The chef is mat follas the it geek now reigning as masterchef.
The wild garlic mat follas.
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Make wild garlic puree from early wild garlic shoots or flowers the flowers give the best flavour the season is march to june.
Served in a relaxed rustic setting the menu is firmly rooted in the british seasons.
About mat follas mat won the tv series bbc masterchef in 2009 then opened his first restaurant the wild garlic to considerable national acclaim.
A main of spider crab thermidor accompanied with mussels foraged sea vegetables and a side of chips.
A restaurant has been opened called wild garlic and it s sensational.
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I had never been in a professional kitchen.
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And for dessert a creamy lavender and.
He uses traditional methods from pickling to smoking to imbue vibrant combinations of flavours producing dishes where the ingredients taste intensely of themselves.
Baking 4 christmas pudding 1 france 1 kai we care 1 main 13 main vegetarian 1 masterchef 18 other 16.
Masterchef 2009 winner mat follas serves honest british dishes which include foraged and wild foods.
So i m delighted to see garlic being rehabilitated.
Harvest sustainably from a spray free location and do not take more than one leaf or flower head from any plant or you may damage the plant.
The wild garlic was awarded 2 aa rosettes and was recommended in the good food guide and the michelin guide.
His final winning dish consisted of a starter of trio of rabbit with nettles and pancetta crisps.
Wild garlic freezes really well as a puree so harvest some in season and freeze.
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With two aa rosettes the wild garlic is listed in the good food guide and the michelin guide and was awarded 9 10 by the telegraph and 9 5 10 by the guardian.
What a difference a year makes matt follas has gone from winning a tv cooking competition to setting up this little beauty of a restaurant.
The next thing i knew mat follas the chef and owner of the wild garlic and winner of masterchef 2009 tweeted to me why don t you come and cook burmese food at my place i am not a chef.
Follas won masterchef by beating andy oliver and chris gates in the grand final.
Mat follas was the winner of the bbc s masterchef programme in 2009.
The wild garlic beaminster.
