by Rach Pilston | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog, News
How the Welsh celebrate true love January 25th is St Dwynwen’s Day in Wales, celebrating our patron saint of love. The story of Saint Dwynwen has been passed down the generations by word-of-mouth, through poems and songs, tied together by Welsh folklore. There are...
by Jess | Jan 1, 2026 | Blog, News
The scent of rain: What is petrichor? Have you ever stepped outside after a long dry spell, just as the first raindrops begin to fall, and recognised a scent in the air? Earthy. Fresh. Comforting. Not many people realise that scent has a name: petrichor. Coined in the...
by Rach Pilston | Nov 18, 2025 | Blog, News, Recipes
Cookbooks to give and what to gift them with Twin Everyday grinder set + Dinner by Meera Sohda Three things we all need, everyday. Dinner and a good grinding of salt and pepper. Meera Sodha’s latest book, Dinner is endlessly useful and inspiring. Equally as...
by Rach Pilston | Oct 10, 2025 | Blog, Autumn, News, Recipes
From sea to screen: how we made our first TV ad We are hugely grateful to have been voted one of Sky TV’s Local Heroes, which meant winning our very first TV ad campaign. It goes live on 155 Sky TV channels this October. We took a moment to catch up with Jess...
by Rach Pilston | Oct 9, 2025 | Blog, News, Recipes
Five favourite Halen Môn pasta recipes Good pasta needs good salt. Adding a sizable pinch of salt to your water is the first and we’d like to argue, the most important part of a great bowl of pasta. You want your pasta water to be ‘as salty as the sea’. Here...
by Rach Pilston | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog, News
Unusual things to do in Wales Visitors to Halen Môn often ask us for other recommendations of interesting things to do on the salty isle. There are lots of lists out there but here we’ve pulled together some of the more unusual places to visit and things to do...
