In the sweeping wilds of East Cornwall, the cosiest of village pubs are found, where pirates might once have supped ale before taking to the sea. Like them, the coast is home to spoils and plunder - some of the finest fish restaurants in the land are found in the likes of Padstow and Rock. Stuart Walton explains where to tuck into the best of Cornish seafood.
A year might pass, and North Tyneside will again appear in a ‘best places to live in the UK’ list in the national press. Locals read them with a smug, knowing smile, all the while hoping that it doesn’t make securing a dinner reservation any harder… or a pint any more costly.
The Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, swallows up Devon towns and rivers, Dorset coves and crab-filled bays. Along it, visitors will avail themselves of the finest seafood in traditional shacks and explore some of the south coast’s most forward-thinking restaurants. Here, Stuart Walton picks out several hotspots from the Guide, as well as a few local spots perfect for a post-beach bite.
Margaux Koffmann, an undergraduate at Newcastle University, chews the fat with her dad Pierre, the legendary French chef
Think about restaurants and family, and the Roux name springs to mind. The story of the pioneering brothers, their children Alain (The Waterside Inn, Bray), Michel Jr., and his daughter Emilie (Caractère, Notting Hill) has been told often. So too has the Stein story. Rick Stein and Jill Stein’s three sons Ed, Jack and Charlie are all directors of the Stein restaurant empire.
