Category: Island Produce
February 7, 2012
Steve Gascoigne started taking photos of The Isle of Wight after relocating here in 2000 and set up his business Available Light.
He was a professional photographic printer for 10 years, and later began taking his own photos rather than printing other peoples, producing stunning landscape and seascape photographs of the Island with the clever use of light, as the name suggests.
All of his photos are available to buy as limited edition prints in neutral mounts, ready for framing - or printed on artist grade canvas and stretched ready to hang on the wall.
What better way to remember your fabulous holiday on the Island than to have a beautiful picture of your favourite scenes from around the Island?
Available Light
He was a professional photographic printer for 10 years, and later began taking his own photos rather than printing other peoples, producing stunning landscape and seascape photographs of the Island with the clever use of light, as the name suggests.
All of his photos are available to buy as limited edition prints in neutral mounts, ready for framing - or printed on artist grade canvas and stretched ready to hang on the wall.
What better way to remember your fabulous holiday on the Island than to have a beautiful picture of your favourite scenes from around the Island?
Available Light
Shopping, Island Produce
January 17, 2012
Chef Angela Hewitt ran Lugley's in Newport for 15 years and every year apart from the first, she ensured it's entry in the Egon Ronay Good Food Guide.
Angela now judges all the eateries and producers for the Wight Good Food Guide and these are the results for 2011 - 2012:
Best Cafe - Quay Arts Cafe, Newport
Best Pub - Taverners, Godshill
Best Bistro style Restaurant - Dan's Kitchen, St Helens
Best Fine Dining - The Hambrough, Ventnor
Best Food Shop - Dairy Deli, Calbourne
Best Food Producer - Ventnor Haven Fishery
Best All Rounder - Royal Hotel, Ventnor
Best Cream Tea - Chessell Pottery
Best Sunday Lunch - The George, Yarmouth
Best Crab Cakes - Beach Shack, Sandown
Best Dessert - The Bonchurch Inn
Angela now judges all the eateries and producers for the Wight Good Food Guide and these are the results for 2011 - 2012:
Best Cafe - Quay Arts Cafe, Newport
Best Pub - Taverners, Godshill
Best Bistro style Restaurant - Dan's Kitchen, St Helens
Best Fine Dining - The Hambrough, Ventnor
Best Food Shop - Dairy Deli, Calbourne
Best Food Producer - Ventnor Haven Fishery
Best All Rounder - Royal Hotel, Ventnor
Best Cream Tea - Chessell Pottery
Best Sunday Lunch - The George, Yarmouth
Best Crab Cakes - Beach Shack, Sandown
Best Dessert - The Bonchurch Inn
Food & Drink, Dining Out, Island Produce, We Love!
December 14, 2011
The Garlic Farm in Newchurch has been growing garlic on the Isle of Wight for over 30 years and is the UK's largest specialist garlic grower, with over 60 acres growing around 2.5 million bulbs.
Producing exceptional quality garlic which is renowned for its flavour, and keeping quality, it is a firm favourite of celebrity chef James Martin.
The farm produces 40 different garlic products from very unique pickle and chutney creations to the very best garlic butter and garlic bread.
And if you didnt know already, as well as keeping evil spirits away, Garlic is one of the best things for your health being antiseptic, anti fungal and anti viral.
My personal favourite is the Cheeky Monkey chutney - 'an insane mix of banana & garlic giving a smooth tasting, chunky addition to Indian, Chinese or Thai dishes'. I love it!
Guests of Wight Locations can pre order your supplies and get your order couriered to your self catering holiday home for a fee of only £5!
And if you didnt know already, as well as keeping evil spirits away, Garlic is one of the best things for your health being antiseptic, anti fungal and anti viral.
My personal favourite is the Cheeky Monkey chutney - 'an insane mix of banana & garlic giving a smooth tasting, chunky addition to Indian, Chinese or Thai dishes'. I love it!
Guests of Wight Locations can pre order your supplies and get your order couriered to your self catering holiday home for a fee of only £5!
The Garlic Farm - 01983 865 378
Shopping, Island Produce
November 29, 2011
Farmer Jacks Farm Shop was established by two Island farmers with the shared aim of providing quality and variety, reducing food miles, and promoting and supporting the wide range of local produce available on the Isle of Wight.
The new Farm Shop now has their own in house butcher, and along with the delicatessen and food hall offers the widest variety of fresh quality local seasonal produce.
Farmer Jacks is located in the heart of the Island at Arreton Old Village, near Newport which makes the Isle of Wight farm shop a convenient stop for you to experience one of the best selections of local and speciality foods.
Whilst at Arreton Old Village you can also visit the different shops show casing traditional crafts and rest and refresh in the Dairyman's Daughter pub which serves a comprehensive menu and real ales.
Farmer Jacks - 01983 527 530
Shopping, Island Produce
August 18, 2011
During your stay on the the Isle of Wight, why not visit Rosemary Vineyard near Ryde. One of the largest producers of English wine, the land benefits from the kind micro climate here and consequently has produced some award winning wines for the last 3 years.
Wight Locations can recommend the bubbly!
The vineyard makes wines, juices, liqueurs and ciders from grapes and apples grown on the estate.
Pop along for a free guided half hour tour and wine tasting. Apparently the cakes are good too!
Rosemary Vineyard - 01983 811 084
Food & Drink, Island Produce
July 6, 2011
We have recently made friends with www.madeonisleofwight.com, a one stop shop set up to celebrate the best of everything that is grown, made, created or produced here on the Island.
Benefiting from a great micro climate of the kindest weather, crops and animals thrive here on the island, producing the best of fresh and free-range, indeed, James Martin, TV chef is a big fan of our garlic.
Locals have turned all this to great advantage producing some fantastic home made food products and crafts.
Featuring over 100 incredibly talented Island based suppliers, producing everything from tomatoes to textiles and jams to jewellery, you can browse over 500 products online, or pop into their shop between Seaview and Ryde.
Why not have one of their Island food hampers delivered to your Wight Locations property in Seaview & Bembridge.
Made on the Isle of Wight - 01983 564 949
Shopping, Food & Drink, Island Produce