Hi Reader

I wanted to share something with you before it goes anywhere else — because if you're getting this email, you're someone who genuinely cares about your health, and this feels made for you.

On Tuesday 30 June I'm hosting a Gut Health Lunch at Polgoon Vineyard in Penzance. It's a beautiful three-course lunch with a talk woven through it — not a lecture, not a seminar, just a really good meal where every dish has been designed to support your gut health, and I'll explain exactly what each ingredient is doing for you as we go.

The food is all mine — designed and cooked through Indulgence Catering — so the person talking about the science behind the menu is the same person who created it. I think that makes a difference.

Here's what's on the table:

— On arrival —

Polgoon Wild Ferment wine

I want to say a little something about this. The Wild Ferment is one of Polgoon's most special wines — a naturally fermented, minimal-intervention wine made in very small quantities. It isn't always available, and when it is, it doesn't last long. The fact that we're able to offer it as a welcome drink at this lunch feels genuinely exciting to me. It's the kind of wine you don't often get the chance to try, and it sets the tone for everything that follows — considered, local, and made with real care.

— To Begin —

Roasted & pickled rainbow beetroot

Soft local goat's cheese · sourdough crostini · kombucha vinegar dressing

This dish is doing more than it looks. The pickled beetroot is lacto-fermented — rich in live beneficial bacteria that colonise and support your gut microbiome. Beetroot itself is high in prebiotic fibre, feeding the good bacteria already living in your digestive system. The sourdough crostini is long-fermented, which breaks down the gluten and makes it significantly easier to digest than ordinary bread. And the dressing is made with kombucha vinegar — a live, naturally fermented vinegar with its own colony of beneficial bacteria and enzymes that support digestion and help balance gut acidity. It brings a beautiful bright tang to the plate, and it's working hard for your gut at the same time.

— Main Course —

Pan-seared Cornish red mullet

Cultured butter new potatoes · tenderstem broccoli & samphire · Polgoon sparkling beurre blanc

Served with Polgoon wine or Cornish pressed apple juice

(A vegetarian/vegan alternative is available on request)

Freshly landed from Newlyn, red mullet is an oily fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids — powerfully anti-inflammatory and important for the gut-brain axis, the communication pathway between your digestive system and your mind. The new potatoes are finished in cultured butter — made from cream that has been fermented before churning, giving it a deeper, slightly tangy flavour and a gentler profile for digestion. The new potatoes themselves, served warm rather than hot, form resistant starch — a type of fibre that bypasses digestion and feeds beneficial bacteria in the large intestine. And tenderstem broccoli is one of the most well-researched prebiotic vegetables there is. Every element of this plate is working for you.

— To Finish —

Kefir panna cotta

Seasonal berries · pistachio & dark chocolate crumb · Polgoon honey

I've saved the best for last — in gut health terms at least. Kefir is one of the most potent probiotic foods available, containing multiple strains of live bacteria and yeasts that actively populate and diversify the gut microbiome. Set into a light, elegant panna cotta and paired with seasonal berries, pistachio, dark chocolate crumb and estate honey — all of which are powerful prebiotics in their own right — this is a dessert that is genuinely as good for you as it tastes.

— After lunch —

For those who want it, there's an optional guided walk through the Polgoon vineyard. A lovely way to round off the afternoon.

The public price for this event will be £40 per person. As someone who receives my email you can book at £35 — and I'd love for you to have first pick of the spaces before I open this up more widely at the weekend.

Spaces are very limited, so if this sounds like your kind of afternoon, just hit reply and let me know you'd like a place. I'll come back to you personally to confirm.

I hope to see you there.

Rebecca x