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- RUPALI DEAN

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It was a crisp autumn morning in London, a city full of contradictions, where centuries-old traditions rub elbows with relentless innovation. My itinerary was ambitious; farm visits, indulgent restaurants, theatre, and, of course, a little retail therapy.

First stop? Rowler Estate in Northamptonshire, where Chef Larry Jayasekara, a culinary maestro with both Sri Lankan roots and French finesse, led me on a tour that was part soil science, part poetry. 'This is where it all begins,' Larry said as we wandered past kale fields standing like proud sentries and patches of wildflowers swaying lazily in the breeze. Rowler isn't just a farm; it's the heartbeat of his Mayfair restaurant, 'The Cocochine'. Hyper-seasonal isn't a trend here, it's a religion. Every creation on the menu is a tribute to the land, Sika deer from Rowler paired with dark cocoa, native lobster kissed with tropical flavours, even honey straight from the farm's buzzing hives. But it's not just what grows, it's how it grows. 'Slow farming feeds the plate and the soul,' Larry tells me, his voice serious but hopeful. Tanera Mòr, a remote Scottish island owned by the Rowler team, yields wild-caught seafood that's rugged and bracing as the coastline. His dishes are storytelling on a plate, a harmonious ode to sustainability, heritage, and the land that sustains us.

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