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Michelin green star for The Ethicurean
A new accolade in the prestigious Michelin Guide has been awarded to a restaurant near Bristol.
The Michelin green star highlights restaurants at the forefront of the hospitality industry’s sustainable practices and who act as role models to the rest of the industry.
Twenty-three restaurants across the UK and Ireland have been given the award in the 2021 Michelin Guide, which for the first time is being published only in a digital format.
The Ethicurean in Wrington opened in 2009 and has since won numerous accolades for its sustainable ethos.
In October 2020, the restaurant reopened offering “a fully immersive experience that takes you on a truly unique culinary journey”.
The Ethicurean is within a Victorian walled garden set against the backdrop of the Mendip Hills – photo: The Ethicurean
All of the vegetables that feature on the menu at The Ethicurean are grown by gardener Mark Cox in their own walled garden.
The menus are plant-led but any meat that is served promises to be impeccably sourced; either straight from the wild or direct from small farms.
Fish and shellfish is sourced responsibly from the best sustainable suppliers around the UK, with fish predominantly killed using the humane Japanese method of ‘ikejime’.
The whole team at The Ethicurean are keen foragers and often spent together wondering the wilderness of the Mendips and beyond to gather a myriad of wild ingredients through all seasons of the year to enhance both their food and drinks.
Many of the restaurant’s wines showcase many winemakers and grapes of the South West, with apples grown in their own orchard used for apple juice, cider and desserts.
International director of the Michelin Guides, Gwendal Poullennec, said: “Launching a brand new distinction dedicated to sustainable gastronomy shows that our recognition of restaurants goes beyond the search for the best cooking.
“It enables us to also turn the spotlight on those with a great sense of responsibility towards the environment.”
Other restaurants that are now holders of a Michelin green star include The Dining Room at Whatley Manor in Malmesbury, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons in Oxfordshire, L’Enclume in Cartmel and Palé Hall at Llandderfel in north Wales.
Main photo: The Ethicurean
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