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Eating Out

Chef - Andi hard at work in the kitchen.

Masterchef’s Andi Walker takes control at the Riverside

Shoulder of Mutton Aldham for food review.

Food Review: Don't let a taste of the traditional pass you by!

Derroll Glover - chef of the Railway Hotel in Southend

Award winning vegan friendly Railway Hotel pub in Southend, serves up a delicious Easter Sunday menu

What a lucky find...the best restaurant I've been to in 2015

Restaurant review: Viva Bella in East Hanningfield

Friendly restaurant has everything I could want in a local Indian

Restaurant review: The Nawab in South Woodham Ferrers

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Shabash in Leigh Broadway

The best curry house in the Southend area? Far and away, I’d say...

Giggling? Well, we were certainly both smiling after visit to new Thai restaurant

Giggling? Well, we were certainly both smiling after visit to new Thai restaurant

Woodman’s winter warmers ideal for our ‘WI meeting’

Woodman’s winter warmers ideal for our ‘WI meeting’

Kings Head, a Vintage Inn, in South Green, Billericay

A tasty lunch...but make sure you’ve got time to enjoy it

Mayflower in Old Leigh

The perfect place to while away a hazy afternoon by the sea

Alebro in London Road, Leigh

Delicious meal was a fitting farewell to my departing housemate

I’d waited a long time to try Bacchus...and it didn’t disappoint me

I’d waited a long time to try Bacchus...and it didn’t disappoint me

David Jarrett

Take a gamble on casino restaurant

Rococo, 34-36 Elm Road, Leigh. 01702 711141

Great food and fab atmosphere ...Rococo rules!

Is music really the food of love? Lively atmosphere at Corfu wasn’t to my date’s tastes

Is music really the food of love? Lively atmosphere at Corfu wasn’t to my date’s tastes

Perfect pizzas and decadent desserts at La Pizzeria bring a large slice of Sicily to Essex

Perfect pizzas and decadent desserts at La Pizzeria bring a large slice of Sicily to Essex

I was stood up for a dinner date, but ate more than enough for two at Maya’s

I was stood up for a dinner date, but ate more than enough for two at Maya’s

I staggered home packed full of pak choi and prawns

I staggered home packed full of pak choi and prawns

Succulent chicken was better than the one we had in Rome – fantastico!

Succulent chicken was better than the one we had in Rome – fantastico!

Thriving – the Duke’s Head, on Laindon Common

From stale cheese rolls to a £44 chateaubriand

Cocoa queen – Amelia Rope

I used to deny myself chocolate...now I’ve made a living out of it

Library-turned bistro no longer fully booked

Library-turned bistro no longer fully booked

Limited options, but the perfect choice for a Friday night

Limited options, but the perfect choice for a Friday night

Proper Vietnamese cuisine, right down to the cute coffee!

Proper Vietnamese cuisine, right down to the cute coffee!

Posh nosh was perfect for a date with a classy lady

Posh nosh was perfect for a date with a classy lady

We couldn’t turn down the chance to run our local pub

We couldn’t turn down the chance to run our local pub

I have built a pub empire by caring for my customers

I have built a pub empire by caring for my customers

Restaurant has many themes but for dessert it’s chocolate cake or some chocolate cake!

Restaurant has many themes but for dessert it’s chocolate cake or some chocolate cake!

So good, you won’t need to be a veggie to enjoyameal here

So good, you won’t need to be a veggie to enjoy a meal here

Ron Stephenson

Real ale is a trendy drink...it tastes pure and it's low in sugar so keeps you slim!

Music man – Carl Newsum at Slipped Discs Brown Sugar

You can’t make money selling music...so we do coffee and cakes as well

A sparkling dinner on bonfire night and nothing was burned!

A sparkling dinner on bonfire night and nothing was burned!

So good, it was easy to forget we were in England

So good, it was easy to forget we were in England

Manly, meaty food thrilled until the desserts arrived

Taste test: Manly, meaty food thrilled until the desserts arrived

Modern dishes as well as traditional Indian cooking

Taste test: Modern dishes as well as traditional Indian cooking

WHITMORE ARMS, RECTORY ROAD, ORSETT, GRAYS, RM16 3LB. 01375 891259

TASTE TEST: I’ll be back...and next time I’ll have that brie starter!

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Ancient art, modern methods – Colin Webbwith one of the smokers at Hanningfield Smokehouse

We’ve seen our dreams of running a business go up in smoke

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Street food – Beth at the stall in Culver Street West, Colchester

Souper woman - entrepeneur Beth is up with the birds to prepare street food stall’s warming broths for shoppers

Head chef – Robert Pearce in the kitchen at the Garden restaurant,

It’s the master v his apprentice in battle to be named Essex’s top chef

Le Bouchon, The Square, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4LT. 01621 856511

TASTE TEST: Plush brasserie is home to the best and biggest burger

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Victory is ours - Peter Tydie outside his pub

My wife and I had our first date in a pub called the Victory and now we are running another 34 years later!

Golzar, The Gun pub, London Road, Bowers Gifford, SS13 SS13 2DU.

TASTE TEST: Treat yourself to a taste of Persia at the friendly Golzar

Gordon Ramsay

I wouldn’t swear at someone for messing up in their own kitchen...home cooking should be fun!

Sausage experts – John and Louise Griffiths

Couple’s big banger theory is proving a success with foodies - pair wanted to make the

Battling red tape – John Harmon, landlord of the Golden Lion, in Rochford

Bureaucracy is destroying the British boozer

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Bursting with ideas – Jason Finlay and Leanne Taylor at Legend-deli

We want to be legends in your own lunchtime

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The Griffin

Phew! Gastro pub still does a rambler proud

Gamekeeper’s daughter – Jessica Noy at the farm in East Bergholt

Squirrel samosas and Bambi burgers are all on Jess’s tasty menu

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Home-cooked food – chef Mathew Dines

Eating in is the new eating out...chef Mathew wants to cook for you in your own kitchen

Great place for a hearty meal in a rustic setting

Great place for a hearty meal in a rustic setting

Saving tips - Jamie Oliver’s latest book aims to show families how to cook cheap, healthy meals

Sorry if I offend, but food is my passion, says Jamie Oliver

Fabulous views ...and the food was decent too

Fabulous views ...and the food was decent too

Recipe for success – Ruby Tandoh

From custard calamity to star baker - Ruby's still not sure why she decided to go on the Great British Bake Off

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