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Goldstone Hall Hotel Restaurant, Shropshire TF9 2NA enquiries@goldstonehall.com | 01630 661202 | www.goldstonehall.com TIP 1 - GINMAS The drink of the season will be gin. The Goldstone bar lists 15 and rising but it is the Warner Edwards Harrington that Newport should be proud of, these boys attended Harper in the late nineties, cut their drinking teeth on Newport High St and have set up a still on Warner’s Northampton farm. For the perfect G&T, you will need a large balloon glass, plenty of ice and the garnish of sliced fresh mango and ground pepper (yes you read that right) pour over the gin and about twice as much chilled tonic, the current vogue is Fevertree but always full fat, artificial sweet doesn’t quite do it. Enjoy, Cheers Ollie. TIP 2 - ALL ABOUT THE SPUDS The turkey or goose may be the centre piece of Christmas day feasting but the best ever roast potatoes are the secret to success. My golden rules are, only dirty spuds will do and preferably Maris Piper, once peeled cut to about the same size, part boil in quite salty water, drain and then into a hot baking tray with duck fat. 200ºC, don’t over cram and turn regularly. This will guarantee Golden, crispy, fluffy roasts every time. Happy Cooking, Chris x TIP 3 - NOTHING BEATS THE SMELL OF PINE IN THE MORNING Put real Christmas trees in your guest bedrooms. We are not sure about the fad of a roll top bath in the middle of the bedroom so when creating the ultimate bathrooms we eschewed the fad and put baths for two in. This way when room service delivers the chilled Champagne you can stay relaxing in the tub. A few years ago we started dressing Christmas trees with presents, lights and even a fairy on top in each bedroom. What a response, loved by all. Slightly mad but if you’ve got space see the smile on your guests faces. Sue x TIP 4 - AVOID THE SHOPS AND GET THE PERFECT GIFT Gift vouchers are the best present ever. They are simple to organise, just a phone call away. We have some lovely winter scenes of Goldstone in the snow for cards and your friends can then suit themselves. Easy and great to receive call me on 01630 661202 to sort, present shopping done in moments. Lynsey x Goldstone’s Guide to the perfect Christmas While the old Georgian Hall is a natural for Christmas there is also a massive team planning and preparing so that everyone is full on festive. Here are some top tips from the Goldstone Team ... ALL ABOUT MAGAZINE | FOOD & DRINK 15