Here is where "the olive tree" was also mentioned.
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.
