Recipes, restaurant reviews & chefs

Hampshire’s newest vineyard releases its first wines

Friday, September 18, 2020 Elizabeth Kirby

Rob and Tracey Terry own Hampshire's newest vineyard, Quob Park Estate credit Kennerdeigh Scott

Set just outside of Wickham, Quob Park Estate is the latest vineyard to join Hampshire’s collection

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Mushroom foraging in the New Forest

Friday, September 18, 2020 Viv Micklefield

Richard has permission to forage on private land for wild mushrooms such as chanterelle and cep credit New Forest Destination Partnership

When it comes to unearthing fascinating fungi, former chef Richard Sawden is the go-to expert

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5 of the best Fish and Chip shops in Hampshire

Friday, September 4, 2020 Elizabeth Kirby

Celebrate National Fish and Chip Day with Hampshire’s top takeaways

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Could this be Southampton’s first Michelin star restaurant?

Friday, September 4, 2020 Elizabeth Kirby

Executive Chef Daren Liew brings a wealth of experience working with Michelin star restaurants to the kitchen at Blue Jasmine credit Adrienne Photography

Newly opened South East Asian restaurant, Blue Jasmine, could have all the right ingredients to claim the coveted title

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Apple Croustade cooking time 35 minutes

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Susie Carter

Transport yourself to the South of France with this seasonal recipe

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Hampshire chef Angela Hartnett and her accolades

Thursday, May 30, 2019 Rebecca Fletcher

Angela Hartnett (Photo by Helen Cathcart)

Celebrating her first decade in the county, Angela Hartnett has been adopted as one of Hampshire’s finest chefs. We look back over her accolades

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Taking a behind the scenes tour at Portsmouth Distillery

Monday, September 16, 2019 Viv Micklefield

Two of Portsmouth Distillery's best sellers: Fort Gin and 1968 Portsmouth White Rum

Portsmouth Distillery has the perfect on-shore base in historic Fort Cumberland for their rums and gin. Viv Micklefield takes a tour

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Why Hampshire is becoming the English Champagne region

Monday, September 9, 2019 Verity Hesketh

The vines at Jenkyn Place in Bentley, near Farnham

After a great grape harvest in 2018 Hampshire is fast becoming the English Champagne region

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5 of the best farm shops in Hampshire

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Harry Maddock

Wellington Farm Shop by Alexander Baxevanis under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) via flic.kr/p/5VNz26

If there’s one thing we love to do here at Hampshire Life, it’s to celebrate local produce! So here are a selection of some of the best farm shops across the county where you’ll find just that

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Hampshire Farmers’ Market celebrating 20 years

Monday, May 13, 2019 Claire Pitcher

As Hampshire Farmers’ Markets celebrate two decades; we speak to three of their producers, old and new

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The story behind Hampshire-based Cold Pressed Oil Company

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Viv Micklefield

The glowing range of products made from rapeseed

Once destined for the chip fryer, we visit one north Hampshire business whose award winning single-estate cold pressed oil is giving Tuscan traditionalists a run for their money

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Ad Feature Nathan Marshall at Plestor House

Thursday, January 9, 2020

My menus are created with the best local ingredients and using farmer’s markets.

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Inside Hampshire vegan cookery school OffBeat

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Faith Eckersall

Chesapeake Mill, location of the first OffBeet restaurant

A Hampshire chef has tapped into the growing food trend and opened a vegan cookery school

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What’s it like to eat the White Hart in Sherfield-on-Loddon

Saturday, December 7, 2019 Mark Kebble

Found! A pub with the perfect beer garden for sunny days and a cosy interior and roaring fire for the winter. Head to The White Hart on the Reading Road...

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Some of the best restaurants and pubs in Hampshire

Monday, November 11, 2019

Burger by Marcia O'Conner (CC BY-NC 2.0) via flic.kr/p/AiDkcg. Text added with canva.com.

Whether you’re looking for fine dining, pub food, a romantic meal for 2 or a taste of something from further afield, eating out in Hampshire really has something for everyone. Here’s our guide to the best local restaurants and pubs

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Drink

Win Win a hamper with five of Harrogate’s award-winning Slingsby Gins

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The hamper includes the original London Dry Gin, the loved Yorkshire Rhubarb Gin and the brand’s latest launch, Slingsby Marmalade Gin.

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Win Win a Rare Bird Gin Distillery luxury hamper

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Win a beautifully presented willow and faux leather strap hamper containing a bottle of both Rare Bird London Dry Gin, Rare Bird Rhubarb & Ginger Gin, along with 2 x branded glasses and a beautiful Rare Bird Gin & Tonic candle.

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