Author: Andrew Diprose

  • Foodie News in May

    Foodie News in May By Andrew Diprose, Editor, Dorset Biz News Phew, what a busy month for Dorset’s food and drink businesses. Here is my roundup of the Foodie News in May.  A new restaurant on its way in Wimborne, we profile Dorset’s latest gin brand and an award-winning wine estate plants 45 acres of […]

  • Foodie News – Award winning Dorset

    Award Winning Dorset By Andrew Diprose, Editor, Dorset Biz News It’s always good to celebrate success and – every Dorset Foodie reader knows – there’s lots to celebrate in our fantastic county. Businesses big and small have been collecting awards over the last few weeks across our Dorset. So a well-deserved round of applause for […]

  • February’s Foodie News in Dorset

    February’s Foodie News in Dorset

    February’s Foodie News in Dorset, in collaboration with Dorset Biz News.  Written by Andrew Diprose, Editor of Dorset Biz News.  What a busy few weeks on Dorset’s food and drink scene! New ventures launched, the expansion of a popular wine estate and a very different kind of snack food.  Here’s a bite-sized selection of our […]

  • Sobar – the new alcohol free bar!

    Sobar – the new alcohol free bar! By Andrew Diprose, Editor, Dorset Biz News It’s a bar – and café – without booze and it’s coming to Poole in the next few weeks! The South’s first independent alcohol free bar and café is due to open in Ashley Cross in February. Sobar – a variation […]

  • Exciting Refurb of SOBOFish

    EXCITING REFURB OF SOBOFISH By Andrew Diprose, Editor, Dorset Biz News There’s something rather fishy going on in the area of Bournemouth that’s become a foodie’s paradise. Work is underway to give a popular fish and seafood restaurant a complete makeover in readiness for a busy run-up to Christmas. KTM Design, a Bournemouth-based interior design […]

  • Isabel’s Brasserie is back!

    The much loved Isabel’s Brasserie is back! By Andrew Diprose, Editor, Dorset Biz News It’s the news thousands of foodies were longing to hear… The much-loved Isabel’s in Poole is coming back.   More than a year after its closure, and then subsequent voluntary liquidation, the restaurant which became a local institution is returning, albeit under […]

  • An Interview with Andy Price – Dorset Biz News

    An Interview with Andy Price. It’s always fascinating to talk to entrepreneurs about how they started their businesses. Even more so when they rarely grant interviews. So I was well chuffed when Andy Price, without question one of the giants on the Bournemouth hospitality stage, spoke to Dorset Biz News. Andy is the owner of […]