A very long time ago we travelled across Europe for several months with my old friend John Nethercott

a great deal of necessity-is-mother-of-invention syndrome going on in the Hesp kitchen over recent months We haven’t bought bread from a shop for six months. programmes have been asking listeners to name things which have brightened up their days during these dark months

Somewhere south-west of Zaragoza I think.

It sits close to a similarly aged till which is also in full working order.  We laugh when Leslie tells us managers of charity and junk shops for 100s of miles around rub their hands hour after buying the place she sat in the car on the way home and asked, with sudden sense of horror-filled

authentic and delicious food and drink scene - and I write about it both this week and next because the South

believe the company is one of the most forward-thinking, intelligent and humble operations of its kind in South

’d put that on the website because we are going to feature a new series of podcasts over the coming months

Anyone who has ever been to South East Asia or, indeed, to an authentic restaurant specialising in cuisine

It totally dominates many wild untamed hilly areas like the Quantock Hills, but as summer gets into gear

One of the most inspirational people in South West England is Sir Tim Smit… I have no qualms about stating

appear in the Western Morning News each Saturday bringing us all manner of seafood news relevant to the South fish docks - and he has kindly agreed to give us regular foodie updates from the far west end of the South

It’s when our hills and dales turn into a race track for winds.