Town Crier with
Justin Tunstall
Retail consultant, shares with us his cheese selling experience
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“Sticky fingers”
26 February 2020 Town CrierA food producer friend received a late night call from his farmer landlord. -
“Everyone’s a winner”
22 January 2020 Town CrierI should apologise for lumbering you with that earworm from Hot Chocolate, but it may be a welcome replacement for Slade, Cliff or whichever tune preoccupied your earlobes over the Christmas trading period. -
“Myths and legends of Turophilia”
20 November 2019 Town CrierHave you heard the one about Henry VIII and the washed-rind cheeses? -
“When ‘cheese’ is not cheese”
06 November 2019 Town CrierI took a call just as I was about to sit down for the judges’ lunch at Nantwich. It was from a friend of over 50 years and historically, a great customer at my cheese shop. -
“Don’t disrespect the Cheddar”
25 September 2019 Town CrierRecently an old friend, now resident in France, forwarded a local newspaper piece to me (thankfully in English), that told the sorry tale of a Michelin-starred chef who had asked to be removed from the Michelin Guide because they’d accused him... -
“Black and White thinking”
08 August 2019 Town CrierLast time around I suggested trumpeting the benefits of the produce we offer, and the importance of conveying its taste and of making each purchase viscerally appealing. -
“We’re a resourceful bunch”
17 May 2019 Town CrierIt’s almost exactly 10 years ago that I sat down to create the first business plan for my cheesemonger. -
“Waxing lyrical”
12 February 2019 Town CrierOn a family holiday to Normandy in 1965, my parents and their adult friends were hugely excited by Livarot and Camembert – seldom seen back home in Hampshire. -
“What a wonderful world”
07 January 2019 Town CrierI was one of 235 judges at mthe recent World Cheese Awards,held in Bergen, Norway -
“In praise of the PDOs – Defra, sort it PDQ!”
08 November 2018 Town CrierWhen I first travelled to the USA in the 1970s, I was amazed to see “Californian Champagne”.
