This Saturday we are cooking for a table in the charity fundraising event Chef’s Night Out in Cardiff. We are very happy to be supporting this event in aid of Ty Hafan children’s hospice. Matt has devised a delicious four course menu which has been inspired by the fruits of Pembrokeshire. We had a dreamy evening picking oysters and samphire on the Cleddau yesterday. Prawns have come into Fishguard this evening. Lovely belly pork from Glas Pant farm in Nevern and organic veg from Nathan and Alicia at Troed Y Rhiw near Newquay. Thank you also to Icon Wines and Celtic Wines for supplying the wine for the evening.

You might have seen this video which has been doing the rounds on twitter, facebook and youtube, it’s called Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind). Ymerodraeth is the Welsh word for empire.

The story behind it is here.  We love it – but we thought now was a good time to point out that we ARE in Newport, but not THAT Newport!

We do sometimes have folks calling up and asking -’so, how close are you to the Millenium Stadium?’, or ‘how long does it take to drive to Cardiff?’.  The penny drops when we explain that Llys Meddyg is in Newport Pembrokeshire, not in Newport Gwent.

Last year we were lucky enough to have Pamela Wade (award winning NZ based travel writer) come to visit us – I just found this great blog post she wrote on the potential for the Newport/Newport mix up – here it is ‘a little bit of what you fancy’. Enjoy – we did!

Pembrokeshire Intimate Gigs has organised for Brother Mule www.brothermule.com to come and play at Llys Meddyg in the Kitchen Garden on Tuesday 14th September 2010. We are very excited to host this event which will cost £10.00 for the music event or £18.50 to include a special Pembrokeshire Intimate Gigs supper. (1 simple course). If you are eating, food will be served at 7pm, otherwise please come at 7.30pm for an 8pm start.

Please call Llys Meddyg for more details or to book tickets on 01239 820008

An exceptional spa treatment for your feet is one of the benefits of building a clay wood-fired pizza oven! We hope to soon be offering our own wood-fired pizzas to be served in the Kitchen Garden throughout the summer, and the Cellar Bar in the winter months. This type of oven is also perfect for baking whole fish for parties and weddings……MMMmmmmmmmmmmm.

The sheltered and secluded garden is now at its best. Enjoy a cold bottle of white wine and lounge on one of our giant bean bags.

The Kitchen Garden will be opening from 13th July from 11am-11pm for the summer holiday period. We will be serving simply cooked lunches and evening meals featuring the freshest of Pembrokeshire produce, teas, coffees and homemade cakes.

Please call to check opening hours as they may vary from time to time.

***open for lunch 12-2.30pm only until Thursday 22nd July***

For more details please see the Kitchen Garden page.