Surf’s up, sandy beaches beckon and views come with a side order of gastronomic delights. Polzeath and its surrounds aren’t just for beach babes and surfer dudes; there are gems here for families, foodies and folk who simply want to...
The Cornish Arms – owned by Rick & Jill Stein – with St Austell Brewery is due to host a most fabulous festival of beer, music and mussels: Cornish perfection...
How lovely trees are: stately and secure – and they have that enviable ability to grow older and more beautiful. With the chill of autumn they are brought into relief with leaf-fall and it’s at this time too that fires are lit both...
You know that sense of must have? That earthy calling? That recurring itch? For some of us it’s chocolate, or coffee, or fresh air. I’m not a meat-and-two-veg guy but sometimes I just *need* steak and kidney pudding with some very...
Breakfast with an artist… it seems dreadfully Andy Warhol though I am nothing like Eddie Sedgwick. I actually met Natasha in Starbucks (Chivvy X – business hub of...
No lady could refuse an invite to quaff champagne in the company of gentlemen on a Friday night in the civilised and buzzy town of Padstow. Unbeknown to us, David, owner of binTwo the Independent Wine Merchant and Champagne Bar, was to...
You may be feeling a little bah humbug – and I am desperately trying not to let any Grinch creep into these Christmas posts pre December; I remind myself of the disposable shower cap and accompanying ‘shower caps for your ears’ ...
Restaurant Nathan Outlaw is the only two Michelin star seafood restaurant in the world. Ranked fifth best in the UK by the Good Food Guide, Outlaw shares his top five status with culinary heavyweights: Ramsay, Blumenthal and Raymond...
That Rick Stein loves food, especially fish, is a fact. That during An Evening With Rick Stein the food was rather incidental to the anecdotes is also...
We are seated round a semi-circular banquette in the retro-relaxed upstairs cocktail and tapas bar at Rojano’s in the Square; Paul’s second restaurant in Padstow which re-opened its old familiar doors with renewed aplomb in spring...
Stanley Rojano would likely be delighted by the loving care that has gone into the recent revamp of the long established Italian restaurant in the heart of Padstow. In the very capable hands of new owner, Paul Ainsworth (of No 6 and...
A cookery school for grown-ups in the heart of ‘Padstein’ with glorious views out over the estuary; this was day one of a two day Friends for Dinner course and first day nerves had kicked in. ...
GCG would like to say a huge congratulations to Paul Ainsworth, proud owner of a Michelin Star! His restaurant Number 6, Padstow has earned the town’s first star for his culinary talents. Crack open the fizz and make sure to celebrate...
Adding to their empire and reinforcing the commonly held view that fish is the best dish in Padstow, Rick & Jill Stein have opened a new fishmongers next door to their fish ‘n’ chippy. Proffering fresh fish, shellfish and...
We, the three of us including Otis, are checking in overnight at The Seafood Restaurant. Otis, extremely excited with his red fleecy-to-keep blanket (a little present from the late, great Chalky) is somewhat nose-out-of-joint he won’t...
I have mentally added Jen to my ‘friends list’ for her great ability to satisfy my interior whims. There have been several occasions when I have gone into the Grade II listed building (a building which leaves Victorian architectural...
Atop Constantine Bay in Padstow, Trevose Golf Club is regarded by the pros as THE hidden golfing gem. The Gammon family have run Trevose since 1925 and are as integral to the Club’s captivating atmosphere as the jaw-dropping location...
