Sussex puddings don’t get much more Sussex than this Banoffee Pie Ice Cream from Resident Pheasant. Resident Pheasant is a new Sussex brand that I am delighted to say is sourcing its ingredients from local Sussex suppliers, using eco-friendly and sustainable packaging, and hand-making the ice cream (they also make chocolate). “Life’s too short for […]
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Let’s celebrate the Sussex winners of the Great Taste 2023 awards. Organised by the Guild of Fine Food, the Great Taste awards are a recognised stamp of excellence and are actively sought out by food lovers and retailers alike. All products in the line-up for judging are blind-tasted: every product is removed from its packaging
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Bubbles and Botanicals! A chance to meet local producers, learn more about them, and try and buy some of Sussex’s unique and outstanding sparkling wines and spirits. And in 2024, it will take place at Handcross Park School on the 2 November (save the date). But here is a round up of last year’s event.
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The trials and tribulations of lockdown One of the interesting side-effects of lockdown is how local businesses have innovated and adapted, and how the appetite to support local has seen a massive revival. After all, what is there to do, when you can’t go anywhere or do anything other than order online. So, a commitment
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When a friend gives you a bottle of local sparkling wine, produced at a Sussex vineyard in Ashburnham, you’re duty-bound to find out more, aren’t you? Tumbling Brook is fresh, crisp, fruity and light, perfect for a warm sunny evening in fact. It comes from a small vineyard and although it may not be publically
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Of a score of good things found outside heaven The land of Sussex was granted seven The choicest of those I often feel Is the oily, glutinous Pulborough eel Though the Selsea cockle would be the best The Chichester lobster’s the lordliest dish The herring of Rye is the tastiest dish The mullet of Arundel
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When Chris Heyes left his job in the city in marketing, most people probably didn’t expect him to become a Sussex cheesemaker. And not just any cheese, but a soft, blue artisan cheese made just feet from where the cows whose milk is used are grazed and milked on the beautiful Balcombe Estate. More extraordinary
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