by Jess | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Surprise me! |
To celebrate the beginning of 2018, the Year of the Sea in Wales, we asked Steve Griffiths, our favourite local poet, if we could share his beautiful piece entitled ‘Saltings.’ — The taste that sea-salt opens up: its slow, white bolt from the blue....
by Jess | Jul 17, 2017 | Awards, Blog, Media, News, Surprise me!
Sometime in the 1980s, Caspar Salmon’s grandmother was invited to a gathering on the island of Anglesey, attended exclusively by people with fish surnames. Or so he says. Thirty years later, film-maker Charlie Lyne attempts to sort myth from reality. (Spoiler:...
by Jess | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog, Surprise me!
The end of January can sometimes be a little bleak – dark and cold, with the festive break long behind us. It’s nice then to have a Welsh tradition as a flicker of light at the end of January. On the 25th of the month every year, people all over Wales celebrate St...
by Jess | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Surprise me!
This weekend, we are excited to be welcoming Hilary from The Rustic Gourmet to Ty Halen, who will be selling her famous wood-fired pizzas, as well as our local mussels and Anglesey fish soup. The oven will be going from 11.30 to3.30pm on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th...
by Jess | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog, Surprise me!
Designs/drawings: J Lea-Wilson
by Jess | Dec 8, 2015 | Blog, Surprise me!
Though we’re sure that any food-lover will be pleased with a gift from Halen Môn this Christmas, we know that sometimes choosing can be difficult, so we’ve put together a quick festive guide for the different people in your life. FOR YOUR SECRET SANTA Our...