Tag: asparagus

Essential ingredients: asparagus

As we officially start sipping our way into summer, our Head Chef Stewart Turner has put together a recipe designed for al fresco feasts. His roast asparagus with Jersey royals and salsa verde is perfect for light lunches in the garden, or a sophisticated starter when hosting

White Claret: Bordeaux’s best kept secret

Bordeaux’s reds – great and glorious though they may be – steal all the headlines when it comes to the region’s wine. But, a classic blend of Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc, its whites offer value and versatility; here Philip Moulin tells us why they deserve a place in your wine rack In the 1950s, hard […]

From our kitchen: patriotic spears

To celebrate English Wine Week, our Head Chef Stewart Turner has rustled up an irresistible recipe that makes the most of the season’s best ingredients: asparagus and girolles It’s that time of year when our focus turns to that quintessentially British ingredient: asparagus. As I’ve said many times before, it is possibly our greatest seasonal […]

Seasonal sensations: asparagus

In the heart of asparagus season, our Head Chef serves up Britain’s best spears with a quick and easy tart British asparagus is a true vegetable hero: the season starts in mid-April and if we are lucky it will last until the end of June. It must be one of, if not our greatest seasonal […]