Delicious UK - (08)August 2020

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THEISLESOFSCILLYfor

sunsets,walkingamong

agapanthusflowerstowhite-sand

beachesandturquoisewaters– and

sweetcrabandlobster,caughthereand

soldinIslandFish,a tinyfamilyshop,

ontheislandofBryher.TheCrabShack

eateryatHellBayis a musttoo.

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I TALYtoLeMarchetovisit

friendsforhome-cookedfoodona

woodedhillsideinthemiddleof

nowhere,withplentifulchilledpecorino

todrink.Restaurant-wise,it willbeDei

PrioriinthesleepyvillageofMonteSan

MartinoforpastaAngelica(Mama

Priori’srichlyflavouredragù– just

enoughtocoathergloriouspasta).Fora

poshmeal,Il Tiglio,upinthemountains

atMontemonaco,if fornootherreason

thantohavedessertpaintedonthe

tableinfrontofmeagain.Lasttimeit

was€38forninecourses and the food

wasextraordinary.

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CAPETOWNforsmall-platesjoy

(truffledporkcroquettes,polenta

chipsandspice-dustedcorn‘ribs’)

underthevinesatBertusBasson’sSpek

&BoneinStellenbosch(bertusbasson.

com). On another day, brunch at Tokara

vineyard(thedrivethereis spectacular),

takinghomea bottleoftheirfruity-

pepperyoliveoil(tokara.com),thena

tree-shadedwinetastingatLaMotte

vineyard,Franschhoek(la-motte.com).

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MYKONOSforlunchatKiki’s,

overlookingthesea,inthenorth

atAgiosSostis.Kiki’sis thebest

kindofrustic:noelectricity,everything

cookedonthechargrill.Thetaverna

opensatlunchtimeandclosesat7pm

(nolights).Innon-pandemictimes,

scoresofpeoplearriveonfootandon

scooterstoqueuewellbeforeopening

time(thewaitis easedbyfreeglassesof

roséonice).WhatI’llorder:a hugepork

chopora wholeseabass,stuffedwith

lemon,dousedwitholiveoiland cooked

toperfectionoverthecoals.

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TAMARIU, northernSpain,

forumami-richpaellaatanyone

oftheseafrontrestaurants,

preferablywhilethere’sa fiestagoing

on.Ora saladmadewithshavingsof

localjamónandfreshpeachesfollowed

byshiny-eyedmackerelfromthemarket

inPalafrugell,cookedonthebarbie.

Checkrestaurantwebsitesforreopening

dates (some in Tamariu are already open).

MuchasI detestpacking,musingonmychoiceshasmade

meyearntosweepmonthsofdustoffmyoldredsuitcase,

throw in the necessities and hotfoot it to the airport

EDITOR KAREN BARNES

SHARES THE DESTINATIONS

SHE’S DREAMING OF MOST

ANTI-CLOCKWISEFROMTOPLEFTA white-sandScillybeachandlobstersintheshoponBryher;

LaMottewinecellarandTokaravineyardinSouthAfrica;Kiki’sonMykonos;Il TiglioinLe

Marche and the view from Karen’s friends’ house there; mackerel in Palafrugell market