The Almanac

Our Assistant Restaurant Manager, Annie Bowes, tells us what it’s been like getting ready to re-open the doors once again at THE PIG-at Combe.

We spoke to the team at The Book & Bucket Cheese Company based in Dorset to find out a little bit more about them and the amazing range of artisan cheese they produce...

Alex Coutts, Head Kitchen Gardener at our new PIG, THE PIG-in the South Downs, West Sussex, has been busy building planting beds in our brand-new Kitchen Garden over the past few months, so is well-placed to share his top tips for creating your own raised beds at home!

Freya, Reception Manager at THE PIG-at Bridge Place tells us all about the discoveries they have found right on their doorstep and what has been going on in the Kitchen Garden whilst in lockdown...

Colin our Head Gardener at THE PIG in Brockenhurst has brought garden to glass with a rhubarb twist, that is just like sipping on sunshine.

Kelvin, our Group Pastry Chef, has rustled up a classic that you can tuck into at home on a warm evening - super quick, simple and packed full of spring-time flavour.

Cheese straws are a classic nibble, aren’t they? These beauties, which blend the tang of the cheese with the smooth gorgeousness of squash make an excellent effect. We find they go particularly well as a picnic snack with a glass of Hambledon sparkling wine.

Any sausage roll is a good thing, but these are a very good thing indeed. Savory is a really old herb that was used in cooking centuries ago. We wanted to recreate a sausage roll that you might have unearthed in an ancient English recipe in some dusty old book somewhere.

Our friends at Alitex Greenhouses have been busy sharing all sorts of advice, tips and virtual workshops for their friends to help them with their own gardening and greenhouses and so we wanted to share these with you!

A delicious recipe using wild nettles you can pick yourself!