FOOD
Raise
a glass
T
he Isle of Wight Brewery has plenty
of reasons to celebrate this year –
not only its five-year anniversary in
March, but also having two of its beers
acclaimed by local real ale enthusiasts.
Earl’s RDA was voted top beer in
IOW CAMRA’s Beer of the Year, while
Yachtman’s Ale came in second.
The Earl’s RDA triumph is good news not just for the
brewery, but also for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice, which
receives a 10p donation for every pint sold.
Meanwhile, it was announced that Wight Knight would
be available on the prestigious new P&O ship Brittania,
named in March.
For those who want to celebrate this Island success story
at home, a new 5 litre mini keg has been introduced for
domestic customers, with all ales being available to order in
this format. Telephone: 821731
Scampi to go
I
t seems that the second most-asked question on
Google is “What is Scampi?” - and the answer is
that this favourite seafood is actually the tail of
langoustine, otherwise known as Dublin Bay prawn.
It’s a seafood treat that has gone down especially
well with thousands of Island festival goers – from
Bestival to the IW Garlic and music open-air events.
Now the supplier to these Festivals – Island-based
Whitby Scampi – is expanding operations and
offering a similar Scampi-to-go service for private
parties, weddings, shows and corporate events.
The company is an authorised supplier of
top quality Whitby Seafoods, and is preparing
to go online with a new website www.
thefantasticfoodcompany.co.uk
Fish Friday at Quarr
E
very week at Quarr Abbey,
there’s an Abstinence Friday –
more commonly known as ‘Fish
Friday’. The origins of this practice
lie with the community of monks,
who abstain from eating meat on
that day.
At the Quarr Abbey Teashop, Fish
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Friday is reflected in the menu, with
various fish and vegetarian dishes
on offer, including smoked trout
salad, beer battered fish or scampi
with chips, and a fish or vegetarian
sandwich of the day. Abstinence
rarely tasted so good!