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Cooking with Peter Tydie of The Victory, Mersea Island

Rating: 3

October 19th 2011

Chef Q&A takes Stephanie Mackentyre to Mersea Island

The Anchors head chef Daniel Watkins

Rating: 3

September 20th 2011

Heres cooking with you - Daniel Watkins in Hullbridge Essex

Lunch with The Bear Bar & Restaurant, Stock

Rating: 3

June 16th 2010

Reviewed by: Stephanie Mackentyre

Lunch with The Three Tuns, Finchingfield

Rating: 3

May 12th 2010

As you drive through the pretty village of Finchingfield, you’ll pass the thatched cottages on each side of the road and then, overlooking the bijou village green, you’ll find The Three Tuns.

Lunch with - Scutchers of Long Melford Essex

Rating: 3

March 17th 2010

Reviewed by: Stephanie Mackentyre

The Swan Felsted, Essex

Rating: 2

February 5th 2010

Stephanie Mackentyre has lunch in The Swan at Felsted

Chef profile: The Pheasant, Gestingthorpe

Rating: 3

January 12th 2010

THE Pheasant sits between Halstead and Sudbury amid rolling countryside, writes Stephanie Mackentyre. A 500-year-old building, the restaurant has been completely redecorated by James and Diana Donoghue since they purchased it in the summer of 2006.

Chef profile: The Lion and Lamb, Little Canfield

Rating: 3

January 11th 2010

TWO minutes from Stansted Airport and with overnight accommodation available, there are a few good reasons to visit The Lion and Lamb in Little Canfield run by Mike Shields. Reviewed by: Stephanie Mackentyre

Chef profile: Barda Restaurant, Chelmsford

Rating: 2

June 15th 2009

THE Barda Restaurant's success in the Good Food and Michelin guides enticed me to see the cuisine making a name for great food in Chelmsford, writes Stephanie Mackentyre...

Chef profile: The Starr Restaurant, Great Dunmow

Rating: 2

May 12th 2009

THE unusual spelling of the restaurant name is thought to come from the surname of a previous owner. Nevertheless, this popular destination still shines out from the market place in Dunmow, writes Stephanie Mackentyre...

Chef profile: The Fat Goose, Tendring

Rating: 3

April 14th 2009

A KIND invitation to join Philip Hambrook-Moore at The Fat Goose gave me the chance to see if this bird had learned to fly in its first 12 months, writes Stephanie Mackentyre...

Chef profile: The Hoop at Stock

Rating: 3

March 18th 2009

THE HOOP at Stock is a pretty building on the High Street which is famous for its beer festival in May,' writes Stephanie Mackentyre...

Chef profile: Maison Talbooth, Dedham

Rating: 3

February 10th 2009

IT WAS 40 years ago this year that the Milsom family first purchased Maison Talbooth to complete the dining experience for guests of Le Talbooth, writes Stephanie Mackentyre...

Chef profile: The Crown, Stoke by Nayland

Rating: 2

January 15th 2009

IT WAS a little more than five years ago when Richard Sunderland saw the potential in this authentic village inn at Stoke by Nayland.

Chef profile: Woolston Manor in Chigwell

Rating: 3

December 17th 2008

Meet Steve Andrews, managing director of Woolston Manor in Chigwell

Chef profile: The Food Company, Marks Tey

Rating: 3

October 16th 2008

If you have yet to be enticed by the delights inside The Food Company at Marks Tey, you're missing a treat.

Chef profile: Down Hall Country House Hotel, Hatfield Heath

Rating: 2

September 25th 2008

Set in 110 acres of park and woodland, Down Hall Country House Hotel is a very imposing venue. The original building dates back to the 1800s and is today an impressive, sympathetic mix of new meets old.