Come and enjoy a cosy firelit seasonal feast inspired by darker nights. Smoke and warm spice, earthy umami, and late autumn roots, shoots and fruits guide the menu, with delicious wines expertly curated by a favourite Frome wine merchant, Givino.

Apéritif and canapés at 7pm

La Fuerza vermouth blanco, tonic and autumn aromatics

Baby baked potatoes, sour cream, Exmoor caviar (gf)

Mushroom arancini, smoky aioli (v)

Sticky merguez bombs

Firelit feast at 7.45pm

Rosemary and smoked kalamata focaccia, EVOO and aged balsamic

Pan-fried woodpigeon breast, salt-baked beetroot, crispy kale, blackcurrant leaf vinegar (gf)

Vegetarian: Twice-baked Godminster cheddar souffle, pickled pear, radicchio (v)

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Slow-cooked ox cheek in red wine, olives and winter herbs (gf)

Vegetarian: Pumpkin, medlar, chard and bulghur pithivier, burnt leek sauce (v)

Smoked salt-roasted baby potatoes, Vallis Farm seasonal veg

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Dark chocolate and cardamom semifreddo, spiced rum, candied pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed oil (gf)

Welcome aperitif and 4 courses £55/person or £70/person with wine flight

Venue: Vallis Farm, Frome BA11 3JQ

Get inspired with delicious festive finger food and casual dishes for Christmas get-togethers that’s simple to prepare, beautiful to look at and great to eat.

Example menu:

Arancini three ways

Blue cheese, cranberry and pecan tart

Agrodolce sauce for chicken, salmon and roasted vegetables

Quick smoky grain salad with many herbs and seeds

Winter salad with lemon aioli

Christmas tiramisu

*most dishes are suitable for gf preferences and variations/alternatives will be suggested.

Come and get inspired for Christmas entertaining, enjoy a full demo with wine and best of all, try everything I make! You’ll also receive a follow up email with recipes and helpful suggested prep list and timings for the menu demonstrated.

£45/person, including wine/soft drinks and heaps of tasters – come hungry!

Venue: Vallis Farm, Frome BA11 3JQ

Discover a whole new take on low-effort, high-impact festive nibbles and canapés that you can make at home and enjoy throughout the season. Plus ideas for two delicious Christmas-y cocktail recipes and gorgeous presentation tips.

Example menu:

Hibiscus and clementine fizz (non-alcoholic)

Honey and clementine kir royale (alcoholic)

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Baby baked potatoes, golden salt, sour cream and caviar

Medjool, Parma ham and almond bundles

Marinated anchovy, physalis and basil skewers

Rye toasts with torched brie and fig jam

Farinata with 3 toppings: sdt confit, black olive tapenade, preserved lemon pickle

Crispy chickpeas

Centrepiece whipped feta and winter herb oil plate, Christmas focaccia

Dark chocolate dipped physalis

*most dishes are suitable for gf preferences and variations/alternatives will be suggested.

Come and get inspired for Christmas entertaining, enjoy a full demo with wine and best of all, try everything I make! You’ll also receive a follow up email with recipes and helpful suggested prep list and timings for the menu demonstrated.

£45/person, including wine/soft drinks and substantial tasters – come hungry!

Venue: Vallis Farm, Frome BA11 3JQ

Come for supper in the studio, based in Sherborne’s atmospheric old yarn mills. An art-inspired menu promises visual treats, delicious seasonal flavours and plenty of talking points! Wines by neighbours at Vineyards.

Aperitif and nibbles at 7pm

The Sherbs Sherbet (clementine vodka, cherry sharbat, bubbles)

Still life in edible form: quails eggs, baby veg, Georgian beetroot and walnut dip, herbs and freshly baked bread

Supper at 7.45pm - a monochromatic journey

White truffle and black garlic arancini, white miso aioli, gomasio

Pink radicchio, pomegranate, Argentinian red shrimp, red grapefruit dressing

Corn-fed chicken, lemon and spice mograbieh, saffron-pickled pear (vegetarian: with polenta-crusted squash)

Green leaves, shoots, herbs and beans

Blue and white cheese plate: Dorset Blue Vinney, Whitelake White Nancy, figs, macadamias, charcoal crackers

Dessertscape

Welcome aperitif and dinner £60/£75 person with wine

Venue: Studio Sherborne, Old Yarn Mills, Sherborne DT9 3RQ

Revitalise your Christmas dinner repertoire with fresh takes on festive vegetable and side dishes. Sit back with a glass of wine while I demonstrate plenty of easy-to-make variations using the best of the Vallis Farm winter veg patch, before grabbing a fork and enjoying everything I make!

Example menu:

Salt and balsamic vinegar roast potatoes

Silky parsnip puree

Crispy parmesan sprouts

Garlicky greens with chestnuts and pomegranate

“Triple carrot” carrots (carrots in carrot juice with carrot top oil)

Gingerbread stuffing

Cranberry sambal 

*most dishes are suitable for vegetarian, vegan and gf preferences; variations/alternatives will be suggested.

Come and get inspired for Christmas entertaining, enjoy a full demo with wine and best of all, try everything I make! You’ll also receive a follow up email with recipes and helpful suggested prep list and timings for the menu demonstrated.

£45/person, including wine/soft drinks and substantial tasters – come hungry!

Venue: Vallis Farm, Frome BA11 3JQ

Join me for an evening of celebration in honour of Scotland’s great bard. This is Burns Night, Westcountry style, combining ceremony, conviviality and an abundant feast that nods to Scottish traditions while incorporating a few of our own from closer to home.

There’s also an option to join a pre-dinner whisky tasting with a local whisky expert.

Drinks and nibbles at 7pm

Sparkling wine or Islay gin Bramble

Arbroath smokie croquettes

Smoked salmon baby oatcakes

Burns Supper at 7.45pm

Oat and molasses bread, whipped tablet butter, whisky pickles

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Green leek and tatty velouté, crispy haggis (+ v alternative)

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Pan-roasted venison loin with blackberry and bay sauce, oat and hazelnut skirlie

Cheddar, roots and ale stovies (v)

Mashed neeps, Vallis Farm greens

Smoked salt potatoes

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Craquelin choux puffs with whisky cream and raspberry compote

…and a wee dram

Welcome aperitif and 4 courses £60/person or £75/person with wine flight. Optional whisky tasting (6pm-7pm) £20/person.