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Jul
13
Located in the leafy heights of Warlingham, Surrey, Chez Vous restaurant is a long-standing and popular dining destination with rooms. Here, for our ‘Stay Loyal to Local’ series, they tells us about the challenges of social distanced dining, how they create a safe and enjoyable atmosphere in the restaurant and how they’ll continue to serve takeaway for those looking to dine at home.


Jul
07
Durban Street Food owners Dave and Charmaine Mace could never have predicted that they’d be marking the first birthday of their New Malden-based food business in the middle of a lockdown. These enterprising South Africans now deliver their bundles of freshly prepared dishes nationwide, while also serving from the doorway of their shop. Here we catch up with them for our ‘Stay Loyal to Local’ series.


Jul
03
In the latest interview for our ‘Stay Loyal to Local’ campaign, we pay a visit to the family-run farm, Glebe House in Godstone, Surrey. Offering high-quality free-range produce, they supply individual customers, farm shops and restaurants – as well as doing outdoor catering for parties, weddings and festivals. Here, Jo Gregory tells us how the introduction of their mobile shop, ‘Maude’, has helped save the day


Jul
02
From diligent jam making and personalised deliveries to reminding bee swarms of their social distancing responsibilities, it’s been an exceptionally busy lockdown for Epsom’s Jam Packed Preserves. Here we speak to Sue Woodward about why independent food and drink businesses are stronger together and why we should all ‘Stay Loyal to Local’ in the long run.


Jul
01
In normal times, Dean Hart and The Twisted Drink Co help people to celebrate with kordials created using seasonal produce that are perfect as non-alcoholic options or alternative mixers. During lockdown, however, it’s been full steam ahead with the other family business, Tilly’s Tea Shop in Shere. Here we catch up with Dean for our ‘Stay Loyal to Local’ series.


Jun
30
Running a catering, events and quality ready meal business can sound exhausting at the best of times, but add NHS food delivery point, self-isolation delivery and occasional grocery into the mix and the team at Mandira’s Kitchen at Albury, Surrey have gone above and beyond these past few months.


Jun
29
From a supper club and cookery classes business to food deliveries, a pop-up home micro bakery and an ‘At Home Dining” service, chef Laura Scott of How to Cook Good Food in Epsom made changes quickly to cope with the lockdown.


Jun
26
Swedish husband and wife team, Chris and Monika, founded Surrey Hills Coffee in 2014 and have grown it to the position where they have their own coffee shops as well as a roastery in Abinger Hammer, Surrey. For our ‘Stay Loyal to Local’ series, Monika tells us about the camaraderie of doing deliveries together and keeping connected with customers.


Jun
25
An independent brewery based on the Surrey/Sussex border, Dorking Brewery was initially hit hard by the lockdown, losing 97% of their business. However, they quickly turned things around to expand their home-delivery service – and things couldn’t be going better.


Jun
24
With events and orders facing cancellation this spring, it was a tough time to be a celebration cake maker. Emma Fuller of Velvet Fig in Dorking has adapted to the times quickly, however, and found people eager to treat themselves and others with delicious bakes.