DukesHill News
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...
The Ultimate Bacon Sarnie
Is there any problem for which bacon isn’t the solution? Slap said bacon between two slices of bread, and we’re into near religious territory as far as I’m concerned. There...
Paddington Bear's Seal of Approval
We were so sad when we heard of Michael Bond’s passing here at Dukeshill. Apart from creating one of the most enduring and loveable children’s characters Paddington Bear, he had...
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
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...
"Don E Want Ony Srimps" - Southport Potted Shrimps
We had the enormous pleasure of finally meeting James Peet, our Southport potted shrimps supplier in his base at Banks Village in Southport, pictured above sitting on his old shrimping...