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NEWS Feeling Blue You can't go far wrong with a wedge of Blue Vinny on your cheese board. hat most Dorsety of cheeses, T Blue Vinny, has picked up two prizes at this year’s 18 FRESH Dates FOR YOUR FOODIE DIARY… Garden Cocktails and Great British Cheese Awards. The iconic cheese, saved from extinction by Mike Davies over 40 years ago, won Best Blue Cheese and the People’s Choice Award at the ceremony, held on the 17th October. In this celebration of great artisan cheese, the public get to nominate their favourites and vote on a shortlist, followed by a panel of experts who decide on the winners. Dorset Blue Vinney’s success marks a remarkable high point in the cheese’s history. Made in every farmhouse in Dorset until production stopped during the Second World War, the cheese had all but died out until resurrected by Mike Davies from a 300-year- old recipe. He brought it back in 1980 and produced it at Woodbridge farm where it’s still made today by his family. Nothing goes better on a Dorset Knob. For more details go to www.dorsetblue.com. Lunch at The PIG on In Hot Water sell their wares in the grounds Chewton Glen is the quintessential English country house hotel. I t’s long been renowned as one of the country’s finest hotels and now Chewton Glen has more silverware to prove it. The five-star hotel picked up the award for Best UK Hotel Spa at the recent Condé Nast Traveller Reader Awards. Andrew Stembridge, Executive Director of Iconic Luxury Hotels, the owners of Chewton Glen said: “We were thrilled last year to be the runner-up in this category, but this year with an amazing score of 87.59 the perceptive readers highlighted our skilled therapists, our holistic programmes and the bedrooms at this iconic luxury country house hotel in Hampshire. The luxury health spa at Chewton Glen embodies the unique purity of its New Forest and coastal location. Our staff are dedicated to ensuring guests receive the highest levels of personalised service, holistic lifestyle programmes and indulgent spa experiences within the environments of a world-class retreat.” The Spa at Chewton Glen also made the prestigious World’s Top 100 list in the awards, securing the 46th slot. It was the only property in the UK to make the top 60. Visit www.chewtonglen.com for more details. the Beach November 1th – November 30th Delicious garden cocktails and a set menu for gardeners to relax with now winter is almost here. Details here: www.thepighotel. com/on-the-beach/ Dorset Food & Drink Christmas Fair November 24 & 25th This annual festive food event sees over 50 Dorset producers of Athelhampton House. £3.50 per adult, children free, Here is what our customers think… including entry to the house. Christmas Market December 1 Local food and drink stalls plus arts, crafts and gifts to buy for Christmas. Free entry and parking, This beautiful 16th century former coaching inn is an iconic building located in the heart of Cerne Abbas, one of the prettiest villages in England. We offer lovely refurbished bedrooms, all the rooms have been decorated and furnished to a very high standard. Totally Goatally December 7, 18:30 – 23:00 Crab Apple’s latest pop up night celebrates all things goat with a full tasting menu. Harmans Cross Village Hall, Haycraft's Lane, Swanage, UK More details from crabapplecatering.co.uk. AWArdEd CounTy dining Pub of ThE yEAr by ThE good Pub guidE The new inn 14 Long Street Cerne Abbas dorset dT2 7Jf Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] www.menu-dorset.co.uk glad to say the full range of Palmers draught beers is on offer and tasting as good as ever. Symondsbury Estate based on today’s outing we think this is about as good as it gets. The rooms are stunning and beautifully furnished. our friends and family had suites which were spacious and extremely comfortable.