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Martin Hesp
Martin Hesp
All in Drink
A day back in school - Salcombe Distilling Co’s new Rum School, to be exact
A visit to Huxbear Vineyard in Devon with Wickhams Wine and wine writer Stephen Barrett - listn to the wine tasting in this podcast
There’s more to making a cup of coffee than meets the eye - we try a morning training session in a bid to learn how to become a proper barista at Owen’s Coffee in Devon
The Pig’s Nose at East Prawle in Devon has been voted the county’s best pub at this year’s Pub and Bar Awards - here journalist Martin Hesp recalls an article he wrote about one of his favourite watering holes several years ago - and article indeed which tells the tale of the one and only Pig’s Nose
Room with a view - or rather, dining room with a view… We’re looking for suggestions - the best cafes, pubs or restaurants with sea-views… In Devon, Dorset, Somerset or Cornwall in this particular case…
Cider-maker Roger Wilkins talks about his Banksy works of art and tells Martin Hesp about other celebrities who have been to his old cider shed at Mudgeley, on a little ridge in the northern Somerset Levels.
Here’s a little bit of cider history for those who are interested in the drink which is made from fermented apple juice
