posted by tastebuds on October 10th, 2008
Welsh chef Bryan Webbs

Thanks to his Mum encouraging him to bake cakes, Bryan Webb side-stepped a job down the mines – as a school-leaving Valleys boy at that time was expected to do – opting to become a chef instead.
“As a naive sixteen-year-old, I thought cooking would be an easier option,” he recalls ruefully.

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posted by tastebuds on September 15th, 2008
Celebrity chef Matt Tebut

Matt Tebbutt is the chef behind the multi-award-winning Welsh restaurant The Foxhunter. Described as “comforting, seasonal, and very classy” Matt’s cooking has won The Foxhunter numerous awards including a True Taste Wales Food & Drink gold award, AA Restaurant of the Year for Wales award 2003, and the Saturday Telegraph’s Perfect Pub Award for Best Food [...]

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posted by tastebuds on June 30th, 2008
Cardiff International Food & Drink Festival

Cardiff Bay’s impressive waterfront will once again be a food lover’s paradise when the Welsh capital holds its annual International Food & Drink Festival (Friday 11th – Sunday 13th July 2008).
There will also be entertainment and master classes each day hosted by a number of Cardiff chefs.
Many of the companies taking part are True Taste [...]

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posted by tastebuds on May 20th, 2008
Grape Harvest — photo by Carol Kramberger (Zagreb, Croatia) on sxc.hu

Welsh vineyards are throwing open their gates to celebrate Welsh Wine Week between Saturday 24 May and Friday 6 June 2008.
The reputation of Welsh wine has grown in recent years and now visitors will have the opportunity to tour vineyards and taste the fruits of Welsh vintners’ labours.

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