The Wild Garlic Mat Follas

So i m delighted to see garlic being rehabilitated.

The wild garlic mat follas. Mat follas was the winner of the bbc s masterchef programme in 2009. Served in a relaxed rustic setting the menu is firmly rooted in the british seasons. Wild garlic freezes really well as a puree so harvest some in season and freeze. Follas won masterchef by beating andy oliver and chris gates in the grand final.

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. Baking 4 christmas pudding 1 france 1 kai we care 1 main 13 main vegetarian 1 masterchef 18 other 16. And for dessert a creamy lavender and. A main of spider crab thermidor accompanied with mussels foraged sea vegetables and a side of chips.

About mat follas mat won the tv series bbc masterchef in 2009 then opened his first restaurant the wild garlic to considerable national acclaim. 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. The wild garlic beaminster.

Click picture to email me. 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. The wild garlic was awarded 2 aa rosettes and was recommended in the good food guide and the michelin guide. And serendipitously his inspiration is denmark s noma just declared the best restaurant in the world.

Mat is a cook who has created a highly personal repertoire of dishes using ingredients that are naturally delicious whether foraged farmed or hunted. Make wild garlic puree from early wild garlic shoots or flowers the flowers give the best flavour the season is march to june. Visit uk food bloggers association subscribe in a reader. Gidday ltd verulam house unit 1 cropmead crewkerne somerset ta18 7hq.

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. I had never been in a professional kitchen. 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. For mat follas books and personal appearances please contact gidday ltd e.

A restaurant has been opened called wild garlic and it s sensational.