Dorchester Food Fortnight – celebrating local produce
British Food Fortnight 2023 takes place 16th September to 1st October 2023 and is a national celebration of the diverse and delicious food that Britain produces. The county of Dorset and the South West of England are full of wonderful food and drink producers and a selection of Dorchester restaurants and businesses are celebrating them this food fortnight with Discover Dorchester and Dorset Food and Drink.
Read on to find out more about the delicious local food on offer.
The King's Arms
At The King’s Arms on Dorchester’s historic High East Street you can be guaranteed to enjoy an exceptional meal with excellent fresh produce all year round. The chefs at the The King’s Arms have come up with a special menu for Food Fortnight that looks utterly mouthwatering though! Check it out below and reserve your table quick!
The King’s Arms Special Menu for British food fortnight 16th September – 1st October
£22.50 per head
Mains
Fossil farm beef, mushroom & red wine pie, greens, crispy onion, marrow bone gravy
Coastal cheddar Cheese and Isle of White tomato tart, roasted new potatoes, green bean salad
Torched Dorset coast mackerel, sweet and sour beetroot, pickled shallot, aioli
Desserts
Egg custard tart, macerated Cheddar strawberries, Dorset yoghurt sorbet
Dorset apple cake, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream
Joey's Family Foods
Joey’s is a wonderful family run business in the centre of Dorchester run for families that loves to use local produce and create nutritious and delicious meals to enjoy at home, school or even on holiday! All their meals are freshly cooked in-house and are blast-frozen before shipment or pick up in store. They only use meat & fish that meet high animal welfare standards and support local producers where possible.
Check out their huge range of meals online here and make sure you pop in to enjoy one of their healthy Dorset Apple cupcakes, delicious!
Hubbox
Hubbox Dorchester in Brewery Square is part of a vibrant restaurant chain that started out in Cornwall. Supporting Cornish produce is a big thing for Hubbox. The beef in their burgers comes from Launceton, Chicken from Radstock and potatoes from Lanlivery. We love to see this and enjoy tasting it too! Make sure you visit this Food Fortnight.
Dorset produce
Dorset Food and Drink are huge supporters of local produce. And we have a lot of it in and around Dorchester! The delicious Fordington Gin is definitely worth a try and can be found in most of the bars and pubs across town. Copper Street Brewery is a micro brewery based in Brewery Square and they have come wonderful ales to try. And we also have our very own chocolate factory in Dorchester! House of Dorchester makes a range of scrumptious chocolate products for some of the UK’s leading hotels, restaurants, shops and venues and are now enjoyed around the world.
