Flavour

Flavour: Kerb Kollective to leave museum 28.06.2026 53Min.

News about Kerb Kollective. How the 'meat on the menu' experiment is going at Fin Boys, and a new initiative. Surviving the heat: how market traders are coping. Along with local food and drink news, social media updates, free food in Cambridge and job vacancies too.

Flavour: New butcher on Grantchester Street 14.06.2026 54Min.

Local businesses change hands as we pay a visit to a new butcher taking over Cousin’s site on Grantchester Street, and The Derby Stores in Newnham is coming under new ownership. Meanwhile a new Italian pasta and pizzeria is about to open on Victoria Avenue, and a new community garden launches in Arbury. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.

Flavour: The Green Man 31.05.2026 56Min.

In this edition, we’re checking out the delights of a Brazilian Barbecue and the kinds of foods you can expect from one down at The Green Man in Grantchester, we catch up with the new owner of the Blue Ball pub, also in Grantchester. And if you go down to the woods today, you won’t have to believe your eyes, just your ears as our regular food foraging chef takes on a whole new role. Presented by Matt Bentman and Dr Sue Bailey.

Flavour: New chef at Burleigh Arms 17.05.2026 56Min.

Stunning food at the Burleigh Arms, the new chef describes the ideas behind some of the dishes. A big award for The Rupert Brook. Paulina's Chilean Bakery nominated for Velvet Magazine award. The wine club at Dovecote Cellar. Plus a huge amount of local food and drink news, social media updates and our jobs roundup.

Flavour: Hot Numbers anniversary 19.04.2026 56Min.

The smell of success is coffee, at least for Hot Numbers celebrating 15 years in Cambridge! We chat to owner Simon Fraser. And if coffee's not your thing how about matcha tea served by Bubble Bliss on the market! The award-winning Mulino team discuss their latest venture, and there's a new Thai menu at The White Horse in Barton. Presented by Matt Bentman and Christine Schneider.

Flavour: Fin Boys put meat on the menu 07.04.2026 47Min.

Finding out why Fin Boys has added meat to its menu. Celebrating International Carrot Day with enticing ideas from Rosie Sykes for sweet carrot dishes, including for breakfast, and a stunning savoury carrot dish from Vanderlyle's Alex Rushmer. Sue Bailey presents a history of carrots. We also hear about Cambridge Organic's new venture. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.

Flavour: The Shopkeepers Daughter 22.03.2026 55Min.

A plant shop may not be the obvious place for good coffee, unless you pay a visit to The Shopkeepers Daughter in the city centre and try their perfect People’s flat white! Neapolitan Panini is the order of the day at King’s Dough. The Copper Kettle restaurant on King’s Parade detail their history as they approach a century in business, and the people behind ‘Borshch Time’ tell us about their upcoming Easter lunch.

Flavour: Ellimata; The Cherry Pit; Alex Rushmer 08.03.2026 55Min.

The Cambridge café that's now also a venue for music, supper clubs and comedy. A platform for connecting with new people in restaurants or over coffee. New delivery options from The Cherry Pit and from Van Jarred's refills van. Alex Rushmer with ideas for rhubarb. Discovering artisan jams at Culinaris. Lots of local food and drink news too.

Flavour: Coffee and Toast 22.02.2026 53Min.

VG Coffee owner reflects on how the last five years have brought success and failure in equal measure. A new cafe offering old favourite coffees and teas well as experimental versions. The chef who uses his sense of smell, rather than taste, to get dishes right. The experience of fasting at Ramadan. Toast, an appreciation. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.

Flavour: Bertie’s Cheesecakes arrive at Cambridge Market 08.02.2026 56Min.

A look at what's in season at Culinaris and some cooking tips too. A new food stall at Cambridge market. Foraging tips for February. Some tales from Mill Road pubs.

Flavour: Mark Poynton on The Future of Restaurants 25.01.2026 55Min.

Restaurants are suffering financially. Mark Poynton of the Ancient Shepherds talks about which ones are likely to survive and how the situation compares with recent years. Scott's All Day's new community offer and how the restaurant came to be. Ideas for cheap, warming, vegetarian meals. A report from the Community Garden. Lots of local food and drink news too.

Flavour Best of 2025 10.01.2026 56Min.

A look back at the food and drink scene in 2025. The new places, the new beginnings, the oldies but goodies, plus up to the minute news about what's happening now.

Flavour: Mark Poynton’s 30 Years 14.12.2025 54Min.

Celebration time! Bee Wilson's MBE, Mark Poynton's 30 years as a chef, last weekend's Mill Road Winter Fair, Christmas food and wines. All celebrated in this edition of Flavour. With Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.

Flavour: Taste from Hungary 30.11.2025 55Min.

If you like pepper on your Paprikash and your nuts distinctly organic then join Flavour who are in deep conversation with local chef’s talking about their favourite ingredients. A new eco-café waxes lyrical over seaweed salad. A bake-off winner discusses their winning dish, and a Hungarian restaurant dares you to make it through its serving platter. With Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.

Flavour: Artyst; The Cherry Branch; food tastings 17.11.2025 55Min.

If you’ve ever fancied a pie at the gates of dawn (or a mean potato & leek soup), then set your bike to interstellar overdrive and head up to the recently opened Artyst on Chesterton Road, a vibrant cafe with a gastronomy dominé menu, Flavour discovers its food this week. A visit to The Cherry Branch, a community café embracing a multicultural menu in Cherry Hinton. And wine and food tastings for Christmas and beyond.

Flavour: The Handsome Prince 03.11.2025 53Min.

Alice Ryan, editor of Velvet magazine, talks about Cambridge's changing food scene. A new bar is about to open in Kings Street. Jack Baron, co-owner of The Handsome Prince explains what will be on offer from its 20 taps. Further along King Street, Elis, who owns The Cherry Pit, runs through her plans for new, seasonal pie flavours. A top Cambridge chef reveals his guilty food secret. There's a catchup with Chocolat Chocolat owner. Kirstan Horn runs through the menu for the nexyt Gwydir Street Supper Club. Kobir Ahmed on Prana's most recent award.

Flavour: Breckland Orchard, Market House, Camms Meals on Wheels 20.10.2025 55Min.

What the new head chef at Market House is cooking up. A new refill station, in a van, with impressive quality foodstuffs, some from local independents. Camms Meals on Wheels, what they offer and their focus on nutritional quality and flexibility. Breckland Orchard and Hill Farm Oils, how these successful local companies started and what they offer. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.

Flavour: New season’s fry-up 05.10.2025 55Min.

A new home bakery specialising in a wide variety of Basque Cheesecakes, including macha, pistachio and Taiwanese sesame. An award winning vegan pastry chef's Halloween tea at Thrive. Vanderlyle morphs into the Pink Rabbit cocktail bar, for one night only. Wonky Kitchens' pub residence with brunches, mains and smash burgers, Belgian beer pickles and Cowboy butter. Thomas Ridley's forthcoming food and drink trade show.

Flavour: Michelin Chefs at Ancient Shepherds 21.09.2025 56Min.

Michelin chefs join forces at Mark Poynton's Ancient Shepherds to create an extraordinary menu. The Regenerative Food Fair on Parker's Piece. Cambridge Market's proposed redevelopment: a stall holder speaks. A clear and concise guide to food and wine pairing from the Dovecote Cellar. A visit to the child- and food-friendly Orchard Farm.

Flavour: The Pear & Olive 25.08.2025 55Min.

The new-ish owners of the highly regarded Pear and Olive on the pleasures and pains of running a small restaurant. The hidden cake shop. Fin Boys' plan for moving to seven days a week, their forthcoming tuna night and the appeal of small plates. The Edge Cafe's cheap Wednesday lunch deal and a catch-up. A new series of wine tastings, for the beginner, at Cambridge Wine Merchants. With Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.