Somerset's best restaurants (Summer 2026)

A seasonally-updating guide of 22+ must-visit restaurants, written by a local food journalist who thinks he knows what he's talking about

Jun 17 • Hugh Thomas

The arbitrariness of restaurant awards, how (not?) to relocate a farmers' market, and why cows need trees

Food news and suchlike, pertaining to Somerset and beyond

Jun 17 • 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

Jun 17 • Hugh Thomas

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Growing pains: Why ethical chicken struggles in the mainstream

Understanding chicken breeds can help us make more informed decisions on animal welfare, what we buy, and where we buy it

Jun 3 • Hugh Thomas and Tom Woolman

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May 2026

Yeovil food network beginnings, what connects London's most anticipated new resto to Somerset, and The Newt upsets locals again

Good morning and welcome to this edition of Food-Relevant Things That Occurred In The Last Four Weeks And That I Think Are Probably Worth Commenting On.

May 20 • Hugh Thomas

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"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

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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