Room by room

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• RoomThe main room, looking towards the hearth. A long table laid for dinner, photographed down its length by candlelight, with the rest of the room dark behind it.. Opens larger.
• FireThe hearth, an hour before service. A cook's arm reaching across a wall of flame at an open grill, the kitchen behind it in darkness.. Opens larger.
• RoomThe fire counter on the mezzanine. A curved counter with stools along it and warm backlit shelving behind, shot low and dark.. Opens larger.
• RoomThe Kiln Room, set for twelve. One long oak table seen from above, a row of pillar candles burning down the middle of it and places set either side.. Opens larger.
• PlateWhole turbot, brown butter and capers. A fish course on a dark stone plate with charred vegetables, herbs and a restrained sauce.. Opens larger.
• PlateOyster, ember oil, sea buckthorn. One opened oyster in its shell on dark wood, lit from the side.. Opens larger.
• GardenThe beds behind the granary, late September. Rows of leafy greens and dark purple mustard growing in worked soil.. Opens larger.
• PlateSalt-marsh lamb, aubergine, anchovy. Roasted lamb with a crisp fat cap, charred sprouts and a herb oil, plated close on a cream plate.. Opens larger.
• CellarThe cellar under the loading floor. Bottles lying in a warm timber bin rack, lit from one side and falling away into the dark.. Opens larger.
• DetailEmber bread, cut. A dark-crusted sourdough loaf cut open on a board, with a thickly buttered slice in front of it.. Opens larger.
• PlateBurnt honey custard and comb. A speckled stoneware plate with a sorbet quenelle and a few small components, shot on warm stone.. Opens larger.
• RoomThe granary from the channel path. A restaurant frontage at night: two warm windows, wooden doors and wall lamps over wet cobbles.. Opens larger.