Herald - Issue 424

2nd June 2022 • The HERALD • Page 39 v THE HERALD - PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY v OPEN SUNDAYS & BANK HOLIDAYS • RINGWOOD ROAD, TOTTON • PLAZA PARADE, ROMSEY • THE PRECINCT, CHANDLERS FORD ALL DAY COD & CHIPS £1 OFF On presentation of this advertisement MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY ONLY Not valid with any other offer. Valid until 22nd June 2022 FOOD FOR THOUGHT The Blackfield Baker Ltd Traditional Quality Bakery Bread, Cakes, Savouries and Take-away Birthday Cakes Tel: 023 8089 8688 • 139 Hampton Lane, Blackfield ‘The Blackfield Baker’ Makes & Bakes the best Bread & Cakes YES IT’S BACK! BEAULIEU VILLAGE HALL’S FARMERS & PRODUCERS MARKET SATURDAY 11TH JUNE 10AM TO 2PM We have lots of plants, cakes, soft berries, pickles, local honey, meat, cheese and eggs and much more, also the CET centre selling their produce COME ALONG AND STOCK UP FOR THE WEEKEND Future Dates: 9th July, 10th September e Brockenhurst Wine Club (BWC) meets monthly in Brockenhurst Village Hall, usually on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Open to all, members explore a wide range of wines that people may not have come across, in a range of budgets and to learn something about how and where they are made, as well as getting to know other like-minded people. eir next meeting is on Wednesday 22nd June for e exciting wines of Chile, presented by Quentin Sadler Association of Wine Educators (AWE). In July BWC will be having a Garden Party (date TBC), followed on Wednesday 24th August for Summer Food and Wine – to be con rmed. For more details about upcoming events and ‘Tasting Notes’ visit: www.brockenhurstwineclub.co.uk or to attend a session telephone John Harris on: 07714 261251 or email: jharris.lydith@btinternet.com Romsey Country Markets will take place on Friday 10th and 24th June in the Town Hall from 11am to 12.30pm and on Saturday 4th and Saturday 25th June in the Cornmarket from 9am to 2.30pm. ey love to cook, cra and grow just for you, so go along for a great range of home produced items such as seasonal fruit, vegetables, cakes, preserves, plant and cra s. Please check the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ romseycountrymarket or v isit their website at: www.hampshirecountrymarkets.co.uk Romsey Country Market FOR WINE LOVERS For anyone looking for somewhere historic and unusual for a small wedding reception, special occasion or business event, the elegant, Edwardian Palmerston Rooms in Romsey is now o ering bespoke lunches and dinners. Palmeston Rooms owners Graham and Kay Choules are pleased to o er bespoke catering for events for up to 30 guests in the light and airy dining area, spilling out if needed into a marquee in their courtyard garden. Graham has many years of experience in the hospitality industry working as a chef at the Potters Heron in nearby Amp eld and then moving to the Grosvenor Hotel, Stockbridge as Head Chef. He changed tack a little into butchery, working at the long-established John Robinson’s Butchers in Stockbridge, where he was involved in outside catering (even cooking for the Queen and Prince Phillip during their visit to the Bishops Palace, Winchester). e natural progression for Graham and Kay was to use the downstairs space at their B&B, combining this with Graham’s love of cooking and entertaining, to o er groups a quality meal experience, whatever the occasion. e Palmerston Rooms is licensed, and Graham cooks for each group to the highest standard, creating meat and meat-free dishes as well as options for special diets. Graham enjoys involving clients when choosing menus for their special event. Decorations such as fairy lights, candles, bunting, balloons and ower arrangements can be arranged as can virtually any other addition to make the events truly memorable. Full waitress service is also o ered. Graham says: “ Kay and I really enjoy welcoming groups into the house for a special get-together and offering them great hospitality. So far those that have had lunch or dinner here have gone away having had a really special time. I enjoy producing quality food using as many seasonal, local ingredients as possible. This year we bought a marquee that we can put in the courtyard garden to provide extra space. As well as occasions for family and friends we can offer local businesses a great space for company get- togethers, so important for bringing teams together or entertaining clients.” For those that want to make a night of it there are 8 ensuite bedrooms available to book including breakfast. If you would like to book a bespoke group booking please call: 01794 840105 or email: info@ thepalmerstonrooms.com For more information on The Palmerston Rooms please visit: thepalmerstonrooms.com A special collaboration launched recently giving food lovers the chance to discover some of the nest produce the New Forest has to o er. New Forest Business of the Year e Forest Foodie and the New Forest Marque have come together to celebrate truly local food and drink. Hamper specialist The Forest Foodie has created an exclusive four-course menu to showcase growers and producers who have been awarded the New Forest Marque, the sign of New Forest provenance. e dine-at-home meal is delivered direct to your door and features a mouth-watering array of local ingredients including beef from cows that have roamed the open Forest, sh caught o the South Coast and the freshest New Forest fruit and veg. e Forest Foodie was set up by Lymington- is a food and produce scheme which champions businesses who pride themselves on producing and providing food, drinks and cra s with clearly de ned New Forest provenance. e New Forest Marque menu is £55 per head and delivered for free within 10 miles of Lymington, to wider New Forest locations for a small delivery charge and is available for collection from e Forest Foodie in Milford Road, Lymington. Historic building in Romsey, now offering bespoke meals for special occasions Foodie Heaven in the New Forest based Flora Richardson during the pandemic and specialises in offering picnics, hampers and meals sourced from New Forest food and drink producers. Flora picked up two awards at the New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards, taking home e New Forest Marque Award for the Best Food & Drink Business and the overall award New Forest Business of the Year. Flora said: “ We are delighted to be offering this menu in collaboration with the New Forest Marque, which showcases some of the incredible local suppliers and ingredients available on our doorstep. It’s what we are all about and the reason I set up The Forest Foodie - to support as many brilliant local businesses as possible, to tell their stories and to bring local produce together in the form of hampers, picnics, and dinners.” e New Forest Marque Palmerston Rooms B&B The Forest Foodie Beef Wellington