Grub n’ grooves

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music for the food and…

Last month Tom Kerridge and a few of his celebrity chef friends descended on the stunning grounds of Eridge Park with their Drive In Garden Party.

Tom and co cooked up a storm for foodie fans who came from far and wide to enjoy an array of delicious dishes as well as a number of brilliant live music acts over the weekend of September 19-20 – all in a safe, socially distanced manner.

The event, which was a huge success, was a replacement for the Michelin star chef ’s usual Pub in the Park at Dunorlan which had to postponed due to Covid -19.

Despite it being a smaller affair with

no social interaction outside each group’s bubbles, there were still lots of mouthwatering menus to pre-order from. They included things like salt baked Cornish new potatoes & summer truffle, with aged parmesan sauce from Kerridge’s Bar & Grill, a Mariner’s ploughman with aged Davidstow cheddar, cassis pickled onions and prosciutto crudo courtesy of Paul Ainsworth as well as a chicken tikka Kathi roll with red onion and mint and coriander chutney from Indian Essence’s Atul Kochhar.

With live musical accompaniments coming from Keane, Squeeze and Soul II Soul, and local acts Marie White and the Paul Dunton Orchestra, it really was a party to remember.