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  • Photography

    If there are any aspiring food photographers interested in participating in a blogging project and contributing the odd guest post about an eatery only you know about…

    …please contact us here

    Small, independent, local eateries

    We will build those occasional guest posts we get, into a cluster of low tech, low maintenance websites. Turning them into an organic homegrown resource. Something from nothing. A informal community promoting small, independent, local eateries that offer a little extra. Those special, out of the way places that are impossible to find. Businesses who need all the help they can get right now.

    Anyone?

  • Dining out Chichester

    Farmer Butcher Chef is part of one of the only self sustaining organic farms in Europe, so one can rightly expect a little down to earth, honest country style hospitality.

    Country style restaurants South of England

    The table setting included a side plate and a damned good reason to make use of it. Farm baked bread and beef dripping. A simple courtesy which more often than not gets forgotten in these busy, busy times.

    Organic produce from a working farm

  • Georgian restaurants

  • Bread and butter pudding

    Bread and butter pudding is not easy to find in Chichester and after spotting it on the specials board at Crispin’s cafe, it didn’t take long for me to find the excuse to try it out.

    Bread and butter pudding Chichester

    You can also find it at

    The Anglesey Arms Halnaker

    The Crown in Selsey

    As well as Farmer, Butcher, Chef

    The perfect bread and butter pudding Chichester West Sussex

    Although I think it is only something you get to do in winter. I might be wrong but it is not always an option you find on the menu.

  • Wine Estates

    The South African wines of origin (WO) scheme came about in the early 1970’s. This system was based on the European classification system. Today the WO classification recognizes “geographic units”, regions, districts and wards.
    This is done in order of size from the biggest to smallest. The WO appears together with the name of the area on SA wine labels and this confirms that the wine was in fact made from grapes grown in the area.

  • Best burgers

    Is the best restaurant in Chichester really, a humble, no frills, takeaway?

    Best burger Chichester

    Not if you are looking for a comprehensive moderately priced wine list. Not if you are going to judge ‘best’ in terms of ambiance, chic decor and smiling ever attentive waitrons.

    But if it’s flavour and originality that makes the difference, The Pass Street Food Cafe is a hard one to beat. Whatever Kacper Osmola has to say.

    Monthly specials The Pass Street Food Cafe Chichester

    And if you have to look at a dessert menu there are always the bread & butter dipping fingers around the corner at the Chantry

    Bread & butter pudding on the south coast

  • Gastro pub

    Restaurants with a childrens play areas Knysna

    At Mo’s we know that your dining experience should be more than just “eating out”. It’s about taking time out to satisfy the senses, feed the soul and gather with friends in an ambiance that creates treasured moments and memories.

    It’s about delighting you with a unique harmony of taste sensations from our Chef’s choice of carefully crafted dishes that offer the finest experience of real food made from fresh ingredients for consistent quality and value.

    It’s about complementing great food with a passion for attentive, enthusiastic and personal service from Staff that understands that our Customers deserve the best that we can offer.

    It’s about a mood, a feeling, a connection, a vibe and an energy that makes every occasion at Mo’s surprisingly memorable.

    We hope you enjoy Mo’ taste, Mo’ hospitality, Mo’ music, Mo’ laughter and Mo’ fun that you have ever had in your life.

  • California Burger

    Best hamburgers in the Garden Route

    Saturday mornings find us at the Farmers Market in Harkerville where Jono does the California Burger he rates as the best to be had in the Garden Route. It’s a delicious hand made pattie with onion, garlic and soya sauce inside. Fresh lettuce, tomato and special California Sauce. All on a fresh bun and served up by Matt de Jongh. Everything is sourced locally and fresh.

  • Fish and chips

    I was last in Poole five years ago, so I wasn’t sure where to find the fish and chip takeaway, that I thought I remembered from my last visit.

    Seafood takeaway on Poole Quay

    I wasn’t even sure whether it was on the quayside in the harbour where we were catching the ferry to Brownsea Island for two nights camping.

    Bell tents at Brownsea Island

    But there is just one pukka takeaway Harlee’s, so we tried it. Only to find there is no calamari on the menu. It looked as if it was going to be a disappointment. Just another badly run chippy.

    Fish and chips Poole Quay

    I also forgot to order the tartar sauce and damned nearly missed the ferry. Making me as grumpy as all hell.

    The best seafood on the south coast

    But I couldn’t have been more wrong. The cod was as fresh as I have had and the batter nicely crisped. Nothing wrong with the chips either. So much so we delayed breakfast to do it all again on our return run. Just to make sure.

    But they only open at noon and we had to leave it for the next time.

  • Market stalls

    German sausages the Garden Route

     

    “Come and try our speciality! We are bringing our version of the ever so popular CURRYWURST to the Western Cape in South Africa served with our very own, unique Wurst Express CURRYSAUCE. It is a grilled Bratwurst, served sliced with our Wurst Express Currysauce and sprinkled with curry powder which adds to the magic.

    The quality, presentation and the unique taste has taken our patrons by storm which proves that we serve a good product and instant return business is our reward”.

  • Portuguese restaurants