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CULINARY WEEKENDERS:<br />
YNYSHIR HALL<br />
We review the very best UK hotels for foodies. This issue we travelled to Wales to visit Gareth<br />
Ward’s special tasting menu at Ynyshir Hall.<br />
Nestled in the Cambrian<br />
Mountains, amid a sparse<br />
fairytale landscape, chef<br />
Gareth Ward has created<br />
a stunning menu worth<br />
travelling out of London for.<br />
Recently awarded his first Michelin<br />
Star, Ward’s 11 course tasting menu<br />
combines delicate flavours with bold<br />
choices, amid a highly innovative<br />
presentation, that brings theatrical flair<br />
to his strong-willed culinary creations.<br />
A chef is only as good as their produce,<br />
and it is here that the location comes to<br />
fore. Ward’s seafood comes from nearby<br />
Cardigan Bay, with wild salmon and<br />
sewin from the local rivers.<br />
Venison, wild game, Welsh lamb and<br />
Welsh Wagyu beef are all reared nearby<br />
providing wonderfully rich regional<br />
panache, with the kitchen garden<br />
producing fruit, vegetables, herbs and<br />
salads. Meanwhile, local woods provide<br />
the hotel’s mushrooms, samphire, wood<br />
sorrel and wild garlic - all enriched<br />
thanks to the purity of the local soil,<br />
water and air.<br />
Paired wines help deliver ever more<br />
distinctive tastes, and again show<br />
a brave bravura against the often<br />
challenging menu.<br />
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