“2024 is the year to embrace the allure of the island of Milos and the majesty of the Olympus Riviera – two new gems that will be added to the Olympic Holidays portfolio” comments Michael Vinales, MD Olympic Holidays. “ Being able to expand our offering in Greece and to continually bring new, exciting, and often ‘off the beaten track’ destinations on board is what makes Olympic Holidays the go-to operator for Greece and her islands” he continues. “Milos offers an unforgettable experience with its captivating blend of pristine beaches, rugged landscapes, and rich history whilst the Olympus Riviera is another spot just waiting to be explored. Olympic Holidays will also be expanding its Island-Hopping portfolio, with some new itineraries twinning Santorini & Milos, Athens & Poros and a multi-island hop combining Mykonos, Paros & Santorini. Cruise product, which was brand new this year is also set to expand in 2024 – more information on this to follow shortly.”
How to plan a food weekend on the Suffolk coast
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Candy coloured beach huts, coastal homes of red brick, timber and thatch, smart bakeries and shrieking gulls — you’ll find all of these clustered at end-of-the-road settlements along Suffolk’s coast. It’s a scenic stretch, where several long estuaries slink to the sea through marsh and reeds — havens for birds, otters and seals. But there’s plenty to sustain its human visitors, too, with the area’s sandy soils optimum for breeding pigs, and local meat and charcuterie highly prized. The shores are rich in seaweed, with sea purslane and rock samphire, both brine-loving herbs, used to make Fishers Gin, while, further out, under big skies, fishing boats haul in the bounty from the North Sea, whose cold waters are rich in native lobster, sea bass and skate.
1. Butley Orford Oysterage
On a bend on the sluggish Butley River, Bill Pinney cultivates Pacific oysters in a ‘fattening creek’, while in his oak-log-fired smokehouse, cod roe, trout, mackerel and Wester Ross salmon are smoked. Two miles away, at the family’s restaurant in Orford, the plump, briny oysters are served up alongside a vast array of tantalising seafood dishes. The platter of smoked fish and oysters is a particular winner, served with horseradish sauce and homemade sweet mustard sauce and Suffolk trencher bread, stuffed with seeds and honey, made by Orford’s Pump Street Bakery.
2. The Canteen, Southwold
The Canteen is led by head chef Nicola Hordern, formerly of Soho’s Quo Vadis and Darsham Nurseries Cafe. Part of a community project set in the former Southwold Hospital, the restaurant celebrates farm-fresh global flavours at affordable prices with weekly changing menus. The mezze plate comes packed with Duncan cabbage slaw with golden raisins, a lovely chickpea hummus, tabbouleh, Syrian muhammara dip, beetroot borani and moreish courgettes tingling with sweet pickle, vinegar, sugar and saffron. For dessert, the lemon posset topped by a layer of divine local raspberries is accompanied by the softest pistachio and almond biscuits. Once a month, invited chefs cook a pay-what-you-can Sunday lunch.
3. The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge
The success of award-winning The Unruly Pig, set in a timber-framed Regency building, is testament to owner Brendan Padfield’s commitment to good food with big-hitting flavours. Head chef Dave Wall’s glorious menu is what Padfield calls ‘Britalian’ food. Deft plates include the silkiest of veal sweetbreads slathered in herby lardo di Colonnata with a warm sweetcorn puree, a pretty porco tonnato, and a delicate custard tart finger served with raspberry sorbet on a bed of crumbled shortbread beside a tempting dollop of limoncello gel.
4. Sole Bay Fish Company, Southwold
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