We all have at least one, a "go to" supplier of amazing food, a neighbourhood restaurant where the cooking is fantastic and you don't have to sell body parts to afford a meal or a bar where they make life changing cocktails and you can always get a seat.
Well, now is the time to start spreading the love by sending us details of your secret treasures so we can share them with the rest of the country. Just tell us who they are and why you think they deserve recognition and we will do our best to make sure they receive the acclaim you think they deserve. I'll start the ball rolling by letting you in on my secret source for some of the most delicious olive oil and olives in the country sold not in a smart delicatessen or high street supermarket, but from the back of shop selling fuses, plugs and cables.
Memhet Murat, owner of Embassy Electrical Supplies in London's fashionable Clerkenwell, is of Turkish Cypriot extraction and after inheriting olive groves from his parent's small farm in Lurigina, started selling the oil and olives from his small shop under the name Murat Du Carta. The venture was so successful that he purchased another property in Turkey and planted a grove of a further two thousand trees to meet demand.
In 2007, a passing journalist for New York Magazine discovered the shop and declared the oil "England's best". I can't claim that as, despite my best efforts I have not tried them all, but I can tell you that Murat Du Carta is stunning stuff, deliciously green and fresh, the perfect oil for salad dressings, drizzling over pasta or even just sopping up with chunks of crusty bread.
If you live in London, it is well worth popping into Memhet's shop. He is always happy to give sample tastes and to tell you more about his oils. If you live further away, check out his website at www.planetmem.com or contact him at:
EMBASSY ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
76 Compton Street
London
EC1V 0BN
TEL: +44 (0) 20 7251 4721
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