Tim and Stefa Hart were inspired by Michel Guerard’s Les Prés d’Eugénie to create a destination restaurant of their own in Rutland. It’s a lofty aim, but over five decades after opening and with the same chef, Aaron Patterson, for three of them, they have created something very special in England’s smallest county. Menus are written daily, guided by what the networks of farmers, foragers and gardens deliver to the door. Contemporary British fine dining in a classic country-house setting.