Posted on 14 November 2008 by tastebuds
Scrabster seafood restaurant The Captain’s Galley is fast gathering gastronomic pace with its latest accolade: Best Fish Restaurant in the UK as voted by the Which? Good Food Guide 2009. One of just 10 restaurants highlighted in the Which? Good Food Guide Editor’s Choice Awards, The Captain’s Galley serves sustainable seafood landed less than 100 meters from its front door, and is the only restaurant in Scotland to net the coveted Good Food Guide title.
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Posted on 31 October 2008 by tastebuds
The inaugural edition of The Miele Guide, Asia’s first truly independent and authoritative restaurant guide launches on 31 October 2008 at a star-studded dinner held in Singapore. The 2008/2009 edition of this new annual guide will then be available at major bookstores throughout Asia on 1 November 2008.
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Posted on 10 October 2008 by tastebuds
Thanks to his Mum encouraging him to bake cakes, Bryan Webb side-stepped a job down the mines - as a school-leaving Valleys boy at that time was expected to do - opting to become a chef instead. As luck would have it, his first job was with Sonia and Neville Blech at The Crown in Whitebrook, near Monmouth - the only Michelin starred restaurant in Wales.
Filed under: Chef Profiles, London, Restaurants, Wales | Tagged: chef Bryan Webbs, Denbighshire, Michelin, Tyddyn Llan, Wales | No Comments »
Posted on 24 September 2008 by tastebuds
Gary Rhodes is one of Britain’s best-loved Michelin-starred chefs. He has restaurants in London, Dublin, Grenada and on board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean sea. He appears regularly on television, most recently in Hell’s Kitchen and Local Food Heroes, and is one of the stars in spandex on BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ this autumn.
Filed under: Chef Profiles, Cookbooks, Ireland, London, Restaurants, Spain | Tagged: BBC, celebrity chef, Gary Rhodes, Hell’s Kitchen, Local Food Heroes, Michelin, Penguin | 1 Comment »
Posted on 18 September 2008 by tastebuds
The British Vegetarian Society announced the products and venues shortlisted for its 2008 Awards. The nominations for the awards were voted for through the charity’s website and members’ magazine. The Awards are in their eighth year and promote best practice among caterers, manufacturers and retailers, and highlight the importance of integrity in the vegetarian marketplace.
Filed under: Awards, Restaurants, UK | Tagged: awards, dessert, October 2008, pub, Restaurant, shortlist, Vegetarian Society | No Comments »
Posted on 15 September 2008 by tastebuds
Matt Tebbutt is the chef behind the multi-award-winning Welsh restaurant The Foxhunter. Described as “comforting, seasonal, and very classy” Matt’s cooking has won The Foxhunter numerous awards including a True Taste Wales Food & Drink gold award, AA Restaurant of the Year for Wales award 2003, and the Saturday Telegraph’s Perfect Pub Award for Best Food 2007.
Filed under: Chef Profiles, Restaurants, Wales | Tagged: BBC2, Castle in the Country, chef Matt Tebbutt, Food’s Market Kitchen, Great British Menu, Monmouthshire, Nantyderry, The Foxhunter, UKTV | 1 Comment »
