Family al fresco dining and a very full tart
Wales is well known for its high rain fall, so whenever we are blessed with a little window of sunshine we take the opportunity to soak up every last ray. That means we have been eating an awful lot of...
View ArticleNew Products from The Mushroom Garden
As I live in deepest North Wales it’s not often I get invited to new product launches and the like, but this week was an exception. This week I’d received an invite to what my teen dubbed a “wild...
View ArticleSmoke me a kipper!…..(and some cheese, butter, salt, and even WATER…) plus a...
Smoking has slowly taken over from traditional barbecuing is now something of a trend. This is back to basics barbecuing but brought thoroughly up to date. Forget the charcoal briquettes; were talking...
View ArticleFrom the Sea: a salty seafood pop-up
To close the inaugural Menai Seafood Festival a very special pop-up charity supper took place. Inevitably salt and sea were its principal themes; the salt provided by Halen Mon (Welsh sea salt...
View ArticleAbergavenny food festival (day one)
As the summer wanes and the hectic music festival and wedding season draws to a close, Autumn arrives with a glint in its eye offering a whole new wave of food festivals to keep me busy. First came...
View ArticleSo long til next year: A few last pictures from Abergavenny Food Festival
Giant onions in the Market Hall…and below more giant veg adorning the ceiling Beautiful jewelled tomatoes from The Tomato Stall A mean and moody looking Alex Gooch caught doing a photocall; and his...
View ArticleWelsh business, Halen Mon salt and taking the plunge into self-employment
There’s no doubt that Wales is a nation of self-employed and small business owners. My partner, when he first moved here from Leeds and started to get to know people, would ask what they did for a...
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