Local suppliers | The Dorset Chef

Wherever possible I use seasonal local ingredients to showcase the very best of Dorset & Hampshire's stunning produce - whether that is Dorset watercress, Four Acre Farm heritage tomatoes and vegetables, Love Organics apples, Parkstone Fisheries inhouse smoked fish, local shellfish & dayboat fish, Sopley Farm Asparagus, Bigwig's bakery, Meggy Moo's cream & butter, Book & Bucket, Ford Farm or Openair Dairy Cheese, New Forest Mushrooms & truffles or meat and game from DW Gillet catering butchers..

Parkstone Fisheries - Poole

Are a team of 4 friends with over 100 years of experience in the industry. Sharing a unique combination of industry knowledge and passion, we are proud to showcase the very best quality fresh fish, shell fish and our own smoked fish with seasonal catches from the local coastline.

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Four Acre Farm - Ringwood

A 'no dig' organic Community Supported Agricultural (CSA) project ran by Kate & Mollie on the outskirts of Ringwood. Amazing produce with a social conscience and we are super proud to support.

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Meggy Moo's Dairy

Multiple award-winning family farm
whose milk comes exclusively from their own herd of happy Holstein cows. They've the highest standards of welfare and are healthy, contented cows, who are given the freedom to graze and express their natural behaviours.

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DW Gillet

Is a proud family run catering butchers located in Downton, Salisbury.

They serve local pubs, restaurants and hotels across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire.. All of their products are high quality, locally sourced and fully traceable back to source.

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Dorset Wine School - Southbourne

They're a local, independent wine education company based on the beautiful Dorset Coast and specialise in hosting wine courses and tastings in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch. Our events are open to everyone - no previous wine tasting experience is necessary. We are also part of the UKs leading provider of professional WSET courses.

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Bigwigs Bakery

Situated only 700 metres from where I live - they make award winning breads that I have been using for nearly 4 years.

Set up by 2 chef friends, their success has been rooted in their amazing bread products.

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Little House Dorset

The Little House is an award-winning Dorset-based kitchen by Anna and Dan - a couple who bonded over their passion for food and tasting as much of it as they can!

We source the best, and where possible, seasonal and local produce to create our hand-tempered chocolates and beautiful pâtisserie, available both locally and nationwide for individuals, businesses and weddings alike.

We are proud to champion and support the great county of Dorset and the many people who produce its wonderful artisanal delights, from fruits, dairy to coffee and much more!

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Dorset Sea Salt

Every flake of our sea salt is created at our salt works on Portland, Dorset, using pristine seawater collected from Chesil beach. Producing award winning flake salt is our quiet art, and is what put us on that radar of so many top chefs all over the world.

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