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Paul Foster, Salt
Paul Foster is no stranger to Good Food Guide awards, having won Up-and-Coming Chef in 2012. But his first solo venture beat off some stiff competition to take this year’s gong for Best New Entry.
Paul Foster is no stranger to Good Food Guide awards, having won Up-and-Coming Chef in 2012. But his first solo venture beat off some stiff competition to take this year’s gong for Best New Entry.
Higgledy-piggledy Hastings, with one foot in 1066, and its seaside sibling St Leonards, purpose built in the 1800s by James and Decimus Burton as a genteel seaside resort, are two adjacent towns on the south-east coast that share more than just a few miles of seafront. They have a relaxed, easy-going outlook that is attracting newcomers thanks to their rich culture, art and food scene.
Solo debut for the chef who launched Gymkhana, Carousel announces new season of collaborative residencies, former Tamarind chef Peter Joseph opens the doors of Kahani and The Cellar reopens with tasting menu only
Revolution isn’t the first word that springs to mind when considering North Norfolk. Wild, windswept beaches? Yes. Vast skies over wide expanses of salt marshes, populated only by seabirds? That too. But revolution amid the little coastal villages with their pebbled cottages and ancient churches? Hardly.
It is not, on the face of it, a golden age for wine lovers. Rampant inflation, Brexit red tape, and a 2021 vintage that was plagued with almost everything but locusts - well, except for Western Australia - have conspired against discerning but thrifty oenophiles, leaving us staring down the twin gun barrels of special-offer Blossom Hill and remaindered rosé. Never fear. Here are a few ways to stock your cellar with some splendid wines, nearly all for under a tenner a bottle.