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Review of Billy Winters Cafe in Weymouth
Review of Billy Winters Cafe in Weymouth Billy Winters (the name of locally caught Weymouth Bay prawns) Diner Bar is the brain child of Nigel Bloxham, the owner and chef of the Crab House Cafe. Billy Winters is a place we have been meaning to visit since it opened last year, but never got round […]
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Review of Dorset Snails
Review of Dorset Snails. After mentioning on Twitter that I had never tasted snails, David Walker (Sales Director for Dorset Snails) invited me along to their processing unit to try them for myself!! After checking with East Dorset Foodie (on her patch!) I headed over to Holton Heath to investigate the production of these molluscs! […]
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Review of Liberty Fields drinks producer
Review of Liberty Fields drinks producer Alongside its thriving food economy, Dorset is home to a growing collection of innovative drinks producers. West Dorset’s Liberty Fields is in the unique position of having a foot in both camps, with both a fine traditional method apple balsamic, their sublime Apple Aperitif and two new exciting additions […]
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Review of Dorshi Restaurant in Dorchester
Review of Dorshi Restaurant in Dorchester Jollyon Carter and Radhika Mohandas have been selling at country wide food fairs since 2011, they have a unique blend of local Dorset produce mixed with flavours from the East. Such things as organic pork and Blue Vinney dumplings! Their main suppliers list are a who’s, who of the […]
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Interview with Christine McFadden – the Dorset Foodie
Interview with Christine McFadden – the Dorset Foodie I recently attended an evening where Christine talked about her favourite subject, pepper the spice. Mark Banham (of Morrish and Banham Wine Merchants) matched wine with each variety of pepper – it was wine tasting with a warming difference!! It was a pleasure to listen to Christine […]
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Review of Morrish and Banham Wine Shop in Dorchester
Review of Morrish and Banham Wine Shop in Dorchester Morrish & Banham is a new wine merchant and tasting room that has only just opened in Brewery Square Dorchester. It is owned by Mark Banham and his wife’s maiden name is Morrish, so hence the name! The shop has plenty of parking right outside, inside […]
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Review of Broadwey Village Stores in Weymouth
Review of Broadwey Village Stores in Weymouth Peter & Janet Blakey have been running the Broadway Village Shop since 2000. Unfortunately after seven years they lost the Post Office and with the new Weymouth relief road taking away huge numbers of passing trade, they have had to regroup. Now they have parking right outside the […]
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Review of the Brassica Restaurant in Beaminster
Review of the Brassica Restaurant in Beaminster Brassica in Beaminster was founded by award-winning chef, Cass Titcombe and his wife, Louise Chidgey. The restaurant is in prime position right on the square and its sympathetic decor showcasing Louise’s background in design. Evidence of Cass’s love of food would have to wait until we were inside! […]
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Review of the Hedgerow Foraging Course
Review of the Hedgerow Foraging Course As part of the Dorset Tea launch of their new fruit & herbal teas, James Feaver of Hedgerow Harvest (fountain of knowledge) took us (a collection of food bloggers) foraging along the Dorset coastline. As we walked to the seashore, James pointed out foodie goodies you can collect from […]
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Review of the Ilchester Arms Hotel in Abbotsbury
Review of the Ilchester Arms Hotel in Abbotsbury Geoff & Cathy Harrison (owners, managers whilst also full time renovators/ gardeners!), along with their son Tom (General Manager/ front of house) and daughter Sarah (online content and marketing) opened last Easter as a new family venture. Before opening they completely renovated the ground floor and are […]
