Wales on the foodie trail; St Davids Gastro City, Foraging at the Foxhunter and the return to past glories of The Walnut Tree near Abergavenny
St David’s status as a Gastro City
With four ” Good Food Guide” entries this year , St David’s is claiming itself a gastro city. Find the list in last weekends Travel Saturday Guardian. We are pleased that Wales is fast becoming a foodie favourite !
Foraging Forays and Gastro pubs in Wales
Sally Shalam latest find is the ‘Foraging Breaks‘ at gastro pub The Foxhunter, read her lovely review in Travel Saturday Guardian of one of the Top ten foodie breaks in the UK.
If foraging is really your thing why not spend a weekend discovering more on a Nature’s Larder course at the renowned Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth, where sustainable living is second nature. Again read about it in Travel Saturday Guardian
The Walnut Tree revived ….
.. and working back its magic in the Welsh countryside. Read the Tracey MacLeod review in The Independent Magazine, as she finds that this famous eatery near Abergavenny has been brought back into the gastronomy fold by the much admired chef Shaun Hill.
I was recently wondering around Splott, a less than polished area of Cardiff, developing my research into Cardiff’s industrial past. Clifton Street in the north of Splott, once a busy high street is now sad and tired, and quite ready for its planned regeneration later this year. So I was not expecting to find a little gem of a restaurant in the middle of Clifton Street. According to the friendly serving staff, Canteen on Clifton Street is a new restaurant to Cardiff, with an inclusive menu serving vegetarians, vegans and omnivores. The menu is small but well chosen with freshly prepared, imaginative dishes. I had the Moroccan spicy lamb dish which was delicious, followed by the homemade sticky toffee pudding which was lovely. My future research work in the Splott area has now become significantly more attractive.