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A long overdue return to Abergavenny for the chef, writer and broadcaster Val Warner. The presenter of nine TV series and author of many books and articles, Val is a cook, hunter, forager and traveller. Most recently Val has been hosting one of the world’s most extraordinary gastronomic experiences at the Kitchen at the Edge of the World in the Lofoten Islands, 300km north of the Arctic circle.
Val is more likely to be found in a field than an office and he is a founder of the Hepple Spirits Co, makers of Hepple Gin.