Flavour: Drought on the Farm

Ryan Walter & Lauren Robarts of Bridge Bagels The Cambridge online retailer selling everything you may want to eat at wholesale prices, from camel milk and thousand year old duck eggs to fruit and veg. A new bagel maker has started business in Cambridge. And details from of autumnal dishes from Alex Rushmer at Vanderlyle.

The Arbury Social café opens after eight years development. Vendors from last weeks Biodiversity and Regenerative Food fair on Parkers Piece tell us why their food & drink is so good for you and the planet. Rise Café in Hardwick cover their extensive & fun menu, and The White Horse in Barton discuss their heady mix of Thai and traditional English dishes. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.

The new head chef at The Rupert Brooke has an impressive history, having worked at Midsummer House and Alimentum, he talks about his menu plans. Rosie Sykes talks about the foodie week holidays she is involved with in Italy, and how to book. She also gives some ideas for the last of the year's blackberries. Several independents, some from around Ely, talk about their food and how to get it. Hosted by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.

Kerb Kollective talk about their departure from Riverside and what comes next. The Maypole pub's fascinating history and how it keeps ahead of trends. The what, where, when and why of the Biodiversity and Regenerative Food Festival that's coming to Cambridge this month. Orange wines, what they are, what they're like, what foods they go with, Matthew Juggins of Dovecote cellar tells all. Lots of local food and drink news and jobs too, presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder

Local chef Rosie Sykes with ideas for plums, including a tray bake, chili sauce and plum ketchup. Wonky Kitchen's first year at the Cambridge Blue, and the forthcoming market to be held at the pub. Why Fitzbillies' bakery has moved to Harston.

How Cambridge's cows are coping with the drought, and how it's affecting vegetable growing; a new cookery school at Frank's Farm; fruit farm surpluses sold in a suburban Cambridge street and an update from Saffron Grange. With Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey.

Taking and talking tea with Hot Numbers' Simon Fraser (and milk in first or second?) Rockers Steak House has closed down. Owner George Bhangoo explains why and the challenges facing independent food businesses. Enjoying summer's produce: Rosie Sykes on jam making, Alex Rushmer on salads; the joy of apricots. Flavour is presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.

On the head, son! Is the World Cup a golden ticket for our struggling local hospitality? Can a summer Rosé make you feel fine? Dovecote Cellar tells all. Meanwhile Vandana Banerjee of Khoki United discusses fruit waste on Cambridge farms & what can be made from them, and Food writer Jenny Jefferies talks about her new Community Cookbook. Presented by Matt Bentman, Sue Bailey and Alan Alder.

News about Kerb Kollective. How the 'meat on the menu' experiment is going at Fin Boys, and a new initiative. Surviving the heat: how market traders are coping. Along with local food and drink news, social media updates, free food in Cambridge and job vacancies too.

Local businesses change hands as we pay a visit to a new butcher taking over Cousin’s site on Grantchester Street, and The Derby Stores in Newnham is coming under new ownership. Meanwhile a new Italian pasta and pizzeria is about to open on Victoria Avenue, and a new community garden launches in Arbury. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder.