This is an UH-mazing little hole in the wall stuffed to its rafters with a dizzying array of spices…read more- the names of half I am unable to pronounce. Still, prices are reasonable, the server extremely knowledgable and helpful to the clueless, though she'll happily let you poke around and stay out of her hair. We got some dried jalapeño peppers, a shellfish mix, and what was for me, the greatest find. My favorite tipple of all time is the Bloody Mary and when I literally stumbled upon a tin of Bloody Mary mix, it was as if the heavens had opened and were shoving it in my face. How do you turn down an offering from the universe? The answer - you don't. Now all I need to do is get some tomato and vodka alchemy going...

What an amazing place to go and just explore the world of spices!!!…read more I found this while walking on a Saturday afternoon at Portobello Rd in Notting Hill. Love this place!! There so many things you can possibly buy here - in terms of spices. I would definitely stop by here every time if I had a chance to come back to London. Miss you London!!!

Food choice was fantastic, got locally produced honey from Herne Hill…read more Staff were great, cakes looked awesome but I dint buy any on this trip

We always come here every time we visit London. We always enjoy everything we buy. Make sure to…read morevisit one of their restaurants.

The name says it all!…read more Friendly owners, great fresh vegetables, reasonable prices and everything* you need for your Bollywood Friday night-in. *dance moves not included

This is another gem in Borough Market, the premier foodies' market in London…read more Located in the Jubilee Market, Mario Prati's stall specialises in the much sought-after fresh truffles from Acqualagna, in the Marche region of Italy. The star ingredient is available for smelling in a large jar marked 'Smell me!' Although I've never done drugs, I don't think many smells can beat the umami hit from fresh truffle They also sell truffle products like truffle salt and truflle oil, both secret ingredients I use in my cooking. If you can't afford fresh truffle, truffle salt is a great alternative. I've not tasted the truffle honey they have for sale and can't quite reconcile in my mind a combination of honey and truffle flavours However, Tartufaia also have another very important string to their bow. In a little refrigerated display to the side of their stall, they have different flavoured foie gras parfaits and terrines available for purchase. Wonderful flavours and your friends will be stunned if you serve these at a dinner party. The foie gras parfaits are super rich and I just let a little piece melt in my mouth as an indulgence. The terrines pair well with chutneys at room temperature for a decadent starter Limited products at this stall but definitely a case of quality over quantity!

Offered every kind of usage for truffles: truffle oil, spread, salt, pate, mushrooms and truffles…read morewhole. Offering white and black truffles from different regions.

Borough Market is one of my absolute favourite spots in London and should be a must-see on any…read moreself-respecting foodie's places to visit. There are a lot of great stands to visit, selling the most amazing produce, ingredients and ready to eat food In amongst all the varied stands, Sow Gourmet may well be the most unique stall in the market. Thom Harvey, the owner, may well have caught the mood of current food trends. I had joked recently that despite my many cooking gadgets, I'm still missing a vital gadget which I've seen in many fine dining kitchens this year - a pair of tweezers to precisely place microherbs and edible flowers on dishes Sow Gourmet offers you the chance to grow your own microherbs at home. They sell little kits comprising all the components necessary to make a little mini greenhouse to sit on your windowsill. Wet the litlte growing pad and sprinkle on the seeds. Within 7-10 days, the microherbs will be ready to eat. Perfect for people with limited garden space or for foodies looking for something new to experiment with Thom has a variety of his herbs available for you to try and they really do pack a punch of flavour. My favourite, which I've used in dishes is mustard leaf frilly, which initially tastes like baked potato (yes, really!) and finishes with a strong peppery kick. Fortunately, my cooking obsession hasn't yet led to me buying a pair of tweezers! You can buy replacement growing pads and seeds on-line from their website. With whole growing kits (including your first packet of seeds) costing only £5, this would make a nice little stocking gift for any foodies that you know!

This is such a cool concept and I'm so happy I ran across this with Yee Gan O at the Borough Market…read moreduring my London trip in 2012. The modest booth displayed a variety of "micro-herbs" which are actually the very things you can find in your soups, salads and gourmet dishes in high end restaurants, but that you can grow yourself! This sparked our interested and we stuck around to find that it was extremely easy to grow your own mini gourmet garden. for a £5, you get a nice little container with a bedding sheet and a packet of seeds of your choice. You wet the bedding and spread the seeds around and in a few days you have micro herbs. It doesn't get simpler than that. You can even order seed packet refills online with free delivery! One particular variety I loved was a micro herb which tasted like potato chips, but ended with a bang of wasabi / mustard seed. I know this seems crazy, which I thought as well, but it's actually true! I tasted it at the booth and was able to try it again at home when I grew my packet. Amazing!

I ordered a Prosecco cocktail kit from World of Zing (via notonthehighstreet) in plenty of time for…read moreMother's Day. It took them six days to tell me that they couldn't fulfil my order, with no explanation given. I emailed them and received no response. Because almost a week has elapsed, I am left without enough time to get a replacement gift in time for Mother's Day. They've ruined Mother's Day for my wife. Avoid!

Needed to grab some lunch for a train ride and this place was perfect. I went for a large reuben,…read morewatched as the guy assembled it fresh in the window, and devoured it as soon as I could. The salt beef was awesome, and the pickles and kraut were perfect. Loved the soft bread, too!

Delicious sandwiches, if you get the right ones. Very…read more filling, and the roast beef baguette is delicious, but the Reuben should be on nicer bread. They should toast the Reuben to make it elite too. Always cool seeing the beef tongue in its entirety at the start of lunch and then just the stub at the end.