A warm welcome to the Hardwick
The Hardwick is a country pub owned and run by chef Stephen Terry. Who along with his wife Joanna, make it a priority to bring fantastic seasonal menus mostly prepared with local produce, to their customers.
Latest news...
Thursday, April 24, 2008
We hope you caught the Great British Menu with the Welsh chefs, and indeed hope you're enjoying the kitchen cut and thrust of the other regional finals.
Make a date in you diaries for Monday 19th May, when the final begins. An hour long show each evening with the last seven chefs battling it out to cook showcase British cuisine at the Gherkin in London.
Monday, April 14, 2008
If you were following the Great British Menu last week you will have seen that Stephen ran head to head with Angela Hartnett for the Welsh 'semi' final, and won with his daring and innovative menu.
Stephen now moves on to the final round competing against the winners of each of the other six regional rounds.
If you missed the action, but want to catch up, you've still got a chance this week with the BBC iPlayer service.
Starter (Today only),
Fish dish,
Main course,
Dessert,
The judging
[Update] The iPlayer links are no longer available.
You can also find the recipes of Stephen and Angela's dishes from the programmes on the BBC Great British Menu Website.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Stephen Terry owner of the HARDWICK has successfully gone through to this years ‘Great British Menu’ competition regional heat. Stephen now goes head to head with Chef Angela Hartnett. The regional heat winner will be competing for the opportunity to cook a dish or dishes for a fantastic four-course dinner to be held in June, at the restaurant at the top of the iconic Gherkin building in London.
The Great British Menu: Monday April 7th 2008 BBC 2 at 6.30pm
The host is a chef who is responsible for putting contemporary British cooking on the global culinary map - Heston Blumenthal - his guests will include top chefs from around the world along with gourmets and celebrities who represent a cross section of modern Britain.
Monday, March 17, 2008
As the BBC web site boasts... "They're back!" It's the third season of the popular food show where Britain's top chefs compete first in regional heats, then if succesful, go on to a final round where the ultimate prize is to prepare a four course dinner for the iconic restaurant at the top of the Gherkin in London.
The big news round here is that our very own Stephen Terry is one of the chosen chefs in this year's competition. As you can imagine this is very exciting for us all and we're going to be glued to the TV on weekday evenings (BBC 2, 6:30pm, stick it in you diaries) to see how Stephen fairs.