Hospitality power couple, both York born but now both in Hebden Bridge, Poppy Cartwright and Matthew Shelton swapped careers in fashion design and antiques and art for running their own restaurant, Kitchen 91. What started in the basement of their
Nantwich’s Cheshire Cupcakes is an institution loved by the locals. Its founder Rosanagh, who lives in the town with partner Hayden and three-month-old son, Leo, started baking for fun at home making custom orders. Today, she runs the Nantwich shop
Stephen Walker is Executive head chef at the Mole Resort in North Devon What is your earliest food memory? Growing up, my dad was a general manager of a hotel in Cornwall. When I was eight, I learned to make prawn cocktail sauce and I remember
Lisa Bridge swapped working in operations and projects for large companies like Sainsbury’s, Egg and Lloyds Registrars for her love of feeding people and founded Wirksworth’s The Rhubarb Kitchen. As well as running two other businesses with husband
What started as doorstep dinners, swapping meals with friends in lockdown, as well as cooking food with global flavours for locals has grown into cookery classes, wine tasting events and private dining bookings for Jess. The 33-year-old art, graphic
Colour can pack a punch or be very subtle - it enhances our world and in the garden can bring areas to life. The different colour hues imbue a range of emotions, from soothing to stimulating, while bringing a sense of depth and perspective to the garden
Exhibition Quentin Blake: A Hundred Portraits Having lived in Hastings for more than 40 years, the illustrator and artist regards the East Sussex town as his ‘spiritual home’. This exhibition of 100 imaginary portraits, ranging from large watercolour
Foodies rejoice! If you’re hungry to meet celebrity chefs and home-grown Sussex superstars from the local culinary scene you’re in for a treat as the UK’s biggest food and music festival is back. Foodies Festival, the nation’s celebrity food and music
Reviewer Jo Grady followed the yellow brick road to a wonderful, technicoloured evening in Oz… This show was always going to be special to every person in the theatre that grew up with The Wizard of Oz: who was mesmerized by Dorothy’s shoes, ran
A village in Lancashire has been taken over by popular sci-fi figures replicated in scarecrow form, including E.T. and the Daleks from Doctor Who. Wray Scarecrow Festival has returned for 2024 and sees those in the community pay homage to sci-fi
Ian George, Cheltenham Jazz Festival’s Head of Programming – and co-CEO of its parent charity, Cheltenham Festivals – picks out some of the gems in this year’s programme that will only be found off its beaten tracks. With tickets still available for
Ian George, Cheltenham Jazz Festival’s Head of Programming – and co-CEO of its parent charity, Cheltenham Festivals – picks out some personal highlights of this year’s programme. Even better, there some hot tickets remains for each of these select
