Warmth, Comfort & a Healthy New Year Reset
January is the perfect time to slow down, eat well and embrace food that comforts, nourishes and warms us from the inside out. At Cobbs, winter is all about celebrating seasonal British produce, supporting our local farmers, and enjoying hearty dishes that feel indulgent while still being packed with goodness.
Toby’s Seasonal Winter Stew
This month, our café, farm shop and butchery come together to showcase the very best of winter comfort food. From a delicious winter stew created by our Head Chef, Toby, to seasonal ingredients you can take home and cook with confidence.
One of our January highlights is Toby’s winter stew, available to enjoy in the café until the spring. It’s everything you want on a cold day: slow-cooked and rich in flavour.
What makes it extra special is the provenance behind it. Many of the vegetables used are available to buy in our farm shop, and the Hampshire beef is carefully dry-aged by our butchery team. This means you can recreate comforting, wholesome meals at home using the same quality ingredients.
Here’s Toby’s recipe you can download and save - if you fancy giving it a go in your own kitchen:
A Winter Stew Worth Savouring
Producer Spotlight: Pagets Produce, Wiltshire
We’re proud to work closely with Pagets Produce, a family-run Wiltshire farm growing vegetables for over 100 years. Now into its fourth generation, Tim, Tom, Andrew, Ross, and Hannah Paget continue to farm with the same values: a deep respect for the land, a commitment to quality, and a passion for producing great-tasting British vegetables.
The area where Pagets grow their vegetables is “famous” across the country for its unique Green Sand soil. Green sand improves soil by slowly releasing potassium, iron, and trace minerals essential for healthy vegetable growth, helping to produce vegetables with exceptional flavour and quality.
Supplying a range of seasonal produce to us throughout the year, Pagets focuses on flavour and harvesting at the right time. Their long-standing experience and hands-on approach mean we can offer customers vegetables with true provenance, grown closer to home, with fewer food miles and a strong connection to British farming.
By choosing Pagets’ produce, you’re enjoying fresher, seasonal food while supporting family farms and sustaining British agriculture. It’s food with a story, and one we’re proud to share.
Visit Our Butchery: Winter Warmers Done Right
Our traditional butchery is the perfect place to find high-quality cuts for winter cooking, ideal for slow, comforting meals that nourish and satisfy. From stewing beef and sausages to roasting joints and seasonal favourites, our knowledgeable team is always on hand to offer advice, recipe ideas and cooking tips.
Whether you’re recreating our winter stew at home or planning a hearty weekend meal, a visit to the butchery ensures you’re starting with the very best British meat - responsibly sourced, full of flavour, and expertly prepared.
Seasonal Eating: What’s in Season Now?
Eating seasonally is one of the simplest ways to enjoy food that’s fresher, tastier and often better value. Here’s what’s in season over the next few months:
January
Fruit: Apples, clementines, kiwi fruit, lemons (coming into season), oranges (coming into season), passion fruit, pears, pomegranates
Vegetables: Beetroot, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celery, celeriac, kale, leeks, mushrooms, parsnips, potatoes, shallots, swedes, turnips
February
Fruit: Apples (end of season), clementines (end of season), kiwi fruit, lemons, oranges, passion fruit, pears, pomegranates
Vegetables: Cauliflower, celeriac, kale, leeks, mushrooms, parsnips, potatoes, purple sprouting broccoli, rhubarb, shallots, swedes, turnips
March
Fruit: Kiwi fruit, lemons, oranges, passion fruit, pomegranates
Vegetables: Cauliflower, celeriac, leeks, peppers, purple sprouting broccoli, rhubarb, shallots, spinach, spring onions
Sevilles, Marmalade & Winter Comforts
January also marks the arrival of Seville oranges, bringing with them the perfect excuse for a little kitchen project. Whether you’re making homemade marmalade or baking comforting winter puddings, Sevilles add a bright, citrus lift to cold days.
Head to our Seville orange blog post for inspiration, recipes and tips on making the most of this short but special season.
Winter food doesn’t have to be heavy to be comforting. By cooking with seasonal vegetables, supporting British farmers, and choosing ingredients that naturally suit the colder months, you can enjoy meals that are both warming and nourishing.
Pop into the café to try our winter stew, explore our seasonal displays in the farm shop, visit the butchery for winter cooking inspiration, and let January be a month of good food, local produce and simple comforts done well.