We are all really excited to be back after our mid-winter break. Of course it’s wonderful to have time out, to eat and drink with our families and friends, to relax, to read, even, in my case, to spend a little time on the beach…but after a few weeks away, we are now back …
Perhaps the strangest of English fruits, certainly the most under-used! Once one of the most common tree fruits it offered the only burst of sweetness in the darkest days of the year. During the Middle Ages this relative of Apples, Quince and Roses, originating in Iran and brought to England by the Romans, was …
Definitely a Janus-like feel to the farm this week. We are facing both ways – north and south – frost and warmth – winter and summer… The immediate experience is of another night of hard frost as we prepare rib-tickling, warming dishes of Hogget, Pork, Coco Beans, and Cuttlefish to counter the cold. On …
Paintings, sculptures, soundscapes and poetry – over 150 works inspired by the woods and fields and lanes of the countryside around the farm collected together for a weekend exhibition at Worton Hall. Do come along during the day tomorrow or Sunday to be inspired by the works of local artists, schoolchildren and others. The aim …
It may be a damp, autumnal morning as you look out of your kitchen window but all the more reason to head over to Worton for some warmth and Autumnal cheer! Four of our girls went for their day trip this week and we have been busy in the kitchen since their return. We have …
So a full roster of Worton Nights over the next few months.. First is the Wine Tasting with our friends from Mas Gabriel in the Languedoc. This event is next Friday evening and there are still a few tickets available. The format will be of a tutored tasting with each of 6 wines paired with …
Do you call them Winter Squash or Pumpkin? Does it depend on the colour of their flesh, the smoothness of their skins? Actually, no one seems to agree. There is not even a consensus on the etymology of the word Pumpkin. The OED claims it is derived from the Ancient Greek πέπων (pepōn) meaning melon. Others …
This week I’m delighted to announce the first of what, we hope, will be a series of evening events, Worton Nights, over the winter months. Our first Worton Night on Friday 10th November is definitely one to remind us of the sun and the South. We are teaming up with some of our favourite wine …
This week I’m delighted to announce the first of what, we hope, will be a series of evening events, Worton Nights, over the winter months. Our first Worton Night on Friday 10th November is definitely one to remind us of the sun and the South. We are teaming up with some of our favourite wine …
As we turn towards our more autumnal crops, we are looking at vegetables that have somewhat fallen from favour over the last couple of decades. This week our menu focuses on Celery which will appear in various guises. Although seemingly not arriving in English Kitchens till the late 17th Century, by 1699 John Evelyn describes …
