News

Fat Harry's Gourmet Fish and Chip Shop has become one of only five in Hampshire and the IW to win the Seafish Industry Authority Fish Friers' Quality Award.
Although it only opened in March, the planning and preparation has paid dividends.
Owner Jon Platt, who formerly ran a chip shop in the town and before that started Chubbies in Shanklin, which he has since sold, said he made sure all the equipment installed in the new High Street venture was the very best.
"However, all the best equipment is nothing unless you have good people working there. That is why we have Gary Beaumont as manager, who is an experienced IW chef," Jon said.
The award followed a rigorous survey of the premises by an inspector, who took into account everything from the quality of the oil used to fry chips to the sugar content in potatoes.
"He finished up by tasting our product and must have liked what he got," said Jon.
Although the inspection was fastidious, one part of the menu not explored was the business's trump card, Fat Harry's giant burger, a cholestrorol-laden gastronomic gargantuan that even carries a health warning on the store's hi-tech menu screen.
Standing at eight inches tall and impossible to consume without a knife and fork, it comprises two quarter-pound battered burgers, battered onion, three slices of cheese, a fried egg and a salsa sauce.
"To be honest, it never ceases to amaze me what people eat," said Jon, who runs the business with his wife, Lindsay.
He said business had already been extremely brisk and there are plans to open five more outlets under the Fat Harry's brand across the Island.