Pinch

"Alice Norman, formerly head chef at Mayfair’s Emilia, has also set up in her native Suffolk. She got in touch with Maple Farm’s William Kendall, who, by chance, was setting up a small kitchen. He offered her space, and in the spring of 2021 Pinch was born. She began with restaurant-calibre meals in a box to eat at home – think pappardelle and wild boar ragù with an asparagus and sea-herb butter – before launching her café, where creations have included cakes such as crullers (deep-fried rings of choux pastry glazed with Suffolk-inspired toppings) or chouffles topped with St Jude’s cow’s curd. She’s currently perfecting her gelato flavours with new equipment imported from Bologna, in readiness for summer."