Recipes, restaurant reviews & chefs

Recipe: Partridge and Mushroom Sausage Roll

Thursday, September 24, 2020 Susie Carter and Helen McGinn

Susie's Partridge and Mushroom Sausage Roll

Served hot or cold, this autumnal version of a classic British staple is sure to be a winning recipe

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83 award-winning products from Hampshire you have to try

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Elizabeth Kirby

New Forest Ice Cream scooped 3-stars for their Malted Milkshake flavour

From ice cream to apple juice, 27 producers from across the county have been celebrated in the Great Taste Awards 2020

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Hampshire’s newest vineyard releases its first wines

Tuesday, September 22, 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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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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9 haunted pubs and hotels in Hamsphire: Discover their spooky tales

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

The Eclipse Inn, Winchester (c) Andrew Hardacre, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

From shadowy seafarers and femme fatale, to phantom piano playing... many of Hampshire’s historic hostelries are packed to the rafters with tales of ghostly goings-on. Viv Micklefield takes a spine-tingling look at some of the spookiest

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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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