Guildford Living Dec - Jan 2020 10.29.04

Contents
A Note
from the editor
A Culinary puddings Journey through without a
24Christmas sultana Northern in Ireland sight
Chef Michael
Caines
IN THIS ISSUE...
06 What’s On
12 Education
22 Michael Caines
24 Christmas Crackers
26 Sustainability
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We are in full festive mode with a diary
full of events over Christmas and into
the New Year
The Boarding Schools Association
give their advice and clear up
misconceptions about boarding
We catch up with the West Country
chef, on his quest for a second
Michelin star at Lympstone Manor
Pages of beautiful puddings to help
you savour every second of the festive
season
We look ahead to positive changes
we can make in the New Year for a
greener life
32 Homebuying Guide
If the festive period shines a light on
your desire to move, we have tips on
the process
Sustainability
focus
26
31
Creating the
perfect guestroom
Editor Katie Thomson
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Publisher Sally Thomson
Contributors Rebecca Williams, Peter Thomson, Dan Weston, Kate O’Connell,
Lucy Saunders, Angela Cave, Pete Lawrence.
Key Account Manager Sam Sanders
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Sleigh bells ring, are you listening -
Christmas’s here, your heart quickening?
With gifts still to buy, and cards left to write
- holy heck there’s still so much to do!
That’s how the song goes right? Like it
or loathe it, we are well into the festive
preamble (what number tin of Quality Street
are you on? I count three...). It’s time to get
serious about your festive salutations and
batten down the hatches - the guests will
be here before you can say ‘figgy pudding’!
This issue aims to highlight the best of the
festive season, with a packed events guide
and lots of festive fun. I’ve been extra
selfish this issue and curated a section
especially for the Christmas pariahs among
us - those that hate festive puddings! Try
as I might, I can’t stand Christmas Pudding,
Cake, mince pies - anything with the spiced
fruits combo - I’m out.
I reckon I’m not alone (though perhaps
you’ve not outed yourself yet, just
pretending you’re full up when a bowl is
proffered in your direction), so for my fellow
outcasts, please enjoy a bumper batch
of celebratory puds which are perfect for
the big day, without a sultana in sight.
We also caught up with one of the UK’s
most famous and decorated chefs, Michael
Caines on his passions outside of cooking
(he’s one charitable guy!)
That’s all for now - we will see you again in
February, when we will be recovering from
post Christmas food comas and thinking
about moving a bit more and maybe eating
a little less.
In the meantime, we wish you the happiest,
healthiest New Year. Now, pass the Quality
Street please.
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Katie
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