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A New Kind of Surf-n-Turf
<p class="">Martin Hesp finds out how a Devon cheese company is looking to the seashore for inspiration </p>
Martin Hesp
Nov 17, 20204 min read


Bring on the Black Queens
<p class="">Through his work as Editorial Director of RAW Food & Drink PR Martin Hesp writes and edits a weekly food page in the Western Morning News - after the articles have appeared each Saturday we’ll put them up here for your perusal… This one is about some remarkable shellfish called Black Queens - fiddly to prepare but extremely sweet and delicious </p>
Martin Hesp
Nov 15, 20206 min read


Stuffing a Marrow
<p class="">Martin Hesp has a small veg plot full over overgrown courgettes - or marrows - and here he talks about what to do with them</p>
Martin Hesp
Aug 14, 20204 min read


Lundy Beach Cooking Adventure
<p class="">Lundy seafood feast - Martin Hesp recalls one of his best ever days out as a journalist cooking up a storm on the Isle of Lundy</p>
Martin Hesp
Aug 7, 20207 min read


Grenada
<p class="">Grenada is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean - Martin Hesp recalls a trip there</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 27, 20205 min read


Whortleberries
<p class="">Whortleberry picking is an age-old pursuit in England’s West Country during July - entire village economies used to rely on the annual wild harvest</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 20, 20203 min read


Prawning
<p class="">The prawns are on the run… You can catch fabulous prawns around the British coast at the moment - if you have the right equipment and you know their secret haunts…</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 19, 20206 min read


Mackerel Fishing in Devon
<p class="">Martin Hesp goes mackerely fishing with his friend and colleague Richard Austin and a fisherman called Harry May at Lyme Regis</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 15, 20205 min read


Dreaming of Daios Cove
<p class="">Martin Hesp dreams of revisiting Crete and the remarkable Daios Cove</p>
Martin Hesp
Jul 6, 20205 min read


Fabulous Exmoor Lamb
<p class="">Extolling the virtues of grass fed lamb from Exmoor in today’s lockdown diary</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 30, 20203 min read


Exmoor Mushroom Magic
<p class="">It’s that time of year when the common field mushroom starts appearing </p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 28, 20203 min read


Bringing Home the Bacon
<p class="">Today’s Exmoor Lockdown Diary is all about a new style of cookery school - one which you do online - what else during a lockdown?</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 19, 20204 min read


British Cheese
<p>Martin Hesp recalls being a judge at the British Cheese Awards</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 10, 20206 min read


Tamarisk Farm
<p class="">Today’s Exmoor Lockdown Diary recalls a trip to a wonderful organic farm on the Dorset coast</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 9, 20206 min read


Old Fashioned Markets
<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp writes about his yearning for good old fashioned markets</p>
Martin Hesp
Jun 6, 20205 min read


Magic of Mushrooms in May
<p class="">Mushroom picking in Spring? Absolutely says Martin Hesp who has been out looking for St George’s mushroom</p>
Martin Hesp
May 25, 20206 min read
From Exmoor to Sarawak food: Bracken
<p class="">If the world does come to an end for we humans, then bracken will win the day, say Martin Hesp in his latest blog</p>
Martin Hesp
May 16, 20202 min read


Hot Smoking
<p class="">In today’s Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp looks forward to some hot-smoked food - easy to do and absolutely delicious</p>
Martin Hesp
May 6, 20203 min read


Asparagus
<p class="">In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary, Martin Hesp consider’s England’s greatest spring season pleasure - fresh asparagus.</p>
Martin Hesp
May 5, 20205 min read


Wood Fired Cooking
<p class="">Another lockdown diary and this time it’s all about barbecuing food</p>
Martin Hesp
Apr 25, 20205 min read
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