CoCoes and coffee

CoCoes is born, online www.cocoes.co.uk and bricks and mortar. It even has a twitter page www.twitter.com/cocoes . So that adds to www.twitter.com/strattonshotel and www.twitter.com/djsh . The cafe deli is doing well and so are the new rooms cocoes 1 and 2, and the old print workshops 1 and 2. As a statement Vanessa has written the following blurb
at Strattons and built up strong relationships with local suppliers and growers. They always sourced cheeses from the UK until the likes of Jane Murray, Ellie Betts and the awesome Mrs Temples put Norfolk firmly on the map with their delicious varieties. The Deli offers cheeses from Norfolk and Suffolk, not wrapped in plastic and kept and sold at perfect maturation. British cheese has gone through a Renaissance following its demise during the Second World War when all milk was processed into ‘Mousetrap’ at the behest of the Ministry of Agriculture. As old recipes and dairies have been reinstated, new cheese makers have been inspired to produce that most fundamental and fabulous of artisan products. Enjoy a plate of it with some of our crackers, breads, damson paste or roasted nuts or take some away for supper with a bottle of one of our organic or bio-dynamic wines.
In embracing local produce we are sometimes dealing with very small suppliers. These micro industries may only specialise in one or two different products or supply in extremely small quantities. To work with a supplier and the regionality of our foods, the kitchen has invested in and is constantly researching where we can source produce from and how we can use it on the menu. This leads to a greater respect and appreciation for the achievements of our farmers, dairies, fishermen and microbreweries.
CoCoes is situated in the cottage and print workshop complex previously owned and run by the Coe family; Strattons Hotel was formerly owned by the farmer Bertie Stratton and the building was designated as an emergency feeding station in the event of invasion during the last world war.