BEST OF BRITISH Organic Delicatessen

First bit of news - with the current availability of nice asparagus and courgettes, the chiller is full of....Asparagus & Courgette Soup!

Second bit of news - We are now having to use Free Range (non-organic) Chicken and Ham for our sandwiches - Hugh Fearnley and Jamies recent campaign on TV has put the market into turmoil! Price increases(to the small business like us) and availability problems (as the supermarkets buy up everything available) mean that Organic Chicken and also Organic Ham are not viable for us at the moment.

Third bit of news - We will be selling pork pies from next week and not just any pork pies, these are the best we have ever tasted! (now if that's not news I dont know what is!)

Fourth bit of news - There's a new cake in the counter, Laura's Organic Cherry Bakewell, absolutely delicious and going fast. Bakewell looks set to become a regular fixture as it turns out to be many peoples favourite cake!

Lastly the rennovation of our 1964 Vespa for use in Bath as our Organic Sandwich and Lunch Delivery vehicle is taking still longer than expected. Progress is slow but a good job is being done - we're very much looking forward to having our 44 year-old scoot buzzing around Bath delivering our fantastic buffet lunches and sandwich deliveries all over Bath! Up until now it has been pedal-power that delivers our sandwiches across Bath but demand for our lovely lunches has increased to the point where something with a little more zip is required!

Photos to follow on all the above very soon!

Having recently downloaded a software program that allows us to see where visitors to our website are coming from, it turns out we have a world wide audience. Visitors over the weekend came from Jefferson County USA, Dusseldorf, Calgary and Rekyavik to name but a few!

Unfortunately for these far flung visitors our Organic Sandwich and Lunch delivery service doesn't cover these areas - just the City of Bath for now!

Also many congratulations to Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights, winning 2008 Best Independent Book Shop 2008 - Mr B's as well as being a great bookshop have also long been supporters of ours, for which we are as always truly grateful! Well done Mr B's! www.mrbsemporium.com

Lastly, for those who have been waiting since this time last year...... Ham and Asparagus quiche is back while the Organic Asparagus is available! Miss it, miss out!

Many local businesses are familiar with our Organic Sandwich delivery service, we're now well known for our fantastic organic sandwich lunches - but there's a lot more than just sandwiches that we deliver in the City of Bath!

Being a small business we are highly adaptable to our clients needs and can offer a bespoke lunch delivery service catering for all tastes (well, good tastes that is).

Organic Sandwiches, Salads, Quiche, Drinks, Crisps, Fruit, Chocolate, Chilled Soft Drinks and Juices, Wine, Lager, Cider, Perry and even Champagne! Popular summer deliveries at the moment include our mini tubs of Roskilly's Organic Ice Cream - so if the office needs a little treat, there's something to celebrate or clients to impress, just give us a call to discuss your requirements.

Whilst restoration of our sixties Vespa delivery vehicle seem to be taking longer than expected we continue to deliver in Bath by bicycle or on foot - actually offering a speedier service than others who sit in the traffic of Bath pumping out fumes!

Summer does appear to be here at last, bringing with it a British institution - Picnics!!! Whether its a quick lunch break from the office or a more leisurely affair, we have got everything you could possibly need for a delightful feast in the sun...

Organic Sandwiches of course, (for which we are famed) all the Great British Classics from Coronation Chicken to Rare Roast Beef.....

Our Legendry Organic quiches, all butter pastry made by hand, baked to a crisp and then deeply filled with delicious all organic ingredients.....

A great selection of summery organic salads, all made fresh daily....

Add to that a selection of our delicious homemade organic cakes, or maybe one of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage yoghurts (unbeatably divine!) and you're nearly there.... all you need now is some liquid refreshments...

Classic chilled soft drinks and juices from Luscombe or for those lucky enough to not be working we also have a great selection of perfectly chilled organic beers, ciders, perry and even British Bubbly! Oh and if you can't get to us, we can get to you!

Its about time we gave a mention to The Bath Soft Cheese company, located just outside the city at Kelston. "BSC" provide us with some fantastic cheeses that we use daily in our sandwiches creating such classics as....

Bath Blue & Red Onion Marmalade, Bath Brie & Bacon, Bath Brie & Cranberry..... Also with guest apperances from time to time of the delicious Wyfe of Bath cheese.

Its great to have such a good local source of high quality cheese - coming from just four miles away from cow to sandwich - hows that for food miles?!
Bath Soft Cheeses are also available in our "Cheese & Chutney" hampers alongside Godminster Cheddar from Bruton and the delicious Perl Las blue cheese from the Adams' at Pontseli, Dyfed.

We often hear people talking about supporting independent businesses and the small shops that sit in the shadow of the "giant shop-chains". When taking a phone order for one of our Organic Hampers today, the customer informed us that it was Google that had pointed her in the direction of our shop (and website!).

Nothing unusual in that but that amongst a plethora of online hamper retailers, the deciding factor was that we were the only Organic hamper provider with an actual shop - not just a warehouse and a computer! We know what goes down well as we see our customers daily and have a chat about things they have enjoyed here and elsewhere.

As a consequence our Organic Hampers contain only the "good stuff" that we and many of our customers know and love - don't worry if you're not in Bath as we can deliver our Organic Hampers nationally as well as locally!

It is important to support the local shops around as without them where would we all be? Everything under one roof from "Sainstrose or Morriscos" wouldnt be much fun would it?

Preparations are underway for our new sandwich delivery vehicle, well when we say new really we mean old - 1964 to be exact. In a few weeks time restoration work on our 1964 Vespa scooter will be finished allowing us to deliver with greater speed and range!

Up until now all deliveries of our organic sandwich lunches to local businesses have been done either on foot or by bicycle - however in order to meet demand a faster solution was required - enter the Vespa!

In the meantime we will continue to deliver our fantastic platters of organic sandwiches throughout the City of Bath the hard way!!