Recipes, restaurant reviews & chefs

Could you be the World’s Watercress Eating Champion?

Mon, 11:36 Elizabeth Kirby

Hampshire's annual watercress eating championship has gone virtual (pic: The Watercress Company

Reigning World Watercress Eating champion Glenn Walsh is challenging Hampshire residents to join the contest online.

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Win WIN a hamper of gin from Sky Wave Gin worth £175

Friday, May 15, 2020

Win this gorgeous hamper from Sky Wave Gin worth £175

We have teamed up with the Oxfordshire distillery to offer one lucky winner a gorgeous hamper of gin

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Cheesemaking classes at Applegarth Farm Cookery School

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Natalie French

Cheese flavoured with herbs Photo: Cutting the Curd

Cheese aficionado Louise Talbot shares her cheesemaking passion

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Revealing the truth about the Game Changers Netflix documentary

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Sarah Carolides

If The Game Changers is on your self-isolation playlist, you may need to delve into the detail before making any life-changing decisions.

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How to grow your own vegetables in just three weeks

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Hannah Stephenson, PA

If you dread facing the supermarket queues at the moment, now’s the time to dig in and transform garden space into a flourishing veg patch – you could be harvesting in less than a month.

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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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12 of the best places to eat out in Fareham

Thursday, September 19, 2019 Viv Micklefield

One Hampshire town is making big waves with its dining offerings. We take a look at what's currently on the menu in Fareham

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Drink

3 great places to try cocktails in Hampshire

Friday, February 14, 2020 Natalie French

Making a unique creation at Bring and Mix in Southampton Photo: Alex Holmes

Dry January is over! Raise a cocktail (or two) at some of Hampshire’s coolest drinking establishments, says Natalie French

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10 of the best afternoon teas in Hampshire

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Treat yourself to lunch and tea with a visit to one of these fantastic Hampshire tea rooms

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4 of the best cocktail bars in Southampton

Monday, February 11, 2019 Harry Maddock

Got a date or planning a catch up with a friend? Head to one of these fantastic cocktail bars in Southampton

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10 of the best afternoon teas in and around Stockbridge

Monday, January 21, 2019 Natalie French

Enjoy an indulgent afternoon tea at Lainston House

Stockbridge is ripe for the mooching, but all that browsing can build up a thirst. We go in search of the best places for afternoon tea and a slice of cake

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