Welcome to June
Our test kitchen is the heart of Good Food, where the team gathers to develop, taste and debate each and every recipe to ensure we’re living up to our precious reputation as Britain’s biggest and best food magazine. The cover recipe always starts with a question: how can we use seasonal ingredients in a new and exciting way? In our efforts to surprise and delight you, our valued readers, we don’t always get it right first time: our thorough testing process means we can make three or four versions before we’re satisfied that we’ve truly cracked it. This month’s cover recipe, however, was an instant winner: a gorgeous twist on everyone’s summer favourite, strawberries and cream, with its scone cobbler topping a nod to another wonderful tradition, afternoon tea. And, because it tastes equally delicious whether you’re using berries from a pick-your-own farm or a punnet you discover in the fridge a day or two past its best, it’s a great one for reducing food waste, too. Find this, and other recipes using seasonal British ingredients, on page 9, then turn to page 130 to enjoy a celebration of artisan producers, in which writer Clare Finney highlights our culinary traditions and rich cultural diversity.