Cap off the perfect walk at the secret Garden Café
	10:45am Mon 1 Sep 08
	FARMHOUSE fresh, as a descriptive phrase, is overused and undervalued. But at the Garden Café at Downhouse Farm in Higher Eype, just outside Bridport, the food is as fresh as you like and cooked in a picture-perfect farmhouse kitchen.

	A flying start for Gaggle of Geese
	7:49am Mon 25 Aug 08
	THE Gaggle of Geese in Buckland Newton - made famous by its biannual goose auction - reopened on Thursday, July 31 to a full house.

	Cuisine of the Caribbean at Shave Cross
	9:22am Mon 18 Aug 08
	Publican Roy Warburton enjoys a dual life in Marshwood Vale and Tobago - and says: "We have the best of both worlds, though it's obviously warmer over there."

Wines of the times

12:03pm Monday 4th August 2008

Sandpiper Shiraz Carignan 2006 Sandpiper is making some very interesting wines at the moment with some exquisite blends. This carignan/shiraz from Herault is 13 per cent alcohol with a rich, complex taste and lingering finish. It is ideal with red meat dishes or cheese. It is on offer at Morrisons.

	Take a whole new approach to fish by marrying it up with a variety of delicious Indian spices
	12:01pm Mon 4 Aug 08
	Do you steer clear of the fish counter at the supermarket because you fear cooking a fish dish from scratch will be too difficult and messy?

	Gamble of a lifetime pays off for executive chef
	10:50am Mon 4 Aug 08
	WHEN you walk through the idyllic gardens at Yalbury Cottage you can see how the gamble of a lifetime has paid off for an ambitious chef.

	Banish the blues this summer by whipping up a feast of ice cream
	12:29pm Mon 28 Jul 08
	Ice cream is one of summer's essentials - whether it's that cornet melting deliciously in the heat of the sun, or a snowy dollop on top of a bowl of strawberries, it's a short cut to banishing the blues.

	Two men who are happy in their work
	10:45am Mon 28 Jul 08
	BEER is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy,' said Benjamin Franklin. If this is true, then beer has certainly worked its joyful magic at Dorset Piddle Brewery, where the two men who run it - Rob Martin and Paul Goldsack - are as happy a pair as you are likely to meet.

Wines of the times

1:57pm Monday 21st July 2008

Chileno Merlot Rose 2007 - £4.99 Morrisons, £5.49 Somerfield THE 100 per cent Merlot grapes were hand-picked from vineyards planted on loam and clay soils in Chile's Central Valley. Whole bunches were de-stemmed and crushed, then cold-soaked over 10 hours in stainless steel tanks to ensure maximum extraction of colour and aromas.

	Sarah’s sizzling seafood recipe takes her to a prestigous prize
	12:55pm Mon 21 Jul 08
	A HIGHLIGHT of the Dorset Seafood Festival (July 12-13) was the Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition, which saw Sarah Male, 20, of Perry's in Weymouth take top prize.

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