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A selection of articles about local food producers, retailers, chefs and those supporting the local food and farming industry.

People in Food – Richard Balson

From waking in his bed as a child and hearing the thump thump on the butcher’s block in the shop below to wielding the...

People in Food – Jolly Carter

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...

Pig Snout and Slack-ma-Girdle

Over the last hundred or so years Dorset has not been considered one of the cider counties like Devon, Somerset and Hereford, but there...

People in Food – Chris Onions

What a wonderful name to have as a chef; Chris Onions. Chris’s surname is something he proudly celebrates, with an onion featuring in the...

People in Food – Paul Wiscombe

Bang, crash, go the barrels as they are rolled across to the other side of the car park, where the empties are stacked. Paul...

Unique air-dried ham

CAPREOLUS Fine Foods, the award-winning artisan charcuterie business founded and run by David and Karen Richards at Rampisham, has launched a remarkable new product...

People in Food – Simon Mazzei

Unable to get out of bed in the morning until his lovely wife Sam has brought him a cup of coffee, Simon Mazzei blames...
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Dorset Seafood Festival

Basking in blue skies and sunshine, Weymouth had a particularly fishy feel to it at the weekend during the Dorset Seafood Festival. The two-day event...

Around the Vale

Filmmaker Lawrence Moore has made a new film celebrating the history, landscape and the people of the Marshwood Vale. He talked to Fergus Byrne. A...

People in Food – Marie Childs

Fancy a pint by a tuneful stream on a stretch of grass opposite a thatched pub, oozing rural charm? This might be just the...

People in Food and Drink – Jamie Smith

Jamie Smith spent his weekends with his grandparents in Chideock. He always found the village a great place to be. Little did he know,...

The Changing Face of Hospitality

Like many small market towns, Bridport has seen changes to many aspects of local life over the last decade. Fergus Byrne has been looking...