{"id":559,"date":"2011-10-30T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leilappetit.com\/blog\/?p=559"},"modified":"2011-10-30T09:57:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-30T09:57:00","slug":"gourmet-girl-goes-to-earthy-foods-for-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leilappetit.com\/?p=559","title":{"rendered":"Gourmet Girl goes to Earthy Foods for Bite Mag"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This article appears in the November edition of Bite Magazine<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"If you\u2019ve found yourself walking around the supermarket fruit and veg aisle picking up the same ten items week in, week out, it\u2019s time for a re-think on what is going into that trolley. Earthy Foods Market and its team of helpful \u2018earthlings\u2019 is definitely the answer to a tired food shopping routine. Their new store has just opened in Portobello, so I hopped on the Vespa to check the new place out.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re welcomed at the front door with the perfect autumnal display of veggies, enticing the eye and the appetite\u2013no shrink-wrapped cabbages here! One of Earthy\u2019s co-owners, Pete, took me on a tour of the store. Earthy\u2019s suppliers are a tasty who\u2019s-who<\/em> of Scotland\u2019s finest produce growers, dairy farmers and butchers. Local farms, including Phantassie from East Lothian, deliver daily. It changes with the season, with suppliers such as J&M Craig bringing in Clyde Valley tomatoes in summertime.<\/p>\n

\"\"The autumn harvest should inspire any home cook. Think yellow and purple cauliflower, rainbow carrots, courgettes, squashes, potatoes, beets, celeriac and wild mushrooms. Try roasting some pink and golden beets in the oven with a touch of sea salt, pepper, olive oil and and garlic. Or seasonal soups like parsnip and apple, or cream of cauliflower. Autumn is apple-time and there\u2019s plenty of choice of fruit for eating or cooking with. The shop also operates a no-waste policy so you\u2019ll find \u00a31bags of fruit and veg ideal for juicing or making stocks.<\/p>\n

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Organic meat comes via Hugh Grierson\u2019s Organic Farm in Perthshire, and Peelham in the Borders, as well as free-range poultry from Gartmorn Farm near Alloa. Hugh\u2019s Fish Fighters will be impressed with a wee corner devoted to sustainably-sourced fish, including canned tuna and mackerel.<\/p>\n

Beyond the fresh produce, Earthy\u2019s shelves are stocked with pantry essentials, mostly organic and fairly traded. From pastas and tinned tomatoes, to flour, oil, and fantastic herbs & spices. They\u2019re keen to promote their value bulk-buy options, and, with a friendly message that eating well needn\u2019t be expensive, the team are on-hand with recipe ideas.<\/p>\n

Tucked just off Portobello High Street, the shop is already a hit; the locals are understandably delighted that Earthy has landed on their doorstep. With an in-house bakery, deli, tasting events and seasonal Meet the Producers markets planned, it\u2019s inspiring a positive food culture. Their motto says it all: dig in!<\/p>\n

Earthy Food Market
\n19-21 Windsor Place,
\nPortobbello,
\nEdinburgh,
\nEH15 2AJ<\/div>\n
(Also at 33-41 Ratcliffe Terrace, Causewayside),<\/div>\n
www.earthy.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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