On a wet winter's night, food reviewer Emily Goodwin headed to Husk in Thorington for a festive treat.
Located down a long and relatively flooded road just a stone's throw from Bramfield is Walnut Tree Farm, home of one of Suffolk's most highly recommended supper clubs.
My husband and I were delighted to score tickets to the event on Saturday, December 9, which was the last of the year and completely sold out, but owners Joey O'Hare and Katy Taylor have announced a special New Year's Eve event for those looking to celebrate the new year with an outstanding meal.
Tickets to the supper club cost around £65 per person and include an alcoholic drink on arrival and four courses.
After stumbling through the rain, the bullace sour that Katy handed to us on arrival was a very warming and welcome drink.
Grown with bullaces (a type of plum) from the farm, this sweet red cocktail was zingy and delicious.
As Husk is a supper club, the small group of diners mingles and chat before sitting for the meal, and we met numerous interesting people from Suffolk and several who had travelled from London for the event.
As a snack, the pair served fallow nuggets with a fermented plum sweet chilli and mushroom tartlets served with honeyed walnuts.
Everything is sourced as locally as possible, from fruit grown on the farm to game shot in fields nearby, and the pair only serve the best and freshest ingredients.
I had never tried Jerusalem artichoke before but thought that the starter - a caramelised artichoke soup with a sage and cobnut pesto and served with a Baron Bigod rarebit - was absolutely divine.
It was hearty and warm and set the bar high for the rest of the meal.
The main was an event: Joey and Katy came around with jugs of game jus which they poured over the pheasant chou farci, a game parcel wrapped in cabbage.
This was served with fluffy duchess potatoes and pickled walnuts from the farm.
The walnuts were surprisingly tart and offset the richness of the pheasant parcel, which was stuffed full of game shot locally.
When we thought that we couldn't eat another bite, dessert was served.
I'm not a lover of mincemeat and I actively avoid mince pies during the festive season, so was apprehensive at the prospect of a Christmas cobnut tart with a tangy quince curd and cultured cream.
However, the thin layer of mincemeat was covered by a thick cobnut paste which was nutty and complimented the festive filling really well.
For myself and my husband, the absolute highlight of the meal was an extra course we tagged on the end of our meals: a Bramley apple sorbet.
This was Joey's creation and used every part of the apple.
It was tart and fresh and the perfect cleanser at the end of our meal - and the whisky poured over the top was an indulgent addition.
Joey and Katy served all of the courses by themselves and the service was slick and the food piping hot.
While the food was faultless, the drinks divine and the setting warm and inviting, the absolute highlight of the supper club was chatting and laughing with strangers about the menu, the weather and their Christmas plans.
This supper club is a true celebration of all things Suffolk and I cannot wait to return next year - like many of the other diners.
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