The Perfect Dover Sole
Dover Sole, as the name suggests, is not a fish one catches off the steeply shelving coast of South Africa, but one that prefers the shallow continental water of the English Channel and North Sea. I...
View ArticleBest Young Sommelier in the World shares secrets of his success
It’s been a very good year for young Clement Robert. On the 28th of April he came third in the 2010 Champagne Piper-Heidsieck UK Sommelier of the Year awards, and as youngest contestant to make the...
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Christmas Pudding – a feast of facts
Steven Titman Christmas Pudding is an essential part of the festivities in Britain. Its origins can be traced back to the 1420s, when it was not a dessert at all, but a way of preserving meat at the...
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The tale of tea – take a sip of history at Summer Lodge
Charles Lotter Tea found its way into Europe, via Venice, in the 1560’s, but it was the Portuguese who first began shipping it in commercial quantities. Charles II, while in exile in Holland after the...
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5 things to enjoy when you stay at the Acorn Inn in Dorset
The Acorn Inn in Evershot is the perfect base to explore the beautiful villages and countryside of Dorset with its connections to the writer, Thomas Hardy. In June, travel blogger, Heather Cowper...
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