A selection of articles about local food producers, retailers, chefs and those supporting the local food and farming industry.
Driving along the A37 towards Chilthorne Dormer, if you glanced out the window you may see a herd of large dark brown majestic shapes huddled together, grazing and taking in the sun. Upon closer inspection, their horns will alert you Read more »
‘I was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1971, but I don’t really feel like I’m from anywhere in England. My father was in the Royal Air Force so we bounced from RAF base to RAF base throughout my childhood. I Read more »
Landlord, Chef and Proprietor of the Shave Cross Inn, Joe Baron is a welcome addition to the echelon of hardworking individuals elevating Dorset’s oldest and celebrated pubs. With a menu that changes daily and a tapas selection to choose from, Read more »
It is increasingly clear that the industrialisation and intensification of farming in the UK have caused huge damage to our wildlife, soils and rivers. A growing number of scientists, anglers, and farmers are now speaking out about the rapid impoverishment Read more »
There is a buzz of activity in the kitchen at Tierra restaurant in Lyme Regis. It is the morning of a new seasonal menu change and Mark Evans, owner of the vegetarian restaurant, along with his sous chef, Channing are Read more »
Every April and May, near the traffic lights in Bridport town centre a lady can be spied wearing a large brown hat, stood behind a table brimming with bright green asparagus spears. This is Anita de Greeff, of Bothen Hill Read more »
From her large beautifully designed open plan kitchen perched on top of Lyme Regis, Gill Coates provides workshops on how to make chocolates. Chocolate Amour has proved so popular, Gill is now teaching at Ashburton Cookery School. She learnt her Read more »
Being creative is at the essence of Jolly Carter’s core. It has taken him to Chelsea School of Art in New York and back home to Dorset to start Dorshi, one of the county’s most progressive restaurants. Neither Jolly, whose Read more »
Bang, crash, go the barrels as they are rolled across to the other side of the car park, where the empties are stacked. Paul Wiscombe, Landlord of The Anchor at Seatown’s childhood memories involve helping his parents at the pub Read more »
Kingston Black, Ellis Bitter, Tremletts Bitter, Browns, Somerset Redstreak and Major; those in the know will recognise these as varieties of cider apple trees. All can be found in Zoë Marshall’s 10 acre orchard in Netherhay, which she has planted Read more »