Today it’s time for our annual pilgrimage to Rick Stein Barnes. Well, I only really discovered it recently, just post lockdown but now make an effort to go there every year as it’s such a lovely experience. As it happens it’s also not far from where we live but I’d certainly travel further for the […]
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