Starters Openings etc
Pimms o’clock, surely?
CASTLE DIY
A new dining room and landscaped gardens has opened at the Killingworth Castle in Wootton, just in time for the summer. Owners Claire and Jim Alexander, who
also run the award-winning Ebrington Arms, have spent the past year bringing the once derelict site back to life with the complete renovation of an unused part of the old brewery. The dining room has now been split into two areas – a cosy snug, which seats 12, and a larger dining area seating 20, both with views over the garden – and has been kitted out with local antiques and historical artwork. The garden has a newly turfed lawn,
Cotswold stone wall, shrubs and flowers, and can now sit 40, plus host lawn bowls and Aunt Sally matches. Now all that’s needed is a pint of the recently launched Yubbly Bitter real ale, a spot of seasonal lunch and a sunny afternoon and you’ll have one very fine alfresco feast. ✱
www.thekillingworthcastle.com
PIECE OF CAKE Will your
bake cut the mustard?
The Clandestine Cake Club, first set up by founder Lynn Hill in Yorkshire in 2010, has
now arrived in Cheltenham. The group’s organiser only reveals the location of each meeting shortly beforehand, and every one is based around a specific theme designed to get creative baking juices flowing. As organiser of the Cheltenham group, Eve Middleton, says, “It’s a fantastic way to meet fellow foodies – and indulge in delicious cake!” The Cheltenham meetings take place once a month and you can register via the website. ✱
www.clandestinecakeclub.co.uk
SWAP SHOP
Leave your purse and get swapping!
Grape expectations
With the bread and tomato salad (p22)… A simple yet delicious dish like this one needs a wine of a similar ilk. Go with a soft, fruity medium weight Italian red like the Senitito Sangiovese 2010 (£6.25). With lots of juicy cherry fruit, herby notes and very relaxed tannins, it’s intensely gluggable. Pour into a carafe and serve in the sunshine for the full effect. Bellissimo!
A FFfoodSwap [sic!] event will take place on 31 August between 2-4pm at the Subscription Rooms in Nailsworth, with the aim being to bring likeminded foodies together in a bid to reduce waste and save money. We all know there’s a wealth of delicious produce available in the Cotswolds, and what better
way to celebrate that than by palling up with others who produce it, grow it and eat it? Too many cookery books
and utensils to know what to do with? Now’s the perfect time to have a sort out and bring them along too. So whether it be a jar of chutney for an egg timer or a freshly pulled bunch of carrots for a new whisk, get swapping! ✱
www.FFfood.co.uk
Matchmaker ANNA ASTIN returns with recommendations for three great wines to try with our recipes, from page 22 onwards…
With the red mullet with olive gnocchi (p26)… It might be fish, but I see red with this dish. A fruit-driven, lighter style Pinot Noir will be good with the sweet pink flesh of the fish and one with a few earthy gamey notes will really enhance the olive gnocchi. Fabulous Ant Pinot Noir 2011 (£8.90) from Hungary fits the bill perfectly. You can even serve it slightly chilled.
With the barbecue chicken wings (p52)… The sweet, stickiness of the wings are going to need a white with some oomph plus a good balance of sweetness and acidity. Try the Te Mara Estate Otago Pinot Gris 2009 (£12.50) from New Zealand. It’s ripe with pear and peach fruit, flashes of ginger spice and a gently off-dry palate.
All of these wines can be bought at Vinotopia in Long Newnton, near Tetbury, and online at
www.vinotopowine.co.uk 10
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