MENU
DORSET
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t’s the question that divides the country.
Well, the bottom half of it anyway. It can
split families and pit friend against friend,
neighbour against neighbour. If you’re in Cornwall,
it’s jam first. If you’re in Devon, it’s cream first.
Here in Dorset, we think we’ll have another cream
tea to help us decide. The Aroma Cafe in Lyme
Regis does each half of the scone in the two styles.
International peacekeeper Ban Ki-moon would be
proud. No, as long as the jam and cream is locally
produced and the scone is freshly baked, we see
no need to get stressed about a pleasure as simple
and satisfying as the cream tea. This issue features
3
some of the county’s best (p29) so you can conduct
some further important field research into the whole
jam or cream first thing yourself.
Elsewhere we have everything that makes
Dorset delicious. From the most bountiful selection
of seasonal fruit and veg (p8) to our Great Taste
award winners (p18) to the revelation that tea
doesn’t always benefit from boiling water (p24),
taking in recipes to make the most of the end of
summer (we have both heat wave and drizzle
covered) and, of course, the best new
Robin Alway
Group Editor
places to eat out.
Enjoy your Menu!
Contributors
Nick Marshall
One man versus
a county of cream
teas. His take on
the jam/cream
controversy? Try
a ‘Thunder and
Lightning’ where
you drizzle it in golden syrup.
Robin Goodlad
Wedding season
means our multi
talented
photographer/
writer/cook is
busy snapping,
fuelled only by
royal icing and canapés.
Tom East
Pssst… Do you
know anyone who
has some courgettes
to get rid of? Tom
is your man.
He’ll take on any
seasonal glut of
mini-marrow. See his tips on p8.
www.menu-dorset.co.uk
Miriam Phillips
Miriam juggles
journalism,
children, and
organising
Dorset Food &
Arts Festival.
She reviews
restaurants for a bit of a sit down.