ABOUT SOLESHARE
Read about our team, community and fishers.
A bit about us!
Soleshare has been operating as a fish membership scheme in London since 2013, and a hugely popular Saturday market stall since January 2023. For Londoners who live nearby to our HQ at Hackney City Farm E2 we are still offering the fish box collection, shop here for membership options. In keeping with the fundamental ethos of buying only sustainable and seasonal catch from UK small boats, I wanted to be able to offer this freshest catch and our gorgeous culinary creations UK wide.
Having been inspired by my purchasing of monthly boxes of pasture-raised meat from UK regenerative farms, I realised that fresh and sustainable fish can be sold using the same model. All of our fish has been caught within 2-3 days (supermarket fish is generally around 2 weeks old) and is vacuum packed. This adds shelf life to your purchases and enables them to be frozen without losing their quality, so that you can buy a longer lasting supply.
Your fish box delivery will be packaged and delivered within 24 hours. In this age of excess packaging and waste, Soleshare aims to reuse all ice packs that we receive from our suppliers and are working on a packaging returns scheme.
We are currently offering fortnightly home delivery options and encourage you to try one of our pre-designed fish boxes or to create your own from the individual shop items.
Best fishes! Delphine.
Our Team
Delphine, Soleshare Chef
Diplôme de Cuisine, Le Cordon Bleu, London
I’m Delphine, born and raised in Marseille, South of France, where I developed a passion for the cuisine centred around the beautiful local seafood and fish.
I moved to London in 1999 to work in hospitality, and in 2003 graduated top of my class as a chef with a Diplôme de Cuisine from London’s Cordon Bleu school. I went on to work in some of London’s best fine dining restaurants.
In 2018 I felt like a change of pace and began working for North London Action for the Homeless and with having more time to cook for myself at home, I became a Soleshare member, collecting from l’Epicerie 56. Shortly after, all of us members received an email that Soleshare was hiring.. and this is where my new journey began.
In December 2022 I became the Director & Owner of Soleshare after managing the company for three years. Soleshare encapsulates everything I believe in - excellent quality, a lovely ethos and a passion for conservation and sustainability. I aim to support small scale fishermen and to encourage my customers to become their own best private chef.
I’m Georgia, I’ve worked in cafes and restaurants since my teenage years and am driven by excellent food and coffee. Thus I am privileged to be a part of Soleshare, where I get to regularly sample our delicious and sustainable fresh catch and to be part of Delphine’s stunning culinary creativity and fishing community.
When I am not being Delphine’s grateful stooge ;) I work in London as a P.A.
You’ll find me at our gorgeous market stall every other Saturday at the Growing communities farmers market devouring oysters.
Georgia, Soleshare Assistant
Soleshare was established in 2013.
Soleshare was originally founded in 2013 by aquatic ecologist Theresa Douthwright & marine biologist Jack Clarke. Jack ran the Catchbox trials in Brighton and Chichester and used to work for NGO Seaweb, and fellow director Theresa founded London pop-up oyster bar The Mother Shuckers.
Stoke Newington Farmers Market
Our Community
Come and meet us at the Growing Communities farmers market in Stoke Newington every other Saturdays, where we have a delicious selection of seafood delights.
Market dates for the next 3 months: February 1st & 15th / March 1st & 15th /April 12th & 26th
We use the whole fish, because it’s sustainable. At the market you can buy all our delicious creations from fish merguez sausages, the chef-prepared fish papillote, asian fish burgers and much more.
Soleshare Fish Stall
Stoke Newington Farmer’s Market
Our Fishers
Live Frankly
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Paul Stanley skipper and Lucy Phillips crew, of the fishing boat RX11.