TDN Weekend

July 2017

TDN Weekend December 2016 Issue 9

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lour," Hassell adds. "We've won a number of awards for our beef, which is served in sev- eral top London restaurants." The farm's Southdown lambs, meanwhile, are bred purely for their meat, while the free-range pigs are a mixture of two tra- ditional breeds: Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks, which are crossed with the Large White breed of boar. The lamb and pork have also won awards for their cuts. "Home Farm processes three cows, 12 pigs and 25 lambs every week," says Hassell. The man helping the process along is qual- LƬHGPDVWHUEXWFKHU-RKQ+HDUQZKRLVMXVW as respected in his own trade, and helped to set up the farm's in-house butchery in 2014. Hearn follows traditional methods, which he says are being lost due to the rise of supermarkets, which only sell the more popular cuts. "We employ four butchers and process all of the meat that comes from the estate," he says. "As well as the prime and more unusual cuts, we make burgers, sau- sages and bacon, which we often sell at our events. We also provide the estate's other UHVWDXUDQWVZLWKERQHVIRUPDNLQJVWRFNq{ The last piece of this foodie jigsaw is ex- HFXWLYHFKHI'DUURQ%XQQZKRƬQHWXQHG his culinary skills in London, most notably under three Michelin-starred chef Mar- FR3LHUUH:KLWH+HƬUVWEHFDPHDZDUHRI Goodwood produce while working at pri- vate member's club Alfred Dunhill, which later led to a job opportunity. Bunn wanted to introduce a weekly meet- ing with his onsite suppliers, which proved

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