"Making wine is an art. But people are trying to make it into a science"

A vineyard owner and a winemaker consider the state of UK wine, the highs and lows of a changing climate, and Somerset's terroir

May 6 • Hugh Thomas

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April 2026

The WFJ's Directory of Somerset Producers

A jolly big and continually-updating list of food and drink producers in Somerset bucking the mainstream

Apr 22 • Hugh Thomas

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A new Somerset producer directory, how to eat at Osip with just £75 in your bank account, and a so-far brief but memorable comeback of a top…

It is a most comprehensive directory, by the way – the likes of which you've never seen before

Apr 22 • Hugh Thomas

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Why a jar of local honey costs £8.50

Can we trust squeezy honey as a way to look after our bees and, by extension, the greater food system?

Apr 8 • Hugh Thomas

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March 2026

Somerset's best restaurants (Spring 2026)

A seasonally-updating guide written by a local food journalist who thinks he knows what they’re talking about

Mar 31 • Hugh Thomas

French oyster deception, the precipice of the global food economy, and will Britain’s biggest craft brewer be missed?

The latest WFJ intel on food, farming & food culture

Mar 25 • Hugh Thomas

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"People are looking at Somerset globally"

PRs Alice Noakes and Jess Parkhouse on how to get bums on restaurant seats in Somerset, the transparency of PR-journalist relationships, and why…

Mar 11 • Hugh Thomas

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February 2026

Food journalism is not just food criticism; Percy Pig’s cult of personality; and why octopus might be back on the menu

Professional gluttony exists in various forms, plus the usual assortment of local food intel for this month’s paying WFJ subscribers

Feb 25 • Hugh Thomas

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Where to eat in Frome: A local's guide (updated for 2026)

Featuring a Frome-dwelling food journalist's heavily-opinionated suggestions

Feb 12 • Hugh Thomas

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"When January hit, we saw a massive decline"

Chester Ellis on the realities of running a drinking establishment in January/February, moving into his own brewery, and the symbiosis between pubs and…

Feb 11 • Hugh Thomas

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January 2026

The author is dead, long live the author

A revelation alongside the usual assortment of local food intel for this month’s paying WFJ subscribers

Jan 28 • Hugh Thomas

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8 ways to eat out on a budget in Somerset

Dining – or rather mostly lunching – at independent restaurants and for £30 per head or under (updated for 2026)

Jan 14 • Hugh Thomas

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