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Chefs as gatekeepers
Observations from a meeting of South West chefs and producers
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Sheep in lamb's clothing: Is September the best time to eat lamb?
Like most food, lamb is seasonal – and not at the time of year you think it is
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Local food & farming news, September '24
Free cacio e pepe, prize-winning Bacchus, and other notable happenings in – or relevant to – this county of Somerset
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August 2024

Somerset's first whisky
Using local ingredients, a small distillery near Mells is making spirit so good it's "bonkers"
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One of Somerset's best restaurants reopens today
All you need to know for Osip's Second Coming
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2024: The year fine dining died?
Plus: a sneaky peek at some local evidence to the contrary
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Hugh Thomas
Local food & farming news, August '24
Law-breaking poultry farmers, a new farm-to-table resto in Bruton, and other notable happenings in – or relevant to – this county of Somerset
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Hugh Thomas

July 2024

Where to eat in Frome: A local's guide
Caveated by the fact it features a Frome-dwelling food journalist's heavily-opinionated suggestions
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If supermarkets are the villain, why do local producers supply them?
Why one Somerset producer is comfortable with selling into supermarkets – and why one is not
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(Under)cut flowers in Somerset
The local alternative to another supermarket-dominated, pesticide-ridden commodity
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Local food & farming news, July '24
Restaurant openings, political discourses, and other notable happenings in – or relevant to – this county of Somerset
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Peatland problems
In 'reclaiming' the Somerset Levels, intensive agriculture is seriously endangering one of the UK’s most important carbon sinks
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