Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

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Review: The Pony and Trap, Somerset

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Michelin, Pubs, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

10 November 2011

The Pony and Trap came as a bit of a surprise when we bundled in out of the rainy car park this evening. I’m used to Michelin-starred pubs being of a particular style. Still pubs, sure, but very much the kind of public house where the squire and the landlord might meet up for a …

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Selecting cheeses for a cheese board

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Makers and Producers

8 November 2011

Presumably a lot has been written about cheese. I wouldn’t know, I’ve never read anything on the subject, which is slightly surprising given how much I love the stuff. So this is my self-taught soliloquy on choosing cheeses for a cheese board. Surprising what you can learn from chatting to cheesemongers and sampling hundreds of …

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Review: The Crown at Whitebrook

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Michelin, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

5 November 2011

They were very nice at The Crown when we showed up for lunch unannounced, in my case in muddy jeans, a T-shirt and walking shoes. I might not have blamed the maitre d’ for taking a long look at me and then deciding that they were fully booked. It’s possible that my jacket redeemed me, …

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Jerusalem artichoke soup

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Recipes, Soups, Vegetarian

2 November 2011

Prepare the croutons! Dig out the gas masks! Roast the hazelnuts! For it is Jerusalem Artichoke season once more, and the knobbly little uglies are back in my local greengrocer. All hail the mighty Jerusalem Artichoke! What do you mean, you don’t know what I’m talking about? Next time you’re in a greengrocer, or maybe …

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Pumpkin soup

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Recipes, Soups, Spicy food, Vegetarian

30 October 2011

Halloween isn’t really celebrated in earnest here in the UK. Each year a few people decide to have a fancy dress party, and of course most kids get to troop around their immediate neighbourhood in shop-bought costumes asking (usually nicely) for sweets. And various things that happen every week anyway get to be horror themed …

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