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Making the credit crunch tasty

Celebrity chef Tony Tobin reveals how you can still eat fresh, healthy produce without breaking the bank

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Surrey Restaurants - The French Table, Surbiton

At Surbiton’s French Table, The Good Life lives on. In fact, our restaurant critic JOHN HUGHES was so impressed by his meal that he was left in little doubt that Margot and Jerry Leadbetter would most definitely have been regulars there

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Surrey Restaurants - Drake's in Ripley

Fresh from retaining its Michelin star status, Drake’s restaurant in Ripley has been creating quite a stir amongst Surrey’s culinary connoisseurs. JOHN HUGHES found out why

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Surrey Restaurants - The Grumpy Mole in Tadworth

You’d get a little grumpy living underground all year too. Fortunately, The Grumpy Mole in Tadworth is located on terra firma rather than under it and restaurant critic JOHN HUGHES was all smiles as he tucked into his latest meal Photos by Helen Hughes

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March into the past with Tony Tobin

Any excuse not to act your age this month, as TONY TOBIN invites us to delve back to our childhoods to the very first tastes that originally excited our culinary palates

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How to make the perfect Surrey hamper

With the huge interest of late in local, seasonal produce,
what better present than a hamper packed full
with Surrey food and drink?

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Tony Tobin - Cooking as nature intended

Celebrity chef Tony Tobin explains that you don't have to go to the ends of the earth to eat a healthy and varied diet

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Surrey's Michelin starred restaurants 2008

Michelin stars have long been the jewel in the crown for any ambitious restaurateur. With the release of 2008’s Michelin Guide, MATTHEW WILLIAMS finds out how Surrey’s restaurants have fared this year

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Making a fresh start

If you’d like to lose a few pounds for summer, or simply want to start eating a bit more healthily, then it’s easy... Forget the latest fad diet, bin the ready meals and start cooking with fresh, seasonal produce, says resident celeb chef TONY TOBIN

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A herb for all seasons

Medieval monks knew all about them, old wives guarded their secrets down the centuries and chefs today love them – herbs have been part of English culture since time immemorial. JANE GARRETT reports

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The Jolly Farmers Food Emporium

Buckland villagers are getting used to a most unusual late night corner shop on their doorstep. Well, not a shop exactly, more of a pub, but not quite… Anyway, it’s revolutionary, it’s fun: it’s the Jolly Farmers Food Emporium!

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Behind the scenes

Find out what Jamie Oliver has been doing in Kingston...
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We're not celebrities... get us out of here!

The Brunei jungle isn’t perhaps the first place you’d expect to find five 40 plus Surrey mothers. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently as a group of women tested their survival skills to raise funds for Help for Heroes. Here, is their first hand account...
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The Surrey Life guide to golf in the county

Well-known for its fantastic fairways, Surrey is the perfect place to take up the ever-popular game of golf. So, join MATTHEW WILLIAMS as he speaks to the people in the know and picks up some top tips from the county’s pros
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A year in the life of Surrey Life – 2008

Join us for a look back at the year that was, via 2008's Surrey Life magazine cover stories...
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Your guide to eating out in Surrey

Whether you are looking for fine dining in Michelin starred restaurants or a cosy meal in an old fashioned country pub, eating out in Surrey has a little bit of everything. Here, we give you a brief overview of some of the options...
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Your Surrey Life

DISCUSS the latest news; SHARE your favourite Surrey pubs and restaurants, ideas for days out, cookery tips, home and garden ideas and more; VIEW pictures from the best events around the county and let us know about the ones you're organising; and SEND us your beautiful Surrey pictures
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