Eat Jersey 2016

Eat Jersey 2016 3-6th NOVEMBER I have been lucky enough to visit Jersey many times over the years. It is an easy place to get to from Dorset and a real delight when you are there; beautiful beaches, great coastal walking and, of course, it has some superb food on...

Sourdough Revisited

I kept a starter alive at the restaurant for a number of months but, if I am honest, although we made some acceptable sourdough, it never really fitted into the rhythm of a small commercial kitchen. We had no prover and just the space that the trays of proving rolls...

Eat Jersey Food Festival 2015

Food festivals abound these days and take various different guises; food stalls and chef demonstrations, marquee based dining events or, in the case of Eat Jersey 2015, a couple of gourmet dinners involving a list of guest chefs as well as a casual dining event to...

1000 Cook Books

I have written before about my love of books; this isn’t a recent flirtation and is not just about cookery books either. As a child I loved reading and despite the changing medium I can still get totally lost in a narrative or be enthralled by learning something...

The disconnect

I came back from our recent trip to Italy totally inspired in so many different ways. The country felt different, more rooted in its agriculture, food was more relevant and eating was important. Coming home, it really did feel as though we have lost our way. I...