Blue Cheese and Pickled Herring Panzanella

Inspired by one of the best starters at my most favourite restaurant, The Pipe of Port in Southend-on-Sea. A sprawling, sawdust-sprinkled cellar of conviviality, warm welcomes and hot pies, I have been enjoying this establishment for around fifteen years, and hope to continue to do so for many years to come. I was working on my local newspaper, the Southend Echo, in my early twenties when the call came in from the proprietor saying that they were going to put the restaurant up for sa