A village gastro pub has boosted its reputation after starring on Come Dine With Me: The Professionals - and amazed viewers with the appearance of a miniature Shetland pony called Basil. Chef Kyme Howells and general manager Gemma Carey showcased what they had to offer at the Red Lion in Thurgarton, a gastro pub which has just won an AA Rosette Award for its food.
Kyme, 28, rustled up a three-course menu of beef carpaccio with a truffle espuma, a main of chicken supreme with pomme puree and dessert of tonka bean cream. As fellow competitors heaped praise on the food, saying it was cooked perfectly and how much they loved it, Gemma, 25, became a bit emotional.
"It means a lot that you guys say that," and, with Kyme looking slightly embarrassed, she told him: "Sorry, don't be like that that, he's so modest, thank you." In the kitchen she added: "I'm just very emotional."
