We had a post-festive getaway this year, so we trundled down to Cornwall to a place we’ve gotten to know reasonably well over the past year. The Victoria Inn near Penzance, is run by Husband & Wife team Nikolaus & Laura Boyle, suitably aided by some fantastic staff. They allow […]
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#Foodporn: Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Here is the foodporn from a recent meal at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons near Oxford. As you’d expect from a 2 Michelin star, Relais & Châteaux it really is the height of luxury which comes with a price tag to match. Lunch for two including a ‘reasonable’ bottle […]
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#Foodporn: Gidleigh Park
This is a recent meal at Gidleigh Park, Devon with former Nathan Outlaw Head chef Chris Simpson, now at the helm. We visited on a Sunday lunch, where there is a four choice menu available at £65 per person. A big thank you to all the team at Gidleigh Park […]
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Think you know your spices?
This was the very question posed to me quite recently by Richard Davies, Executive chef at Calcot manor near Tetbury. And to be honest it’s something that I hadn’t really paid much attention to, because let’s face it, a peppercorn is a peppercorn right? Well no, actually it isn’t and […]