SUGRUE SUNDAYS

Who else to kick off Sugrue Sundays than our close friends at THE PIG? 

Situated in some of the most stunning parts of the UK, THE PIG's ‘restaurants with rooms’ have long been supporters of artisanal English wine and Sugrue South Downs – so much so that its founder Robin became our Chairman in 2022.

THE PIGs' Kamil Oseka is known for crafting a 25-mile menu that utilises the finest English ingredients grown in THE PIGs' kitchen gardens, alongside produce sourced from local farmers, fisherman, and foragers. Expect stunning seasonality and porcine perfection in his menu.

Mitch and Ben Tonks are the father-and-son duo behind one of our favourite restaurants: The Seahorse in Dartmouth.

Founded by Mitch in 2008, the restaurant is still among the best places on the planet to enjoy super-fresh fish with an Italian twist. The Tonks’ group also includes Rockfish, a collection of excellent casual seafood restaurants dotted along on the Southwest coast, as well as a wholesale fish business that supplies customers and restaurants up and down the UK.

These days, Mitch’s talented son Ben rattles the saucepans at The Seahorse on a day-to-day basis, so it’s an absolute treat and a privilege to have this family team cooking together for us under one roof.

Quite apart from being the author of numerous cookery books and an award-winning columnist for The Telegraph Magazine, Mark Hix’s legacy stretches back to the early days of the UK food revolution of the 90s and 00s when he steered Modern British cuisine into its golden age.

After a classical training in London’s top hotels, Mark joined the original Ivy restaurant and Caprice group, creating many of the iconic dishes which are still seen on their menus today.

A keen forager with an encyclopaedic knowledge of hedgerow and seashore, Mark’s cooking showcases the absolute best of seasonal British produce.

Henry Harris is the undisputed master of classic French cookery and the chef-owner of another favourite of ours – the Lyon-inspired Bouchon Racine in Farringdon. Henry can also count Bibendum, Hilaire, The Fifth Floor at Harvey Nichols, and the original Racine in Knightsbridge to his credit.

These are two titans of the UK restaurant scene that have been at the top of their game for many years – to have them cooking side-by-side is a rare occasion and not to be missed.

A culinary national treasure with celebrity status to boot, Angela Hartnett is without doubt one of the finest chefs in the UK, known for her relaxed, but refined Italian cooking style inspired by her grandmother’s kitchen.

When not working the stoves at her Michelin-starred Murano in Mayfair, her small group of Café Murano restaurants, or at Lime Wood, Angela can be found co-hosting the hugely popular podcast ‘Dish’ with Nick Grimshaw.

What Angela is to the Italian kitchen, her immensely talented husband Neil Borthwick is to French cuisine. Trained in two- and three-star Michelin restaurants across France and London, Neil is head chef at The French House – the historic restaurant on Soho’s Dean Street that was once a favourite haunt of writers and artists and is now a Mecca for food lovers.