Exploring South West England
Traveling Through South West England
Throughout our journey we met and worked with many of the artisans that make this part of England special. We had the opportunity to create and sample ales and craft beers at Three Daggers Micro Brewery, located in the tony town of Edington. Then we sampled some of England’s most famous brews at Wadworth Brewery and met their magnificent Shire horses that, to this day, deliver the beer on horse-drawn wagons to the various pubs around town. Certainly a sight to behold.
Three Daggars Microbrewery
We were excited to attend several cookery schools and learn how to make traditional English fare. We even made Afternoon Tea fit for the Queen with tea sandwiches and Victoria Cakes at Vaughn’s Cookery School in Devizes, Wiltshire. (We’ll soon be passing along the recipe for these majesty pleasers.) In Bath, we worked with Chef Rachel Demuth at her cookery school. Demuth, a highly regarded chef turned cookery school owner, inspired us with her delicious vegetarian recipes and dishes. To round out our culinary training, we learned to make Fougasse, a delicate bread shaped like a large leaf, at The Bertinet Kitchen, owned by French chef and baker Richard Bertinet. And, of course, we sipped whiskey at the Cotswolds Distillery in Shipston-on-Stour and at Bramley and Gage in Thornbury.
Tea fit for the Queen
We also tasted farmstead cheeses at The Cotswold Cheese Company and visited several farms that are striving to produce high quality products for local consumers. Lastly, we enjoyed an evening of Puds… pronounced poods, Puds is the name given to traditional English dessert puddings and there is no better place to experience Puds than a meeting of The Pudding Club in the Cotswolds.
