Category: Food & Drink

Often feared in the kitchen is the mighty meringue, a necessity for your Pavlova and a staple in our personal favourite, Eton Mess. With this being said we’ve decided to share how you can easily create meringue at home and not miss out on the … Read more

The executive head chef of the St Albans country house hotel talks unusual combinations, going veggie and cooking with love Describe your style Modern British with influences from French and Asian cooking.  How do you decide your menus? Our … Read more

Town and Country Magazine recently published their top 25 cocktails to enjoy over Easter.  Below we have narrowed this down even further into our top five.  Enjoy the Easter Weekend, and go to the bottom of the page for a link to the full … Read more

Stuck around the house with too much time on your hands? Make yourself a sweet treat and give our homemade iced tea recipe a go! Recipe serves 4 First, boil around half a jug of water and pour over 2 teabags or 1 heaped tablespoon of fresh tea … Read more

Why not use this occasion to get creative in the kitchen with something seriously delicious? Introducing Chef Mhatre and his simple yet sweet pancakes. Enjoy! Ingredients – 72g plain flour – 22.g caster sugar – 6g baking powder … Read more

Cocktail Bar & Lounge Manager, Manuela Camilleri joined the Sopwell House team late 2018 and from the minute Manuela came on board she was keen to put her expertise to good use, starting with giving our cocktail menu a makeover. Manuela … Read more

Anyone who says salads are boring, simply hasn’t made one well. By no fault of their own, this might have been because they were short of a good recipe… Introducing our sprouting broccoli, edamame & coconut salad, nutritionally … Read more

ASSISTANT RESTAURANT MANAGER Welcome back to our ‘Ten Questions with…’ blog series where we’re sharing some inside information on our spectacular team. Next up is Lorenzo, Assistant Manager in our award winning Restaurant at Sopwell House. If … Read more

Are you eating healthily but struggling for recipe inspiration? We’ve got a dish that’s delicious, healthy, satisfying and versatile so that you can adjust to suit your dietary needs. The spelt grain in this recipe is one of the oldest … Read more

The secret to a deliciously rich and indulgent fruit cake is well soaked dried fruit. In this recipe our expert chefs recommend soaking the dried fruit in either brandy or rum for between 2 weeks and a month, now that’s some time to create some … Read more