Guides and Features

Here at Fine Food Specialist, we offer an immense selection of cheese and charcuterie to entice even the most adventurous gourmands. There’s so much to talk about our amazing range, but the best way to discover your favourites or expand your culinary horizons is to sample a great range of cheeses and cured meats. Here we go in depth about our fantastic collection of artisan cheeses and specialist charcuterie. Scroll through to find out more and start exploring!

Someone’s birthday coming up or perhaps you want to go the extra mile for a special anniversary? Food is always a great gift to present to a loved one to show how much you care. Our gourmet selection of food gifts features everything you could possibly need from luxury food hampers to gourmet food box experiences and is perfect for any big anniversaries or birthdays. Read our guide to help you choose the best food gifts for your occasion.

What are your plans for the bank holiday? We’ve got some fantastic recipes from Drogo’s Kitchen for you try out this weekend for all your bank holiday entertaining. Read on to discover our best bank holiday recipes. 

Not sure what present to get someone special? Hamper are always a great gifting option – because who doesn’t love receiving gourmet food? Whether you need the perfect food gift for an anniversary or a birthday, we have an immense selection of gourmet food hampers fit for every occasion. 

At Fine Food Specialist, we stock a range of Boiron fruit purees that can be used for making fun fruit desserts and cocktails. The wide range of flavours means you can make desserts and drinks all year round, and they can also be frozen to use as needed, so you don’t need to worry about wastage. 

At Fine Food Specialist, we dedicate lots of time to writing and testing recipes so that you can be confident they will work when you need them most. In our dedicated recipe archive: Drogo’s Kitchen, there are recipes for every season, using some of our most popular ingredients, and some ingredients you’ve always wanted to try but weren’t quite sure what to do with. We have you covered! 

Cheese and Charcuterie are a match made in heaven but it’s not always easy to know which products work best together. Do blue cheeses match well with Parma ham? Should salami ever be served with hard cheese? Allow us to be your guide and take your cheese and charcuterie boards to the next level! 

Food styling may sound like something best left to the professionals, but there are a few simple tips and tricks you can use at home to give your food the wow factor. Follow the Fine Food Specialist guide to food styling and you will be turning out professional-looking plates in no time. 

26 of our best summer dinner recipes for you to try. Canapes, starters, summer BBQ faves, desserts, and plenty more to get you inspired in the kitchen this summer season. Find the perfect recipe for all your outdoor dining adventures and pick up everything you need from us.

At Fine Food Specialist, we have a lot of fun sourcing the best seafood from all over the world and passing it onto you. We make sure to select produce at its very peak, whether it be live langoustines from the UK or frozen sashimi grade scallops from Japan. We make sure we always have a large range of seasonal seafood in stock so you can experiment in the kitchen and impress your guests.