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Farmers Market, Ryde

Farmers Market, Ryde Hot

Uncategorised 19th March 2018
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We’re a couple of idlers. While you are taking your children to swimming lessons and tending to your horses on a Saturday morning, we’re nearly always lazing about. However, due to a quirk of fate, we were up early today and you know what that means – a visit... Read more
Matt and Cat’s Review of 2017

Matt and Cat’s Review of 2017

Reviews 9th January 2018
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As 2017 drew to a close, we were, as usual, regularly asked if we have visited every eatery on the Isle of Wight. The answer is, not yet. Nor are we really fat; although Matt’s working on that. Read more
Can we do it? Yes, vegan!

Can we do it? Yes, vegan!

Uncategorised 25th December 2017
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The last time Cat lost this much weight in a week she was suffering from a particularly nasty bout of food poisoning. Take it from us, an attack of campylobacter can seriously deplete the body’s reserves and cause discomfort for days. However, this week Cat shed four pounds not... Read more
Matt and Cat on Tour: Bristol

Matt and Cat on Tour: Bristol

Reviews 27th November 2017
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We’re big fans of taking short breaks in England; after all, if we expect people to come to the Isle of Wight it’s only fair that we spend our holiday money on the mainland every once in a while. Being relative ruralites, we’ll generally opt for a city break:... Read more
Gurt Cook Off 2017

Gurt Cook Off 2017

Uncategorised 27th September 2017
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For those of you who think Isle of Wight Day is just about bunting, think again. This celebration of all things Island was conceived by Robin Courage during his tenure as High Sheriff in 2016 and was such a success last year that it is now an annual date... Read more
Newport Street Food Market

Newport Street Food Market

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

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