Simon Potter

Simon Potter was formerly Chef at Felin Fach Griffin near Brecon.

Your cooking style in a word (or two) : Modern rustic.

Biggest influence : Franco Taruschio (former chef/proprietor
of The Walnut Tree, Abergavenny, one of Wales’s first foodie restaurants).

Favourite local produce : Oxford Sandy Black pigs reared by
Duncan Tomkinson on the hill behind us in Llandefalle.

Favourite dish : Oxtail stew and cheese cobblers.

Gordon Ramsey or Jamie Oliver?  Gordon Ramsey.

Welsh rarebit or cheese sandwich? Welsh rarebit.

Who would you like to cook for and why?

Sir Alex Ferguson, boyhood hero!

Favourite Welsh Rarebits restaurant (apart from your own, obviously)?

Tyddyn Llan, near Corwen.

We’re paying, where in the world do you want to eat?

Noma, Copenhagen.

Any other passions apart from cooking?

Cycling, fantasy football and supporting my favourite team (you can guess what that is!).