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Fantastic fresh food from Wales

Fantastic fresh food from Wales

Visit Wales 1 March 2009

FANTASTIC FRESH FOOD FROM WALES

Wales has become a favourite foodie destination and is now firmly established on the gastronomic map thanks to its fantastic fresh local produce, award winning restaurants and some of the best gastro pubs in the UK. From tantalising local produce including traditional Welshcakes and organic pate to Michelin starred menus at The Crown at Whitebrook and fine wines at The Bell at Skenfrith, there is something to tickle everyone's taste buds.

Award Winning Restaurants

The Crown at Whitebrook
Just five miles from Monmouth in the beautiful Wye Valley and set in five acres of tranquil, landscaped gardens, The Crown at Whitebrook is one of Wales' first restaurant with rooms and offers eight luxurious bedrooms and a stylishly comfortable restaurant. The Crown is the only restaurant in the whole of Wales with a coveted Michelin Star and boasts an extensive menu including Butter roast rib of beef and Pan-fried red mullet. As well as being a haven for food lovers, The Crown is a perfect base from which to explore the surrounding Wye Valley and other areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains, Tintern Abbey on the river Wye and the famous Offa's Dyke path. Prices start at £80 per room per night including full Welsh breakfast and for more information visit www.crownatwhitebrook.co.uk.

The Crown at Celtic Manor
The Crown at Celtic Manor is the sister restaurant to The Crown at Whitebrook and in January 2009 was awarded the three AA Rosette and included as one of the highest new entries in the 'Good Food Guide 2009'. The Executive Chef for both Crown restaurants, James Sommerin, has created separate and distinctive menus for each establishment. Prices for a three-course meal in the restaurant is £49 per person. To find out more information visit www.crown.celtic-manor.com

Home to the Crown restaurant, Celtic Manor is one of the leading luxury golf and spa hotels in the UK and will be hosting the Ryder Cup in 2010. Set in 1400 acres of scenic parkland in the beautiful Usk Valley in South Wales, the resort offers three of the finest championship golf courses in the UK, a luxury spa and a five-star resort hotel, recently voted the Best Hotel in Wales. Rooms start from £88 per room in the Manor House Hotel and £138 per room in the Resort Hotel. For more information visit www.celtic-manor.com or contact 01633 410 262.

Gorgeous Gastro Pubs
Bell at Skenfrith
The five-star Bell at Skenfrith is situated in the beautiful monmouthshire countryside and has 11 individually decorated rooms and an award-winning restaurant. Recently shortlisted in the 2009 Tatler Restaurant Awards Best Sommelier category, the Bell at Skenfrith also boasts an extensive walk in wine cellar with wines from all around the world.
Guests are invited to browse the cellar to choose the perfect wine to accompany their meal.

The restaurant serves traditional dishes using fresh local produce including hung welsh beef, spring lamb and welsh breed pork. Most vegetables, herbs, soft fruits and salads served in the restaurant are grown organically in the kitchen garden. Visitors are encouraged to take a walk around the garden with the gardener and to ask questions about the produce. The Bell at Skenfrith regularly organises events such as wine dinners and special lunches, and the lunch and dinner menus change daily. Mains on the dinner menu range from £14 to £19. Overnight stays start from £110.00 per double room on a bed and breakfast basis. www.skenfrith.co.uk

Wonderful Welsh produce

Patchwork Pate
The Patchwork Food Company has been making award-winning, handmade and organic pates since 1982. They have a wide range of pates to choose from including classics such as Chicken Liver Brandy and Herb Pate, to a range of Organic Pates and more unusual flavours including Pigeon and Prune Pate with Damson Vodka. The company also produce a range of tarts, pies, terrains, relish and belinis which are all handmade in small batches, without artificial colouring, additives or preservatives, to owner Margaret Carter's original recipes. Customers can place their orders via the website or by mail order. For more information visit www.patchworkpate.co.uk or contact 0845 123 5010.

Maddocks Welsh Cakes
Maddocks Cakes from Wales deliver a range of home-made, bakestone Welsh cakes directly to the door. Maddocks Cakes prides itself on its special Gower family recipe that uses the finest quality ingredients including vine fruit and Caerphilly Welshcakes made with organic farmhouse cheese. Customers can choose from a range of different Welshcakes on the website including Whisky Welshcakes and Christmas Welshcakes and make up a gift box to send with a personalised message.
Welshcakes are small fruit laden flat spicy cakes made from wheat flour, vine fruits, sugar, butter or margarine and eggs. The home-baked cakes have always been important to a Welsh way of life and eaten for traditional Sunday afternoon teas, mid-morning treats or at any time in between. Welsh Cakes originally baked on a bakestone over an open fire have been at the heart of Welsh family life for centuries. Prices start from £10.99 for a 20 Welsh Cake gift box. For more information visit www.cakesfromwales.co.uk
Cookery Courses

Llanerch is the largest and oldest vineyard in Wales and is open to guests for wine tasting, overnight stays, cookery courses and weddings. Set in 20 acres of beautiful Glamorgan countryside and only 15 minutes from Cardiff, Llanerch Vineyard offers a superb range of accommodation, activities and courses in an idyllic setting.
Llanerch Vineyard has created a first class food school offering a range of courses throughout the year, tutorials and special events covering all aspects of food and drink. Course tutors and special guests teach a wide range of skills and course highlights include a Chocolate Masterclass with Massimo Bishop Scotti and Masterclass sessions on how to cook seafood and pasta. For the absolute beginner there is a series of courses teaching the basis of how to cook with fish and meat. At the end of the every session, guests enjoy a light lunch and glass of wine. Course prices start from £37 per person.
Bed and breakfast, starts from £75, based on two sharing a double room. For more information about courses or to book a room visit www.llanerch-vineyard.co.uk or call 01443 225877.

 

 

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