Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

ITwasn’tthebeautifuloldcountryhouse

butthewalledgardeninthegroundsthat

drewRobinHutsontoBrockenhurstin

Hampshire.Itwasherethathefirstsaw

thepotentialforThePig‘restaurantswith

rooms’,a newhotelventurewherethe

kitchengardenwouldbecomethefocal

point.Theideaproveda winningmixas

thisrelaxedcountryhousehotelhasgrown

intoa groupofsixPigsacrossthesouthof

England,withmorestillontheway.Robin

hasdistilledhisethosintoa newbook,

whichis fullofbeautifulimageryaswellas

classicdishes– fromagedribofbeeftoa

properfishpie.There’sevena joyfulrecipe

fora pinkblancmangebunny.Pickup

practicalskills,includingpickling,foraging

flowersandidentifyingwhichareedible

andhowtocuremeat.Interiorsinspiration

comesfromco-founderJudyHutson,

whoserelaxedstyleis presentthroughout

thehouses.Therearealsospatreatments

tosootheandtipsonhostingyourown

summer festivals. It’s Pig and it’s clever.

■ThePig:TalesandRecipesFromthe

KitchenGardenandBeyondbyRobin

Hutson, £30 (Octopus Publishing)

OFF THE SHELF

Dishesonthehotel’smenuareinspiredbylocal,seasonal

produce, with an emphasis on fresh, clean flavours

ThePighotelinCombe,Devon,hasitsownkitchengarden

where fruit and vegetables are grown for the restaurant

FEATURE

LAURA VINDEN

PHOTOGRAPHS

EMLI BENDIXEN

Be inspired to live the good lifewith this book of delicious

recipes and guides by Robin Hutson, co-founder of The Pig

LIFESTYLE

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