'I was impressed by the standard of the food. Honor Townsend is a chef of considerable talent. During my meals I was repeatedly struck by the clear, direct flavours of what came from the kitchen. This was skillful, intelligent cooking, treating produce of the highest quality with the utmost care and respect and presenting it in a way to give delight to the eye, as well as the palate. I would rate it at the level of one Michelin star.'  http://www.bownsbest.com/palazzoterranova.htm

'A dinner of the tenderest asparagus followed by rack of lamb with a crisp pesto crust, convinced us that either an Italian grandmother or Giorgio Locatelli himself presided in the kitchen; but it turned out to be Sarah's daughter, Honor.  Every mouthful she prepared-from freshly baked bread with herbs and roasted garlic before dinner to black-currant jam at breakfast was fabulous.' Pamela Goodman, House and Garden.