<p class="">It can get cold in the UK, but nowhere, nowhere, near as cold as it gets in the Yukon. Martin Hesp was there in the capital town of Whitehorse where he learned to snow-shoe in the mountains</p>

<p class="">Jost van Dyke Beach in the British Virgin Islands is reckoned to be one of the loveliest sandy swathes in the whole of the Caribbean - and who are we to argue on an icy February day during lockdown in the UK?</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp remembers the filming projects he used to do with ITV Westcountry and digs out a load of old photos from the various episodes </p>

<p class="">REmemebring a visit to Ko Lipe off the west coast of Thailand</p>

<p class="">All about the sunshine food of the Canaries - mojo sauces etc</p>

<p class="">Here’s a little bit of cider history for those who are interested in the drink which is made from fermented apple juice</p>

<p class="">Sandford Orchards makes really good cider - and good for them for taking on the Big Boys in the drinks industry and producing a high quality Devon cider, says Martin Hesp</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp recalls the tie he joined a group of Dartmoor farmers on a trip to the Simmental in Switzerland</p>

<p class="">Continuing our series about great West Country chefs Martin Hesp writes about his old pal Matt Mason and recalls the day he learned to cook in Matt’s old kitchen at the Jack in the Green alongside half a dozen rugby players from the Exeter Chiefs</p>

<p class="">In our series on great West Country chefs, Martin Hesp talks to Nathan Outlaw on the very day he was told that his Port Isaac had been officially named "best place to eat in the whole of Britain…</p>

<p class="">In our series about the talented chefs of the West Country we visit Falmouth where South African Hylton Espey ahas been cooking up a very natural and delicious storm for the past five years at the Merchant’s Manor Hotel</p>

<p class="">Experimenting with recipes and food during a pandemic lockdown… Why not? You havn’t much choice if you’re only shopping for essentials once every two weeks</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp explores Japanese food while visiting Hokkaido and Tokyo</p>

<p class="">Continuing our series on top West Country chefs we revisit Mitch Tonks, the charming and brilliant chef with an international reputation for his seafood </p>

<p class="">In the second of our special articles on West Country chefs we meet Ross Sloan who now runs a remarkable ‘shell and fish takeaway’ in Porthleven in Cornwall. At the time of writing the article he was head chef at a rather lovely hotel nearby….</p>

<p class="">Time to give a shout-out to all those talented chefs out there who aren’t working at present because of the lockdown - here’s an article about the brilliant Greg Milne, head chef at St Michael’s Mount</p>

<p class="">You can buy some very, very good butter from the supermarket - Trewithen Dairy’s being among the best - but every once in a while if you’ve time, why not have a go at making a pat of butter? </p>

<p class="">A West Country food writer embarks on a journey of food and drink discovery around a rural part of West Devon and unearths all manner of delights</p>

<p class="">Bob Bell continues his remarkable reflections of the Roomful of Blues Hot Little Mama Tour of 1981 when the band travelled the length and breadth of North America playing gigs at towns and cities large and small. In this episode Bob remembers characters such as Freddie Cisneros and long nights down by the bayou </p>

<p class="">Journalist Martin Hesp looks back at articles he has written about Cornish food producers who have recently featured on Rick Stein’s series about Cornwall - in this piece he travels to Launceston to visit Philip Warren &amp; Son in their ‘shrine of good meat’</p>