"It’s no secret that I’m an absolute fruit fiend," says Hugh.
"I revel in the stuff, I am in awe of its utter deliciousness and its evolutionary neatness," he adds.
"If one food was designed, unambiguously, to be eaten, then surely it has to be fruit.
"We consume it, we spread the seed, more fruit grows, everyone’s happy.
"Mark as one of the foremost thinkers and writers on the subject of growing what you eat.
"Now he’s turned his attention to fruit and, as you’re about to discover, has
written another confidence-inspiring, anxiety-reducing little gem... or perhaps that should be little peach."
• The River Cottage Fruit handbook will be available to buy from our official Amazon Store from August 1 onwards.
RC x
Looking forward to it - after watching the RC Everyday series I tried Hugh's trick of cubing fruit and trickling with lemon juice, it was reallly lovely.