hitchin wine and food festival guide 2013
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Details of exhibitors of 2013 Wine and Food Festival including money saving vouchers and yummy recipes.TRANSCRIPT
SATURDAY16th November
Market Place 10.00am ~ 4.00pm The Sun Hotel 11.00am ~ 7.00pm
See inside for vouchers, recipes, great local food & wines
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Welcome to the Hitchin Wine & Food Festival 2013Where you will find a fantastic collection of sourced niche Wine, Beer & Food Specialists.
Programme designed by DR Design Associates• Telephone: 01462 440649 • email: [email protected]
in association with The Rotary Club of Hitchin Tilehouse
ContentsInsight into Rotary 4
Wine & Food Festival Introduction 5
Dates for the Diary 6
Wine Tasting Master Classes Times 7
Vouchers 8 - 9
Sun Hotel Wine Exhibitors & Stall Plan 10 - 11
Hitchin Market Place Food & Beer Exhibitors & Stall Plan 12 - 13
Support your local producers 14 - 15
Recipes from Hitchin’s 16 - 23 Top Restaurant Head Chefs
The Official Sponsor of The Hitchin Wine & Food Festival
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Rotary members are enthusiastic, fun-loving and active volunteers, who give their time and talents to serve communities, both at home and overseas. We are dedicated people, men and women from all walks of life, who share a common interest in helping others.
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) has over 55,000 members in 1,840 clubs. It is an integral part of Rotary International, the world’s first service organisation, which today has over 1.2 million members worldwide.
Each member enjoys business as well as social networking opportunities, whilst giving something back to those less fortunate, learning new skills and having a huge amount of fun!
Rotary runs countless humanitarian projects both locally, nationally and internationally, and
also partners with many charities worldwide. Rotary members organise community projects that address many of today’s most critical issues, such as violence, drug abuse, health, hunger, the environment, and illiteracy.
Rotary clubs determine service projects based on local needs. They
work for and with young people to address challenges facing the youth of today.
Worldwide, Rotarians are enthusiastically committed to the drive to wipe out polio. Since Rotary became involved in polio eradication in 1985, the number of reported polio cases has fallen from 350,000 a year to less than a 1,000; 125 endemic countries have been reduced to just 4 - Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan; and two billion children have been protected from the disease.
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Insight into Rotary & the members
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Welcome to the 5th year of the Hitchin Wine & Food Festival. This annual event goes from strength to strength and this year we have more exhibitors than ever. As well as all the food exhibitors, restaurants and cookery demonstrations, we have no less than nine independent wine merchants, some of whom will be holding master classes throughout the day.
Many of the food and wine exhibitors are highly praised for their produce, giving a mix of great flavours and tastes. Choose from a variety of great wines that you would not normally find on the shelf at your local supermarket which you can taste before you buy.
See the chefs from the local top restaurants in action. Get an insight into their skills and passion for great cooking with locally sourced produce and treat yourself to a great meal out,
where you can experience their enthusiasm for food flavour and presentation.
Tantalise your taste buds with the wide variety of delicious food and help support the independent traders.
Funds raised from this event and guide will go to many needy causes. These could be local, national or international. Have a great day, we look forward to seeing you.
Noel Downes
President
Hitchin Tilehouse Rotary Club
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Consilium are delighted to support the 2013 Hitchin Wine & Food Festival.
Call us at either our Hitchin or Luton office to organise a no obligation financial review.
We might even provide a glass of wine!
Welcome to the Hitchin Wine & Food Festival
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www.hitchinbid.comLooking after the heart of Hitchin
Get into the Festive Spirit
Whether you are looking for that special gift or planning your Christmas parties, Hitchin has a great selection of shops and venues available, with something to suit everyone.
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Dates for the diarySaturday 16th NovemberHitchin Wine and Food Festival, Market Place Hitchin
Friday 22nd NovemberHitchin Christmas Lights Switch-On, Rotary Club of Hitchin Tilehouse Hot Dog, Burger and Soup stall.
Saturday 23rd NovemberHitchin Symphony Orchestra Concert at St Mary’s Church 7.30pm
Thursday 28th NovemberHitchin Historical Societyin Church House, Churchyard at 8pm with A Touch of Glass - a Victorian Magic Lantern Show.
Sunday 1st DecemberCandlelit Advent Carol Service St Mary’s Church 6.30pm.
Thursday 5th DecemberLight up a Life, St Mary’s Church Hitchin 7.00pm
Saturday 14th DecemberChristmas Charity Car park at The Priory, Hitchin
Saturday 14th Dec to 4th JanHitchin Christmas & New Year Fayre(Excluding 25th December)
Wednesday 18th December8pm Rotary Carols the traditional annual open-air carol concert Market Place Hitchin
Saturday 21st DecemberChristmas Charity Car park at The Priory, Hitchin
Saturday 18th JanuaryYoung Chef Competition, North Herts College, Hitchin
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Wine tasting master classes at The Sun Hotel
Saturday 1st MarchPancake Fayre
Tuesday 4th MarchPancake Races
Saturday 22nd MarchBric a Brac, Market Place Hitchin
Saturday 19th April Vaisakhi Procession
Saturday 31st May Hitchin Independent Shops Fashion Show
Saturday 7th JuneHealth Awareness Day, Market Place Hitchin
Sunday 22nd JuneHitchin Hard Half Marathon
Saturday 19th JulyBric a Brac, Market Place Hitchin
Bordeaux and Beyond2:00pm
Hyde Park Wines3:00pm
Ninesprings Wine4:00pm
Pacta Connect5:00pm
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FOR ALL YOUR BREAKING NEWS AND UPDATES VISIT www.thecomet24.co.uk @thecomet24 The Comet Newspaper
Thursday, October 17, 2013. No. 2201
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Support group’s fear
after funding is cut
A charity that offers help and advice
to parents of children who have
behavioural conditions has lost its
funding from Herts County Council.
Angels Support Group, which
supports parents and carers of chil-
dren with attention deficit hyperac-
tivity disorder (ADHD) and/or autis-
tic spectrum disorders (ASD), has
had £40,000 in funding removed by
the county council.
Leise Cooper, 43, was one of the
first members to help set up the
charity, which is based at The
Letchworth Centre for Healthy
Living, after her two children were
diagnosed with the conditions 10
years ago.
The mother-of-two from Hitchin,
who is now the charity’s parent
support manager, said: “We work
really hard to support families from
all over North Hertfordshire and
Stevenage. It has been a real shock
that this lump of money has been
taken away from us.
“We have enough funds to tide us
over until Easter next year, but after
that, if we don’t get anymore fund-
ing, we will have to start to cut back
on the services we do offer and we
really don’t want to have to do that.”
Currently the charity has 700
members.
Support groups run weekly in
Hitchin, Stevenage and Letchworth
GC and fortnightly in Royston. The
charity also runs various activities
during holiday times for children
and families.
Marolyn Brown, 39, from Hitchin,
uses the group for support with her
eight-year-old son Zak, who has ASD.
She said: “They are a lifeline to
parents and they have helped me and
my son to a great degree. They are
always at the end of the phone when
you need them. If the service was
cut, I don’t know where we would go.
“They have helped me with under-
standing the condition; they’ve come
with me to meet my son’s teachers to
explain to them what he has. The
new members may not get to benefit
from all the support I have had.”
Another parent, Maddie Samson,
whose son Lucas, 10, has been diag-
nosed with severe autism and ADHD,
said: “Our life would be horrendous
without their support. My son and I
would not be where we are today
without them. They helped me get
him out of mainstream school and
into a special school which caters for
his needs.”
A Herts County Council spokes-
man said: “The council awarded
fixed-term grant funding to a variety
of groups for a two-year period from
2011, of which Angels Support was
one of 10 local organisations that
was successful.
“The funding was provided for
local voluntary sector organisa-
tions, to contribute to the work those
organisations do in delivering
targeted services that prevent the
support needs of children and their
families from escalating.
“It was made clear from the onset
that this was not intended as perma-
nent funding.”
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Residents left in limbo over road
surfacing work which should have
started in September have been told
it will now not be done until March
next year – because of weather
conditions.
Residents living in Old Charlton
Road and Wratten Road East,
Hitchin, were informed via a notice
put up by Herts Highways, that work
was going to start on September 27
and would last one day, but a month
on nothing has been done.
Residents were told in order for
work to be carried out on worn-out
road surfaces, vehicles would need to
be moved to clear the area.
One resident of Old Charlton
Road, who wished to remain anony-
mous, said: “We are fed up and frus-
trated by this. Every night we move
our cars and in the morning find
that another sign has been put up to
say that the work has been post-
poned or the date has changed.
“I am lucky because I have a drive
and can park my car there, but for
most people they have to park far
away from their house.
“People that work nearby at LV=
Liverpool Victoria on Tilehouse
Street are also being affected by this.
It is totally ridiculous. We need the
work to be done because there are
potholes everywhere.”
Another resident, Phillip Jones,
said: “Our biggest inconvenience is
that my disabled mother has carers
come to see her four times a day and
they have nowhere to park.
“We also have an elderly person’s
minibus that comes to take her to a day
centre, and we have to rearrange that
each time they put up a sign to say they
will be doing the work, because they
wouldn’t be able to get into the road.”
A sign from the district council
says that parking restrictions will
also be enforced from Monday, with
road markings to deter people from
parking on the road, but this has been
delayed because the resurfacing work
has not been carried out.
Mr Jones, who has lived in Old
Charlton Road for the past five years,
said he paid £80 for three parking
permits because North Herts
District Council (NHDC) was enforc-
ing the restriction.
“I can’t understand the total
miscommunication between the two
authorities, and I will be asking for a
credit for the time we have not used
the parking permits.”
Herts County Council (HCC) said
the delay was due to a mechanical
failure of some of the equipment
needed to carry out the work. Once
this issue was resolved, the scheme
was scheduled to begin on October 18.
However, poor weather conditions
meant this was not possible.
A spokesman for HCC said: “We
are using a micro asphalt treatment
which is not possible to lay in wet
conditions or in lower temperatures.
Now that these weather conditions
are becoming more prevalent, we
have reluctantly had to postpone the
treatment until March 2014.”
Cllr Tom Brindley, NHDC’s portfo-
lio holder for planning, transport
and enterprise, said: “We had been
waiting for resurfacing work to be
completed by Herts County Council
before refreshing some resident
parking lines in Wratten Road East,
and adding new bays in Old Charlton
Road, as well as limited waiting
areas to free up space for visitors
and people using local businesses.
“We now understand that this
work has been postponed until next
March, so we will schedule in the
work to lay down the new lines by
the end of this month.”
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Sun Hotel Wine Exhibitors (Entry Fee £5:00)
Hermit of Redcoats, Titmore Green,Little Wymondley, Hitchin, SG4 7JRTelephone: 01438 747333
www.thehermitofredcoats.com
The Hermit of Redcoats is a traditional country pub with great ales, wines and a hearty menu. We pride
ourselves on serving quintessentially British food; locally sourced recipes made exceptionally well. Open fires, welcoming service and a homely atmosphere create a
warm and tasty dining experience.
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A Bordeaux and BeyondFrench wines imported directly from smaller independent artisan wine makers, not usually available in the UKwww.bordeauxetbeyond.co.ukB Pacta Connect (UK) Ltd “PC Wines” Stunning medal-winning wines from Croatia and the northern Adriatic coast, featuring some unusual grape varieties such as Plavac Mali, Grasevina and Malvasiawww.pactaconnect.co.uk C Hyde Park Wines LtdSticky wines: Sweet and fortified wines. Wine for spice: Cool refreshingly sparkling wines to drink with spicy foodwww.hpwines.co.ukD Carte Du VinAn independent importer of fine wines from France, Spain and South Africawww.carte-du-vin.co.ukE Three Counties Wines LtdSpecialising in New World wines, Three Counties Wines brings you interesting, unusual great value wines you are going to love!www.threecountieswines.co.uk
Purchase your tickets early for the Wine Festival from HRH Holmes
F Beverly Bollons’ Wine CollectionSmall but perfectly formed independent wine merchant offering a choice of quality wines from around the world.www.bbwinecollection.co.ukG Ninesprings Wine (South African wines our speciality)Ninesprings Wine offer quality wines from all over the Western Cape including award winning wines from smaller vineyards and independent winemakerswww.ninespringswine.co.ukH The Woburn Wine CompanyWith over 25 years experience in the wine trade, we have sourced wines which in our opinion represent exceptional value for money at all levelswww.woburnwine.co.ukI Nick Dobson Wines
Our goal is to bring the European regions we love best to the UK, and share our delight in these wines, their regions, and the cultures they come from.www.nickdobsonwines.co.uk
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Hitchin Market Place Food ExhibitorsA chanchamFamily run business. Sauces are all 100% natural, quick and easy to use and taste home made. Gluten free and suitable for vegans.www.chancham.comB Charlotte’s Organic Home BakingTasty treats for those with food intolerances, wheat, gluten, dairy and egg free.www.charlotteshomebaking.co.ukC The Cherry TreePickles, jams, curds, marinades, cheddar cheese, cook-in-sauces.www.cherrytreepreserves.comD Redcoats Farmhouse RestaurantDine in our award winning restaurant. Take your time and enjoy our delicious & exciting dishes, fine wine, efficient & friendly service and convivial ambience. (Performing cooking demos on stand).www.redcoats.co.ukE Chiltern Cold Pressed Rapeseed OilA healthy British alternative to olive oil.www.chilterncoldpressedrapeseedoil.co.ukF G The Giggly Pig CompanyHandmade pre packed pork sausages, faggots, dry cured back bacon and ribs.www.gigglypig.co.ukH Cantina CarnitasAmazing burritos from Hertfordshire’s first and finest Mexican street food trailer.www.cantinacarnitas.comJ Hitchin Helping HandsK Capsicana Chilli Co LtdHandmade gourmet chilli sauces and authentic Mexican chillies.www.capsicanca.co.ukL Handmade TreatsLuxury Christmas puddings, oils, marinades, sauces and gift boxes.www.handmade-treats.co.ukM Now Now South African Food CompanyBunnychow, yummy South African soul food
N The CometThe Hitchin Comet. Your town. Your Newspaperwww.thecomet24.co.uk
O The Victoria Public HouseHonest, homemade pub food, tasty snacks, hearty meals, daily specials board, traditional roast dinners, pie nights & gastro food evenings. The Vic will be serving us delicious Pie and Mash.www.thevictoriahitchin.comP Shiva FoodOlives, nuts, Turkish delight
Q StradaAuthentic Italian dishes that offer a true taste of Italy. Great quality, freshly prepared pizzas, pastas and risottos.www.strada.co.ukR North Hertfordshire CollegeS Rotary Beer and Mulled Wine StandIn association with Tring Brewery
T Hermit of RedcoatsLocally sourced, freshly produced, quality food. All freshly made inhouse from the tomato ketchup in our Hermit burger to the banana bread that comes with our cheese board.www.thehermitofredcoats.comU Nutmeg and MaceA real taste of the Caribbean to warm the spirit and brighten the soul! Sweet and savoury.
V Wobbly Bottom FarmHigh-quality artisan cheeses, produced by a small but perfectly formed dairy herd. Creamy soft goat’s cheese, to cheddars infused with a delicious range of extras, including tangy root ginger, real ale and mustard, and cracked black peppercorns.www.wobblybottomfarm.co.ukW Riverford Home DeliveryWe deliver organic veg, meat and more from our farms direct to you.www.riverford.co.ukX Hitchin BakehouseHitchin Bakehouse is a micro-bakery specialising in sourdoughs and other slowly make breads.www.hitchinbakehouse.co.uk
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Telephone: 01462 440989www. dragoninnhitchin.co.uk
The Dragon Inn London Road St. Ippolyts, Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7NL
Creating a fusion of contemporary and traditional south-east Asian cooking.Now Booking Christmas Parties
For 1st to 31st DecemberOnly £17.90 per person
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INDULGER E S TA U R A N T
Centre for the Arts, Willian Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0LS
North Hertfordshire College’s Indulge restaurant invites you to experience a new lunchtime menu, inspired monthly theme evenings, and classic seasonal specials. All food is freshly prepared and cooked by our catering and hospitality students under instruction from our Head Chef and visiting chefs.
Enquiries and bookings01462 471076www.indulge.nhc.ac.uk @NHC_Indulge
Every exhibitor is passionate about what they do whether it is preserving rare breeds, encouraging us to be adventurous with our taste buds or showing us that we don’t have to compromise on quality for the sake of convenience. Our exhibitors bring with them quality, freshness, uniqueness and variety that you won’t find in supermarkets.
There are meats from rare breeds of pigs and native breeds of beef and lamb that have all grazed freely on the hillsides of the eastern edge of the Chilterns. Many producers will happily invite you to their farms and smallholdings but why not visit them on the Market Place? What is meat without vegetables? Find an array of fresh, seasonal produce that comes straight from the producers and is with you on the same day. And what better way to finish a meal than with one of the 40 local cheeses on display that are sustainable, traceable and organic.
The Rotary Wine and Food Festival is one way of supporting our local businesses, it is one way we can bring our communities together and it is one way we really find out what delicious, fresh tastes are right there on our doorstep.
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32 Sun Street, Hitchin, Herts.
SG5 1AH
Tel: 01462 455666www.just32.com
R E S T A U R A N T
Since opening in February 1999, Just 32 has gained an excellent reputation for a wide variety of reasons; the excellent freshly cooked food, the friendly staff, the ambience and above all a feeling you are eating somewhere very special.
We offer a full à la carte menu, including vegetarian dishes, a separate lunch menu and also a mid-week specials menu where you can enjoy either a 2 or 3 course meal (lunch and dinner) from only £15.95.
Our à la carte menu changes every month and our lunch menu more frequently.
Take a look at the Just 32 Restaurant reviews on TripAdvisor and then give us a call to experience the difference.
Our wine exhibitors may come from Hitchin, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Yorkshire and Essex but many have travelled around the World to bring character, quality, beautiful and rare wines back with them. Discover new and exciting flavours and be prepared to be pleasantly surprised as there is something to suit everyone’s pockets and taste buds.
Many of our wine exhibitors support artisan produce and small vineyards in countries across Europe like Israel, Hungary and Switzerland and as far afield as South Africa, South America and New Zealand. Taste the quality of wines that are made by small producers who passionately care about what they are making.
We could not forget that this festival is a marriage of wine and food, so our wine exhibitors have many ideas of how to blend the two together. Whether you would like to drink and eat or put the drink in what you eat, they will be happy to make a recommendation!
If you prefer beer, then visit the Rotary Beer Stand in the Market Place where you can try and purchase a selection of real ales from Tring Brewery. Experience the richness of ales prepared by the traditional method, using malted barley, hops, water and yeast. The finest ingredients, most of which are home grown.
Flavours from around the World
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James Nicholas Head Chef The Radcliffe Arms
Trained at The Snooty Fox, Lowick & The Phesant at Keyston under Clive Dixon,
Head Chef to Heston Blumenthal
Ingredients
1 x Pack Gem lettuce1 x Chicory hearts50g French Blue Cheese 2 Shallots4 Sprigs of Rosemary 4tbs of red wine vinegar1 x EggPack of Croutons4tbs of double cream
Preparation & cooking
Take 1 packet of gem lettuce and chicory hearts. Pick off the leaves down to the hearts and then quarter those. Throw any limp lettuce leaves away and wash, dry and place to one side.
Chop up some blue cheese we prefer fourm d`ambert French blue cheese. Peel and slice 2 shallots into thin rings and add 4tbs of red wine vinegar to them, a pinch of sugar and salt also.
Lightly poach the egg, mix the leaves with the shallots, add cheese and croutons, add 4tbs of double cream and mix thoroughly, season with salt and pepper.
Cheese maker salad
To book a table at The Radcliffe Arms call: 01462 456111 • www.radcliffearms.com
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The Radcliffe Arms is one of the best in the business when it comes to Traditional Pubs. Offering stunning food, the best real ales, beers and fine wines in a great atmosphere, this is a venue you’ll want to revisit. Open from 8.00am in the morning, freshly cooked breakfasts are available from 8.00am until 11:30am, lunch special deals are available everyday and Sunday lunches are available from 12:00 to 2:30pm. All food is freshly cooked and prepared using locally sourced fresh produce.
Monday – Friday 8.00am - 11.00pmBreakfast 8.00am - 11.00amLunch 12.00pm - 2.30pmDinner 6.00pm - 9.30pm
Saturday 9.00am - 12.00pmBreakfast 9.00am - 11.00amLunch 12.00pm - 2.30pmDinner 6.00pm - 9.30pm
Sunday 9.00am - 4.00pmBreakfast 9.00am - 11.00amLunch 12.00pm - 2.30pmClosed Sunday EveningO
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31 Walsworth RoadHitchin, HertfordshireSG4 9ST
Tel: 01462 456111
www.radcli f fearms.com
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Michael Poberezny Head Chef at The Victoria
Young accomplished self-taught Chef originally from Leicestershire, Michael
is inspired by honest, seasonal ingredients creating gutsy Modern British food
with flair at The Victoria
IngredientsCrumble filling6-8 cooking apples100g white sugarthumb of ginger1/4 tsp cinnamon
Crumble topping50g oats50g plain50g unsalted butter50g unrefined brown sugar20g ground almondshandful of flaked almonds
Custard1/2pt double cream1/2pt whole milk1 vanilla pot4 egg yolks50g caster sugar
Preparation & cooking
Peel, core and slice apples into segments. Place in a pan with sugar, cinnamon and ginger, cover with water and bring to simmer until apples are tender, but not mushy. Remove apples and reduce liquid by 1/3rd.
Place all topping ingredients into a baking tray and cook until golden brown and crisp, stirring as necessary then briefly pulse in food processor to remove any large lumps.
Gently warm cream, milk and vanilla seeds until warm. Over a gentle bain-marie, whisk the yolks and sugar until thick and creamy, add 1/2 milk mixture to yolks, whisking all the time. Return to remaining milk and stir until the mixture thickens, take care not to let it boil.
Divide apples between 4 ramekins and pour over syrup, cover with crumble topping and heat through.
Poached Apple & Ginger Crumble with vanilla custard(Serves 4)
To book a table at The Victoria Pub call: 01462 432682 • www.thevictoriahitchin.com
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Now boasting four fine Real Ales Cask Marque approved, delicious homemade food, themed food evenings, monthly pie night, monthly acoustic night, quiz nights, beer festivals, charity events, social clubs & quality entertainment, served with a big smile & all packed into one very cosy little local.
The Victoria & all of the staff welcome you to The Victoria, it’s your home from home.
The Victoria, 1 Ickleford Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 1TJTel: 01462 432682 • thevictoriahitchin.com
Everyone’s Favourite Local
Real Ales, Real Food, Real Pub
Food TimesMonday - Friday Lunch
12.00noon - 3.00pmMonday Night Supper
6.00pm - 9.00pmFriday Night Supper
6.00pm - 9.00pmSaturday Brunch 11.00am - 3.00pm
Sunday Lunch 12.00noon - 6.00pm
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Ingredients270g Frozen berries300g Caster sugar15ml WaterLemon drizzle cakeSweet sherry100g egg white(approx. 4 eggs)Red food colouring (optional)1 tablespoon Bird’s custard powder200ml Milk3.5ml Vanilla essence¾ pint Double creamA few fresh berries4 sprigs of mint to garnish
Preparation & cooking1. Make the mini meringues by whisking egg whites to stiff
peaks – when they reach soft peaks gradually add 200g of the caster sugar. Transfer to piping bag and, if you like, swirl through a few drops of the food colouring with a wooden spoon. Pipe dots of meringue mixture (width of a penny) onto baking paper. Cook at 100°C for 90 minutes.
2. Boil the frozen berries, 60g sugar and the water for 5 minutes and leave to cool.
3. Whisk the double cream together with the vanilla essence and 40g of sugar until stiff.
4. Make a thick custard by following the instructions on the pack but reducing the amount of milk to 200ml per tablespoon custard powder and 2/3 tablespoon sugar. Leave to cool. Alternatively thicken a pre-made custard using cornflour.
5. Build the trifles in tumbler glasses.a) Cut a piece of cake to fit, place in the bottom of the glass and then soak with sherry.b) Cover with a desert spoon of fruit compote.c) Mix together the cream and the custard and pipe a layer on top of the compote.d) Fold another spoon of fruit compote into the cream and custard mixture.e) Top the glass with mini meringues, fresh berries and a sprig of mint to garnish.
Berry Meringue Trifle (makes 4)
Scott Liversedge, Head Chef (right) & Louis Edington, Junior Sous (left)
Scott joined Redcoats Farmhouse back in 1988 as a chef de partie and worked his way up through the ranks until
he was promoted to head chef in 2003. Under Scott’s leadership the restaurant has won an AA rosette
and retained it for 9 consecutive years.
Visit our stall at Hitchin Wine & Food Festival
for a flavour of Redcoats stall d
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Redcoats Farmhouse, Redcoats Green, Hertfordshire, SG4 7JRTelephone: 01438 729500 • [email protected] • www.redcoats.co.uk
Redcoats Farmhouse hotel and restaurant is a magnificent building, parts of which date back to 1480, with delightful gardens set in rolling Hertfordshire countryside just 5 minutes from Hitchin town centre.
We pride ourselves on serving seasonal food using the very best ingredients available. Fruit, vegetables and herbs are grown on site in our kitchen garden, with partridges and pheasant all reared within a one-mile radius.
Dining at Redcoats is, perhaps, a little different from other restaurants. In addition to our three dining rooms we have a bar, two sitting rooms and a large garden. Both of our sitting rooms have open fires in the colder months and make for a pleasant cosy place to relax.
Our restaurant is a warm and relaxed environment with friendly service. Our main dining room is the conservatory, with unspoilt views over our beautiful gardens. Our smaller dining rooms are ideal for private dinner parties.
A delicious & relaxing experience perfect for any occasion
Monday to Saturday: Lunch 12.00noon - 2.00pm Afternoon Tea 3.00pm-5.00pm • Dinner 6.30pm - 9.00pm
Sunday: Lunch 12.00noon - 3.00pm
Light lunches from £7.50 per dish Dinner from £26 for two courses Afternoon tea from £15 per person
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Two AWARD WINNING Establishments
20−21 Hermitage Rd• Hitchin • SG5 1BT
01462 433603
www.hermitagerd.co.uk
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www.foxatwillian.co.uk
MICHELIN BIB GOURMAND 2014
Winner of BEST FOOD OFFER the Publican Awards 2013
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Light up a Life
Thursday 5th December 7.00pm at St. Mary’s Church, Hitchin
Remember a cherished life this Christmas and help support
children and adults with a terminal illness in North Hertfordshire.
Carol Service2013
For more information Contact:
Hitchin Town Centre Initiative27 Churchyard, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1HP • Tel: 01462 453335
You can also donate at www.justgiving.com/hitchintreeoflights
If you would like to join the Rotary Club of Hitchin Tilehouse or one of the other clubs in our area,
email : [email protected] or visit: www.ribi.org
N e x T Y e A R S I S S U eIf you interested in securing your stall for next years (2014) Hitchin Wine & Food Festival or to advertise in the guide
please email: [email protected]
For your chance to win a fabulous Hitchin Wine & Food
Festival hamper, just in time for Christmas, simply pop
down to the Festival, fill in our entry form and place
your completed entry in one of the boxes located
on the Rotary stall in the Market Place or at
the wine tasting event at the Sun Hotel. The
winner will be notified by phone/email by
23rd November 2013.
WIN A LuXurYCHRISTMAS
HAMPER
Please Note: This is a free prize draw, Hitchin Tilehouse Rotary club will NOT store your details. We will NOT contact you or share your details with anyone. The Gift Hamper image shown is for illustration purposes only. You must be 18
or over to enter the free prize draw.