EDITORIAL Editor in chief Nicola Foley 01223 499459 nicolafoley@bright-publishing.com Editorial assistant Frances McNaughton 01223 499469 francesmcnaughton@bright-publishing.com Editorial director Roger Payne Chief sub editor Beth Fletcher Sub editor Elisha Young Junior sub editor Jack Nason ADVERTISING Group ad manager Sam Scott-Smith 01223 499457 samscott-smith@bright-publishing.com Sales executive Lucy McNally 01223 492248 lucymcnally@bright-publishing.com CONTRIBUTORS Charlotte Griffiths, Chelsea Fearnley, Regis Crepy, Alex Rushmer & Anna Taylor DESIGN & PRODUCTION Senior designer Lucy Woolcomb lucywoolcomb@bright-publishing.com Ad production Man-Wai Wong manwaiwong@bright-publishing.com Middleweight designer Emily Lancaster Designer Emma Di’Iuorio MANAGING DIRECTORS Andy Brogden & Matt Pluck
’m writing this from the depths of lockdown 2.0, so while I hope that by the time you read this we’ll be out, about and enjoying some Christmassy fun, I’d hate to commit to a prediction. Instead, I will say this: after the year we’ve had – in Cambridge and around the world – we all deserve a pleasant and peaceful time this Christmas, however the logistics of the restrictions pan out. For Alex, our resident food writer, that means looking out for the “working bulbs in the tangled mess of shattered tree lights that we call 2020”, throwing traditions out the window and doing something wild for his Christmas Day dinner. Can he sell you on meatballs instead of turkey? Find out on page 57. Also proposing an unconventional Christmas feast is chef Regis Crepy, owner of Amélie Flam-kuche. We asked him for his favourite recipes to cook during the festive season and he more than delivered the goods, sharing how-tos for lamb shoulder with apricot and pistachio stuffing, ginger and honey crème brulee (or should that be Cambridge burnt cream?) and more. Take a peek on page 49. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – one of the only positives to come out of the pandemic has been the great strides forward in food delivery services, and that’s about to level up even further in time for Christmas. FromMidsummer House’s eye-wateringly expensive multi-day feast to Steak & Honour’s ‘Sage Against the Machine’ burgers, via some brussel sprout ice cream, we’ve got the best festive food deliveries to be had in Cambridge over on page 58. Those with a penchant for plant-based eats, head to page 61, where Chelsea shares which vegan supermarket Christmas dinners belong on the naughty list and which will be gracing her table this December. Down on her gorgeous flower farm in Audley End, gardening columnist Anna plans to “embrace the stillness” this December and truly enjoy the build-up to Christmas; crafting, decorating, tending to her garden and generally “wafting” merrily about until the new year. See if you can be persuaded to do the same on page 82. If you need some inspiration for your Christmas shopping, head to our gift guides (from page 63), where we’ve got all kinds of great ideas for pressies from local independent shops. Charlotte, author of our monthly book club, is (of course!) recommending gifting literature to your favourite people – and life- changing literature at that. Check out her recommendations for the most giftable, life-affirming reads to press into the hands of the ones you love this Christmas – it’s on page 20. A read that I can personally recommend is Toymaker by Tom Karen, who I interviewed for this issue. Designer, inventor and real-life Geppetto, he’s the man responsible for the Raleigh Chopper and many other Christmas list must-haves. Read about his amazing life on page 26. We’ve also got a huge Christmas giveaway worth over £1450 (page 30), the best locally made Christmas spirits (and beers and wine) for your Christmas booze shopping (page 44), cosy outdoor dining experiences for winter (54) and plenty more besides.
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It might be quieter than usual, but there’s still much to celebrate this Christmas – even if it’s only that 2020 is finally at an end. See you on the other side! Nicola Foley EDITOR IN CHIEF
This month’s cover illustration was created by Lucy Woolcomb , senior designer at Bright Publishing
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