Anna has brought Armenia’s love of pancakes to Southampton with her decades-old family recipes

For Anna Copper, owner of Stakks Pancake House in Southampton, her business journey so far has always been a natural extension of her upbringing in Armenia. “Pancakes... READ MORE »

Biz Bites: Scouts to raise £50k on epic walk; Isle of Wight's first beach sauna; Inaugural Winchester Food Fest

Chandlers Ford Scouts set off on 1710km odyssey to raise £50k A group of scouts from Chandlers Ford have set off on a journey of epic proportions to raise £50,000... READ MORE »

Botley butcher Harri is passionate about being part of his local community

“It’s important that if you’re a local shop you support your community and your community supports you back.” These are the words of Harri Brough, 27, Founder and... READ MORE »

Xavier brewed his way to the edge of Europe, now he’s preparing to row the Atlantic

Xavier Baker, Co-Founder of the Isle of Wight Distillery, has a long legacy in the alcohol trade. “I was commercially brewing at 17, before I could even legally... READ MORE »

Hampshire’s second Farm My Food Day brings together hundreds more pupils and producers

Farm My Food Day returned this year to help another cohort of local students get hands on with Hampshire’s busy food and drink scene and hear first-hand from the people... READ MORE »

Tracy looks back on a ten-year foodie journey as she bids a fond farewell to Hampshire Fare

It’s been a whirlwind ten years for Hampshire Fare, with commercial manager Tracy Nash steering the group through plenty of changes in the local food and drink... READ MORE »

First outing for charity regatta proves a roaring success thanks to support from Solent brewers

This year’s inaugural Sail to Reward Regatta raised a staggering £20,650 last week with the backing of event sponsor Isle of Wight Distillery, producers of Mermaid... READ MORE »

Bangladeshi cricketers bowled over by sponsorship from popular Ringwood restaurant

A popular Indian restaurant in Ringwood has given its support to Eleven Stars of Ringwood, the market town’s Bangladeshi cricket team. India Cottage, which has been... READ MORE »

Biz Bites: New wine tasting barn; Kids pitch in on tree planting; Charity partners with sun care brand

Sip, sip, hooray! New wine tasting barn offers a grape experience in Hinton Ampner Sparkling wine producer Raimes Vineyard has opened a new tasting barn on Broad Lane in... READ MORE »

A light lunch! Historic vessel refitted as 1940s-style restaurant set to welcome diners at Haslar Marina

Opening to guests at Haslar Marina next week, The Lightship will offer a particularly unique dining experience for the people of Gosport. The former lightvessel has... READ MORE »