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here are many great tastes of summer.
But right there at the very top, we have
strawberries (p8) and we have ice cream
(p39). I have never met anyone who doesn’t like them
both. Which is not surprising because that person doesn’t
exist. These days even the most undiscerning shopper
knows those watery, imported strawberries aren’t worth
it and sticks to seasonal British beauties. As for ice
cream, it’s never been better. We’re in a sweet, creamy
spot, where smaller producers make fantastic ice cream
from local ingredients, chefs are experimenting with it in
savoury dishes and we foodies are getting exciting new
flavours to taste. For ice cream is magical stuff. What else
can soothe a tantruming toddler so quickly or cause an
elderly lady to swing her legs happily as she sits eating
one on the seawall? If only medical science could cure
the ice cream headache, well, we’d eat even more.
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Enjoy it and have a great summer!
Contributors
Miriam Phillips
As a break from
writing about
the 10 best places
for seafood (p55),
Miriam went
on holiday...
to Portugal to
sample even more! She should try
Holland next year. When she’s not
tasting Dorset’s finest food, she’s
attending cooking courses, writing
for The Guardian and hassling
chefs to tell us about their
Delicious Dorset dishes (p48).
Russell Brown
returned from
his tour of Italy
full of fresh
foodie knowledge
as well as
delicious food
and drink. He
saw artisan Parmesan being
made and can confirm that the
pre-grated tubs in the supermarket
are where the rejected cheeses end
up. We think his recipe for vanilla
ice cream will be one you’ll keep so
best get p30 laminated now.
Tom East
Emma Caulton
has been trying
to convert his
family to the joys
of strawberries
with savoury
ingredients this
month. Sadly,
they’d prefer to eat their
freshly picked berries with double
cream rather than halloumi.
Hopefully they’ll be happy to
sample Dorset’s finest ice creams
(p39) when they go camping in
Purbeck in August.
is a writer and
lifelong foodie.
She has worked
in professional
kitchens and
on Homes &
Gardens with
the likes of Nigel Slater. Over the
years she has interviewed greats
such as Marco Pierre White and
Michel Roux Jr. She says, “I
shouldn’t judge people by what
they choose to eat, but I do!”. Best
hide that crisp sandwich...
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