Guide offers a flavour of Island life

By a County Press reporter

Sunday, March 10, 2013

 

A NEW Taste of the Wight guide, championing the best food and drink the Island has to offer, will be published in time for Easter.

Four years after the last edition was published by the Isle of Wight Council, the guide has been rejuvenated and relaunched by PR firm Solent to promote pubs, cafes and restaurants.

It features profiles on top establishments, tips on the best places to eat and drink from food reviewers Matt and Cat and competitions to win dining experiences around the Island.

Editor Joni Rhodes said the publication had been welcomed with open arms by the dining and hospitality industry.

"Overall we aim to provide a useful, entertaining, educational and inspiring guide," she said.

Taste of the Wight will be available onboard Red Funnel and Wightlink ferry services just ahead of the Easter weekend.

Solent sales director David Brooks said: "It's the perfect place to distribute, it ensures day trippers and holidaymakers can pick up the free guide on their way to the Isle of Wight. Everyone loves to try local food and drink when they are away from home.

"Taste of the Wight will open visitors eyes to the range and quality of food and drink produced locally as well as providing endless ideas for places to enjoy a pub lunch, crab sandwich or perhaps a celebration meal at one of our finest dining establishments."

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by Don Prescott

11th March 2013, at 09:27:25

Mr. J.
" I wonder if anyone will take a closer look at this?" maybe somebody already is?

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by Mr Justice

10th March 2013, at 23:07:21

Ego Island seems to be flush with funds. Rumour has it that some of it seems to be going is an unexpected direction. I wonder if anyone will take a closer look at this?

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by Don Prescott

10th March 2013, at 20:23:14

"medical dictionary and PR has a somewhat different connotation " LOL!
Maybe she can't stay away from the bull ****.

Personally, if I were "eating out", the last people whose opinion I would seek, would be those who work for a PR company.

Many years ago in London, I well remember the obsequiousness of some restaurateurs if and when a certain "food critic" came to claim his obligatory free dinner, in the hope that he would "recommend" their establishment.

Much better to wade through sites like trip advisor to get a balanced opinion and listen to ones friends.

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by tony white

10th March 2013, at 19:20:08

I see this wonderful guide has been published by a PR company, i glanced at a medical dictionary and PR has a somewhat different connotation but seems to cover the whole thing quite well

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by Don Prescott

10th March 2013, at 16:06:31

Well, well, well!

"Editor Joni Rhodes"
Is this the same Joni Rhodes who was Operations Manager at Egoisland?

Who was a "Founding member of award winning Ecoisland Community Interest Company, gaining global recognition"?

Who met and briefed "political figures including the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and the Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change"?

THAT Joni Rhodes?

Wonder why she left Egoisland?
Had enough of the bull ****?

What with the "letter of intent" with Acta now revoked, looks like the dream of global domination is well and truly over, hence the despairing tweets from Rayban.

Never mind! Could always get a proper job.

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by Jake Wallace

10th March 2013, at 15:21:37

I'm sure there'll send a few hundred out to each major town & centre tourism office, one day a young couple will walk in, ask the old decripid women behind the desk if she's ever heard of anywhere nice, & she'll reply " well in my younger day" .. & there'll get handed a nice isle of wight brochure & there look at it & say how much to get over there.

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by alan naylor

10th March 2013, at 14:17:39

This brochure has to be on the shelves of travell shops in the cities in the north and middlands of the country not on the ferries to the converted if I go into a travell shop say in Birmingham can I get this brochure yes or no?????????????????????????

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