A show-stopping fish dish

In the second of our summer season recipes, our Head Chef Stewart Turner explains a straightforward way to serve up a stunning, flavour-filled John Dory. John Dory is a firm-fleshed white fish from our waters that works well when baked whole. Although cooking fish whole can seem a bit daunting, it is actually really simple, […]

A taste of summer

It was a stomach-rumbling job putting together this year’s summer brochure, so tempting were the photographs of Head Chef Stewart Turner’s dishes. We’ve persuaded him to part with three simple, delicious recipes. To kick off, try this easy nut mix (just right with a chilled glass of Fino). This moreish nut mix is a staple […]

A taste of Burgundy: jambon persillé and oeufs en meurette

Following the release of the 2014 vintage, we are immersed in all things Burgundy. Here our Head Chef Stewart Turner continues the theme with two classic dishes from the region that produces some of the world’s finest wines. With the excess of Christmas just behind us, we turn our attention to the launch of the […]

Essential ingredients: Christmas leftovers (and a ham)

As fridges groan under the weight of Christmas leftovers, and stomachs grumble after the excesses of yesterday, the race to avoid waste begins. Rather comfortingly, even our Head Chef has a recipe for that quintessentially English post-Christmas indulgence: bubble and squeak. On the table: Bubble and squeak conjures up fond childhood memories for me. It […]