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We are The Foragers. We forage and hunt wild food for our pub - The Verulam Arms, St Albans - and create wild food walks and experiences for you and your team.

St Albans, London
Joined October 2011
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Here's a wolfish dog chewing hungrily on the last remnants of a once-proud forest-beast. Above shines the small rainbow of hope. The Foragers went into official liquidation this week.
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Come to The Verulam Arms for a warm welcome; Tippi the foraging dog is waiting to greet you at the door. Also we have beer.
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Water pepper has a unique hot hot heat, soon to be found in a Foragers' curry near you. Often grows abundantly on the fringes of stagnant stinky ditches, as demonstrated by this dirty dawg...
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Also: a closeup study of that last photo. Shows just how we feel about Persicaria hydropiper: aggressive lip-licking and a hungry smoulder in the eye.
What are we foraging today? Well, let's just say Tippi the foraging dog is covered in linden pollen.
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Our menus are always weirder and more poetic than those at your average pub, especially when Richard writes them, but this latest specials menu might be pushing it a little...
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Foraging dog among the shepherd's needle. Never seen this one before outside of books. The wild keeps surprising!
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Don't forget about Wicker Man Burning on Monday! facebook.com/116989771691018…
What Makes a Foragers Dish: 1: Dish must be minimum 30% wild. (Game meat counts towards this). Wild specials should be at least 50% wild.
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2: We do not closely follow trends in cooking, particularly in terms of presentation. Competing with other chefs on Instagram leads to showy food lacking in sincerity.
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When we hire new chefs, we include a guide on "What Makes a Foragers Dish", which sets out our wild food philosophy, and what makes it different from other foraging restaurants. Want to hear it?
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Due to a large cancellation we now have a few tables available for tomorrow. They won't last long, give us a ring asap to snap one up.
Only a few tables left for this Sunday. Book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. the-foragers.com/
Chef de Partie We are looking for a passionate and professional Chef de Partie to amaze the patrons at The Foragers with excellent cooking according to the chef’s recipes and specifications. The ultimate goal... facebook.com/VerulamForagers…
COME. IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO KEEP YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH THE WICKER MAN. facebook.com/VerulamForagers…
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Wild garlic is also known as bear garlic because bears love it. Here’s Tippi proving the point. #beardog