Claude Papin produces, with a passion and conviction, one of the greatest sweet wines in the world (best sweet wine in the world 2005 for Decanter magazine. If you pass through the Loire valley you must visit him, Claude can speak for hours about his "terroir". He will explain to you the origin of the soil, the influence of the sun's exposition, the river Layon. and between Claude's explanations and the testing of his wines all of a sudden the landscape will come to life before your eyes!

Charles Pain is a smiling man who genuinely cares about his customers. He will explain to you how, in Chinon, he produces a real "vin de terroir", a cabernet franc, not matured in oak barrels, which offers you the best of the Chinon A.O.C.

Franck Gourdon started 6 years ago on a small domaine in Anjou  with one idea : never compromise on the quality and make the best out of a vineyard. Franck could have chosen an easier start with his father, also a winegrower, but his passion pushed him to take a little more risk and follow his heart. We now have the opportunity to taste some wines which reflect his image: friendly, generous and authentic!

These 3 wine growers, more than their huge passion and talent, also have another similarity, even if they are busy they always find the time to speak to you. this is something very precious for us, we thank them for that.

Louis Lapous is hidden away in the heart of Brittany, living beside his water mill in an idyllic location. He grinds a variety of different flours, using only traditional methods and, although working alone, he will find the time to talk to you to explain his work. We feel fortunate to have discovered this man who produces one of the best buckwheat flours in Brittany.

Moulin de Keranot, 29 140 St Thegonnec

Brittany, France

All Seasons, located in  Scarborough's Market, supplies us with quality fruits and vegetables. Colin gets up very early every day to secure us the freshest products and we are very thankful for that! Fresh vegetables like onions, potatoes or leeks come from local producers and you can tell the difference.

Chegworth Valley Juices is situated in the beautiful Kent countryside. They started 1983 and established a fruit farm. Over the years they planted over 30,000 apple and pear trees of many different and some rare varieties. 5 years ago they started to press their apples and now produce a wide range of quality apple juices. All the apples are grown on the farm, as are other fruits like the rhubarb and the elderflower.

Water Lane Fram, Chegworth, Harriestham, Kent, ME17 1DE

All our meat also comes from the market. Kenneth and his wife select the best meat available from local farms (all from 20 miles radius)

Brown Eggs supply us with free range eggs, which come from from J Emmerson farm in Hunmanby (just outside Scarborough). The eggs are an important ingredient for our crêpes and we appreciate finding a good supplier who cares about the quality of the eggs, as well as the health of the animals.

Brown Eggs, Redcliff Farm, Lebberston, Scarborough

Yorkshire offers a variety of quality food producers and Bleiker's Smokehouse is one of them. This family produce some wonderful smoked salmon, free from artificial colourings, additives or preservatives and certified 'Freedom' salmon.

Bleiker's Smokehouse
Glasshouses Mill
Glasshouses, North Yorkshire
HG3 5QH

Our buckwheat flour comes from Brittany but the plain comes from Yorkshire. Yorkshire Organic Millers produces this fantastic organic flour; this is the tastiest flour we have ever tried!

For its taste as well as for its benefits against allergies we wanted a local honey. Between the numerous producers in North Yorkshire we selected the delicious Beez Neez Apiary, from Staxton.