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hristmas is coming. Be prepared. That’s the
01305 849336 only way to make it through this festive season
of food
relatively intact,
according to the chefs
n a small corner
of deepest,
darkest
we spoke to (p.39). Now, as much as we love
Dorset, the
Piddle
Brewery
is a for a start – if you’re
Christmas
– it has
pigs in blankets
the designated
cook in your
house, what should be
constant hive
of activity:
creating,
a sugar-dusted dream of a holiday can quickly turn
mashing, brewing,
bottling, casking,
stressful enough to disintegrate your paper crown with
delivering and,fearful
very
occasionally,
perspiration.
There’s lotsdrinking
to think about. From
what to serve on the big day (turkey? goose? beef?) to
our great beers.
which potentially torturous method you’re using to cook
We’d say come
visit
but
you’d
it, the and
decisions
come
as thick
and fast as the crowds of
peopleIf
youyou
need do
to feed.
probably get lost.
make it
So this issue of Menu is here, like an enthusiastic
into the wildssous
past
the back roads of
chef, to help with your prep. We have turkey
tips (p.8,
p.32, p.39),
for an entire,
Piddlehinton cooking
– you’re
always
sureandofrecipes
a warm
welcome and
lovely Christmas meal – Starter, Main and Dessert in
a cold Piddle. The Cook Book (p.29). Don’t slog around the shops,
Available at:Christmas shopping. We have present ideas for food
lovers (p.20), dates for Dorset’s thriving local producer
markets (p18) and some Michelin-starred chutney for a
hand-made gift (p.36). If all gets too much, close your
kitchen and eat out. There are recommendations for
where to go for Christmas dinner (p.39) and any special
HO HO HO!
occasion (p.53). So treat yourself
Robin Alway
– you deserve it – and have
Group Editor
a great Christmas!
Yuyo Drinks Ltd
Contributor Elves
www.yuyo.co.uk
07515431041
uyo is a revolutionary range of hot drinks
Russell
BrownRosie & Charles
Miriam after
Phillips'
founded
by couple
an
media presence
is our regular
inspirational
trip
around
Latin
America.
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now
extends
to
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starredthese
chef
tea nor coffee,
are ‘mates’ (pronounced
as she pops up
who now runs
mat-eys) –the
infusions
inspired by the
original,
on BBC
Radio
Creative
Solent’s
Cuisine
energisingAbout
South
American super herb, yerba mate.
Breakfast in
consultancy. He’s
Organic, potent
and delicious, Yuyo’s
mates are
Dorset show to chat about local
just back from the “ fantastic” Eat
available inJersey
infusion
bag
and loose
leaf
formats.
Try
That’s
when she’s not
busy
food festival,
is working
on food.
finding country pubs now
for cavolo
and
Yuyo, and recipes
escape
thenero
ordinary.
clementines (possibly not in the one Autumn is here. Bravely, given
Availabledish)
at:and then heading to Padstow the approaching festivities, she’s
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for a guest chef dinner