Harts of Stur Kitchen issue 7 summer 2018 | Page 2

W elcome to the summer edition of Kitchen Magazine. It has certainly been a year of extreme weather. Only a couple of months ago we were knee deep in snow with the beast from the east sending temperatures plummeting. The hottest May Day bank holiday on record then followed but now (fingers crossed) the temperatures are rising and more settled weather is the order of the day. This issue takes us out of the kitchen and into the great outdoors, well the back garden at least! We talk barbecues, picnics and hydration plus ice cream, lollies and slushies for when the temperatures soar. James Martin is our celebrity chef this issue. His restaurant and cookery school at Chewton Glen in the New Forest is also called Kitchen – he must have good taste! See what he’s cooking up on p. 24. Discover the history of leading Italian kitchen appliance manufacturer Smeg. Their retro lines and pastel shades embody the glamour of the 50s and are much sought after. Interestingly this company, run by the third generation of the Bertazzoni family, started life as a blacksmiths. Doesn’t that sound familiar? We hope you enjoy this edition as much as we have putting it together. If there is anything you would like us to feature in future editions please drop me a line, I’d love to hear from you. Philip Hart Managing Director 2 www.hartsofstur.com