HOMEGROWN

"Fantastic weekend all around. The lodge and surrounds looked amazing. The generosity was evident in the abundance of food and the availability of the guest chefs. Food highlight was the suckling pig, both for the quality of the offerings for such a large crowd and also the theatre. The contributing chefs were amazing in their willingness to have a chat and genuinely looked like they were enjoying it too."

"Without doubt, our best weekend of the year ! Can’t wait to return !"

"The entire weekend was brilliantly bonkers. The interaction from the Chef's was amazing and their enthusiasm was infectious. We have spent many years watching these Chef's from afar on TV and to get to meet them, get to know them, spend very many funny moments with them was amazing. The catering was fantastic during the entire weekend. We cannot help but mention the wrap Party on Sunday night, what a completely brilliant night, great music, great craic, great company."

"Can’t wait, not sure how you will better last year but I know you will ❤️"

"Genuinely, this was the best overnight event I've ever attended. The ambience of the lodge, quality of the activities and indulgent food grew as the guests got to enjoy each others company as the weekend went on. I sensed the chefs and experts also relaxed which added to the atmosphere and overall enjoyment. Please do this again."

"It is hard to pick any one highlight from a weekend that was so utterly magical, incredible and surprising. From the moment we arrived we were shown to our shepherds hut which was delightful, greeted by all the lovely staff and everything that followed turned out to be the most amazing experience of our lives. Thank you for welcoming everyday people like us onto this amazing weekend. It could easily been an exclusive event for invited guests only. We will treasure the experiences, the fun and all the lovely nonsense that happened in the wee hours forever. Lots of love to Richard, all the chefs and people who ran classes and all the staff. You are an amazing bunch."

"Our sincere thanks to everyone involved at every level, an A1 experience which we would do again in the blink of an eye. Put us on the shortlist for the next one please!"

"I was blown away by the organisation of the weekend, all the little touches, the entertainment and especially the food.  The staff were also outstanding... the service was exceptional across the board."

"The weekend was filled with joy, great food, amazing company - all carried off with the utmost dedication to detail and quality. Our very best regards and thanks to everyone involved."

"Everyone was so lovely and friendly. Food and activities were great. I travelled on my own so had no idea how it was going to be but it exceeded all expectations. Hoping to return next year. Many thanks to you all."