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Newport Street Food Market

Newport Street Food Market Hot

Reviews 4th September 2017
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We’ve worked in Newport for years. Years and years. We’ve seen them come and we’ve seen some of them go. Island Images, Mill Bay II, House of Legends, El Patron – all gone. The Farmer’s Market prevails but the alternative Country Market or, as it became known colloquially –... Read more
Deep Blue, Southsea

Deep Blue, Southsea

Uncategorised 17th August 2017
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Southsea’s South Parade Pier, magnificently wrecked by fire during the filming of Tommy, was a regular haunt of Cat’s. Every Monday night in the mid-1980s, the Battle of the Bands would take place; Cat had many friends who performed on the stage at the pier’s Gaiety Show Bar. She... Read more
I Love Wight Food Market

I Love Wight Food Market

Uncategorised 26th March 2017
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We’ve enjoyed food markets in London, Brighton and – closer to home – Southsea. Today we went to the first I Love Wight Food Market at Brading. Some of our old favourites were there and it was also the first outing for some fledgling local businesses. Read more
Review of the Year 2016

Review of the Year 2016

Uncategorised 23rd January 2017
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After a year of extensive ‘research’ we noticed a trend for locally-focussed and chef-led dining that got some real traction in 2016. Read more
Briddlesford Farm Dairy

Briddlesford Farm Dairy

Uncategorised 28th December 2016
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Our friends at Wootton’s Briddlesford Farm kindly invited us to the launch of their new dairy brand. You have probably tried the creamy milk products produced by the farm using milk from its award-winning Guernsey herd. Milk was sold under the Buttercup name, now it’s all available under the... Read more
A Weekend in Berlin

A Weekend in Berlin

Reviews 13th December 2016
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Having shown us plenty that London’s food scene has to offer, our lovely friend Klaus curated a trip for us and some pals to Berlin. This great city has got a wealth of history – much of which we explored – but, of course, we were also there for... Read more
Wine Tasting Dinner at Seaview Hotel

Wine Tasting Dinner at Seaview Hotel

Uncategorised 12th November 2016
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We were invited to the Seaview Hotel for dinner this week. The dishes were accompanied by Spanish wines, each described by Carlos from Cvne winery. The hotel’s chef and the team from Eurovines had worked together to match the various Riojas with the dishes on the four-course menu. The... Read more
Pizza Express, Newport

Pizza Express, Newport

Uncategorised 30th October 2016
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Ahh, Pizza Express. Since the olden days of Orange Wednesdays (ask yer nan) we have been regular visitors. When the management at Pizza Express invited us to check out the venue’s refurb and autumn menu, it would’ve been rude not to – especially as it is the home to... Read more
Brighton’s Food Scene 2016

Brighton’s Food Scene 2016

Uncategorised 10th October 2016
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Since we last wrote about Brighton’s food scene, we have ventured even further afield, sampling London’s dynamic street food, Birmingham’s restaurants and even New York’s pavement hucksters. Cat was particularly enamoured of the Big Apple, having enjoyed a week there – part of which was spent in the achingly... Read more
The Royal Hotel Heritage Menu

The Royal Hotel Heritage Menu

Uncategorised 27th September 2016
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Rebellious chefs. You can’t avoid them these days. Gawd knows who’s responsible for the ‘dirty’ food revolution? Possibly naked chef and school dinner warrior, Jamie Oliver? And what about ‘dropped’ desserts? Newport’s Smokehouse introduced us to the dirty fries concept – their version delivers regulation skinny chips enhanced with... Read more

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