Food and Music

22/09/2023

You can now listen to the latest episode of the FoodandMusicIOW podcast on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, and other podcast platforms!

This is episode eight, and I was delighted to meet and chat with the new owners of the Gurnard Press Bistro in Gurnard.

Michele and Ava Newton took over the Gurnard Press in June and they have rave reviews about the menu, service, and all they do.
In the conversation with them both, I heard about their plans and ideas for the Gurnard Press Bistro! It was fun, with just a week to go before the opening in late June; they were excited!

I was and am excited for them both as they have the dedication to deliver on everything they want to at the Gurnard Press Bistro!

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25/08/2023

I am pleased to announce the seventh episode of the FoodandMusicIOW podcast is now available from Spotify, Amazon, Google, Apple.

This episode is about Eat Street IOW, which has its roots in the pandemic and is now creating a great reputation for Asian and world food for many events. My conversation with Laural and Alex was a lot of fun and it also had its serious side too.

They are a great couple and theirs is a fantastic story of hard work, creative ideas and passion for the food they create for their customers! They also have a fabulous choice of music too!
I enjoyed making this episode and I hope you enjoy listening to it!

You can listen to the music & voice version on Spotify, the voice only on the other podcast platforms!

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Eat Street IOW

You can find the podcast on my website as well.

16/08/2023

New special episode of the FoodandMusicIOW Podcast is out now. In conversation with Richard Nowell, the organiser, who tells me all about the festival! What they have planned and what we can expect from this first food and drink festival.

I am excited and looking forward to this festival. Lots to see, eat, drink and enjoy on the 9/10 September. Listen to the episode on Spotify, Amazon, Google, and Apple, to find out the details! Enjoy!

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26/07/2023

The latest episode of the FoodandMusicIOW Podcast is now available. I learn about Grace's Bakery and its family, business and its successful journey!

Welcome to this latest episode of my Food and music IOW podcast! This episode is about bread and baking, as I chat with Sarah and David Redrup. Sister and brother who work as part of a truly family business that was founded in 1997 in Ryde.

The baking HQ is in what was an old working mill in the centre of Ryde. The family took on the café and a small part of the building that backs on to the Victoria Road carpark. Over the years, they expanded into the larger building that has three floors! With the old wooden stairs and beams, there is also a collection of vintage milling machinery to be found under the stairs.

Founded when the family moved back to the island, the rise of Grace’s Bakery was instantaneous and has not stopped! You will find a Redrup is involved in most parts of the business, from baking, new product development, the café, marketing, and community projects. Multi-talented these Redrups!
Our conversation ranged from why the bakery was founded on the Isle of Wight, its expansion, and ways in which the business has developed over the last 26 years. I found it fascinating, and I hope you will too.

They believe in working with the communities they serve and have several projects ongoing. You will find one of their shops in several places around the island. You can always get the Isle of Wight doughnut, and others, a hot drink made from island produced tea/coffee and other products. People love everything the bakery offers!

You can find out more about Grace’s Bakery by going to the website ⁠⁠⁠Grace’s Bakery⁠.

The next episode is all about Eat Street IOW. Alex and Laurel run a popular and exciting catering business that has enjoyed tremendous success!

This is the music and voice version of the podcast.

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26/06/2023

Paul Bellchambers

The latest episode of the podcast FoodandMusicIOW with Adgestone Vineyard! Hope you enjoy it. You can get to it via these links:

https://bit.ly/m/TheIslandChefLinks

These include my new website TheIslandChef.co.uk.

Thanks!

Here is the fourth episode: it is about the Adgestone Vineyard! Run by Russ and Philippa Broughton, who took on the vineyard around ten or so years ago. The vineyard sits on a south facing slope in the rolling countryside in Brading. You reach the vineyard via a narrow single track road that runs along the base of the hill. From the main building on the site, there are commanding views of the island and the channel!

The vineyard came to the attention of the island and the rest of the UK earlier this year. On a Channel 5 programme, Isle of Wight Jewel of the South the vineyard had a featuring role. I had not seen the series when I contacted Russ and Philippa to do an episode of the podcast. I made up for that by watching the episode that featured them a night or two before meeting them. It was great to "meet" them virtually before recording our conversation!

It was an early sunny spring day when I arrived at the vineyard, and the view of the channel was stunning. I could see that the vineyard has a lot to offer from the shop, the bar, and the kitchen. I did not realise how much work is involved there during not only the summer but the entire year round. It is a full on project!

We sat around the table in the house and talked about life working on the vineyard. It was good of them to take the time, especially as they were getting ready to open to the public the following day. And as it always happens, there was an equipment issue that day as well which they were trying to sort out to prepare for opening!

Their enthusiasm, dedication, and enjoyment of what they have created and do at the vineyard is clear! They have faced challenges, made mistakes, but have always created solutions and taken advantage of things that have happened! Their appetite for hard work is obvious when you consider how many vines they planted in the previous year!

The conversation expanded my knowledge and changed my preconceptions about winemaking. Now, I have huge respect for what they do!

I hope you learn something new from the episode and enjoy the conversation!

You can find out more about the Adgestone Vineyard, by going to the website – ⁠AdgestoneVineyard.co.uk⁠

The next episode will be with Sarah Redrup and David Redrup of Grace’s Bakery, a family business based in Ryde, doing great things with bread, cakes, and treats!

Please subscribe to the podcast, through your favourite podcast service, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Apple, and others!

You can also follow the podcast, my websites, through the single link below. I put articles in my newsletter, pictures, videos on YouTube and recipes up on the social media that run alongside the podcast.

https://bit.ly/m/TheIslandChefLinks
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Thank you so much for listening!

25/06/2023

Here is the fourth episode: it is about the Adgestone Vineyard! Run by Russ and Philippa Broughton, who took on the vineyard around ten or so years ago. The vineyard sits on a south facing slope in the rolling countryside in Brading. You reach the vineyard via a narrow single track road that runs along the base of the hill. From the main building on the site, there are commanding views of the island and the channel!

The vineyard came to the attention of the island and the rest of the UK earlier this year. On a Channel 5 programme, Isle of Wight Jewel of the South the vineyard had a featuring role. I had not seen the series when I contacted Russ and Philippa to do an episode of the podcast. I made up for that by watching the episode that featured them a night or two before meeting them. It was great to "meet" them virtually before recording our conversation!

It was an early sunny spring day when I arrived at the vineyard, and the view of the channel was stunning. I could see that the vineyard has a lot to offer from the shop, the bar, and the kitchen. I did not realise how much work is involved there during not only the summer but the entire year round. It is a full on project!

We sat around the table in the house and talked about life working on the vineyard. It was good of them to take the time, especially as they were getting ready to open to the public the following day. And as it always happens, there was an equipment issue that day as well which they were trying to sort out to prepare for opening!

Their enthusiasm, dedication, and enjoyment of what they have created and do at the vineyard is clear! They have faced challenges, made mistakes, but have always created solutions and taken advantage of things that have happened! Their appetite for hard work is obvious when you consider how many vines they planted in the previous year!

The conversation expanded my knowledge and changed my preconceptions about winemaking. Now, I have huge respect for what they do!

I hope you learn something new from the episode and enjoy the conversation!

You can find out more about the Adgestone Vineyard, by going to the website – ⁠AdgestoneVineyard.co.uk⁠

The next episode will be with Sarah Redrup and David Redrup of Grace’s Bakery, a family business based in Ryde, doing great things with bread, cakes, and treats!

Please subscribe to the podcast, through your favourite podcast service, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Apple, and others!

You can also follow the podcast, my websites, through the single link below. I put articles in my newsletter, pictures, videos on YouTube and recipes up on the social media that run alongside the podcast.

https://bit.ly/m/TheIslandChefLinks
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Thank you so much for listening!

05/06/2023

The Food and Music podcast is available on most platforms.

Yarmouth, Freshwater and all of the West Wight.

02/06/2023

The FoodandMusicIOW Podcast is now available on TuneIn as well! Just look for it in the Food Category of the Podcast section!
I hope you have a listen and subscribe to the podcast!

The next episode is due out soon. Adgestone Vineyard, followed by Graces Bakery. Two family businesses doing great things here on the Isle of Wight!

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Paul Bellchambers

31/05/2023

In the new June newsletter from isleofwight.com - Explore the Isle of Wight, you will find lots of great news and information about the Isle of Wight. Also, the latest episode of the Food and Music IOW podcast. All about Blueberrys Cafe and my conversation with Claire and Liam about the cafe and the wonderful cakes, food, and view!

You can find details here https://www.isleofwight.com/category/eat/

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Hope to see you on the Isle of Wight soon!

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20/05/2023

You can also get the FoodandMusicIOW podcast on RAdioRepublic.com !
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The Isle of Wight is a UNESCO Biosphere which enjoys a wealth of nature, history, culture, art, and food, which is available to the locals & the millions of visitors to the island over the years. Nammet means a light meal; originally a farm worker's lunch to be eaten in the fields and used from....

18/05/2023

Don't forget to listen to the second episode with Andrew Hodgson of the Isle of Wight Meat Co. Interesting conversation about meat and the production of meat.

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16/05/2023

The latest episode is now available! It is about Blueberry's Cafe in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. Great location and fabulous food at the cafe. A must visit when in Shanklin! List to the podcast to find out why!

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13/05/2023

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12/05/2023

Here we are, the next new episode!

A huge welcome to the third episode of the Food and Music IoW podcast! This episode is about a business with so much to offer the discerning cake lover and great freshly prepared homemade food! With fresh coffee and teas, plus milkshakes, beer and wine. What more could you want? Plus the view is amazing, so there is something for everyone!

Claire and Liam Eede took on the Blueberry Cafe in Shanklin, in 2017. This conversation covers why they bought it, building a team and a wonderful hospitality business. Built on good recipes and homemade food, the cafe overlooks the channel; it is the most magnificent vista, and the cafe has a great vibe about it!! Claire has developed a wide range of over 150 different recipes for cake plus a wider menu the cafe offers so much to its customers. The first year was all about the family getting to running the business, including Mum and Dad! The cafe was a well-known spot for a good cup of tea and cake, but Claire and Liam have made the business their own, weathering the difficulties of the first year of running the cafe. Adjusting to the pandemic and all that has ensued since then, they have built the business in to a thriving and popular venue! So much so that they recently won a Gold award in the 2022 Isle of Wight Awards run by Red Funnel Ferries.

Growing the team in the kitchen and the front of house team, they have found a formula that works for them as the management team. They used the Covid time to be creative in how they met and served their customers' needs, keeping them safe, and the customers are loyal to the cafe. The formula or recipe that they have for the cafe is working, and to listening to them, you would want to go there or maybe even work for them!

You can find out more about Blueberrys Cafe by going to the website - ⁠BlueberrysCafeiow.com

The next episode will be with Russ and Philippa Broughton, who took on the challenges the Adgestone Vineyard offered!

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Thank you so much for listening!

30/04/2023

What an exciting week it has been for the podcast project!
A huge thankyou to the lovely team at isleofwight.com - Explore the Isle of Wight for including my new podcast Food and Music on the IsleofWight.com website and in the newsletter that was published today!

This link has further links to websites and the podcast.

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There are new episodes due out shortly, conversations with dedicated people who provide great hospitality to visitors and locals! These include Blueberrys Cafe and news about the greatwightbite.co.uk - festival in September!

If you like the podcast, please subscribe, it's free!

You can also find me at the Isle of Wight Cookery School

Thank you!

26/04/2023

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20/04/2023

This is the second episode of the podcast, Food and Music IOW.
I found the Isle of Wight Meat Company when I was looking for a meat supplier. Located nearby at Cheverton Farm, Shorwell, the farm rears beef, sheep and pigs. With a new butchery, cold store and ageing rooms, they have a modern and safe facility. Customers can buy directly online from them and collect their order. For other clients such as restaurants, hotels and so on they will deliver orders as needed.
When I contacted Rikki at the IOW Meat Company, went to meet him, and swiftly bundled into a 4x4 truck for a 30-minute tour of the farm! The views from the top fields of the island and beyond were wonderful. Then back to tour the butchery and other parts of the farm. A great way to be introduced to the business and what it does.
This episode is with the owner, Andrew Hodgson. He has farming written all the way through him, so he says. I wanted to get an idea of how the business came about and how it has grown. I had not met Andrew before, and he has a passion for the business he has built, keeping it going, especially in these challenging economic times! I also wanted to know about how they can track every part of the meat from field to plate! It is a fascinating part of the entire business of raising meat, selling it to retailers and customers! Enjoy listening to him and his selection of music! You can learn more at their website:
⁠https://www.isleofwightmeat.co.uk
Isle of Wight Meat Co.

The image is from the IOW Meat Co page.

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11/03/2023

I am excited! The first full episode of the podcast FoodandMusicIOW is now available on Spotify, Apple, Google and Amazon..... You can listen to the voice only version on all of them and the voice and music version on Spotify only.

I am grateful to Sally Chaucer for talking to me about Calbourne Water Mill . In the conversation Sally explains about the history and geology of the site, the longevity of the location for the mill and why it is the only working water mill on the island! Sally has dedicated herself to the mill and with the accommodation, cafe and as a working venue, Sally is keeping the history alive and the mill working! It is well worth a visit when you are on the island or if you live on the island! The flours milled there are available all over the island and I recommend them! Sally also chose some great songs that have meaning for her!

I have a short video at bit.ly/3ZDa709 on my website which describes making short crust pastry using the soft white plain flour!
The images are a selection from a tour of the Water Mill.

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More to follow soon with the Isle of Wight Meat Company, Blueberries Cafe, Adgestone Vinyard and many more conversations. Also, do not forget to watch the Channel Five programme every Thursday at 8pm, Isle of Wight - Jewel of the South! You can find out more here bit.ly/3TfoGF6

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