#jim millar

Creating modern English cuisine in a timeless setting

By the time I pulled into the car park of the winner of the Weetabix Food and Drink Awards Booker Dining Venue of the Year I must admit I was a little bit slack-jawed. It’s not because the Willow and Brook in Apethorpe pulled off this feat during an opening year which featured a once in a generation pandemic and a freak flood which they thought might wash their dreams away – but they…

Creating modern English cuisine in a timeless setting

By the time I pulled into the car park of the winner of the Weetabix Food and Drink Awards Booker Dining Venue of the Year I must admit I was a little bit slack-jawed. It’s not because the Willow and Brook in Apethorpe pulled off this feat during an opening year which featured a once in a generation pandemic and a freak flood which they thought might wash their dreams away – but they…