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Our Blog

Hello Bury St Edmunds!

Posted on 19 March 2018

On Friday we flipped the sign to open for the first time at our sparkling new COOK shop at 93 St John’s Street in Bury St Edmunds.

Our founder Edward was there with Vanessa, the new shop manager, and her team to welcome the first customers through the door. It was a great day and we wish them the best of luck for the first few weeks. We are thrilled to be in this beautiful town and look forward to playing an active role in the community.

How to Make Our Shortcrust Pastry

Posted on 14 March 2018

In honour of our Steak & Stilton and Roasted Veg, Lentil & Kale pies both winning a British Pie Award, we’re sharing our amazing recipe for shortcrust pastry. We often tweak it from recipe to recipe, but this is the most common version, and one you can also tweak yourself.

So get baking! And don’t forget to send us any pictures of your creations: edwardanddale@cookfood.net

The Results Are In!

Posted on 1 March 2018

We’re thrilled to announce that COOK has recertified as a B Corp with our highest ever score of 88.

Adding Magic to Your Moroccan Menu

Posted on 19 February 2018

For the good home chef, one of the benefits of a COOK main course is that it frees up time to focus on those little extras that can really transform a meal. Here are three terrific accompaniments for our Moroccan-inspired dishes.

B Corp Month

Posted on 1 February 2018

You may have noticed the little B that’s on all our packaging. That’s the logo of the B Corp movement. COOK has been a certified member since 2013, and we’re very proud to be part of it.

Hello Cirencester!

Posted on 30 January 2018

It was a big day today for COOK, with our first new shop of 2018 opening in Cirencester. Vanessa, the new manager, and her team were joined by some COOK veterans and it was a great day. The ribbon was cut at 9am by Pam Farnsworth, the Chair of Watershed, the local disabled riding charity the shop will be supporting.

What We’re Doing About Plastic

Posted on 23 January 2018

Unsurprisingly, we’ve had quite a few queries about plastic recently, and we’re very happy to share what we’ve been up to behind the scenes at COOK to reduce – and hopefully eliminate – our use of it.

The biggest challenge has always been finding a tray that is both food safe and can go straight from the freezer to the oven. To date there hasn’t been a realistic alternative to plastic. However, the technology is finally catching up and we’re currently working on a trial to replace our plastic trays with a fully recyclable, paper-based version, similar to the kind we introduced with our new pie range last autumn.

Eat Well

Posted on 12 January 2018

Eating well at COOK has always been about knowing a meal has been hand-prepared with care using great ingredients, just like we would at home. It then comes down to using our common sense to eat a balanced diet (based on the government’s Eatwell Plate). This means not feeling guilty about enjoying the occasional treat but also making sure some meals are much healthier.