HALEN MÔN BLOG
Expect interesting and delicious articles on everything from how to use our pure sea salt to eco-friendly gift ideas, how to season like a chef to flavoured salt recipes.
A Panad with…Food Writer & Cafe Owner Elly Pear
Elly Pear (real name Elly Curshen) owns the very lovely Pear Cafe in Bristol, which serves made-to-order 'Grandma's egg' sandwiches, now famous butterscotch brownies, a daily changing fritatta and plenty of free range roast chicken with jerk mayonnaise. Our kind of...
A Royally Good Welsh Show
It’s a long way to drive to Builth Wells, despite it being centred in the middle of Wales, but the Royal Welsh Show attracts visitors in their thousands. Farmers, producers, traders and demonstration chefs, politicians, civil servants, judges, stewards and enthusiasts...
A Panad with…Chef Ken Hom OBE
Author of more than 20 cookbooks, purveyor of over 7 million woks, and the final word in Chinese cookery, Ken Hom OBE is nothing short of a living legend. We were lucky enough to meet him recently at a trade show in Milan, and were pleased to find him as friendly,...
Season to Taste: A Seafood Pop-Up at Halen Môn
For 2 days only this summer, on 1st & 2nd August, pop-up food company The Kitchen will be offering a unique seafood menu at our new Saltcote, Ty Halen. Following the success of their first pop-up adventure at The Great Orme Brewery, the team at The Kitchen have...
A Dip in King’s X
When summer eventually rolls around, and Magnums, BBQs and sunburn become daily occurrences, where is better to head to than the nearest stretch of water? Luckily, in Anglesey, we don't have far to go. We have a list of favourite beaches as long as our coastal path,...
Restaurant review: Dylan’s Criccieth
Earlier this year, Dylan's pizzeria opened their second branch, adding to their popular restaurant in Menai Bridge one in beautiful Criccieth. The building is every bit as striking as the one on Water St, perhaps primarily because it was designed by the infamous...
A Panad with…Chef & Food Writer Lee Watson
We are always excited to meet food lovers in North Wales, and Lee Watson from the brilliant blog Beach House Kitchen is no exception. Living most of the time in stunning Snowdonia, but often travelling and being influenced by cuisines the world-over, makes sure his...
Halen Môn in Milan
Held once every five years, the Milan Expo is the world’s largest exhibition, attracting over 20 million international visitors. Halen Mon attended through the GREAT Week initiative - a series of trade missions coinciding with the Expo. Under the theme ‘Grown in...
A cheesemonger, a beekeeper, a farmer and a saltseller walk into a room…
Hay Festival must be one of our most favourite places to go in the world. To attend talks, to eat and drink, to read books, what could be better? Well, to be asked to take part in a discussion on family businesses was pretty amazing. Our discussion was centred around...
A Panad With… Rude Health’s Nick Barnard
Eat right, stay brilliant - so it says on every box of our favourite Rude Health cereal. Next up in our A Panad With... feature is Nick Barnard, co-founder of the company with his wife Camilla. We rarely find someone as discerning about what they consume, as you will...