The return of the Globes …

Always a joyous marker of summer when the Artichokes return!  So, delicious Globe Artichokes served with Hollandaise together with our own Strawberries in a Pavlova.  If we’re lucky, we may also have some belated heat to help celebrate Mid-Summer! Lots of fresh pork on the menu again this week as 2 of our Saddlebacks had …

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This Week’s Menu

Cuore Del Vesuvio, Buffalo Mozzarella and Lovage (V)Roast Tomato Bruschetta (PB)Artichoke with Hollandaise (V)Endive, Pear, Stichelton and Walnut Salad (V) Melanzane Alle Parmigiana (V)Sri Lankan Celeriac Curry (PB)Roast Cod, Beluga Lentils and Garlic ScapesCornish Plaice, Pink Fir and GreensCornish Cock Crab, Rye and Sorrel Mayonnaise Worton Saddleback PorkScratchings with Pickled RhubarbCountry Pate with DamsonsSpicy Tuscan …

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This Week’s Menu

Marinda Tomato, Buffalo Mozzarella and Lovage (V)Roast Tomato Soup (V)Calcots with Romesco (PB)Endive, Pear, Stichelton and Walnut Salad (V) Melanzane Alle Parmigiana (V)Sri Lankan Celeriac Curry (PB)Roast Cod, Beluga Lentils and Wild GarlicCornish Plaice, Alouettes and Pak ChoiCornish Cock CrabFallow Deer Chilli Con Carne Worton Saddleback PorkSmoked Bacon with LentilsSpicy Tuscan Fennel Sausages with Chickpeas18Hr …

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A long Bank Holiday weekend, Aperitivos…

To celebrate the Bank Holiday weekend, and some more settled weather, we are re-launching our Aperitivo Hour this weekend.  Both tomorrow and Saturday, we will be serving cocktails and fizz in the early evening as, we hope, the light of the westering sun is filtering through the voluptuous greens of the cottage garden outside the library. …

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This Week’s Menu

Gazpacho (PB)Fresh Worton Radishes (V)Marinda Tomato, Buffalo Mozzarella and Lovage (V)Calcots with Romesco (PB)Endive, Pear, Stichelton and Walnut Salad (V) Melanzane Alle Parmigiana (V)Sri Lankan Celeriac Curry (PB)Roast Cod, Beluga Lentils and Wild GarlicCornish Plaice, Alouettes and Pak ChoiCornish Cock CrabCoq au Vin Worton Saddleback PorkSmoked Bacon with LentilsSpicy Tuscan Fennel Sausages with Chickpeas18Hr Roast Shoulder with …

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Have we talked about Irises?

Many different people have contributed to the layout and feel of the gardens at Worton.  Part of my own contribution is to add plants that I have loved at places I have lived in previously.  One such is the Iris which grew in abundance in the poor gravelly soil at the foot of house and …

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This Week’s Menu

Roast Tomato Soup (V)Fresh Worton Radishes (V)Marinda Tomato, Buffalo Mozzarella and Lovage (V)Calcots with Romesco (PB) Melanzane Alle Parmigiana (V)Sri Lankan Celeriac CurryRoast Hake, Beluga Lentils and Wild GarlicCornish Plaice, Alouettes and Cime. di RapaCoq au Vin Worton Saddleback PorkSmoked Bacon with LentilsSpicy Tuscan Fennel Sausages with Chickpeas18Hr Roast Shoulder with Crab Apple Jelly (Sun …

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At last some sunshine this weekend and

So lots of changes for the next few weeks as I have been back under the knife in Headington and will be largely out of action till mid June. In the interim we have Made and my daughter Bea stepping forward to do the day time cooking so the menu will carry on as normal …

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Last Call for Weeds from the Yard

Last call for our monthly Supper Club – Weeds from the Yard – to be held this Friday evening. An intriguing menu with every course featuring weeds or those critters in the garden that eat the weeds. Hosted by our resident Mad Professor and my brother, Charles, we aim to show that much that grows …

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This Week’s Menu

Endive, Pear, Stichelton and Walnut Salad (V)Fresh Worton Radishes (V)Sea Bass CevicheCalcots with Romesco (PB) Melanzane Alle Parmigiana (V)Sri Lankan Celeriac CurryRoast Hake, Beluga Lentils and Wild GarlicCornish Plaice, Alouettes and Cime. di RapaCoq au Vin Worton Saddleback PorkScratchings with Pickled RhubarbBrawn with RyeSmoked Bacon with LentilsSpicy Tuscan Fennel Sausages with Chickpeas18Hr Roast Shoulder with …

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