Author: Ali Smith

  • Review of Frank and Beans in Lyme Regis

    Review of Frank and Beans in Lyme Regis

    Review of Frank and Beans in Lyme Regis There have been three occasions in my life on which ice cream has moved beyond the delicious into the momentous. The first was my introduction to authentic Italian gelato; a scoop of pistachio, buttery and intensely fragrant, at one of Venice’s finest Gelaterias, hidden away off the […]

  • Review of Baboo Gelato in West Bay

    Review of Baboo Gelato in West Bay A brand new artisan gelato being handmade in Bridport?! – when John and I were invited for a tour of Baboo Gelato’s base we didn’t need asking twice. Sam and Annie launched Baboo Gelato in March this year, following a 2 month kitchen fit out and 10 months […]

  • Review of Washingpool Farm Shop in Bridport

    Review of Washingpool Farm Shop in Bridport

    Review of Washingpool Farm Shop in Bridport Since its inception with the purchase of a small farm in 1971, the family business at Washingpool has always been ahead of its time. Long before diversification was a buzz word the family saw that in order to survive and prosper, income was needed beyond the small dairy […]

  • Review of Ford Farm Cheeses

    Review of Ford Farm Cheeses

    Review of Ford Farm Cheese I was delighted to be invited for a tour and tasting at Ford Farm Cheese – not one to miss out on a cheese tasting opportunity, John came along under the guise of chief photographer. I have to admit to a soft spot for Ford Farm Cheese. As a child […]

  • Review of the Modbury Farm Shop in Burton Radstock

    Review of the Modbury Farm Shop in Burton Radstock

    Review of the Modbury Farm Shop in Burton Radstock Tim and Julie Garry have kept a herd of Jersey cows at Modbury Farm for 28 years, opening a small shop in the farmhouse shortly after. In 2007 they converted an old shippon- previously used to house cows and goats – into a larger shop premises, […]