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Christchurch
Food & Wine Festival –
7 to 16 May 2010
This year’s
Christchurch Food & Wine Festival, running from 7 to 16 May, will welcome
the renowned Indian chef
Cyrus Todiwala, who will be giving two cookery
demonstrations on Sunday 9 May, as well as
Rose Elliot, Britain’s foremost
vegetarian cookery writer, who will demonstrate on Saturday 8 May.
The Festival
patron, TV chef
Lesley Waters, will also be highlighted on Friday 7 May and
again on Saturday 8 May.
In addition,
the cookery demonstrations, held in the marquee in Saxon Square over the first
three days of the Festival, will feature three
‘CookaFun’ sessions which will
pit chefs against each other to see who can come up with the most imaginative
dishes from the same ingredients. The demonstrations finish on a high note on
Sunday 9 May with a ‘Bar Wars’ session in which two teams will have to recreate
cocktails under the watchful eye of cocktail barman
Ady Hough.
This year’s
Festival promises to be even bigger and better than ever, with a wide range of
stalls already booked for the International Food Market in the High Street on 8
and 9 May and a whole host of events in cafes, tea rooms and restaurants
throughout the Borough during the fortnight.
The Festival
programme is currently being put together and details of all events will appear
on the Festival’s website at www.christchurchfoodfest.co.uk
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Local
Guest House
Receives
AA 4
Star
Rating
Rosscourt
Guest Accommodation, located in Boscombe Spa, has been awarded the
prestigious AA 4 star rating once again. The guesthouse, which is owned
and run by husband and wife Peter and Debbie Payne, has been recognised
as one of the area’s most well run and comfortable places to stay when
visiting the area.
The AA guide is the most acknowledged standard for hotels, guesthouses
and B and B’s. A four star award means that the Rosscourt has displayed
an:
“Attentive, more
personalised service. At least half of the
bedrooms are en suite or have private bathrooms, and all the rooms have
very good beds and high quality furniture. Breakfast offers a greater
choice, and fresh ingredients are cooked and presented with a high
level of care.”
Flexible, luxurious and personal, the Rosscourt allows guests to relax
and recharge in one of the South’s most beautiful areas. With its 8
rooms starting from just £65 per night (including breakfast), the
guesthouse is small but stylish, offering the perfect accommodation for
a weekend escape, holiday or one night stay.
With the regeneration of Boscombe Spa, the historical resort is set to
see one of the busiest seasons of the decade. Once a luxury holiday
retreat, Boscombe has seen a wealth of visitors take an interest in its
re-development. Rosscourt provides a wonderful base from which visitors
can explore the beaches, gardens and independent shops.
Rosscourt has also launched its corporate package, ideal for those
travelling to the area for business reasons. Bed, breakfast, parking,
Wi-Fi and meeting space is available throughout the year.
Debbie Payne commented,
“Because we are in a
quiet area, but still so
close to Bournemouth, we have found that business people are coming to
us for rooms when they are in the area for conferences, meetings or on
placements. We have developed a package that means those on business
trips can easily book to stay with us, and know that they will have a
comfortable, flexible place to stay.”
For more information about Rosscourt, please visit www.rosscourthotel.co.uk
or call Debbie on
01202 397537.
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The Durley Dean Hotel – Restaurant No
28
Imagine the Durley Chine 100 years ago…
…with the elegance and etiquette of Edwardian bathing habits, wheeled canvas and wood bathing machines at the waters edge, the ladies in their hats and full length petticoated skirts, the gentlemen be suited and with cap and the children fully clothed playing in the sea, down through the steep sandy chine rich with autumnal colour.
The Durley Dean Hotel stands proudly at the very top of this Durley chine and has a wonderful history as one of the first hydropathic or “hydro” hotels in Bournemouth renowned for its therapeutic regime of bracing cold showers and fresh air. Today, after an extensive £4.2 million refurbishment this 3 star Victorian townhouse hotel is ideally situated to make the most of your stay in Bournemouth whether for business or for a family holiday, but with no cold showers!
Restaurant No. 28 is at the very heart of the hotel and features a stylish and contemporary design that is both warm and welcoming. The menu is delightfully extensive, caters for all tastes and is extremely well priced. The dishes that we experienced were served and presented with considerable professionalism and panache and were much enjoyed. For example consider starting with Garlic and coriander prawns with pesto ciabatta, follow that perhaps with Pot-roasted chicken breast served with a grain mustard mash and garlic beans and you may wish to pause before indulging in a Belgian chocolate torte with a Cointreau infused cream.
The Durley Dean Hotel, once known as “Palace midst the pines” only reopened on 1st August – pop along as soon as you can to admire the excellent restaurant No. 28 and you may just wish you had reserved one of their beautifully refurbished ensuite bedrooms for the night.
For more information go to: www.foliohotels.com/durleydean
Words by Martin Spooner www.spoonersltd.co.uk
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Kings Rhodes Brasserie
18 Castle Street, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1DT
Knowing that the old King’s Arms Hotel had been closed for three years and that the site was being redeveloped a table was reserved at the newly reopened Kings Rhodes Restaurant in Castle Street, Christchurch, with just a little trepidation.
British hospitality has been a key feature of this local historic inn since 1669 and under new ownership continues to do so but with considerable style, professionalism and enthusiasm.
Under the guidance of the celebrated chef Gary Rhodes, Kings Rhodes has created a restaurant that is immediately welcoming by its ambience, décor and young front of house team. You are greeted warmly and respectfully, offered either an opportunity to relax in the elegant and bustling lounge bar or to take your reserved table.
The brasserie menu delights with a comprehensive range of sharing plates,
main courses and puddings and delights again with a remarkably reasonable price structure. Starters from £4.70, main courses from £10.50 and with puddings at £6 you can certainly either indulge or refrain as the pocket or waist dictates. Seared tuna, sesame mustard green beans, red onions and radish proved to be a crisp, colourful, tasty and fresh starter. The slow roast belly of pork, black pudding, apple and three mustard sauce was a traditional main course combination well executed and exceedingly filling.
All the dishes ordered were elegantly but simply presented and were of the highest quality. In their own words their new Kings Rhodes Brasserie is “the home of simple eating with tones of French cuisine”
This restaurant is an excellent, modern, yet very traditional addition to the already comprehensive Christchurch restaurant arena. Enjoy it for lunches, dinners, snacks or for that special event. Dress casually or to impress, you will be warmly welcomed.
For more information visit: www.kings-rhodes.co.uk
or telephone: 01202 843434
Words by Martin Spooner info@spoonersltd.co.uk
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The Nelson & Pacific 23, Mudeford
If you are looking for somewhere different to eat out then Pacific 23 Thai / Oriental Restaurant at The Nelson, Mudeford, is definitely worth a visit.
The Nelson is a traditional village local with the front bar offering all of the features that a good local pub should with a range of real ale's, regular sky sports fixtures, quiz nights, comedy nights and live entertainment - not forgetting special events throughout the year. The bar has recently being refurbished and offers a relaxed, comfortable surrounding for a night out or a quiet drink. There is a traditional pub menu on offer with everything from toasted sandwiches and panini's through to salads, fish & chips and steaks from the grill.
Situated behind the front bar is the modern, contemporary dining area of Pacific 23. This luxury restaurant offers two menus. An authentic Thai and Oriental menu and a traditional British menu.
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