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The title is a pun on the name of food critic and restaurateur Simon Wright, who featured in the series.<ref name="Gomer">{{cite web|url=http://www.gomer.co.uk/index.php/the-wright-taste.html|title=The Wright Taste|website=Gomer Press|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> Wright was a partner in the restaurant [http://www.ypolyn.co.uk Y Polyn] in South West Wales. Y Polyn also features on cookery show ''[[The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain]]''. |
The title is a pun on the name of food critic and restaurateur Simon Wright, who featured in the series.<ref name="Gomer">{{cite web|url=http://www.gomer.co.uk/index.php/the-wright-taste.html|title=The Wright Taste|website=Gomer Press|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> Wright was a partner in the restaurant [http://www.ypolyn.co.uk Y Polyn] in South West Wales. Y Polyn also features on cookery show ''[[The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain]]''. |
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| ⚫ | Wright was formerly editor of the ''AA Restaurant Guide'' and was Restaurant Consultant for ''[[Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares]]''.<ref name="Gomer"/> In 2010 he won a "Wales the True Taste Champion" award from the [[Welsh Assembly Government]] for supporting the Welsh food and drink industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/335894/simon-wright-wins-wales-the-true-taste-champion-award|date=12 November 2010|website=The Caterer|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> |
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==Simon Wright== |
==Simon Wright== |
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| ⚫ | Simon Wright is a food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur who was formerly editor of the ''AA Restaurant Guide'' and was Restaurant Consultant for ''[[Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares]]''.<ref name="Gomer"/> In 2010 he won a "Wales the True Taste Champion" award from the [[Welsh Assembly Government]] for supporting the Welsh food and drink industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/335894/simon-wright-wins-wales-the-true-taste-champion-award|date=12 November 2010|website=The Caterer|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Wright rose to public prominence in 2002 when he became involved in a row about Petrus restaurant, co-owned by [[Gordon Ramsay]] and his former protégé [[Marcus Wareing]]. The restaurant's rating was downgraded at the insistence of Roger Wood, then Managing Director of the AA. Wood had visited the restaurant before dining there and expressed himself as unsatisfied with the arrangements. Wright objected to Wood's intervention and backed the recommendation of the organisation's professional inspectors. Eventually Wright resigned in protest, leading to substantial coverage in the national press. Following the publicity the decision was reversed and Petrus received the rating originally recommended by its inspectors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1402594/AA-in-U-turn-after-row-over-Gordon-Ramsays-restaurant.html|title=AA in U-turn after row over Gordon Ramsay's restaurant|last=Ghafour|first=Hamida|date=26 July 2002|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> |
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'''Simon Wright''' is a food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur. |
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== Biography == |
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Wright did not rejoin the AA. He wrote several books and produced radio and television programs for BBC Wales.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vkl04|title=Wales on the Menu|work=BBC Radio Wales|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> |
Wright did not rejoin the AA. He wrote several books and produced radio and television programs for BBC Wales.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vkl04|title=Wales on the Menu|work=BBC Radio Wales|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> |
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== Television work == |
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*''[[The Wright Taste]]'' |
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*''What are we doing to our kids?'' |
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*''[[Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares]]'' |
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*''[[X-Ray]]'' |
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== Radio Work == |
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*''[[Wales on the Menu]]'' |
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*''Something Else'' (Radio Wales) |
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[[Category:British restaurateurs]] |
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== Radio series == |
== Radio series == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.thewrighttaste.co.uk Simon Wright's Website] |
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* [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1843239175 ''The Wright Taste : Recipes and Other Stories'' on Amazon] |
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Revision as of 15:09, 6 January 2022
The Wright Taste is a five-part BBC Wales documentary series that started in late October 2008.
The title is a pun on the name of food critic and restaurateur Simon Wright, who featured in the series.[1] Wright was a partner in the restaurant Y Polyn in South West Wales. Y Polyn also features on cookery show The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain.
Simon Wright
Simon Wright is a food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur who was formerly editor of the AA Restaurant Guide and was Restaurant Consultant for Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.[1] In 2010 he won a "Wales the True Taste Champion" award from the Welsh Assembly Government for supporting the Welsh food and drink industry.[2]
Wright rose to public prominence in 2002 when he became involved in a row about Petrus restaurant, co-owned by Gordon Ramsay and his former protégé Marcus Wareing. The restaurant's rating was downgraded at the insistence of Roger Wood, then Managing Director of the AA. Wood had visited the restaurant before dining there and expressed himself as unsatisfied with the arrangements. Wright objected to Wood's intervention and backed the recommendation of the organisation's professional inspectors. Eventually Wright resigned in protest, leading to substantial coverage in the national press. Following the publicity the decision was reversed and Petrus received the rating originally recommended by its inspectors.[3]
Wright did not rejoin the AA. He wrote several books and produced radio and television programs for BBC Wales.[4]
Radio series
Wright later presented Wales on the Menu, a BBC Radio Wales six-part food series.
The Wright Taste: Recipes and Other Stories
A book was also published by Wales-based Gomer Press. It features recipes from the series along with stories of Wright's experiences tracking his journey from field to fork.
References
- ^ a b "The Wright Taste". Gomer Press. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ The Caterer. 12 November 2010 https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/335894/simon-wright-wins-wales-the-true-taste-champion-award. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Ghafour, Hamida (26 July 2002). "AA in U-turn after row over Gordon Ramsay's restaurant". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Wales on the Menu". BBC Radio Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
