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MENU
W
DORSET
hen moving between seasons, spring into
summer feels so much smoother a transition
than winter into spring. Particularly this year
when winter has managed to cling on by its fingertips
like an action movie bad guy to a helicopter skid. It’s
outstayed its welcome and we will not stop short of
stamping on its icy hands.
This issue then, is our attempt to bring some much-
needed spring. We have the seasonal ingredients
(p8) to cook with and loads of fresh ideas of where to
eat and drink (p45), potentially even in the sun when
it puts in a debut appearance this year.
Of course, when you have eaten a fantastic meal,
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with accompanying drinks, what could be better than
knowing your bed is in gentle staggering distance?
The restaurant with rooms has been one of the
success stories in hospitality over the last decade or
so and continues to be a food lover’s dream come
true. Who could resist falling to sleep, well-fed and
between crisp sheets wondering what they’re going
to have for breakfast? In our dine and stay feature
(p21), we have selected some of the region’s best
options for eating and sleeping that
range from five-star treehouses to
Robin Alway
Editorial Director
rooms above a pub.
Enjoy your Menu!
Contributors
Nick Marshall
Another issue,
another tough
assignment for Nick,
dining and staying
in Dorset. He now
refuses to sleep in
a bed without a
chocolate under the pillow.
Two Thirsty Gardeners Tom East
Nick and Rich
try beer and
food matching
and manage to
get beyond their
default setting
of Pickled Egg
Dropped in Bag of Crisps.
Tom dares to
take on the
might of kale
by suggesting
spring greens
are (whisper it)
better. Send all
hate kale to the usual address.
www.menu-dorset.co.uk
Alison Smith
Ali takes a break
from her young
but tyrannical
new boss to enjoy a
Valentine’s meal.
It’s cut short when
he calls her home
again, over the baby monitor.