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Tucked into an ancient wood and just a stroll from the beach, Lisa and LincoLn’s new home on the Isle of Wight sits perfectly in its environment. It’s hard to believe it was once a tired old bungalow. On one of those halcyon, late-summer afternoons, the solent resembles an Impressionist painting. there’s a solitary yacht sail fluttering in [...]
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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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This Jersey Tiger Moth was spotted basking by The Ethical-Hedonist’s front door in the recent warm weather. We enjoyed the visit of this delicate and beautiful creature which displays brilliant red hind wings in flight. We’re hoping for an Indian Summer this year, and if the weather does hold, you’ll be able to read our favourite Isle [...]
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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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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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Ventnor is fast becoming the gourmet capital of the Isle of Wight, and now, at last the lovely Botanic Gardens has a café worthy of its world-renowned status and a talented, charismatic, new chef in Bridget Wells. The Royal Garden Café is my hot tip for a seasonally inspired lunch or decadent afternoon tea with [...]
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If you have the tenacity of a female Sherlock Homes and an instinct for a bargain, the Isle of Wight is a treasure trove of beautiful things, from a more refined and genteel age just waiting to be re-discovered. I’ve purchased ‘thirties devore evening gowns in summer antique fairs in the middle of a field, [...]
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One of the best things in the whole wide world are my slow, languorous Saturday mornings spent wandering around Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. It’s my home and I love it. It’s a wonderfully quirky town, and a magnet for artists, writers and film makers, and people who are quietly non conformist. Ventnor is [...]
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