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What's on at this year's Dorset Food & Arts Festival

Tue, 10:44

Dorset Food & Arts Festival in Queen Mother Square

This year Dorset Food & Drink are bringing you Dorset Food & Arts Festival which takes place on Saturday 3rd August at Queen Mother Square, Poundbury

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Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival is back for 2019

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Photo supplied by Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival

The Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival is heading to Weymouth's historic harbour on the weekend of the 13th and 14th July

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Competition: vote for your favourite dog friendly pub in Dorset

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Dog friendly pub. Photo credit: Lucy D Photography

A new award has been launched in the South West which aims to recognise the region's most dog friendly pubs

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12 real ale pubs in Dorset you need to visit

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Where is the best real ale pub in Dorset? From traditional pubs to CAMRA-recommended freehouses, when it comes to real ale and craft beer, we're spoiled for choice in Dorset

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8 great places to buy ice cream in Dorset

Friday, May 24, 2019 Francesca Tyer

Gelato display. Photo credit: Jack Malipan, Getty Images/iStockphoto

From creamy classics to inspiring new flavours of gelato, Dorset is home to some of the best ice cream parlours in the south west. With some help from our readers, we pick eight great places to indulge in a scoop this summer

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Chefs

REVEALED: The winners of the Dorset Food, Drink & Farming Awards 2018

Friday, September 28, 2018

Dorset Food, Drink and Farming Awards 2018

Here are our Dorset Food, Drink and Farming winners for 2018; nominated and voted for by you

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Meet the Chef behind The Acorn in Evershot

Monday, September 3, 2018

Robert Ndungu, Head Chef of the award-winning pub The Acorn in Evershot, reveals what is making his tastebuds tingle as summer gives way to autumn

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Meet the chef behind The Ollerod in Beaminster

Monday, July 23, 2018

Chris Staines and Silvana Bandini. © R.W.Brown 2015

Asian flavours combine with seasonal Dorset ingredients at The Ollerod - an exciting new relaxed dining venture in the heart of Beaminster

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Local Producers

12 of the best Dorset butchers

Monday, March 11, 2019

Rob Owen and Ben Black from Brace of Butchers in Poundbury

From hidden gems to award-winners, Sue Quinn seeks out some of the county's finest meat masters who are passionate about animal welfare, quality and service

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7 of the best farm shops in Dorset

Monday, March 11, 2019

Want to keep your food miles low and your taste experience high? Alice Cooke reveals some of the county's best farm shops

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Restaurants

Sunday lunches in Dorset: 10 great places to go

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Sunday lunch. Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Sunday afternoons are made for lazing in a cosy pub, beer in hand and an overflowing plate of delicious roast dinner on the table. We pick 10 great places for Sunday lunch in Dorset

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REVIEW: Seasons at The Eastbury

Monday, October 1, 2018 Fanny Charles

Fanny Charles is impressed by her lunch at Seasons at The Eastbury

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Drink

Competition: vote for your favourite dog friendly pub in Dorset

Thursday, June 13, 2019

A new award has been launched in the South West which aims to recognise the region's most dog friendly pubs

Read full story »

12 real ale pubs in Dorset you need to visit

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Where is the best real ale pub in Dorset? From traditional pubs to CAMRA-recommended freehouses, when it comes to real ale and craft beer, we're spoiled for choice in Dorset

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Dorset gins you really need to try

Monday, June 3, 2019 Words: Kiera Diment & Helen Stiles

Gin and tonic. Photo credit: ahirao_photo, Getty Images/iStockphoto

Here are some delicious and award-winning Dorset gins to celebrate #Ginuary

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Meet Steven Spurrier - the owner of an award-winning Dorset vineyard

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 Words: Steve Harris

Steven Spurrier in Bride Valley Vineyard in Dorset

Meet Steven Spurrier, the owner of an award-winning Dorset vineyard, who four decades ago hosted a legendary event that would revolutionise the world's wine scene

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Vote for your local heroes in the Dorset Magazine Food, Drink & Farming Awards

Thursday, May 16, 2019

A place setting in the Italian Villa ready for the awards night dinner.

Dorset Magazine Food, Drink & Farming Awards champion and promote our county's outstanding food and drink heroes and they will be celebrated at the gala dinner in September

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Recipes

Recipe: Pan Fried Abbotsbury Dab

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Dorset dab simply pan fried with garlic, butter and parsley. Picture credit: John Grindle

Dab caught from Abbotsbury beach cooked with lots of garlic, parsley and butter

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Warming winter recipes to try your hand at this Twixmas

Monday, December 10, 2018 Words: Gill Meller / Photos: Andrew Montgomery

A hearty stew for winter: pork, bacon and mushrooms with cream, cider and parsley

Step back into the kitchen between Christmas and New Year and cook for pleasure with these warming winter recipes from Gill Meller's latest book Time

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