that night we grabbed a bottle of prosecco and sat on a bench to drink it while waiting to eat dinner at trattoria il porticciolo . our meal was good, though nothing spectacular, and highlights included a swordfish carpaccio, a cod stuffed ravioli and the most tender, perfectly cooked grilled octopus...
a sirloin steak burger and fries, with pepper sauce. for dessert i indulged in chocolate and berries, with valrhona mousse, white chocolate brownie, and she had the varied cheeseboard. with glowing skin and re-charged batteries, we felt pretty 'zen' - not a bad way to end a monday. after a hearty cooked...
the nd issue of groweatgather we celebrated the ingredient stream-fed rainbow trout. we met the good farmers at stream farm – a brilliant sustainable farming model which shows that the british countryside is far better served by large numbers of small farms. chef phil verden shared his delicious smoked...