''The Wright Taste'' is a five-part

BBC Wales BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Wales. It is one of the four BBC national regions, alongside the BBC English Regions, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland. Established in 1964, BBC Cymru Wales is ...

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. Wright was a partner in the restauran
Y Polyn
in South West Wales. Y Polyn also features on cookery show ''

The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain ''The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain'' is a 2009 BBC television cookery programme which is presented by The Hairy Bikers: Dave Myers and Si King. The 30-part series, which aired weekdays at 17:15 on BBC Two in the United Kingdom began on 2 ...

''.

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 ''Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares'' is a television programme featuring British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2004. In each episode, Ramsay visits a failing restaurant and acts as a troubleshooter to help improv ...

''. In 2010 he won a "Wales the True Taste Champion" award from the

Welsh Assembly Government Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

for supporting the Welsh food and drink industry. Wright rose to public prominence in 2002 when he became involved in a row about Petrus restaurant, co-owned by

Gordon Ramsay Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) is a British chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a tot ...

and his former protégé

Marcus Wareing Marcus Wareing (born 29 June 1970) is an English celebrity chef who is currently Chef-Owner of the one-Michelin-starred restaurant Marcus (formerly Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley) in Knightsbridge. Since 2014, Wareing has been a judge on '' Maste ...

. 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. Wright did not rejoin the AA. He wrote several books and produced radio and television programs for BBC Wales.

Radio series

Wright later presented ''

Wales on the Menu ''Wales on the Menu'' is a BBC Radio Wales series where restaurateur, writer and food critic Simon Wright challenges home cooks of Wales to get their dishes on the menu of top restaurants across the UK. They must survive the criticism of leading ...

'', 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 Gomer Press (Welsh: ''Gwasg Gomer'') is a family printing (and formerly publishing) company based in Llandysul, west Wales. It was the largest publishing house in Wales. History The company was first established in 1892 and began as a general sto ...

. It features recipes from the series along with stories of Wright's experiences tracking his journey from field to fork.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright Taste, The BBC Cymru Wales television shows 2008 British television series debuts 2008 British television series endings