The chef Shaun Hill has spent five decades behind the stoves. After finding fame feeding the diners of Ludlow (The Merchant House) and Devon – where he put Gidleigh Park on the gastronomic map – Shaun Hill reopened Franco Taruschio’s much-loved Walnut Tree in 2008, and quickly restored it to its former glory: though ‘glory’ may be too pompous an epithet for this whitewashed country inn on the B4521 near Abergavenny.
News this week including a new venture for former Walnut Tree head chef Roger Brook and a second opening for Mexican brand El Pastor
Whether it’s a fancy black tie bash with lobster and fizz or a more informal affair with sharing dishes, craft beers and a quick burst of Auld Lang Syne, restaurants around the UK have plenty of options when it comes to welcoming in the New Year in style
We spent 5 minutes with the chef-propretors of Todays Menu in Ilminster, Somerset
It came as a complete surprise when, post-lockdown, Frances Atkins, the former owner and chef of the Yorke Arms at Ramsgill in Nidderdale, moved from her sophisticated restaurant with rooms to a café run from a silver Airstream caravan in the grounds of a garden centre near Harrogate.
