Aldeburgh Marmalade competition 2023

This February brings the very serious matter of the Salter & King Aldeburgh Marmalade Competition 2023! Drop in a jar of your best 2023 marmalade to the Aldeburgh shop by 28 February to be considered for the Champion’s Cup!
January 12, 2023 by Gerard King

What is new season lamb?

If a lamb is born in the spring it will not be ready until it is four to six months old. This lamb - what I like to call 'new season lamb' - is ready in our shop from around the end of June until the middle/end of August. 
July 04, 2022 by Gerard King

2022 Marmalade Competition Winners

The continuity this competition provides is so comforting! I love it when the golden jars start to trickle in every February. The judges this year were last year's winner Judith Green, and Ben - head distiller at Fisher's gin here in Aldeburgh and a marmalade afficionado to boot. 

April 13, 2022 by Gerard King

Job vacancies - cook (part time) and experienced butcher (full time)

We have a great opportunity to join our small team at our traditional butcher shop and delicatessen.  We require a part time cook and full time experienced butcher.
January 27, 2022 by Gerard King

Marmalade competition 2022

This February brings the very serious matter of the Salter & King Aldeburgh Marmalade Competition 2022! Drop in a jar of your best 2022 marmalade to the Aldeburgh or Peasenhall shops by 9 March to be considered for the Champion’s Cup! 
January 17, 2022 by Gerard King

The Story of Old Cow

We have been working with Richard & Natasha Mann at Yarn Hill for a number of years and their grass fed Lincoln Red Beef is a regular offering in our butchers shops.  But we have also created something which is just a little bit extra special - our Lincoln Red Old Cow Beef
July 08, 2021 by Gerard King
Tags: beef

Annual Marmalade Competition Winners Annouced!

The Very Important Business of judging marmalade has come as a welcome distraction from COVID and lockdowns and stops for nothing!

Thank you for all your entries.  Who would have thought marmalade could be so open to personal interpretation! Numbers were further bumped up by our Peasenhall hopefuls and competition was hot. 

March 18, 2021 by Gerard King

Butchers: We Want You!

We have a great opportunity to join our small team at our traditional butcher shop and delicatessen. 

Good customer service skills and work ethic essential for all positions. Full and part-time work available (Saturdays required) in our Aldeburgh and Peasenhall shops in Suffolk.

August 08, 2018 by Gerard King
Tags: Shop

Good Meat Club: March 2018

As I write, there is still a dusting of snow over the parkland outside our kitchen window. The cold has been bracing, and I’m looking forward to spring – hopefully it’ll come with gusto when it finally arrives. Especially as I’ve bought a new super-duper hog roaster that we’re planning to fire into action outside the shop this year. 
March 26, 2018 by Gerard King

Good Meat Club: January 2018

2018 has kicked off and our Good Meat Club continues, trying to keep the focus on excellent local, free-range, grass-fed and - wherever possible - organic meat, as well as woefully forgotten or hard-to-find cuts.


January 31, 2018 by Gerard King