Welsh Country March-April 2017
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From The Larder<br />
MARKET DATES NOT TO MISS<br />
Aberystwyth Farmers’ Market<br />
North Parade, Aberystwyth<br />
4 th & 18 th <strong>March</strong> and 1 st & 15 th <strong>April</strong><br />
from 10.00am – 2.00pm<br />
Brecon Farmers’ Market<br />
Market Hall, Brecon<br />
11 th <strong>March</strong> & 8 th <strong>April</strong><br />
from 9.30am - 2.00pm<br />
St Dogmaels Local Producers’ Market<br />
The Coach House Visitor Centre<br />
at St Dogmaels Abbey.<br />
Held every Tuesday<br />
from 9.00am -1.00pm<br />
Deli Delights Moving With The Times!<br />
Mandy Wilcox of Deli Delights has had another<br />
very successful year. Mandy has been working with<br />
local schools, groups & businesses as she continues<br />
to share her passion, skills and knowledge by<br />
running Chocolate, Patisserie and Savoury Bakes<br />
workshops.<br />
Mandy already has several bookings for this<br />
year’s Food Festivals running Chocolate workshops,<br />
diversifying and now giving food demonstrations.<br />
Keeping up with customer demands Mandy<br />
has enrolled at Coleg Ceredigion completing in<br />
July <strong>2017</strong> her Diploma in Professional Cookery.<br />
Her enthusiasm for learning new skills will allow<br />
Mandy to further expand her workshops and<br />
demonstrations, as she literally moves with the<br />
times! As Easter approaches, which is certainly a<br />
popular chocolate time, contact Mandy directly<br />
on 012398 10928 if you wish to indulge your love<br />
of chocolate and fancy having a go at making it<br />
yourself. Workshops are a great idea for children’s<br />
parties, hen nights or just getting friends together<br />
for some fun whilst also learning new skills. U<br />
Crwst - Meet the Chef<br />
Osian Jones, born and bred in Blaenffos, the location of his and partner<br />
Catrin’s new micro-bakery, Crwst! Osian’s love for baking started at an early<br />
age whilst baking with his Mamgu, Mary, at her home in Blaenffos where<br />
the micro-bakery is now ironically located.<br />
Traditional bakes such as <strong>Welsh</strong> cakes, pancakes and all sorts of sponges<br />
would come from the kitchen. Today, alongside traditional bakes, Crwst’s<br />
bread and patisserie style bakes are also being baked from the very same<br />
kitchen!<br />
Osian gained most of his chef knowledge during his 3 years as a chef at<br />
Hammer House in Llechryd, a luxury country house with 2 AA rosettes.<br />
He then moved to become Head Chef at a 5* boutique hotel – Cathedral 73<br />
with celebrities such as Ed Sheeran and Dougray Scott dining and staying.<br />
Osian was proudly named in Wales Online’s ‘Top Places for Afternoon Tea<br />
in Cardiff ’ article, quoting – ‘If you’re looking for something a bit special,<br />
Cathedral 73 is the place to go.’<br />
Before making the move back to west Wales, Osian became Head Chef<br />
at The Orchard in Radyr, winner of the South Wales Echo Best Coffee Shop<br />
award. Osian put his passion for bread making on the fore-front by baking<br />
homemade loaves for all occasions – including the sandwiches on his<br />
Afternoon Tea. Osian really got into his bread making and was perfecting<br />
his sourdough skills at home, even after a full day of baking at work! After<br />
months of perfecting his technique, Osian and Catrin decided to take the<br />
plunge and move back to Pembrokeshire to start their very own microbakery<br />
business – Crwst! U<br />
For the latest news visit: crwst.cymru<br />
<strong>Welsh</strong> Gluten Free Bakery Expand Their Range<br />
<strong>Welsh</strong> gluten free bakery has introduced 5 new tartlets into their existing<br />
tartlet range. They now offer a range of 11 tartlets, including their traditional<br />
tarts, just perfect for a wonderful dessert after lunch or as a treat with<br />
afternoon tea. But it isn’t just tartlets, as the company have introduced<br />
slight changes to their white and seeded bread, which now has the huge<br />
advantage of being frozen. You can then defrost and be assured that there<br />
is no change in consistency. This makes it perfect for restaurants, cafes and<br />
eating houses. Just take it from the freezer, microwave for a short period<br />
and your bread is ready, without being mushy. It tastes like real bread, but<br />
gluten-free, making their bread more popular than ever and also available<br />
with the same characteristics in vegan- all just tasty. Of course you can<br />
still have their bread fresh, just contact<br />
them on: 01267 211409 or email on<br />
sales@wgfbakeryproducts.co.uk to discuss<br />
your needs. The company also have a new<br />
mix on their welsh cakes, now much firmer,<br />
but still with the delicious real current<br />
taste. U<br />
34 Mar-Apr 17
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