Newly refurbished Dog-friendly Near Blenheim Palace A visit to The Feathers Hotel There was a time when I would frequent Woodstock, beetling out of Oxford in my first car: a Ford Fiesta. Didn’t we all want a Renault Clio – ‘Nicole?’ ‘Papa!’ – or a bottle-green Golf but end up…
Has any job a greater test of heart, nerve and sinew than that of a National Hunt jockey? Triumph and disaster are constant companions, as Harry Cobden was reminded again earlier this year. No sooner had his new appointment as retained jockey for the most powerful owner in jump racing,…
Recipe for devilled egg dip Ingredients 6 medium free range eggs at room temperature 6 tbsp mayonnaise 2 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp chilli powder ¼ tsp paprika 30g cornichons, finely chopped 1 tbsp chives, finely chopped, plus a few extra for garnish To serve A selection of savoury biscuits,…
These handheld pies are big on flavour, and I find the ‘feta’ cheese creates an excellent balance with the meaty, spicy pheasant and chorizo. Here in the UK we make some outstanding, crumbly Mediterranean-style cheeses but as the term ‘feta’ has PDO [protected designation of origin] status we have to…
Braised lamb neck with potatoes, spring vegetables and yoghurt Ingredients Lamb 800g lamb neck 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 200g peeled shallots, halved lengthways 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and halved 500ml dry cider Potatoes 800g potatoes 4 tbsp rapeseed oil 1 tbsp ground cumin 2 tbsp sherry vinegar 4 spring…
The Benelli 828 Silver Progressive is a most intriguing gun. With its hinged and sprung breech face and long, streamlined aluminium receiver (the hinged face is steel), there is nothing else quite like it on the market. The test gun also boasts a raised carbon-fibre sighting rib and removable trigger group.…
Why you might want to organise a simulated game shooting house party How to repay hospitality? It is a perennial question for most guns and a nagging, guilt-laden one for the impecunious town gun trying to balance the mortgage and family commitments. “Budget = x; better make that x-y if…
This pan-fried pigeon recipe with a generous helping of herbs is quick to assemble and can make the perfect starter – or, if you increase the portion size, a delicious dinner, says Philippa Davis
Green, white, steamed or raw, with a hint of butter or doused in hollandasie; now is the time to eat as much as possible. We love it.
There are few places that one might want to retire to after the jolly highs of a Field Macnab Dinner. But after the morning after the night before it was to the elegant tranquillity of The Connaught on Carlos Place in Mayfair that we repaired, ready to be restored. It…
