About Me 

Going from a 9-to-5 job and with no start-up capital, Flip Dunning began selling her much-loved mushroom pâté at Borough Market in September 2006. Based on a recipe her brother made up when he was eight, it has proved a huge success, and she now boasts a loyal clientele of thousands of customers who clamour for her cult product. 
 
To hear more about how it all started, and the moments that shaped the journey, listen to Flip’s story on Borough Market’s podcast 'Borough Talks' on the lively episode 'Mushroom Alchemy', available wherever you get your podcasts. 


 

I still love it

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I sell three core products, and make by hand every single batch and hand-pack every single pot fresh for market each week. It’s made to my old family recipe, invented by my brother when he was eight years old—you couldn’t make it up! other than a few seasoning tweaks, I’ve stayed true to his original recipe. Even after two decades, I try every batch myself, and I still love it.

While the exact recipe remains a closely held secret, one thing’s for sure—it requires a lot of mushrooms. We use about 80kg per batch, so the flavour is absolutely wonderful—really earthy, umami and intensely mushroomy.

I always use fresh mushrooms, never dried, and cook them very, very slowly. It’s a real labour of love and highly addictive. 

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Come and have a try!