A Brief History of English Ham... - DukesHill

A Brief History of English Ham...

…and how Dukeshill is keeping an ancient tradition alive. A few years ago I was asked by Fortnum and Mason to talk about the history of English ham to a...

Sweet Virginia - DukesHill

Sweet Virginia

It all started when one of my colleagues called me over to speak to an American lady, now living in London, who had called for advice: “Is your York Ham...

Sweet Virginia

Dukeshill Ham - A Proud Pedigree - DukesHill

Dukeshill Ham - A Proud Pedigree

Aside from being descended from ten generations of butchers dating back to 1545 did I ever mention Neale Hollingsworth, proprietor of Dukeshill Ham happens to be related to the Marsh...

Happy Pigs - DukesHill

Happy Pigs

I’m always banging on about how you can’t make really great ham unless you start with happy pigs, and nothing illustrates this better than the pork we get from our...

Happy Pigs