Member Discounts

Joy Skipper is the mastermind behind our member discounts. Joy does everything she can to keep the list and discount codes up to date, but as many of them are used infrequently, they occasionally lapse without our knowing. We depend on you to help us keep this page updated. If you apply for a discount and it fails, please drop a line to Joy and she will follow it up. 

If there is a discount you would like to appear on this list, please let Joy know and she will see if the company will cooperate. If you have the relevant contact details, sharing them is a helpful way to speed things along. 

Please make sure to read all the terms and conditions of the discounts before using them.

Brand	Discount
Academy of Cheese	15% Discount
Angela Nilsen’s set of foodie greeting cards	Pack of cards at reduced rate.
Becca Perl’s foodie greetings cards	10% discount on a pack of 9 cards
Belazu	20% off all orders over £30.
Berkshire Trout	15% on first purchase
Blackthorn Salt	10% discount.
Books for Cooks	15% discount.
Brindisa	15% off first order. Minimum spend £30
The British Hemp Company	20% discount.
Bustronome	20% discount.
ckbk	50% introductory discount on first year
The Cherry Tree	15% discount on all orders over £20.
Cocoa Runners	10% discount on cooking chocolate.
The Cookaway	10% discount on Pakistani Cookaway
Cooking the Books	20% Discount.
delicious Magazine	30% discount.
Donald Russell	10% discount.
Eat Your Books	Free 3 months subscription.
Exe Chocolate	10% discount.
FFoice	£150 off the full single-payment price
Firepits UK	10% discount.
Figgy’s Christmas Puddings	20% discount.
Forman and Field	15% discount.
The Gay Farmer – Award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil	10-20% discount.
Good Flower Company	Free seeds with order.
The Gluttonous Gardener	10% discount use code GFW10 at checkout.
International Institute of Chocolate and Cacao Tasting	10% discount.
Japanese Knife Company	10% discount.
Karobi’s Ghee	10% discount
La Maritxu	10% discount use code GFF10.
Leiths Cookery School	10% discount.
Linwoods Health Foods	20% discount & free delivery.
LittlePod	10% discount.
Louise Pickford Creative	15% discount.
Magimix	20% discount.
Mama Buci	20% off their amazing honey, using the code GFW20 at checkout
Manna from Devon Cooking School	10% discount.
Martin Damen	10% discount.
Matthews Cotswold Flour	15% discount.
Matt Inwood Phone Photography	30%
National Council for the Training of Journalists	10% discount.
Naturya	20% discount.
Netherton Foundry	15% discount.
The Next Batch School	Use link below
Niwaki	Press discount
ODDBOX	50% off first box.
Octopus Books	35% discount.
Olive Magazine	25% discount.
The Oxford Cultural Collective Masterclasses	15% discount.
A Passion for Seafood	15% discount.
Paul Smith Portrait Photographer	20% discount.
Peugeot	20% discount.
Pipers Farm	15% discount.
Polly’s Petals	15% discount.
The Relais de Camont	20% discount.
Romeo Jones	20% discount.
Sacla’	10% discount.
Salcombe Brewery	10% discount.
School of Artisan Food	10% off any short course
Seeds of Italy	£11 per bundle
Sharp’s Voice Recording and Podcasting Studio	20% Discount
School of Booze	10% discount.
Seasoned Pioneers	Trade prices.
Sharpham Wines	10% discount.
Simi’s Kitchen Cooking Classes	code GFW2024 for a 10% discount on all classes.
Shipton Mill	15% discount. TheGuildofFoodWriters15
Society of Authors	20% discount.
The Sourdough Club	75% discount.
Sous Chef	10% discount.
Steenbergs	15% discount.
Substrata Wines	15% discount.
The Terrace	20% discount.
The Tinned Fish Market	20% discount.
Thermapen®	25% discount.
Uig Lodge Smoked Salmon
Vitamix	10% discount.
The Waiters Friend Company	15% discount.
The Wasabi Company	15% discount.
Wonderbag	10% discount.
Writer’s Residence	5% off by using the discount code GFW25

Academy of Cheese

15% Discount

Academy of Cheese is here for the cheese! We are an impartial, not for profit organisation here to promote cheese knowledge, cheese education and careers in cheese. In doing so we have built a vast network of cheese lovers, successfully uniting mongers, makers, writers, wholesalers, and consumers across the globe all joined in appreciation for genuinely great cheese.

Academy courses educate both consumers and professionals on the foundations of cheesemaking, the role of affinage, its history, tradition and most importantly how to taste, discover and describe textures and flavours. This knowledge in turn breeds a greater appreciation for cheese and importantly, its value. Whilst traditional classroom Academy courses are suspended due to the Covid-19 crisis, cheese lovers can still sign up to online eLearning Level 1 and we are pleased to offer the Guild of Food Writers members 15% discount from 1 January 2022 (normally £135 with your discount £114.75). Please use this link (no code is required). For discounts on higher Level courses, contact Tracey Colley – tracey.colley@academyofcheese.org.

When you enroll you’ll receive instant access to:

• Level 1 (Associate) Learning road
• 9 Core Modules
• 23 Standards
• Digital delegate pack (Printed version available to buy)
• Downloadable Tasting sheets
• Access to the Cheese Library

Plus, upon successful completion of the exam you will also receive:

• A pin badge designating you as an Academy of Cheese Associate
• A professional certificate suitable for framing
• Status and recognition as a Certified Academy of Cheese Associate.

Angela Nilsen’s set of foodie greeting cards

Pack of cards at reduced rate.

Angela Nilsen’s career has always involved food, whether writing about it, photographing it or teaching it – then part way through that career, while living in Canada, she attended Art School, hoping one day to combine her two loves of food and art.

Now thanks to the Guild Mentorship Scheme, where she was paired with fellow artist Becca Perl, she is drawing about food and recently created a set of five blank greetings cards under her design name ‘splash in the pond graphics’. The colourful illustrations are a perfect way to send an invite, say thank you, congratulations – or even a simple hello.

‘All the materials used for the cards are eco-friendly,’ Angela says, ‘and sourced from small independent companies in the UK.’

Members are being offered a pack of five cards (each 15 x10.5cm) with envelopes, at the reduced rate of £12.50, which includes p@p.

To place an order: email a request to Angela, giving your full postal address to: angelainthepond@gmail.com – indicating your preferred method of payment: Pay Pal or Bacs.

Becca Perl’s foodie greetings cards

10% discount on a pack of 9 cards

Becca Perl, also known as The Adventurous Glutton, rediscovered a love of drawing during lockdown. It took a while to build her confidence – the GFW was instrumental in helping with that, as they used her illustrations in the monthly newsletters. A few members suggested getting her drawings printed on greetings cards, and after a lot of research into the most environmentally-friendly options, it finally happened.  

Rebecca’s blank greetings cards feature vibrant food and drink illustrations including a dippy egg, an ice-cream, asparagus and oysters. The cards are printed on 100% reclaimed fibre and come with good-quality envelopes made in the UK from 100% recycled materials. The nine designs are packaged together in one biodegradable and compostable bag made from annually renewable corn starch. Rebecca is donating 10% of profits to The Trussell Trust.

President Orlando Murrin is a fan and says: ‘These are gorgeous cards. I love the images and they are excellently produced (in a sustainable way). Just the thing for one food lover to send to another.’

Members can claim a 10% discount on a pack of nine cards, priced at £21. Buy online at adventurousglutton.co.uk/shop/foodie-greetings-cards and use the discount code GFWTEN

Belazu

20% off all orders over £30.

Belazu was originally established in 1991 by two school friends, George and Adam as The Fresh Olive Company. From its origins as a specialist olive supplier to high-end restaurants and, as one of the founding fathers of the 90s Mediterranean food revolution, the business now manufactures and supplies a broad range of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ingredients to virtually every sector of the food industry.

Still run by Adam Wells, George Bennell and Charlie Hodges, the company is obsessive about the quality of its products. The philosophy is centred on the notion that ingredients are at their best as nature intended and, each recipe is made from only key, premium ingredients that are all grown seasonally, under the sun with no compromise. This focus on quality is integral to the company’s wider approach to environmental, sustainable and social activities.

This year marks 20 years since Belazu’s signature Rose Harissa launched into restaurants and to celebrate, the innovation team has created two new varieties, an Apricot Harissa and Smoked Chilli Harissa that are now available in Waitrose. These culinary pastes are so versatile and can add a burst of flavour to any dish, from simply stirring through a yogurt dip to adding depth to slow roasted stews.

For recipe inspiration head to Belazu.com but, their top tip is simply to get creative!

Members only, 20% off code for any orders over £30: GFW20.

Berkshire Trout

15% on first purchase

Berkshire Trout’s heritage dates from 1907 when the farm near Hungerford first started restocking rivers and fisheries with beautiful brown and rainbow trout across the south of England.  Lucy and Jon Handley took over the farm in 2020 and, guided by the sustainability of the farm, founded the food side of the business in 2021. The online shop sells a small, but delicious, range of fresh, cold and hot smoked trout products.  All the fish are grown on the extensive and low-stocked farm, which is fed by the clear flowing waters of the River Dun. The trout are given as much space as they need to develop and grow, as they would do in the wild, which provides an enhanced and delightful flavour.

Berkshire Trout is offering Guild members 15% discount on their first purchase using the code GUILD15.

berkstrout.co.uk

Blackthorn Salt

10% discount.

We make the best salt we possibly can, right here on the Scottish coast, using only West Coast seawater. In order to do this, we have revived and perfected the ancient Graduation Thorn Tower technique: we gather seawater, then trickle it gently down and through a large tower of thorns – or wall – packed tightly with blackthorn bundles. This evaporates around 90% of the water – purely due to the wind and sun working their magic – and uses 85% less energy than the usual applied heating methods. When the concentration of the remaining liquid is salty enough, we gently warm it in the panhouse to draw off the crystals by hand: it is a patient process – genuinely all about making the best we can.

The softly sepia pyramidal crystals are lightly tinged by the thorn bark. The Blackthorn Salt flavour profile, retains a strong, confident saline echo of the sea, but the blackthorn wood, whilst not drastically altering function of the salty flavour as such, adds a certain depth and mellowness which combines with the other trace minerals found in the sea. This means the salt also leaves a moreish rolling sweetness that really refracts the flavours on the plate and enables the ability to relish, savour and scrutinise every mouthful. We believe that this makes Blackthorn pretty unique and love hearing what others think and do with the salt. Although only just launched, chefs have already chosen to experiment with it, using it to finish off a bespoke cheese, incorporate into specialist charcuterie, add detailed taste notes to desserts and cocktails, allowing it to delve deep into the marbling of aged beef and floating on gazpacho as well as using Blackthorn as their new “go to” finishing salt.

We were due to launch just as the country went into Lockdown, so we (along with so many others) hibernated. After a couple of weeks this felt defeatist and not right, so we decided to gently and softly launch, using some of our very first batch to contribute to Covid-19 related causes and donating the would-be proceeds of the rest to the South Ayrshire Food Bank, Hospitality Health and the National Emergencies Trust.

‘Every day we look for more ways to lessen our environmental footprint and bear in mind our responsibilities to Ayrshire’s salt-making past and hopes for the future – we are always striving to improve and are particularly proud of our plastic-free wee box of Blackthorn: the perfect size for dipping your hand in, it also ensures that the precious salt is kept dust free and stored attractively even after opening. Our ethos is always to be the best we can be, absolutely in terms of taste, but also crystal quality – that “crucial crunch factor” – and in our attitudes and methods.’

blackthornsalt.co.uk

GFW Members are offered 10% discount using the code GFW20.

Books for Cooks

15% discount.

This delightful bookshop is pleased to offer 15% discount on books to Guild members, on production of your Guild membership card.

4 Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill, London W11 1NN (telephone: 020 7221 1992, fax: 020 7221 1517, email: info@booksforcooks.com).

Brindisa

15% off first order. Minimum spend £30

BRINDISA: CELEBRATING SPANISH ARTISANS SINCE 1988

Our name comes from the Spanish word ‘brindis’, to raise one’s glass in a toast.

Brindisa seeks out the very best craft cheeses, charcuterie, cured fish, legumes, olive oil, olives, pickles and more, and bring them to your table.

We celebrate flavour, as well as artisan growers and makers who prepare food by hand and dedicate themselves to making exceptional quality products.

Pioneers in bringing Spanish food to the UK, you can find many of our ingredients served in Michelin-starred restaurants.  Discover The True Taste of Spain.

15% for your first order at brindisa.com

Code: GFW15 Minimum spend is £30

brindisa.com

The British Hemp Company

20% discount.

The British Hemp Company is the brainchild of MD Steve Glover, who previously ran the multi award winning Severn Project in Bristol, providing education training and employment for socially excluded individuals through commercial horticulture. Twelve years later, he applied for an industrial hemp license, and with a few valuable lessons under his belt, Steve used his knowledge to set up a consultancy, working with UK farmers. This experience helped create a vision that led to the formation of The British Hemp Company.

Steve says:  “Our farmers, who stretch from Totnes to Aberdeen, from West Wales to Norfolk, grow finola hemp seed without the use of any pesticides or herbicides, and using traditional farming methods.  This seed is then harvested and brought to our ISO9001 accredited factory in Warminster for processing.

Our hemp seed products are suitable for a vegan diet, free from allergens, organically grown (requires no pesticides or herbicides) non GMO, low in sugar, salt and free from gluten.

Get 20% off by visiting our website & entering the code – GUILD20

Bustronome

20% discount.

Bustronome is a new concept in fine dining, which was launched in Paris five years ago. The idea is that you eat a gourmet meal while you travel round London on top of a glass-topped double-decker. The tour starts at Embankment and takes in the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and all the sights, but it’s the food that steals the show, masterminded by executive chef Olivier Ruiz. The autumn menu – launched on 9 September – has a London twist, including such delights as Forman’s London Cure Smoked Haddock and Eel and Chicken Ballotine (as served at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer).

Four-course lunch costs from £59 per person, tea £54 and £95 for dinner and to claim a 20% discount, visit bustronome.com/en/london/ and enter GFW19 at check-out (discount starts on 9 September). As an aside, Bustronome is keen to get itself on the restaurant map, so if you are a reviewer, contact Alexander Gray at medialondon@bustronome.com.

ckbk

50% discount.

ckbk offers online access to an extraordinary collection of the world’s best cookbooks including timeless classics, contemporary bestsellers and renowned reference bibles. Created with expert curation from top food writers and chefs, from Guild members Nigella Lawson to Yotam Ottolenghi, the ckbk collection features works by GFW award-winners such as Eleanor Ford, Jenny Jefferies, Mark Hix, Ken Hom, Darina Allen, Carla Capalbo, Alan Davison, Anna del Conte, Josceline Dimbleby, Rowley Leigh, Jill Norman, Sri Owen and Anne Willan, as well as international culinary legends like Paul Bocuse, Marcella Hazan, Naomi Duguid, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Nik Sharma, Irene Kuo, Paula Wolfert and hundreds more. With over 80 national and regional cuisines receiving expert coverage, from Georgian and Palestinian to Bengali and Cantonese, ckbk’s range of content is unparalleled both in diversity and quality.

Using ckbk’s seamless and intuitive interface, members can search, filter, save and share the full content of every book including over 140,000 recipes from well-loved classics and contemporary bestsellers. Whether you are cooking for vegan family members, or looking for the perfect Victorian pudding for your period dinner party,  you can instantly find the ideal recipe from ckbk’s world-class authors.

GFW members benefit from a half-price introductory discount – a full year of access to ckbk for just £19.99 (regular price £39.99)

The Cherry Tree

15% discount on all orders over £20.

The Cherry Tree artisanal fine foods company, originated in Dorset and has grown to become the UK’s No.1 most awarded preserves producer with over 180 Great Taste and Taste of the West awards for their collection of preserves, jams, chutneys and more. All of their products are hand cooked in small batches using only the finest ingredients. This summer they have launched a Summer Fruits with Pimm’s Jam and Cherry Curd as well as a Luxury Afternoon Tea gift box. All their products are offered for UK-wide delivery with personal message options available if you are sending a gift.

The Cherry Tree is offering members 15% off all orders over £20 (limited to one use per customer), using the code GOF15 cherrytreepreserves.co.uk.

Cocoa Runners

10% discount on cooking chocolate.

‘Over the last few years from Budapest to Brooklyn and Saigon to San Francisco a growing band of cacao farmers and artisan makers have been pioneering a revolution in single estate, craft chocolate. Just as with coffee (or wine, tea, etc) the key to great chocolate starts with the finest beans and careful harvesting, fermentation and drying. And just as in coffee, so with chocolate “less is more”; craft chocolate makers are all about coaxing the full flavour of their beans, adding and taking away as little as possible.

‘And this chocolate not only tastes better, it’s better for you and it’s better for the farmers and the planet. We believe that if you savour, you’ll scoff less. And craft chocolate is all about simple ingredients – it’s not about adding flavourings, additives, palm oils and other substances that your grandmother wouldn’t recognise. In addition all our bars are directly traded – this means that the farmers and growers can receive higher prices for their beans and they are incentivised to protect the rainforest where their trees are planted. 

‘We set up Cocoa Runners back in 2013. At that time there were only 3 craft chocolate makers in the UK, and a few dozen in the USA. Now the UK has over 40 and the US over 500. So we’ve been able to spend the last few years running round the world and tasting over 5,000 different bars from these makers. Some we liked. Some we didn’t. And a few we loved. We only sell those bars we love. From the 6000+ bars we’ve tasted we’ve selected to offer for sale just over 850 bars from 130 +makers. Our core offering is the monthly discovery where we send you four different bars every month. In addition we sell boxed sets, individual bars, pairings with wine and coffee – and of course, gift subscriptions. And we are always happy to do tastings, talks etc. And we really hope you enjoy our Valentines boxes!

‘At checkout use the code GOFW10% which will enable members to get 10% off Valentine boxes and also our cooking chocolate, given how many of you are also cooks!’
cocoarunners.com

The Cookaway

10% discount on Pakistani Cookaway

The Cookaway is an exciting young London-based food brand, with a vision of becoming a global chef platform, combining community, content and amazing products to create meaningful chef-led food experiences. We’ve curated a number of exciting chefs and cuisines and created a completely new kind of recipe box product that our customers can buy without any subscription. We make it effortless for adventurous cooks to access the most mouth-watering recipes and perfectly measured ingredients as well as offer opportunities for people to cook alongside expert chefs and learn their tricks and tips for creating show-stopping dishes. thecookaway.com

To receive 10% discount off Pakistani Cookaway – devised and hosted by Guild Committee member Sumayya Usmani. 

Cooking the Books

20% Discount.

William Shaw is a well known food photographer who, after years of enjoying doing his own vat and tax returns, used lockdown to pass exams enabling him to do the same for others in the industry.  His service is perfect for anyone in the freelance food business as he totally understands the way we have to work.  

To discuss your needs contact William through www.cookingthebooks.info and mention you are a member of the guild to receive 20% discount.

delicious Magazine

30% discount.

Members can benefit from a 30% discount on a subscription at subscription.co.uk/EyeToEye/Delicious/Store/Subscription/DLC/YDLCFF20

Donald Russell

10% discount.

Donald Russell, the award-winning Scottish butcher, are suppliers of the finest meat, including grass-fed beef and lamb, ‘Freedom Food’ pork and salmon, wild Scottish fish, venison and game birds, award-winning free range poultry and other gourmet specialities by mail order across the UK (donaldrussell.com).

Guild members have a 10% discount with Donald Russell, when you telephone or place your order online with the code GFW1. Telephone: 01467 629666.

Eat Your Books

Free 3 months subscription.

You may have heard of Eat Your Books (EYB), the cookbook and food magazine indexing site, but never got around to joining. Now is the time to do so as they are offering a free three month Premium trial membership to Guild members. Join at eatyourbooks.com using the voucher code GFW2021. Once you add the cookbooks you own and the magazines you subscribe to, you will have a search engine for all the recipes they contain.

EYB has created an index of almost 10,000 cookbooks, 4,300 magazines and some online content – a total of almost 2 million recipes. Their search engine helps you find exactly the recipe you need in seconds. EYB promotes new cookbooks to their members around the world so any Guild member with a recent or upcoming publication should contact EYB on info@eatyourbooks.com. Also contact EYB if you would like a trial code to share with your own readers.

Eat Your Books have renewed their offer with the guild – You can now use the code GFW2022 which offers a free 3-month Premium membership to any GFW member.

Exe Chocolate

10% discount.

Exe Chocolate is crafted by hand in a one-woman tiny chocolate factory in Exeter. By partnering with the local and global community of growers and makers, Nicola Knight creates sustainably sourced chocolate with outstanding flavour that is true to the bean.

Nicola, who has 17 years experience of teaching, is running a comprehensive online course for beginners to learn how to make incredible bean-to-bar chocolate. 

The course will begin by exploring the history of chocolate and its cultural significance, followed by an introduction into cocoa beans and their origins. Then on to the practical skills of roasting, cracking winnowing and grinding cocoa beans, refining chocolate and tempering. 

This is the perfect course for any chocolate enthusiast who wants to learn more about chocolate. For dates and times check the website.

Nicola is delighted to include the Bean-to-Bar course in the 10% discount already offered to member on her website – use the code GFW10

Exe Chocolate is offering members 10% off any orders with the code GFW10Website

FFoice

£150 off the full single-payment price

When you’re a self-taught writer or cook, making your way as a freelancer, it’s difficult to gauge how very much you don’t know – especially in today’s rapidly-changing digital landscape. If you feel your career is in need of a boost, if your pitches and proposals keep being rejected, or you’re struggling to put yourself out there at all, Jenni Muir’s coaching programme Find Your Food Writing Voice is the perfect way to course correct. 

She has specially developed Find Your Food Writing Voice to address head-on the many fails she encountered daily from otherwise knowledgeable and talented writers, as well as people new to the industry.The programme includes an inspiring and ever-growing series of recorded lessons, from Finding Your Inner Rock Star, to thinking like a bestseller and creating new intellectual property. Clients enjoy three private one-to-one consultations, regular group workshops, accountability and co-working sessions, plus free access to ffoice Story Club – all for a one-off payment.

Guild members can now receive £150 off the full single-payment price of Find Your Food Writing Voice, using the coupon code GFW150 at checkout. 

Feel free to email jenni@ffoice.com if you have any questions

Firepits UK

10% discount.

Firepits UK is a family run business, based in Monmouthshire, South Wales. Our range of firepits and chimineas are designed with unique features, like our interchangeable Swing Arm BBQ Racks, making them ideal for warmth and cooking. We also manufacture an extensive range of fire tools, cooking accessories and log stores. 

Made from Premium grade British steel and forged to exacting standards, our range is built to last and designed to withstand all weathers. The quality steel ages naturally to a rich russet patina as it settles into life in your garden. This natural oxidation process does not affect its use or longevity. 

Fire pits are used by the UK’s leading chefs such as James Strawbridge, Paul Ainsworth and James Martin. Our range of over 40 unique designs includes Asados, outdoor kitchens and wood-fired ovens.

Firepits UK are happy to offer guild members 10% off all firepits, chimineas, pizza ovens and outdoor kitchens. Use the code: GFW10 –

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Figgy’s Christmas Puddings

20% discount.

Figgy’s Christmas puddings are handmade in Devon to an old family recipe and have won over a dozen food awards. Steeped in Somerset Cider Brandy and Hanlons Port Stout, they make an ideal Christmas treat or a special present for foodie friends and family. Each pudding is aged to perfection and beautifully presented in a Mason Cash ceramic bowl with traditional pudding cloth wrap. They are made by husband and wife team Joanne and Richard Evans, in their small bakery near Exeter. In an age of re-invention, this is Christmas pudding as it used to be – light in texture, rich in flavour and a delight to bring flaming to the Christmas table.

This is the Christmas pudding you will find on our President’s table. Orlando Murrin says, ‘I absolutely love making Christmas puddings – everything about the process, from hunting out ingredients to wrapping the cooked puds up in muslin and stashing them away for the big day. Three years ago, I was given a Figgy’s Christmas Pudding, and it was so perfect in every way that I decided – with a pang – that I would in future forego the pleasure of making my own, and stick with Figgy’s. As far as I’m concerned, these puds are as good as, or better, than anything you can make at home.’

Jo and Richard are offering GFW members 20% discount on all orders – email them directly to put your order in – jo@figgys.co.uk

Forman and Field

15% discount.

Forman and Field is a fine food mail order company specialising in fresh, traditional British produce from small, independent producers. They share their premises in East London with their parent company, H Forman and Son, a 100-year-old family business supplying smoked salmon, caviar and other smoked and fresh fish to the world’s leading hotels and finest restaurants.

They offer a 15% discount to Guild members (excl P+P). To claim their discount members have only to enter the promotional code GF15 in the relevant box on the checkout page of the website. Alternatively members can phone their orders, quoting the promotional code. Telephone: 020 8525 2352. formanandfield.com

The Gay Farmer – Award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil

10-20% discount.

Mark Dyer aka The Gay Farmer has been producing extra virgin olive oils since 2008 when he first helped in the olive harvest on his mother’s small holding in Moratalla, north west Murcia in Spain.  Since then he now works with one of the oldest family run organic estates in Jaen Andalucia producing multi award winning organic extra virgin olive oils, he is also passionate about preserving maximum health benefits by ensuring the olives are taken from tree to press in less than 3 hours, to help limit oxidisation.  In Mark’s own words “We aim to inspire through the use of organic, biodynamic sustainable farming methods, and the use of ethical traceable produce. Whilst caring and respecting others and this beautiful planet we live on for generations to come…”

10% off orders over £30.00 GFW10 includes free UK delivery.

20% off orders over £60.00 GFW20 includes free UK delivery.

Good Flower Company

Free seeds with order.

The Good Flower Company has been lighting up the lives of people who live in the South West, and indeed nationwide, with postal deliveries of freshly grown flowers from Devon and Cornwall. Fiona Hornby has a smallholding north of Exeter and her flowers are super-fresh and totally exquisite; once you have seen or smelt one of her bouquets, you would never want one from anyone else. Every Wednesday evening Fiona packs bunches carefully into boxes and posts them to arrive for the weekend; she started doing this during lockdown, and it works a treat.

Bouquets cost £26 or £39 including p&p and mention the Guild when ordering and Fiona will include a free tin of wildflower seeds, containing 20 seedballs of various wildflowers worth £6 (seedball.co.uk). Order through thegoodflowercompany.co.uk.

The Gluttonous Gardener

10% discount use code GFW10 at checkout.

Gardener Ned Trier germinated the idea for The Gluttonous Gardener in a traffic jam. Keen to avoid the traffic and to keep busier in the quieter months, he devised a plan to deliver growing gifts across the land for the same price as a decent bunch of flowers. As a keen cook, he decided that every gift should also contain something tasty for the lucky recipient to enjoy while they waited for their first harvest. 

It wasn’t long before those quieter winter months were no longer a problem. Orders for his first range came flying in and 30 years later, that small collection of gifts has grown to the 180 recyclable gift crates, seed boxes and Growbars that you can choose from today. Each gift is lovingly hand packed to order and delivered on the date of your choice, looking as wonderful as it did when it left us. 

From clever Christmas stocking fillers to personalised presents for special people, a gift from The Gluttonous Gardener is the perfect way to celebrate all of life’s loveliest occasions. 

 www.glut.co.uk

Hexclad

Launched in 2016, HexClad is the only true hybrid cookware available and is currently one of the fastest- growing cookware brands in the world. Developed with a patented laser-etched hexagon design that combines the best of stainless steel with a nonstick surface, HexClad’s mission is to help every chef feel empowered in the kitchen, challenge the status quo and to never compromise. 

Hexclad are offering our members a 20% discount until the end of the year and is on individual items (rather than the pan sets).
The code is GUILD20 and will expire Dec 31st 2024.

The Only True Hybrid Cookware – HexClad Cookware UK

International Institute of Chocolate and Cacao Tasting

10% discount.

The International Institute of Chocolate and Cacao Tasting brings together chocolate experts and enthusiasts to learn more about chocolate and offers the world’s first accredited qualifications in Chocolate Tasting.

The Chocolate Tasting certificate courses take an interactive approach, exploring the gastronomic senses to awaken and educate our chocolate palates, while taking an in-depth look at the fascinating and fast-evolving world of small-scale fine craft chocolate making, based on our 25 years of experience tasting, judging and reviewing fine chocolate and exploring the world of fine cacao.

To try one of our online courses with a 10% discount, visit chocolatetastinginstitute.org and enter the discount code CHCLT-GFW10X when you book.

Japanese Knife Company

10% discount.

The Japanese Knife Company is one of the country’s leading suppliers of knives – of all kinds, not just Japanese – to amateur and professional cooks. Its branch at 36 Baker Street offers a staggering range of 2000 knives, and a further 1500 knife/kitchen related products, across several floors. It also offers a knife sharpening and repair service. In February 2019 a new branch will be opening round the corner from Baker Street, in New Quebec Street, which will offer the most comprehensive selection of cookware available in Europe, with everything from inexpensive aluminium pans, at £27, to hand beaten copper ware from Japan, at over £2000 per pot. Both stores have a test area, so customers can actually cook with any product to get the feel of it before purchasing.

Japanese Knife Company are offering a 10% discount online and in their store to any member using the code GUILD10 as well as a free knife sharpening service for Guild members (maximum two knives per member). Mention the Guild when you take your knives in, or phone ahead if you are posting them.

japaneseknifecompany.com

Karobi’s Ghee

10% discount

The difference between ghee and clarified butter is that the separated milk solids are not removed immediately as in clarified butter, but are cooked until they caramelise before removal , giving ghee its delicious “ beurre noisette” caramel,  fudgy  flavour. The removal of the milk solids means that it contains virtually no casein or lactose and therefore is suitable for people with dairy intolerances.

Karobi’s Ghee is made traditionally in my home kitchen, over a very low heat for a long time.  But with a few minor tweaks I think I’ve improved the flavour and consistency to be more acceptable to a European palate, in that its not grainy in texture and doesn’t have the “ cultured flavour” of some ghees. Because of this, it can be used straight from the jar for spreading, instead of butter.  Lots of my customers tell me that’s how they enjoy it! It was described by one customer as “ the ghee for people who think they don’t like ghee “ which I think is a great description, as it’s often not until people taste my ghee that they realise not all ghees are the same!  

Please email your order to Karobi directly – karobi@btinternet.com

Karobisghee.co.uk

La Maritxu

10% discount use code GFF10.

La Maritxu bakes the most authentic Basque Cheesecakes in London.  Run by a Basque family whose vision is to be the reference of Basque culture and food in London, especially with the famous San Sebastian Cheesecakes.  This cheesecake is baked with great quality ingredients at a very high temperature, creating a burnt caramelized layer, a very creamy middle and is crustless, with a very rich flavour.  Mouthwatering and irresistible, you won’t stop the spoon!

Ideal for impressing at dinner parties or as a unique birthday cake.  It refrigerates well with a 3-day shelf life and should be served at room temperature.

La Maritxu are offering guild members 10% discount off their irrisistable cheesecake using the code GFF10.

lamaritxucheesecake.co.uk

Leiths Cookery School

10% discount.

At Leiths classical training sits alongside teaching modern techniques with constant evolution and change fitting to a world where food and taste rapidly change. 

And Leiths creates the talent to drive than change in food, from start-up entrepreneurs, food writers, development chefs, journalists, stylists and chefs, to television presenters.  Leiths offers full or part time course in cooking, skilland specialist areas, including nutrition, patisseries, photography, styling, food writing and more.  For more information go to http://www.leiths.com

For 10% discount in person classes and courses at the London School (excluding Leiths Diploma, Foundation Term and Two Term Diploma), use the code GUILDFOOD10

Linwoods Health Foods

20% discount & free delivery.

“Linwoods Health Foods are a family owned health food business in Northern Ireland. Our purpose is to enhance people’s health and wellbeing, helping them to feel great everyday by providing sustainable healthy food.

We produce a range of healthy plant based foods containing seeds, nuts and fruits. Our Milled Flaxseed is prepared with great care through a unique cold milling process, which unlocks the benefits of the seed for easy digestion and ensures the full nutrients remain intact.

Enjoy 20gs everyday on your breakfast, stirred into yoghurt or baking or top your salad with our super seeds for maximum health benefits

We are delighted to offer your members 20% off plus free delivery on our  website using code GFW20.

LittlePod

10% discount.

Here at LittlePod, we have provided high-quality ingredients to home cooks, professional chefs and food manufacturers since 2010. Nestled amongst the beautiful rolling hills of East Devon, we are here to tell the story of real vanilla.

LittlePod’s responsibly-sourced product range includes our innovative easy-to-use natural vanilla paste and organic vanilla pods, as well as our extracts of vanilla, coffee and chocolate. These ingredients not only support each other in the rainforest but are also perfect flavour partners in the kitchen. During the last decade, LittlePod has earned international renown for its commitment to quality, innovation, education and sustainability, winning The Queen’s Award for Enterprise (Sustainable Development). Our Campaign for Real Vanilla has touched people all over the world and fostered a family of LittlePodders!”

For GFW members who would like to put LittlePod’s responsibly-sourced product range to the test this autumn, we have an exclusive discount code – GFW2024 – that can be used in our online shop. Save 10% and get free UK delivery. This is a single-use code that is valid until 1 February 2025.

www.littlepod.co.uk

Louise Pickford Creative

15% discount.

For the past 25 years Louise has worked in London, Sydney and now SW France as a food writer and food and props stylist where, along with her husband, food and lifestyle photographer Ian Wallace, produce ready to publish food features.

Hearing her name – and Ian’s – will bring back fond memories for many, many Guild members, who worked with them both on all sorts of exciting and challenging food projects over the years. 

During the pandemic lockdown in 2020/21 Ian and Louise began work on a series of recipe cards and together they decided to launch a collection of box sets to sell online. Each set contains 12 recipes, with 3 categories – French Classics, Easy dinners for Busy Lives and Cupcakes and all are available as a recipe calendar, recipe greeting cards and classic recipe cards. They are beautifully packaged in crafted gift boxes and both the recipe cards and calendars include a simple wooden block stand allowing easy display on both the kitchen worktop or office desk.

At the same time Louise taught herself how to print using both rubber stamps and lino print. Driven by her love of food and styling she is particularly interested in expressing this through printmaking and this has led to a range of food related gift cards that combine her two passions. As part of her ‘where food and art combine’ series she designs and hand carves the rubber stamps and prints them on high quality Laid card

Louise is really excited to be able to offer all the GFW members a 15% on all of her products. This will be available to you with this promo code: FEZ2KMP

louisepickford.net

Magimix

20% discount.

Magimix makes creativity in the kitchen simpler and more efficient and are designed to masterfully chop, mix, blend, puree, knead and much more. Magimix continues to be manufactured in France to this day, with a focus on sustainability and an unbeatable 30-year motor guarantee on their Food Processors and Blenders. So, whether you’re looking for perfect pastry, smooth ice cream, blended smoothies or amazing mayonnaise, Magimix have the best-in-class kitchen solution to help you.

Magimix are proud to offer The Guild of Food Writers members an exclusive 20% discount off our whole range. This can easily be applied via our website using the code GFW20 at the checkout.

Mama Buci

20% off their amazing honey, using the code GFW20 at checkout

Mama Buci is a socially-responsible brand, producing award winning, ethical, pure honey made by wild African bees from the Zambian Miombo forests, We recently gained a coveted 3-star rating from the 2023 Great Taste Awards,

By buying a jar of our honey, you are supporting Zambian families. We currently support over 7,000 families in Zambia by providing them with the hives, training and education needed to produce delicious pure honey. Over the years we have watched individuals, communities, and forests flourish. We have constructed over 100,000 top bar beehives – currently producing well over 600 tonnes of award winning honey (1.4 million jars per year).  We have 2 different award winning jars:

Winter Harvest – The Winter Harvest has a rich, sweet, dark amber flavour with comforting hints of black treacle. It tastes delicious spread over toast, drizzled over yogurt or stirred into your favourite brew.

Summer Harvest – The Summer Harvest has a light amber, floral taste with tantalising hints of aniseed and fennel. Its earthy flavours make it a great accompaniment to cheese or other savoury foods.

mamabuci.com

Manna from Devon Cooking School

10% discount.

Manna from Devon Cooking School is run by Guild member Holly Jones and her husband David. ‘Manna from Devon run cooking courses in beautiful south Devon specialising in woodfired cooking, bread making and fish cooking.

We are offering members of the Guild of Food Writers a 10% discount on scheduled courses here at the school or at our satellite venues. All the course details are on our website mannafromdevon.com and to book and claim your discount, call David or Holly on 01803 752943.’ 

Martin Damen

10% discount.

Martin is a maker of hand-carved spoons and bowls. Martin is a traditional greenwood worker, who specialises in carving spoons and bowls. The items are fashioned by Martin from locally sourced timber using traditional hand tools and techniques. His work can be viewed at his online shop at martindamen.com.

Martin also teaches spoon carving on a private tuition basis in his workshop at Great Bourton, Oxfordshire. He is offering a discount of 10% to members of the Guild of Food Writers on his beautiful spoons and courses using the Discount Code GFW-20. Please call Martin on 01295-758519 to take up this offer.

Matthews Cotswold Flour

15% discount.

The Matthews Family have been committed to sourcing quality grain and milling Britain’s finest flour for over 100 years across 6 generations. Situated on the edge of the beautiful Cotswold hills in the village of Shipton under Wychwood, this traditional Cotswold mill is dedicated to milling the finest range of speciality organic and stoneground wholegrain flour in Great Britain.

Father and son team Paul and Bertie Matthews continue their passion for milling excellence today. ‘We mill all our flour from the same traditional Cotswold Mill founded by the original FWP Matthews in 1912’.

The Matthews mission is to produce the highest quality flour and baking ingredients to Britain’s baking doorstep.

fwpmatthews.co.uk

Matthews Cotswold Flour have just launched Churchill Flour in 1.5kg bags on their website. This is a premium grade strong white bread flour, perfect for long fermentation sourdough and other breads. Matthews Churchill strong white bread flour is an extra strong high protein bread flour, finely milled from a blend of high protein hard wheat from the Cotswold village of Churchill. The flour encourages beautiful gluten development and easy kneading and shaping. Churchill contains a 12.8% protein, which supports the rise and structure of your bread – perfect for hand and bread machines. We recommend blending with Stoneground wholegrain flour for a richer more complex flavour.

fwpmatthews.co.uk/product/churchill-strong-white-bakers-flour/

They have also recently started their new Mix & Match online shopping! This means customers can now shop single 1.5kg bags in multiples of 5, trying more flavours and building their perfect box of Matthews Cotswold Flour.

For a discount of 15% members can use this code: CotswoldFlourGFF15 or this link: https://cotswoldflour.com/discount/CotswoldFlourGFF15

Matt Inwood Phone Photography

30%

By way of a thank you and to continue to support the fraternity of food writers around whom I have built a publishing and photographic career, I’d like to offer a lifetime discount to all Guild members of 30% against all of my workshops both present and in the future. My phone photography workshop is ideal for anyone seeking to improve their food photography (and all photography, for that matter) with the phone.

It’s a four-and-a-half-hour live online workshop, set either side of lunch, with a 30-day playback recording at the end of the day. For those who have joined me for a workshop in the past, there is an alternative ‘Refresher’ workshop that might be the perfect way to refresh and top up your phone camera skills. Subscribe to Matt’s free newsletter for updates on all future workshops, events and offers.
 
Find my ‘Workshops’ page at www.mattinwood.com to email me with your interest. Reference the GFW promotional code MATTGFW30 and I will apply the 30% discount to your booking.

National Council for the Training of Journalists

10% discount.

We first struck up contact with the NCTJ thanks to Guild member Gilly Smith, who is their podcasting guru. Here’s what the NCTJ says: ‘We have over 60 years’ experience teaching gold standard training to journalists. Whether it’s an individual or a group, the skills learned on our one-day courses can be successfully applied in any sector. 

Our scheduled courses are held at our offices in Essex, just one hour from London and easily reached by train. We can also deliver training in-house at your location. Prices range from £50 to £375 for scheduled courses, and in-house courses for groups of three or more are very cost effective per head.

For a complete list of courses, please visit nctj.com/Training-Courses/one-day-courses. Members of the Guild will receive a 10% discount – please identify yourself to cecilia.judmann@nctj.com to receive the discount.

Naturya

20% discount.

Naturya is one of the UK’s leading superfoods brands, known for providing a high-quality range of vegan and organic products including single ingredient superfoods, functional blends, plant-based SuperProteins, breakfast boosts and indulgent vegan spreads. Naturya have recently launched a range of functional superfood blends to help you stay well this winter, along with a range of great tasting SuperProteins perfect for shaking, smoothies or baking!

As a member of the Guild of Food Writers, you can get 20% off the entire range using code GFW20 – just head over to naturya.com

Netherton Foundry

15% discount.

Netherton Foundry is a family owned business, crafting traditional cookware in Highley, Shropshire, using iron, oak and copper, materials predominantly sourced in our own and neighbouring counties.

We sit right in the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. This was the 18th Century’s ‘Silicon Valley’. At Netherton Foundry, we have been inspired by the 18th and 19th centuries’ Shropshire iron masters and look again at the values that inspired this amazing period of creativity and energy. However, we also wish to learn from their mistakes and avoid the misuse of this beautiful county. Our objective is to build quality products that will last, from materials we trust.

All of our cookware is designed with functionality, versatility and longevity at its heart and is suitable for everyone from the novice domestic cook to the most acclaimed professional chef. Our iron cookware is spun from 99% pure iron, pre-seasoned with organic flax oil and is approximately half the weight of cast iron. It works on all heat sources from open flames to induction hobs.

Our copper range is spun from solid copper and then traditionally hand tinned. netherton-foundry.co.uk

We are delighted to offer GFW members a 15% discount code for use on our website. Please enter code SUMAC when you review your shopping cart.

The Next Batch School

Use link below

The Next Batch School on Substack provides a map for navigating bean to bar craft chocolate, with insights, inspiration, how-to’s and a-ha moments from flavor pioneer Mackenzie Rivers, entrepreneur behind Map Chocolate, the original creator of oat milk and oat milk white chocolate, and founder of the Next Batch School.  The Next Batch is for creative makers and thinkers who want to stand out by crafting their best chocolate, and chocolate lovers who want to understand and champion true small batch craft chocolate.

All subscribers receive a weekly newsletter; paid subscriber-only classes, workshops, livestream demonstrations + the recordings, videos + how-to downloads/pdfs, access to guest maker-instructor lessons, livestream maker meet-ups + the recordings. 

And here is the link for the discount 

Niwaki

Press discount

The world of Japanese knives can often appear confusing and in certain cases downright incomprehensible. The main thing to understand is the idea of san mai (three layers).

Most Japanese knives are forged from three layers of steel, a hard, high quality inner layer that does the cutting, laminated between softer layers on the outside that protect and bulk up the inner layer. It’s the middle layer (the hagane) that’s the important bit – that and the blacksmith’s heat treatment are what give the knife its sharpness and durability.

Take our Niwaki Nashi range as an example; it has a blue paper carbon steel hagane – traditionally considered the best for knives as it holds the finest edge – which is wrapped in stainless steel with a nashi finish said to resemble the rough texture of a Japanese pear. Its western style handle gives a familiar feel in the hand, but with a lovely Japanese balance. Niwaki knives are available from niwaki.com.

Niwaki have offered the Guild of Food Writers a press discount on their range of hand forged tools and practical objects for home and garden. Contact Stewart Wiles stewart@niwaki.com for the discount, samples, press loans, images, etc. 

ODDBOX

50% off first box.

ODDBOX is London’s first sustainable fruit and veg subscription box that helps the planet by fighting food waste at source. Over a third of farmed fruit and veg currently goes to waste because it’s surplus to requirements or doesn’t meet strict supermarket regulations; being too big or small, the wrong colour or having superficial skin markings. This type of food waste at farm level has a significant negative impact on our environment, with the wasted resources putting a massive strain on the environment. With every medium ODDBOX you can rescue an average of 7kg of this produce from going to waste, saving 6kg of CO2 emissions and 1,328 litres of water- equivalent to 12 showers!

We’re very excited for Guild members to start rescuing with us and spread the word! To claim 50% off your first box simply sign up via the ODDBOX website oddbox.co.uk using the code GUILD.’

Octopus Books

35% discount.

Offer a 35% discount to Guild members on all Octopus titles. When placing an order for books please mention the 35% discount and reference code FoodGuild307. Should there ever be a problem, tell the person you’re dealing with to contact Rachel Batley and she will sort it out. Telephone: 020 3122 6750.

Olive Magazine

25% discount.

Offer a 25% discount on a subscription. Guild members should call 0844 848 3414 and quote OLGOFW14 or visit buysubscriptions.com/print/olive-magazine-subscription and enter code OLGOFW14.

The Oxford Cultural Collective Masterclasses

15% discount.

The Oxford Cultural Collective (OCC) has launched a permanent, international programme of masterclasses, which are ideal for those working in food and drink media.

The programme features an array of renowned figures as guest tutors, including academics, writers, journalists, broadcasters, entrepreneurs and chefs. Drawing on their extensive experience, they will deliver masterclasses, online and in-person, which support participants’ creativity, personal growth and career development.

The initial programme featured Yasmin Khan (writer and activist); Guild Vice-president Felicity Cloake (Guardian and New Statesman columnist); Julian Baggini (philosopher and academic); Nik Sharma (New York Times columnist and food writer); Zoe Adjonyoh (writer and activist), Karen Barnes (editor, Delicious magazine), Lolis Eric Elie (screenwriter and journalist); Levi Roots (entrepreneur and reggae singer); Jean Roberts (professional coach and photographer); Jessica B. Harris (culinary historian, writer and broadcaster); Elise Dillsworth (literary agent); and Fuchsia Dunlop (food writer and memoirist).

For more information and to book – oxfordculturalcollective.com/masterclasses/

To receive 15% discount, enter GFW15 when asked for promo code online.

A Passion for Seafood

15% discount.

If you happen to be close enough to visit this wonderful fish and seafood shop open at Grange Farm, Hasketon, Suffolk IP13 6HN, Guild member Mike Warner is offering a GFW 15% discount on all of his native, 100% traceable seasonal fish and shellfish.

Paul Smith Portrait Photographer

20% discount.

I would love to offer all members of the Guild of Food Writers a 20% discount for my services and the opportunity to capture some stunning images of you for your PR, web content and profiles. 

Website

Peugeot

20% discount.

Peugeot has over 200 years experience in the world of homewares. The brand invented the table-top pepper mill back in 1874 and the design we know and love remains unchanged today. 

Building on its’ history of innovation in the world of spice, Peugeot is now not only master of the pepper mill but has branched out to create mills for a wide range of different spices. With a focus on flavour, and the knowledge that one should always grind whole spices to get the best aroma (and flavour!), Peugeot has developed different mills, mechanisms and grinds for different spices. The Isen Nutmeg Grinder is perfect for hot chocolate, the Lanka allows you to grind cinnamon sticks with ease and the Oleron Chilli Grinder grinds dried chilli to perfection – just what you need when looking to warm up on cold winter days.  

Peugeot offers a wide range of exceptionally engineered and crafted kitchenware including ceramics, wine accessories and barware. If you’re looking for Christmas gifts for foodies this December, look no further.  https://uk.peugeot-saveurs.com/en.

Peugeot are offering Guild members a 20% discount when using this code: GUILD20

Pipers Farm

15% discount.

Founded in 1989, Pipers Farm is a destination for meat that is produced sustainably and in harmony with nature. We create links between ethical producers who we know and trust, and with you, our customers.

Our ethics and values are deep-rooted to the core of our business. We passionately believe in producing wholesome natural food that has been grown in harmony with nature. Our principles have not changed for over 30 years and you can rest assured that we will continue to produce food that you can trust completely.

You can choose from a range of slowly grown, native breed meat including; 100% Grass Fed Red Ruby Beef, 100% Grass Fed Hogget and Mutton, 3 week hung Saddleback Pork, Properly Free Range Chicken and Duck. You can also shop our range of artisan food from “The Pantry”, including; raw cultured butter, clothbound cheddar, handmade pies, pure stocks, artisan bread and pure fats. We offer speedy nationwide next day delivery in our 100% recyclable packaging.

Pipers Farm are offering guild members 15% off one use per customer with a minimum order of £30 – use the code GUILD15.

Polly’s Petals

15% discount.

Polly’s Petals is a family run business, by Cara Frances, based in Portland, Dorset. Specialising in flower petals, edible flower petal cake decorations, petal tea, petals to decorate cocktails, flowers to infuse mocktails, petals to sprinkle on lamb chops, petals to sprinkle on curry, sprinkles on ice cream, flowers to decorate chocolate …. They let their imaginations run wild with flower petals and that’s exactly what they love their customers to do.

Cara has always found flowers enchanting; Mother Nature is extraordinary. Growing up on the Jurassic Coast childhood family walks connected her with the changing seasons, the magic of spring when the flowers are bursting to life and the cosiness of autumn with all the warm rusty colours.

Over time Cara has learned how to source flowers and petals sustainably and ethically working with growers in Dorset and India, and how to preserve and store them.

Cara is offering members a 15% discount with the code GFW22. Website

The Relais de Camont

20% discount.

The Relais de Camont looks forward to welcoming GFW members in its inaugural 2023 season from April-October. Located in southwest France near Agen — halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse — Kate Hill opens her former cooking school in her French farmhouse to writers and other creatives for two to four week self-funded residencies.

There is room for three residents ,each with own private bedroom/bathroom/studio, as well as a separate off-grid Cabane for those seeking a bit more isolation.  All details are available on the website. There is an open call for the applications. Food writers and cookbook authors are especially welcome to use the kitchen for research as well as sharing meals.

A 20% discount is offered GFW members. Please mention “GFW-20” when applying.

Website

Romeo Jones

20% discount.

Romeo Jones is a new delicatessen at 80 Dulwich Village, London SE21 7AJ (telephone: 020 8299 1900, email: info@romeojones.co.uk). They specialise in top quality Italian and English artisan foods and offer coffee, soups, salads and tasting platters of cheeses and antipasti to eat in, plus home-made filled bagels to eat in or take away.

They offer Guild members a 20% discount on everything on production of the GFW membership card.

Sacla’

10% discount.

We’ve travelled the length and breadth of Italy to find the best artisan producers and their most joyful delicacies. Our elegant prosecco is from the pretty Veneto hills and goes beautifully with other Italian favourites – melt-in-your-mouth chocolates, crunchy cantuccini and luxurious liquorice pieces. Thoughtful gifting… easy peasy.

Sacla’ are offering a 10% discount from April 1st – use the code GFFSACLA at the checkout.

Salcombe Brewery

10% discount.

Founded in 2016, Salcombe Brewery is situated in picturesque South Devon where its dynamic young brewers have created a selection of award-winning beers including Island Street Porter and their gluten-free vegan beer, Sun Drop. Recently they added Ocean Cider to their constantly-expanding range and two new barrel aged porters which make perfect gifts for any beer connoisseur.

Their bottled beers and gift sets can be ordered from salcombebrewery.com for nationwide delivery. 

Salcombe Brewery are offering members 10% off their beers and brewery tours, with the code GFW10.

School of Artisan Food

10% off any short course

The award-winning School of Artisan Food is the UK’s only not-for-profit school dedicated to artisan food, with a mission to inspire and help people from all walks of life to learn about healthy, sustainable and delicious food.

The school offers a wide range of hands-on courses taught by world-class tutors in a unique environment within the grounds of the beautiful Welbeck Estate near Worksop in Nottinghamshire. Short courses range from a half-day to a full week. The school also offers a month-long Summer School, bespoke courses, CPD, an Advanced Diploma, plus an FdSc & BSc (Hons) in partnership with Nottingham Trent University.

To get 10% off any short course, use code: GFWSAF10

Seeds of Italy

£11 per bundle

March is the biggest sowing month of the year and as an historic seed merchant specialising in endangered and heritage varieties with lost flavours, I wanted to put together a small bundle of seeds you may not have considered to sow this spring.

PIMIENTO DI PADRON – brought back by Franciscan monks from Tabasco in Mexico in the 15^th century. Traditionally pan-fried green and served with a cerveza. 1 in 6 is hot and they have a superb flavour. Sow spring. 
SPINACH OF ASTI – Most supermarkets now only sell thick ‘baby leaf’ which never existed 8 years ago and never wilts! True spinach is far superior. 
COURGETTE TONDO OF PIACENZA – this round variety hails from near Parma is traditionally halved and stuffed with the two local ingredients – Parma ham and Parmesan cheese and roasted in the oven and produce delicious flowers too. Sow April/May.
TROPEA ONIONS – Featured by Stanley Tucci’s (‘Searching for Italy’), the Tropea is considered such high quality and so sweet that you can almost eat it like an apple! It caramelises beautifully. Sow spring and autumn.
 
Usually £2.99 each plus £2.99 P&P but for GFW members we are offering them for just £11 delivered with a catalogue and sowing guide which is a saving of £4.  Please use this link GFW Spring Sowing Offer (seedsofitaly.com)

Sharp’s Voice Recording and Podcasting Studio

20% Discount

As a special offer exclusively for Guild of Food Writer Members, you can enjoy a 20% discount on all bookings. Don’t miss this opportunity to bring your book to life, or start your podcast, with professional audio production and friendly support at Sharp’s Studio. Let them know you are a GFW member on the form when booking.

www.sharprelations.com/studio

School of Booze

10% discount.

I am Jane Peyton, a new member of the Food Writers’ Guild and the founder of School of Booze.  I specialise in alcoholic drinks education, events, writing, and consultancy.

I am offering guild members a 10% discount on my beer, cider, and wine downloadable courses on the School of Booze e-learning platform.  This discount applies to single courses (£50 inc VAT) or bundles (£90-£125 inc VAT).  Please use this code at the webshop checkout:  COURSE10.

Seasoned Pioneers

Trade prices.

Seasoned Pioneers offers its whole seasoning range of herbs, spices and spice blends and speciality ingredients (including many organic and fairtrade) to Guild members at trade rates (no minimum order). Please call or email for further details. Seasoned Pioneers Ltd, Unit 8 Stadium Court, Stadium Road, Bromborough, Wirral CH62 3RP. Telephone: 0151 343 1122 or 0800 0682348. Email: Matt@seasonedpioneers.co.uk

Sharpham Wines

10% discount.

At Sharpham in South Devon, we have been proudly producing carefully made English wines on the banks of the River Dart for nearly 40 years. Our two vineyard sites at Sandridge Barton and Sharpham Estate are perfectly sheltered in the Dart valley, benefiting from the warming influence of the River Dart and gently rolling slopes of the South Hams. Our vineyards are planted with varieties including Pinot Noir, Madeleine Angevine, Bacchus and Pinot Gris and our wines have consistently won national and international awards, and are regularly featured in the columns of the country’s top wine critics.

Sharpham are offering 10% off all wine at Sharpham.com and the code is gfoodw10. The code is for wine only but there is no expiry and no limit per user.

Simi’s Kitchen Cooking Classes

code GFW2024 for a 10% discount on all classes.

Enjoy examples of the celebrated cuisine and hospitality of the Silk Route, especially Persia and Azerbaijan, with Simi, in the beautiful city of Bath. She offers monthly fixed classes or you can arrange for your own bespoke class. Simi caters for all diets.  More details here

Please email simi@simiskitchen.co.uk to book a class using the code GFW2024 for a 10% discount on all classes.

Shipton Mill

15% discount. TheGuildofFoodWriters15

If you haven’t come across Shipton, it’s a speciality miller of organic flour, based in Gloucestershire. A visit to the mill is like stepping back in time: everything is done without haste and with scrupulous care, using only the best ingredients.

Shipton offers every sort of organic flour – wheat, rye and many rare and unusual ones, including an impressive range of gluten-free varieties. The range is a dream come true for bread makers and sourdough enthusiasts, and Shipton’s stoneground flour is a flavour revelation. Prices from £1.30, and free delivery over £30.

One fan of the flour is Guild member Christine McFadden, author of Flour: A Comprehensive Guide. ‘I became a dedicated aficionado of Shipton while writing my book. I spent happy hours poring over their fascinating flour list, and then had to rein in my urge to order far more than necessary. Shipton are a godsend if you are after unusual wheat-free flours – sorghum, millet or maize, for example. The quality of service and speedy delivery is faultless.’

Shipton have created this page with details of the discount, which is 15% on all orders – all products: i.e. Flour, yeast, olive oil, baking equipment but not their Baking Courses. The discount is applied automatically. 

If you are not using this page the code is TheGuildofFoodWriters15

Society of Authors

20% discount.

The Society of Authors is pleased to offer a discount of 20% off the first year’s membership. Please quote reference GFW20 on the application form. For further information, please contact Madelaine Telford, Membership Assistant Email: MTelford@societyofauthors.org. Telephone: 020 7373 6642.

The Sourdough Club

75% discount.

The Sourdough Club is an online sourdough bread course. Award-winning baker Vanessa Kimbell teaches you all the secrets to sourdough. Far more than just an online Sourdough Course – you learn as part of an active community and with continuous support and inspiration. The Club’s new bi-monthly magazine has delicious and nutritious original recipes to learn. 

The Sourdough Club includes over 70 video tutorials, step-by-step core methods, over 40 recipes plus new recipes each month, articles and tips covering everything there is to know about sourdough, and a student forum to chat with Vanessa and other members, helping you to continue your practice. Please do register for the Sourdough Club magazine so that you receive all our news and new recipe notifications.

GFW members have the chance to buy a membership at a hugely discounted price of 75% off the £99 joining fee making it just £24.75 to join. There will then be a £9.99 a month membership fee, which can be cancelled at any point should you wish to.

Please click HERE to subscribe and copy and paste the code gfw-sourdoughclub-75 at checkout to claim the 75% off Sourdough Club joining fee. Once you have completed this you will receive an email confirmation plus an additional email with details of your username and password.

Sous Chef

10% discount.

The online Sous Chef shop describes itself as ‘the shop for people who love cooking’. From their north London base they supply a wide and ever-expanding range of specialist ingredients and equipment to anyone interested in food, from Michelin-starred restaurants across Europe to adventurous home cooks in the UK.

From Sugar Cane Vinegar to Hershey’s Cocoa Powder via Dried Hibuscus Flowers, Sous Chef stocks ingredients from around the world. Kitchen equipment such as Bamboo Rice Paddles, Croquembouche Moulds and Ravioli Stamps can be found in a matter of clicks.

Guild members can benefit from a 10% discount with a minimum spend of £100: enter the code 10FOODGUILD on the checkout page on the website souschef.co.uk.

Steenbergs

15% discount.

Steenbergs is a family-run, friendly firm committed to Fairtrade, the environment and people. It was set up in 2003 by Axel and Sophie Steenberg in North Yorkshire.

Steenbergs are at the forefront of Fairtrade spices, having worked with Fairtrade to introduce a standard for spices and having introduced the first Fairtrade and organic Vanilla Extract to the UK and Europe in 2007 and the UK’s 1st Fairtrade Saffron in 2013. They continually strive to work in an eco-friendly manner incorporating many environmental features into their factory, such as sun pipes, solar panels, green energy and a living roof and are proud to say that they are a carbon neutral company. They use ‘green’ suppliers wherever possible and all of their packaging is fully recyclable and plastic free.

Steenbergs are passionate about providing organic teas, herbs, spices and cooking ingredients, all packed with flavour, aroma and provenance. Their products are: ethically sourced – many carry the Fairtrade Mark; organic; environmentally sound, carbon neutral; great flavour; stylishly (and functionally) packed; and are there for you to create fun and delicious creations. Steenbergs want to make you smile by providing you with the organic Fairtrade spices you want to buy without having to compromise.

 Steenburgs have renewed their discount for our members – use GFW24 for 15% discount.

steenbergs.co.uk

Substrata Wines

15% discount.

Substrata Wines began in 2019 as a small local independent wine merchant, owned and operated by brothers Benjamin and Tom Loudon, when we returned from travelling and volunteering on chemical-free vineyards in New Zealand. Fans of organic, biodynamic and natural wines, we prefer hands off in the winery, and hands-on in the vineyard. We favour wines that are made with natural yeasts and minimal additives, and vineyards that are worked by people, not machines. We believe that great wine begins underground. substratawines.com

We would like to offer the Guild of Food Writers 15% off all orders they make in 2021, using the code Guild 15

(A special thank you to Satellite PR for this introduction)

The Terrace

20% discount.

The Terrace is a harbour-side restaurant in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight run by ex-Guild Committee member Tom Fahey and his family. The restaurant opened during the Covid pandemic and has already been named second best seaside restaurant in the UK by the Times. The food is simple, something-for-everyone stuff designed to showcase The Isle of Wight’s best ingredients; particularly tomatoes, crab, lobster, seasonal fish, and some amazing cheeses and dairy made just for them. The terrace looks out across the Solent and the bright interior celebrates the best in local art and design.

Tom is offering Guild members a 20% discount on their total bill and lots of VIP attention! Just email Tom directly to arrange on tom@saltandwater.co – remembering that we need at least a weeks’ notice to guarantee space. Find out more at theterraceiow.co.uk or follow on Instagram.

The Tinned Fish Market

20% discount.

The Tinned Fish Market – founded in 2018 by Patrick Martinez, a Manchester-based Madrileño – is an online shop filled with the finest conservas from Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia and the UK.

The market stocks premium Galician octopus and squid, mussels – blue, green, pickled, smoked, spicy – razor clams, special-selection Cantabrian anchovies, Norwegian Sea herring, flash-grilled Faroese salmon, cuttlefish in ink, caught and canned in the UK, and all the best Spanish and Portuguese sardines.

Sign up to their newsletter for head starts on seasonal and vintage-year tins: smoked oysters, sea urchin roe… Or jump the queue for new finds and customer favourites via their tinned fish subscriptions. The Tinned Fish Market is also at Borough Market, Tuesdays to Sundays, and at Broadway Market, in east London, each Saturday.

The Tinned Fish Market are offering guild members 20% off online sales from 1st – 10th May 2023 – FOR 10 DAYS ONLY – don’t miss it!! 

Use the code: THEGUILD20website

Thermapen®

25% discount.

The nice people at Thermapen^® – who have for several years been a popular sponsor of the Guild Awards – are offering 20% off their entire product range to Guild members.

If you haven’t yet discovered the delights of a digital thermometer, then you are missing out. True, it is possible to judge if a roast is perfectly cooked by conventional methods of testing, but why put yourself through it when a simple prod of your Thermapen^® will tell you instantly, once and for all? And how about barbecues? And the Christmas turkey?

Two decades ago, the Guild’s President, then a lowly magazine editor, commissioned a crack food researcher/writer to look into these new-fangled cooking thermometers, to see if they were likely to catch on. At first the writer in question was dubious; after all, she could tell at a hundred paces (blindfolded, handcuffed and immersed upside down in a tank of icy water, if necessary) whether something was cooked or not. In just ten days, she was convinced, and came round to believe every cook should have one. That writer – sadly lamented – was Guild member Rosie Stark.

If you don’t believe Rosie Stark, here’s what Thermapen^® says: ‘This summer we are encouraging anxious cooks everywhere to be brave and take BBQ-ing by the horns.  Arm yourself with all the knowledge and tools needed to make the most mouth-watering and safe BBQ feasts for family and friends. The Thermapen^® digital food thermometer is a vital tool for both the BBQ and kitchen, ensuring cooking perfection every time. Beloved by many celebrity chefs, the Thermapen^® gives an accurate temperature reading in just three seconds. It comes in a range of jazzy colours at a price from £51.60.

Thermapen are offering Guild Members 25% discount. Visit their website using voucher code GUILD-25 to receive 25% off full price items across the entire range.
offer ends 31^st December  2023.

Uig Lodge Smoked Salmon

 From the stunning west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Uig Lodge hand-produces some of the finest smoked salmon that can be found in Scotland and has won multiple awards at the Guild of Fine Food.  We use only prime Scottish Atlantic Salmon which are RSPCA accredited and reared in the pristine waters surrounding the Outer Hebrides and West coast of Scotland.  It is the superb quality of the fresh fish combined with our unique curing process, which ensures that our smoked salmon possesses the perfect texture and delicious flavour that we know our customers prefer.  We use dry salting rather than brine solution since we believe for farmed salmon dry salt is the best cure – it tends to draw out some of the moisture, which isn’t the case when using a liquid brine.

We use oak chips for smoking and tend to steer away from the over complicated.  Our recipe is a simple one which we have developed over the years but essentially we believe simplicity is the key to great smoked salmon – combine the finest quality ingredients (in terms of the fish, salt and oak chips) with the correct attention to detail and you should end up with a great product.’

Uig Lodge are offering members a 10% introductory discount for the months of June, November and December – use the code guild10.

Uig Lodge – A Truly Magical Place For All

Vitamix

10% discount.

The Vitamix machine’s sheer power and variable controls mean that it completely redefines what you might think a blender can do.  In fact, it’s much, much more than a blender.  Owners worldwide quickly realise just how much flavour, time and nourishment Vitamix can unlock.  Whether you’re a professional chef or home cook, we make use-mine-every-day, can’t-live-without-it, commercial-standard blenders.

So when you’re ready for an upgrade, we’re here to help with this exclusive Guild of Food Writers discount code for 10% off and free shipping on household machines and accessories at vitamix.com using the code GFWVITAMIX10.’

The Waiters Friend Company

15% discount.

Sell professional wine accessories and inspiring wine gift ideas. They are offering Guild members a 15% discount on all purchases. Enter the code GFW15 into the gift certificate box during checkout on the site winegiftcentre.com. Telephone: 01483 560695.

The Wasabi Company

15% discount.

With farms in Hampshire and Dorset, The Wasabi Company is the only grower of wasabi in the UK. The plants are grown in Victorian watercress beds to mimic the Japanese mountainside, their native environment.

The Wasabi Company cultivates tens of thousands of wasabi plants, yielding up to 2 tons of wasabi a year. Everything is done by hand from the planting and harvesting of the plants, to the preparation of the rhizomes for their customers. The plants take two years to mature so it’s been a long journey, learning about the foibles of the plant as they’ve gone along, but it’s been worth it, and they now supply many of the UK’s top restaurants including Umu, Ynyshir Hall, Gordan Ramsay and The Raby Hunt.

As well as growing fresh wasabi, The Wasabi Company also sells an extensive range of Japanese products from small artisanal producers and makes a range of Wasabi Company own-label products including the only mustard and mayonnaise containing fresh wasabi, a wasabi vodka and various products that feature the classic Japanese citrus fruit Yuzu, many of which have been awarded Great Taste Awards.

All the products can be viewed and bought from thewasabicompany.co.uk and GFW members have a 15% discount with the code: GuildofFW

Wonderbag

10% discount.

Wonderbag is a proudly South African company committed to building resilient communities and sustainable solutions with a strong emphasis on empowering women. The wonderbag’s heat-retention capability allows food that is brought to the boil by conventional methods to continue to cook in the bag for up to 9 hours without the use of additional energy sources. It will save on cooking fuel, prevent accidental burning of food and enable your food to cook safely without supervision. It is great for all your one pot meals.

Wonderbag was voted as one of the Top 50 Genius Companies in the World by Time Magazine and more recently was recognized by Fast Moving as one of the top 10 Most Innovative Companies in 2020.

Wonderbag are very happy to offer a 10% discount on the large single bags to Guild members (not the Women for Women bundles) – use the code FOODWRITERS10.

Writer’s Residence

5% off by using the discount code GFW25

Freelance writer, web developer, and former guild member Monica Shaw has devoted the last several years to building a website builder specifically for writers.

The platform is called Writer’s Residence, and is designed to be an easy, affordable solution for all writers to create an online writing portfolio to market their work. The site takes away the complexity of most modern website builders, with a focus on usability and a result that makes your writing look amazing to editors, clients, and anyone who reads your work.

The platform comes with a 30-Day Free Trial plus a direct line of support to Monica and her team of writers who know the industry and understand your pain points.

After the 30-day trial, Guild of Food Writers members can get 25% off by using the discount code GFW25 when subscribing (this works out to about £5 per month, substantially more affordable than alternative solutions).

No credit card is required to start the trial, so you can sign up at no risk, launch your portfolio in as little as thirty minutes, and start using it right away to promote your work and get more gigs!