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Oval Farmers Market, St Mark’s Church, Kennington, SE11 4PW Every Saturday 10.00am until 3pm, In a perverse sort of way, I could argue that the arrival of Tesco in Kennington has been very good for The Oval Farmers’ Market. Make a beeline for this vibrant, exciting Saturday market, and go early, because there is currently [...]
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Fish ‘n’ chips beside the sea, is as British as the Last Day of the Proms, summer pudding and a glass of chilled Pimms. Ventnor is famous for its small fishing fleet and delicious fresh fish and shellfish. Let me tell you where the locals go for perfect fish ‘n’ chips, using the finest sustainable [...]
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A short ramble & seafood lunch at The Crab Shed in Sleepy Steephill Cove. Want to feel the wind rustling through your hair and leave the hustle and bustle of the 21st Century behind? Put on your Timberlands and walk the coastal path from Ventnor to Steephill Cove. Expect soaring views across The English Channel, [...]
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Can you resist a sign that offers ‘Three for £3′ when it is attached to a stack of artisan giant jammy dodgers the size of saucers? – I thought not. This is the situation your correspondent found himself in when despatched to the Oval Farmers’ Market with the polite suggestion in the form of a firmly [...]
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As a child, I spent many family holidays in Royal Deeside and the East Coast of Scotland, eating hot, pearly, sweet tasting fish and chips with my dad, straight of the jostling, crowded boats at Peterhead. Other times I would splish-splash around in the icy streams in the Cairngorms, gorge on wild berries, and watch [...]
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The moment I set eyes on you, I had to buy you, and savour the taste of an English autumn. I am talking about the most amazing, beautiful, biodynamic apple from Perry Court Farm in Kent. They have a weekly stall at my local farmers’ market in the Oval, every Saturday. It’s the kind of [...]
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I have just completed my annual Food Lovers Guide to the Isle of Wight for Red Funnel. There have been a lot of changes – for the better – since last year, with exciting new chefs and an increasing emphasis on seasonal, local, and organic produce. To read it, click here. And, coming soon: My guide to how to [...]
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Heathcliff meets Marco Pierre White in Liam Finnegan, the exciting, dark-eyed, wild-haired new chef at The George Hotel in Yarmouth. In his first interview since taking over at The George, Liam told me that serious dining is back, and run-of-the-mill brasserie cooking is out. Get ready for sexy, robust comfort food with big flavours and [...]
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We’re updating our guide to secret, green, and organic West Cornwall for 2011. If there is anywhere off (or even on) the beaten track that we’re likely to miss, we’re happy for suggestions to be left in the comment section, prefereably with a reason why it should be included. Illustrated: Cousin Molly’s organic hens in Treen (south) lay the best eggs [...]
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Want to know a secret? Here’s an event you won’t see advertised. Aneke Spacie has cooked at some starry places including The Ivy, Emporio Armani, The Sotheby’s Cafe and was Mohammed Fayed’s personal chef on his Mediterranean Yacht. Now she has just relocated to the Island with her young family and is planning some pop [...]
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