Such a wonderful cup of tea today at Chez Graham with Williams’ oat biscuits dipped in chocolate. Dick has his dipped in white chocolate, I had milk chocolate. Then we had to try one another’s. Well, of course we didn’t have too, but we simply needed too. And very tasty, gorgeously so, they were. Should we have a further test, run it again in other words? No, really, that’s too piggy.
I felt forced to to catch up with Williams Homebaked to tell them how much we had enjoyed the biscuits, oh, and the shortbread, and on and on. During the conversation they told Frost Magazine of a story of another of their fabulous local stockists.
Based in Samlesbury, Huntley’s is a farm shop that prides itself on being the place where quality matters. The large site is made up of a collection of small independent businesses, including a tradiitional butchers, a delicatessen, bakery, wine merchant, fishmonger, ice cream parlour, and to top it all off, an antiques shop and furniture shop
Is that it? Well not quite. There is also a fantastic team of chefs at the onsite restaurant who take pride in delivering locally sourced, seasonal dishes.
Williams Handbaked told us that that they had recently been chatting with Angela, the Managing Director of the Food Hall, who has been at Huntleys for 18 years.
Williams: What’s your favourite part of the job?
Angela: I love chatting and getting to know our customers, especially those who only discovered us through the pandemic, wanting to shop somewhere local but without the stress and crowds of a supermarket. Many of those who found us then have become regulars here. Apart from that, my favourite part of this job is when we have stock deliveries! I really enjoy replensihing the shelves, moving stock around and displaying them as well as we can. I also love it when we introduce a new line that sells well.
Williams: Whats the ethos of Huntleys?
Angela: When we first opened 18 years ago, the idea of a farm shop or food hall was something people hadn’t really heard of. As we continued to stock local produce, such as meats and cheeses and baked goods, and we could explain to our customers about the provenence, it really took off. And we’ve continued with that focus!
Huntleys is open 7 days a week.
huntleysfoodhall@gmail.co.uk
Whalley Rd, Samlesbury, Preston. PR5 0UN
Tel: 01772 872811
Do NOT forget to have a look at the treats provided by Williams Handbaked