Some of you may have already seen this interesting article but, in case you haven't, it asks 'Is homemade always better?' The writer, Dulcima Mansell, tells of dinner parties past where she wrestled with live crabs and laboured over bread which came out "below par". So her answer to the big question was 'no'. She now buys cooked crab meat from "the lovely fishmonger down the road" and "fantastic bread" from a local baker, as well as heading to a farm shop for meat and fish.
That is a far cry however from the processed alternative the title implies. Shopping in local businesses such as the ones she mentions means that you will probably be getting good, local ingredients as opposed to the mystery origins of supermarket ready meals. When I asked one of our chefs, Jonny, the same question he said: "Sometimes. But there are some things it is difficult to recreate in a standard, domestic kitchen." So, that's when you can come to us. Which is essentially the same as her answer; play to your strengths but use quality food. And most of all, buy local.
As mentioned previously, we buy as locally as possible so that we are working with the best, freshest ingredients.
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