{"id":65,"date":"2010-04-11T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philonfood.wordpress.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2010-04-11T10:00:20","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T09:00:20","slug":"fox-huntet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philonfood.com\/index.php\/2010\/04\/11\/fox-huntet\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating Out: The Foxhunter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday we made the trip over the bridge in to South Wales to eat at the Foxhunter<\/a> in the small village of Nantyderry<\/a> near to Abergavenny.\u00a0 It is run by chef Matt Tebbutt<\/a> (who you may know from the TV shows Market Kitchen, Great British Menu and guest presenter of Saturday Kitchen).\u00a0 The Foxhunter is in the middle of countryside in a peaceful part of South Wales.\u00a0 Having visited a couple times before we knew what to expect \u2013 a relaxed atmosphere in a country restaurant\/pub setting, good service and great food.\u00a0 Matt’s in to his\u00a0foraging (he was kind enough to tell me where to find salsify nearby on a previous visit) so there is often wild seasonal food on the menu.<\/p>\n

The fresh herb focaccia that came before our meals was tasty with a salty glaze (very moreish).\u00a0 Between the four of us in our party we sampled quite a few dishes \u2013 these are the dishes that particularly stood out:<\/p>\n

S: Char-grilled duck hearts, cauliflower pure, meat juices & truffle oil (a meaty rather than offaly taste, really enhanced by the BBQ grilled flavour) \u2013 photo below<\/p>\n

M: Grilled lemon sole, baby potatoes, brown shrimp, capers & brown butter<\/p>\n

D: Poached rhubarb & polenta crumble, clotted cream (had some orange in it which worked incredibly well with the rhubarb)<\/p>\n