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DORSET
uy local movement? We don’t want to be
too disparaging to those London types but
down here in Dorset we have never needed
a ‘movement’ to persuade us to buy delicious fresh
food from great local shops and producers. It comes
naturally. That’s not to say sellers have it easy. The
forces of globalisation and the internet have made
shopping on the high street or even the end of the
farm track more competitive than ever before.
The difference is always worth paying extra for
though. As our feature shows (p25), buying local puts
you in touch with experts in their field, who save you
time by selling the best ranges, often knowing what
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you need to buy before you do. And let’s be honest,
local food and drink just tastes better. The people
producing it are more interested in crafting something
of quality they can be proud of over delivering more
margin to shareholders. That’s before we get to the
environmental benefits of buying local and keeping
money and jobs in your community.
So whether it’s intriguing black garlic (p12),
world-class gin (p20) or any of the many local
ingredients being used in our recipes
(p44) or by local chefs in great
Robin Alway
Editorial Director
restaurants and pubs (p58), join us
in loving local food and drink!
Contributors
Nick Marshall
Inspired by our
cover feature, Nick
will only eat food
from within a 100
metres radius of his
house. Luckily he’s
opposite an Aldi
and lives above a kebab shop.
Two Thirsty Gardeners Tom East
While some pair
it with custard
or bake into a
crumble, Rich and
Nick are a bad
influence on their
rhubarb and turn
it into delicious boozy cocktails.
This issue, Tom
has been nibbling
lettuce (p8) and
sipping local
gin (p20). Don’t
know about you
but we’ve been
on much worse diets.
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Alison Smith
Ali’s new dining
companion has
terrible manners,
throws his cutlery
on the floor and
will talk over
everyone in the
restaurant. He is eight months old.