Sitwell tucking in at The Pig-at Combe
Credit: Marco Kesseler
Inside, outside, on top, underneath…Frankly, as long as restaurants reopen, I don’t mind where I get a table. And a sneak preview of England’s glorious hospitality reboot has me excitedly jumping for joy at the prospect. In less than a fortnight, all being well, we will be able to leave our homes, see some friends, eat, drink, browse and sluice, talk seriously, shout frivolously, and do so in the knowledge that someone else will be washing up.
People like me bang on about the glories of Britain’s food scene; the dextrous, diverse and delectable choice that is now available. And not having had it makes us now relish it in such a proudly tantalising way.
Winslade Manor Restaurant and Bar to open next year with Matt Mason at the helm Former Jack in the Green head chef Matt Mason is to head up the kitchen at Winslade Manor Restaurant and Bar near Exeter when it launches next February.
The Grade II listed building located in the 85-acre Winslade Park is run by operations company Vida and has undergone a full refurbishment. It will feature a restaurant, lounge and bar on the first floor, as well as a health club and subterranean day spa.
Mason will join the restaurant after 28 years at the east Devon gastropub alongside his wife Jo, who will be its restaurant manager.