Silvana de Soissons’ tiny empire is growing: her online journal–The Foodie Bugle–just became a charming shop and tearoom on a Somerset high street.
Silvana de Soissons’ tiny empire is growing: her online journal–The Foodie Bugle–just became a charming shop and tearoom on a Somerset high street.
Photography courtesy of Jason Ingram.
Photography courtesy of Jason Ingram.
From eight in the morning when she s serving tea until eight at night when she s serving wine her...
From eight in the morning when she s serving tea until eight at night when she s serving wine her...
...shop supplies locals with fresh groceries flowers kitchenware and garden tools For more visit The Foodie Bugle Journal and Online Shop
...shop supplies locals with fresh groceries flowers kitchenware and garden tools For more visit The Foodie Bugle Journal and Online Shop
By seven in the morning, Silvana is already setting up shop and prepping ingredients for the day’s tearoom menu.
By seven in the morning, Silvana is already setting up shop and prepping ingredients for the day’s tearoom menu.
At The Foodie Bugle, customers stop for tea and croissants on their way into work, then charcuterie and wines by the glass on their journeys home.
At The Foodie Bugle, customers stop for tea and croissants on their way into work, then charcuterie and wines by the glass on their journeys home.
Silvana’s first morning task is to set out the day’s bread from the nearby Thoughtful Bakery.
Silvana’s first morning task is to set out the day’s bread from the nearby Thoughtful Bakery.
The Foodie Bugle window display changes daily.
The Foodie Bugle window display changes daily.
Locally grown red chard for sale.
Locally grown red chard for sale.
Microgreens from the winter garden.
Microgreens from the winter garden.
The Foodie Bugle aims to keep prices low, even for highest-quality goods: these pink-and-white January tulips are £7 a bunch.
The Foodie Bugle aims to keep prices low, even for highest-quality goods: these pink-and-white January tulips are £7 a bunch.
A little table by the window for coffee-and-cake breaks.
A little table by the window for coffee-and-cake breaks.
The Foodie Bugle offers a variety of British cheeses and crackers on its daily tearoom menu.
The Foodie Bugle offers a variety of British cheeses and crackers on its daily tearoom menu.
For a rapidly growing business, The Foodie Bugle pays generous attention to details.
For a rapidly growing business, The Foodie Bugle pays generous attention to details.
A narrow hallway at the shop entrance offers winter squashes for sale and decoration.
A narrow hallway at the shop entrance offers winter squashes for sale and decoration.
The Foodie Bugle staff sport traditional English grocers’ coats and aprons.
The Foodie Bugle staff sport traditional English grocers’ coats and aprons.
