The Wild Garlic Mat Follas

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The wild garlic mat follas.

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. The chef is mat follas the it geek now reigning as masterchef. Make wild garlic puree from early wild garlic shoots or flowers the flowers give the best flavour the season is march to june.

The wild garlic on facebook. He uses traditional methods from pickling to smoking to imbue vibrant combinations of flavours producing dishes where the ingredients taste intensely of themselves. I had never been in a professional kitchen. A main of spider crab thermidor accompanied with mussels foraged sea vegetables and a side of chips.

His final winning dish consisted of a starter of trio of rabbit with nettles and pancetta crisps. Gidday ltd verulam house unit 1 cropmead crewkerne somerset ta18 7hq. Visit uk food bloggers association subscribe in a reader. The wild garlic was awarded 2 aa rosettes and was recommended in the good food guide and the michelin guide.

And for dessert a creamy lavender and. Wild garlic freezes really well as a puree so harvest some in season and freeze. Mat is a cook who has created a highly personal repertoire of dishes using ingredients that are naturally delicious whether foraged farmed or hunted. 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.

And serendipitously his inspiration is denmark s noma just declared the best restaurant in the world. For mat follas books and personal appearances please contact gidday ltd e. 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. Mat follas was the winner of the bbc s masterchef programme in 2009.

Masterchef 2009 winner mat follas serves honest british dishes which include foraged and wild foods. About mat follas mat won the tv series bbc masterchef in 2009 then opened his first restaurant the wild garlic to considerable national acclaim. So i m delighted to see garlic being rehabilitated. The wild garlic beaminster.

Served in a relaxed rustic setting the menu is firmly rooted in the british seasons.