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You say 'tomato'...

The quirkiness of Brosh is such that it divides diners between those who 'get it' and those who can hear a mysterious squeak in their car dashboard. Words Katie Jarvis.

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Brown's is brilliant...

...but beware the brutal experience of the Pizza Hut buffet, says Katie Jarvis

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A waiting game

Is Jamie's new venture worth the wait? Katie Jarvis finds out...

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Play it again, Sam

There's plenty of experience being brought to bear on turning the Wheatshead back into a 'local' pub.

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Angel takes flight

In last month’s issue pub critic, G. M. Ball, looked at how Freehouses are out-gunning tied public houses with better food and service. In this issue he finds one tied public house that is fighting back, with pretty good results.

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Rectifying The Rectory

Can The Rectory Hotel redeem itself? Katie Jarvis sincerely hopes so...

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The Falcon Has Landed

“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.” Pub critic, G. M. Ball, finds that two entrepreneurs have taken Emerson’s wisdom to heart and are building the foundations of a great pub business; one plate of food at a time.

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Comme ci, comme ca

Katie Jarvis considers herself a Francophile, but the French don't always get it right...

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Escape to the country

Katie Jarvis is in need of some TLC and the Manor House Hotel generously delivers

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Tough at the top

In search of the best Cotswold pubs in which to be wined and dined, local author GM Bell thinks he may have stumbled on one that's so good he nearly decided to keep it to himself!

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You've been expecting me

In her quest to bring us an objective review of the Manor House Hotel in Moreton-in-Marsh, Katie Jarvis assumes yet another pseudonym…

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Don't lose your head

After Ian has a disturbing dream, Katie is sent to the Gumstool...

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A fateful encounter

A very strange sequence of events leads Katie Price to a rather lovely, but decidedly less eventful, meal in Fairford

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Mysteries of the Forest

Somewhere, in the dark depths of the Forest of Dean, is a fabulous inn that's worth wrestling with the sat nav to seek out ...

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One foot in the future

The Rattlebone Inn, Sherston may have had a troubled past, but Jason Read is getting this vibrant pub back on track

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The tale of the flying cow

Christmas and – happiness beyond measure – I’ve found a wonderful place for you to eat. Don’t say I never do anything for you.

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Stand by for foodie fireworks

The men behind Barnsley House and the Village Pub have set the Catherine Wheel in Bibury spinning again

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Knocking eight bells out of the competition

Travellers and ale enthusiasts have been beating a path to the door of Eight Bells for over six hundred years. Local author, G. M. Ball, recently paid a visit to see what its enduring draw card is.

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Well, how's this for quality

Classic bistro food in a setting resembling a gentleman's club has transformed this former town centre boozer

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Oh goodness gracious me!

As Katie Jarvis recalls the Vesta curries of her childhood, she reflects on how far food has come.

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Fosse Manor Hotel

Katie Jarvis reveals her twin passions for dining at Fosse Manor and a certain celebrity chef. Fosse Manor Hotel, Fosseway, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1JX, 01451 830354; www.fossemanor.co.uk

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Apology To So Glos.com

An apology to SoGlos.com – the online magazine for Gloucestershire.
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The joys of a vibrant village

You know those people who say they wouldn’t live in Bourton-on-the-Water because of all the tourists? Well, maybe they ought to think again.
Words by Katie jarvis, photography by Shaun Thompson.
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Dr Dawn Harper

Favourite media doctor and part-time Stroud GP Dawn Harper is well known for her work on Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies, sensitively and sympathetically lifting the lid on ‘hidden’ illnesses and conditions that cause shame and misery. She’s also a specialist on women’s issues, including weight management – and what better way to promote exercise than by getting on her bike for charity…
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The Cotswold Wedding Show

Cotswold Life and Oxfordshire Life magazines are pleased to announce their collaboration as hosts of an exclusive Cotswold Wedding Show on Sunday 18th October 2009 from 12pm – 7pm at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock.
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