Our September food news sees Glebe Farm earn Great Taste stars and Fitzbillies host Naomi Tomkys’ Quintessentially Cambridge exhibition
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Glebe Farm earns Great Taste stars
Glebe Farm Food
Cambridgeshire family business Glebe Farm Foods has been awarded coveted one-star ratings for two 100% British gluten-free oat products at the Great Taste Awards 2025.
PureOaty Tea-rrific Oat Drink and PureOaty Porridge Oats were chosen by a blind tasting panel comprising more than 500 experts, including top chefs, food writers, retailers and buyers. These add to a growing list of Great Taste star accolades for the PureOaty range, including for the Barista Oat Drink, Creamy & Enriched Oat Drink and Choco Chip Oat Granola.
“Every step of production happens on our family-run farm in Cambridgeshire, giving us full control over product quality,” said Philip Rayner, managing director and co-founder of Glebe Farm Foods. “These awards are a testament to the passion and care our team puts into our products, from nurturing the oats in our fields to carefully crafting and perfecting each recipe.”
Quintessentially Fitzbillies
This autumn, Fitzbillies cafe will play host to Quintessentially Cambridge, a solo exhibition of new oil paintings by acclaimed artist Naomi Tomkys OBE.
Fitzbillies
Running from 12 September to 8 December, the show is free to attend and promises an evocative, painterly stroll through the textures, landmarks and small joys of everyday Cambridge life – including the delectable delights of Fitzbillies! “These paintings are a love letter to the city,” said Tomkys. “From Chelsea buns to curried lamb, punt poles to silver screens, this exhibition celebrates the overlooked pleasures and rhythms that make Cambridge rich and alive.”
Born in London and trained at Central Saint Martins, Tomkys now lives and works in Cambridgeshire. With her distinctive style and vivid storytelling – capturing scenes both intimate and iconic – her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Through this exhibition, she invites both lifelong residents and first-time visitors to see Cambridge through fresh eyes, full of warmth, wit and painterly wonder.
The exhibition is free, from 8am-6pm weekdays and 8.30am-6pm weekends, at Fitzbillies, 15 King’s Parade
If these culinary updates have whet your appetite, find out more in August’s food news.
