Photo: Key & Quill
The Small Holding
81-85
Farm-to-table restaurant with a focus on both food and people
Here, the chefs spend just as much time out on the farms — and in the fields and greenhouses — as well as in the kitchen. It’s hard to imagine better conditions for running a sustainable restaurant. But here, it’s not enough that the ingredients are hyperlocal. There also needs to be a deeper meaning to the ingredients that end up on the plate. Whether it’s about relationships with producers or the choice to use seafood with a positive climate impact, curiosity and a thirst for knowledge are what lead the way. This is a restaurant where it all comes together: clear guidelines on ingredients, a sensible approach to biological diversity and soil health, as well as — and, most importantly — the conviction that happy, healthy employees are the foundation of everything.
Sustainability highlights
- Only reusable crates for deliveries
- No cling film, no vacuum bags
- A relatively large proportion of the wines come from the UK — and all sparkling wines are also domestic
- Field trips with chefs every three months
- An open and communicative workplace
Information
Head Chef: Will Devlin
Ranters Lane, Kilndown, Cranbrook TN17 2SG, United Kingdom
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