South African Wine Tasting & Dinner – Saturday 19th March 2011 After the success of our Chilean tasting and dinner last year we are now jumping continents to sample the fantastic wines of the Cape with help of wine expert, Patrick Pigny from Enotria Wines. This small event for just 18 people will take place [...]

Ten days ago Olivia ( my younger daughter) and I went over to Builth Wells to pick up two Oxford and Sandy Black weaners. A weaner being a young pig, just weaned from its mother, and bought to fatten up for six to eight months ready for the table. There is a growing interest in [...]

Head Chef – Karl Cheetham on stage Abergavenny Food Festival has now been acclaimed nationally but it was a first this weekend for Abergavenny Christmas Food Fair. It was feared that it would not be well supported due to the dire weather conditions but in fact it was a huge success with a very large [...]

It is always a pleasure for us to recommend other places to eat close to Gliffaes and we have been sending guests to the Griffin at Felin Fach ever since it opened.  But don’t just take my word for it because the 2011 edition of, ‘The Good Pub Guide’ has made the Griffin, Dining Pub [...]