With a population of just over 10,000 and a huge influx of 650,000 visitors a year, it’s no wonder reports that Skye is ‘full’ dominate the summer headlines. For the best experience of the island’s stunning landscapes and fabulous food scene, consider a stay in the shoulder season instead.
Country house hotels have been quietly shaking off their dusty image for years. Then the no-fly period of the pandemic struck and suddenly opinion-shapers were checking into places with glorious gardens, sumptuous interiors and kitchens whose food thrilled. Voluminous floral chintz in dusty dining rooms, prissy formality and palate-deadening food? There’s no space for that in these competitive times. Heritage-respecting style, easy informality laced with luxury, and inspired cooking by talented chefs using kitchen garden ingredients? Yes please.
The days of numbered lists are over. After 15 years of publishing top rankings, The Good Food Guide Awards 2024 supported by Resy presents a line up of restaurants leading in their field and the 39 Exceptional and World Class restaurants that deliver perfection at every service. Each restaurant has ......
All change at Hauser and Wirth in Somerset. Da Costa, which replaces Roth Bar and Grill, was the surname of Iwan Wirth’s Italian grandfather, hence the distinctly alpine Italian vibe of the L-shaped dining room.
At the end of summer 2024, British Chinese baker Wing Mon Cheung and her partner Niall Furlong packed their belongings into the back of a van and set out from Bath. Journeying north for 625 miles would take them to the tiny settlement of Tongue on the north coast of Scotland, a wildly remote location to set up their very own bakery.
