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The Chef's Room fish and cookery school is going well and we are enjoying lots of media interest. New courses and dates are now available for 2010. See diary pages or visit http://wales-tourist-information.co.uk/eating/item/29101/The_Chef_s_Room_fish_and_cookery_school.html

Orles Barn Christmas cooking demo December 2nd: please book early November to be sure of a place.

Visit news page, cooking and dairy dates for details

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Lindy Wildsmith is a freelance food and recipe writer. She develops exclusive recipes for magazines and her own courses. She has written a variety of features for food and travel magazines and has written books on cooking and eating outdoors, Italian food, and  preserving. She is a member of the Guild of Food Writers and slow food.

The GTwoClub
Lindy runs the “GTwoClub”, on the borders of England and Wales at Orles Barn restaurant with rooms, Ross-on-Wye where she presents her own themed seasonal demonstrations and and two day cookery courses. Since October 2001 she has also been working with Franco Taruschio staging hands-on lunch party cooking days, workshops and demosntration.

Lindy’s style of food brings together the best of British country and Italian regional cooking and the culinary experiences she enjoyed around the Mediterranean and the Middle East before settling in Britain.

Her recipes are designed to be cooked everyday, for people who enjoy eating, cooking and good company. Her dishes adapt equally well to the family table, casual meals and elegant entertaining, and leave the cook time to enjoy the cooking, the occasion and the company.

Special interests
Lindy's special interests are sustainable fish and game, kitchen crafts (preserving and curing in particular), natural ingredients sourced locally wherever possible, food and travel, food in art, and Slow Food.

Lindy speaks fluent Italian, runs Italian courses and has an in-depth knowledge of Italy and Italian food.

www.orles-barn.co.uk for more info on hands on cookery courses and demonstrations

www.letsgoitalian.com a great website for Italian ingredients - try their extra virgin olive oils!