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8 P25 Gifts foodi for es! DORSET The Vital Ingredient...8 It’s Brussels hustling season Farm to Fork............10 Wonderful, wintry and ready to eat Port to Plate.............12 These shrimp were prawn ready The Foodie Diary......15 Local news from the cuisine scene Fungi foraging in the New Forest Christmas Gifts for Food Lovers..............25 12 Let’s wrap it up The Cookbook..........45 Duck Breast Tea Mulled Cider 51 Saddle of Venison Eat Out: Ventana Grand Café..58 The Heights Hotel.....60 48 The Cocktail Menu....62 Seasoned Drinker......65 Chef!.......................66 Ed ito r i al Group Editor - Robin Alway [email protected] Art Director - Terry Stokes [email protected] Advertising Production - Lisa Moore [email protected] Supporting Goat Cheese Tartlets The Saxon Arms........56 60 MENU 4 10 CONTENTS Wild Spore Hunt.......20 Co n t r ib u to r s Nick Marshall, Tom East, Alison Smith, Rachel Gibson, Robin Goodlad, Miriam Phillips, Nick Moyle, Richard Hood and Matt Cundy. Ad ve r t i s i n g & Ma r k e t i n g E n q u i r es Director - Lee Worsley [email protected] Director - Rob Last [email protected] Menu magazine is published by Lifestyle Media House Lifestyle Media House Ltd | Egdon Hall | Lynch Lane | Weymouth | DT4 9DN www.menu-dorset.co.uk [email protected] 01305 897 172 twitter @menudorset We cannot accept responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs lost or damaged in the post. Material sent on speculation, unless enclosed with a stamped addressed envelope, will not be returned to the sender. Lifestyle Media House reserves the right to re-use any submission sent to Menu magazine in any format or medium. Any material accepted for publication may be used in all different forms of the magazine eg. print, website, electronic database, Braille, talking book and any other facsimile versions in any medium. Prices quoted are subject to currency fluctuations at time of going to press. Prices given in brackets are approximated. The opinions expressed by the magazine’s contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the publishers. The publishers cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of contributors’ information. www.menu-dorset.co.uk