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Lincolnshire’s Local Food, Drink and Restaurants…

A is for Asparagus: Asparagus is best when it is fresh and has a tip which is tightly closed, before it begins to flower. This is what you should be looking out for when buying it within supermarkets. Syston Farm near Grantham is home to a field, over two acres in size, which grows this nutritious vegetable. They also use traditional methods for harvesting their crop. Rather than using machines, they have employed two people who cut the asparagus, which is then bundled up and sold locally. B is for Beer: Batemans Brewery Beer is made using Lincolnshire grown ingredients such as barley. The water in Lincolnshire is best suited for bitters, with Batemans most popular drink being Batemans XB...

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Dining Out: The Lincoln Hotel…

The arrival of a new chef at The Lincoln Hotel a year ago has lead to a huge improvement and...

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Dining Out: San Pietro…

Verisimo. The Italian operatic movement from the post-romantic era most associated with the likes of Mascagni and Leoncavallo. The best...

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Dining Out: The Old Tile Works…

This month we’re enjoying dining in style… or rather, dining around tiles, with a rather smart daytime dining experience within...

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The Lincolnshire Hamper

It’s a cliché to state that ours is the county that feeds the country, but how much of that remains...

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Dining Out: The Pig & Whistle at Healing Manor

Something new for 2019; Healing Manor’s Pig & Whistle, and what a treat it is! Not only is it a...

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Dining Out at The Quayside

The Quayside Hotel & Bar encompasses everything you could ever want in a modern dining venue; it’s in a beautiful...

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Dining Out at The Thatched Cottage

Pubs were an important part of British culture, and there would be four or five to every village. They still...

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Good Honest Ales…

This month we’ve an exclusive interview with fourth generation brewer Stuart Bateman, as Batemans Brewery celebrates 100 years as the...

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Dining Out at The Ram

The Ram in Lincolnshire’s adopted town of Newark is a bar & brasserie for all the seasons. In spring and...

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Picking Strawberries at Willows Farm

Fresh strawberries with cream is a cliché of a British summer. It’s a picnic highlight, Wimbledon classic and welcome treat after...

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Pride’s Review on the White Hart in Lincoln

The White Hart in Lincoln has always been a welcoming sight. After scaling Steep Hill or a day touring the...

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Lincolnshire’s Fabulous Dennett’s Ice Cream

Bragging is our forté. When a Yellowbelly entures outside of the county borders, and someone remarks about how great the...