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Homemade Cakes

Despite being more a restaurant than a cake shop if you are looking for homemade, home baked and special, try Tierra Kitchen in Lyme Regis. Their orange and pistachio cake with orange drizzle is outstanding Alternatively if it is on the days menu try a slice of apple frangipane tart The outside terrace overlooking a […]

The African diaspora

You will find Kalahari Moon in the old part of Bristol City Centre at the St Nicholas Market. Established in 1743, visitors wander through a maze of quirky stalls offering everything from street food to antiques, gifts and more. Named Britain’s Best Large Indoor Market in 2016 it is Bristol’s largest collection of independent retailers. […]

Artisan bread

Home baked artisan bread has a consistency and taste which just can’t be replicated in a store bought loaf. Local organic stoneground flour. Speciality breads include sourdough, black olive, Italian rosemary and sea salt bread. Traditional English loaves such as bloomers and sandwich tin, white and wholemeal. On display at the stalls at the Hamshire […]

Home cooked in Bath

Ready made frozen meals by Cavendish Cooks are hand cooked in small batches in a commercial kitchen in a converted barn in the village of Mells. Started by Rebecca and Nancy it has become one of Bath’s real treasures. The business was purchased by Leah Mercer in 2019.   Leah has been passionate about flavours […]

Italian sausages

Breakfast at Marios came with skinny Italian sausage which to the best of my knowledge originates in Sicily   It was different, startlingly different. So much so that it has stuck with me all these years. After searching the net however, I am left confused and wondering whether I am on the right track. But […]

Artisanal craft gin

Harrogate Tipple is family business and small batch, artisan gin distillery based on the Ripley Castle Estate in Harrogate. Producing a range of gins and rum with botanicals which are grown in the gardens within the castle walls. They also use hundred percent Harrogate spring water that gives the gin it’s clean, crisp ultra smooth […]