#beef-wellington

#beef-wellington

For me, eating red meat is a bit like eating chocolate. I love both. I'm well aware that large quantities of either might not be a good idea. So, I pick my occasions and try to enjoy less but better. An invitation to learn how to make Beef Wellington with Oliver Gladwin, co-founder and executive chef of the Local and Wild group of restaurants, easily made the better' grade.

In a stroke of genius, Penfolds chose to serve its following two wines together: the 2023 and 2013 Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignons. One of their top icon wines - the grape Penfolds is best known for - this was a unique opportunity to taste both vintages side by side and see how this luxury wine ages over a decade.

Few chefs are as synonymous with their signature dish as British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is with his beef Wellington. With roots in both French and British cuisine, beef Wellington is a dish of tender beef filet encased in mushrooms, Parma ham, and pastry. It is also one of Ramsay's most famous dishes, appearing on the menu at most of his restaurants.

It is of course upsetting to learn that one of my recipes, possibly the one I've spent more hours perfecting than any other, is entangled in a tragic situation.