Carrot and cumin soup, toasted almonds, argan oil £5.00 Naked Turtle tasting plate: foie gras custard, beef cheeks croquettes, ham and leek tortelliniÂ*Â* (serves 2) £13.00 Naked turtle burger, bun, tomato, gherkins, onion relish, salad £11.00 Roasted salmon, lentils, braised baby gem £17.00 Perthshire beef fillet, daube cottage pie, watercress £26.00 Potato gnocchi, garlic cream, [...]

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The Turtle bar is going to be dramatically changing its beer and cider offering with a new speciality beer offering from around the globe. With many hard to find micro brewery ales, porters, stouts and pilsners now available. A total of 30 beers will be on offer of which 25 are new and 4 new draught [...]

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Carrot and cumin soup, toasted almonds, argan oil £5.00 Naked Turtle tasting plate: foie gras custard, beef cheeks croquettes, ham and leek tortelliniÂ* Â*(serves 2) £13.00 Braised chicken wings, snails and chanterelles, fried bread and watercress £8.00 Roasted wild sea bass, lemon&thyme crushed ratte potatoes, spinach and morel cream £21.00 Potato gnocchi, garlic cream, ceps [...]

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Braai/ BBQ Marinade (sufficient for 10 persons) For an authentic taste of the Cape Town version of a braai or barbeque. This is the recipe I have used for many yearsÂ* and is predominantly used on cuts of meat but can be used on poultry too Ingredients: 400ml Tomato sauce 300ml Chutney – fruit/ peach/... Read More

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Indulge yourself with a gourmet celebration at the Michelin-rated Tyddyn Llan

Tyddyn Llan, the Good Food Guide’s top restaurant in Wales is helping to celebrate the publication’s 60th birthday with a celebratory menu.

Bryan Webb, chef/proprietor at Tyddyn Llan, has conjured up a special feast, including:

Prosecco with Blood Orange and a selection of canapés to start, followed by Jerusalem Artichoke soup with truffle oil, dressed crab with herbs, fennel and pea shoots, fillet of aged Welsh Black beef with shallot and thyme puree, potato fondant and roast wild bass with laverbread "beurre blanc"

And to finish there’s a delicious choice of pannacotta with blood oranges and grappa, chocolate marquise with caramel ice cream or prune and almond tart.

“This gourmet menu is designed to provide a sumptuous array of flavours and is perfect for a special celebration,” says Bryan.

Each table will receive a copy of the Good Food Guide cookbook.

And for those who would like to make a night of it, guests can enjoy a luxurious overnight stay.

The special menu offer runs from 19 February - 6 March. Please call 01490 440 264 to book.

Starters Carrot & Cumin Soup, argan oil & toasted Almonds £5.50 Herb crusted Scallops, cooked in Brandy & Scallop Chowder £9.00 Braised Chicken Wings, snails & chanterelles, toasted bread, mixed leaves £8.00 Mains Fresh Potato Gnocchi, chanterelles, garlic cream & shaved parmesan £14.00 Canon of lamb, spinach & watercress mousse, potato & rosemary rosti, garlic [...]

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LONDON: Announcing the Natural Wine Fair at Borough Market on Sunday 15th May 2011.

Isabelle Legeron MW, TV presenter and France's first ever female Master of Wine, has brought together dozens of wine producers for the UK's first ever Natural Wine Fair at Borough Market.

The fair is a UK first: a wine show dedicated to natural wine, which will take place as the highlight of Natural Wine Fortnight from 9th-22nd May 2011. Natural wines are organic or biodynamic wines made with minimal intervention in the winery - i.e. without the use of chemicals or additives. Isabelle, a classically trained nose and palate, is making a stand for them and what they represent.

"Believe it or not, most wines are mass-produced and chemically manipulated to give a safe, predictable result. Natural wines are not that. They are created by dedicated producers who are committed to traditional, sustainable winemaking. They are wines that are a true representation of where they are from, rather than being a plastified version that has had a lot of nipping and tucking".

"In France and Italy, there is a big natural wine movement so I am determined to get people to know about it over here and hopefully get people to think about what they drink in the same way they think about food" says Isabelle.

Awareness and sales of natural wine are growing and it's the ideal time to launch Natural Wine Week, which will take place all over the capital at the fair and in restaurants. The wine fair will bring together producers from all over Europe and a small selection from the New World. Entry to the fair will be £18, which will include a tasting glass, catalogue and the opportunity to sample wines and meet over 100 producers.

Carrot and cumin soup, toasted almonds, argan oil, and bread £5.00 Braised chicken wings, snails and chanterelles, fried croutons, watercress £8.00 Naked Turtle tasting plate: foie gras custard, beef cheeks croquettes, caramelised confit duck gizzard, gribiche sauce, pickles and watercress (serves 2) £12.00 Herb crusted scallops, baked in a brandy and scallop chowder £9.00 Potato [...]

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Carrot and cumin soup, argan oil, toasted almonds £5.00 The Naked Turtle tasting plate: foie gras custard, ox cheeks croquettes, caramelized confit duck gizzard, watercress, pickles, gribiche sauce (serves 2) £12.00 Braised chicken wings, snails & chanterelles, fried croutons, watercress £8.00 Pan roasted wild sea bass, lemon & thyme crushed potatoes, spinach, black olive oil [...]

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The Malton Food Lovers Festival has announced four consummate culinary Patrons for 2011, when the event is spread over the whole weekend of 21st and 22nd May.

They are: Tom Parker Bowles, aristocracy of food writing and presenter of the Good Food Channel's Market Kitchen; legendary television chef Brian Turner, Yorkshire's culinary ambassador Andrew Pern of The Star Inn at Harome and Rosemary Shrager, TV Cook and quintessential Cookery Course Grande Dame.

The support of four such exemplary food professionals further secures the Festival as one of Yorkshire's premier food events. And whilst Brian Turner, Andrew Pern and Rosemary Shrager have their roots in Yorkshire, news of the success and passion behind the Food Lovers Festival also prompted Tom Parker Bowles, based in the south of England to add his support.

Organisers have also received further encouragement with endorsement for this year's Food Lovers Festival from the county's tourism agency, Welcome to Yorkshire.

Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, Gary Verity said: "The Malton Food Lovers Festival is built on passion and commitment and has grown into an exceptional attraction for visitors to experience Yorkshire's great culinary traditions and local produce, in a beautiful and historic market town setting."

The Food Lovers Festival was originally launched in 2009 as a one day celebration of Malton's top quality local food and drink specialist, producers, chefs, retailers and eateries to around 5000 visitors.

The 2011 event will feature 90 stallholders, highlighting regional specialities and local season produce in Malton's central Market Place.

With sponsorship from Country Warmth, the family owned range cooker specialists in nearby Norton, the popular live action cookery demonstrations will have an iconic culinary dimension.

Surprise celebrities, alongside the region's most admired chefs, will prepare regional and international dishes from scratch, using two of the handsome Falcon range cookers on loan from Country Warmth for the duration of the Festival weekend.

And following the success of its first Beer Festival, a Beer, Wine and Drinks Festival will be on the menu to include tastings, flamboyant cocktail mixing, as well as an all day beer garden. Festival menus and a Food Lovers Taste Trail designed to tempt all tastes will be available throughout the weekend of 21-22 May.