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Food Neighbourhoods #433: Somerset, England

7 min • 6 maj 2025

Somerset is known for its idyllic countryside and rolling hills. In recent years, however, the English county has become a culinary hotspot. Here, Monica Lillis takes us to the best outposts, old and new.

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