Olinda Adeane, House & Garden, September 1999

Passionate about food, Rosemary Shrager has gained a large following, and it is her mission to convey her pleasure to others, along with shortcuts to techniques that have taken twenty years to master. It soon became obvious to her and to Jonathan Bulmer, that they had all the necessary ingredients for a cookery school: a beautiful, remote and relaxed location, her enthusiasm, his marvellous cellar and an endless abundance of delicious local produce...

On good days, the weather can become positively Caribbean: then it seems a crime to stay indoors. Delicious picnics are hurriedly packed and everyone heads for a breathtaking beach, such as Luskentyre, where silver sand stretches for miles and the occasional seal bobs up to peer at those intrepid enough to swim.

It is said that the only pre-requisite for wanting to visit the Hebrides is to have been there before. I found it an elemental experience.