Category: Dorset Food & Drink

The largest food awards in the world are from Gillingham

The wait is over for the producers who entered the ‘Oscars’ of the food industry, the Great Taste Awards; they finally know if they...

Wonderful (and unknown) wines from the Loire Valley

I think my fascination of wine started from a very early age. As a family, we would travel down to the Loire most school...

Notes from an Epicurean: What season is your cheese?

From now through to Autumn is the best time to enjoy the many artisan soft cheeses that are made in the UK, particularly in...

A New and esier Brioche Recipe (and it works!)

Brioche Rolls Recipe_September 2021 There is nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked bread and this recipe is my adaptation of a brioche roll...

Love Local Trust Local Food & Drink Awards – Your Last Call!

We appear to be fast approaching September; the end of the summer, the start of schooling (touch wood, but it’s looking good!), and the...

Meet Your Local | The Swan Inn, Sturminster Newton

This month we’ve been chatting to Geoff and Emma Dunne who run the Swan Inn, Sturminster Newton. How did you end up at The Swan...

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Seeing the flip side – Toots the groom

After a last-minute change of plans, eventer Toots Bartlett swapped boots this month – and found herself watching helplessly from the sidelines March turned out...

How Dorset Became One of England’s Finest Food Counties

There are counties in England with a food reputation that precedes them: Yorkshire for its puddings, Cornwall for its pasties, Kent for its orchards....