Gary Townsend

Head Chef at One Devonshire Gardens

Latest articles from Gary Townsend

This recipe will help make any fish or barbecue super-tasty

Montpellier butter: This is a recipe for a compound butter mix which will elevate and fish or meat dish – even more so as we are coming into the summer months! Melt it over grilled fish or bbq meat for the most outstanding flavoured butter

Gary Townsend: This dish is much tastier than your average stir fry

This is a traditional dish from Indonesia. It’s a fragrant rice dish which is a mix of salty, sweet and savoury and it's much better than your average stir fry. My good friends Scott and Lousie have mastered this recipe so every time I visit their home, I more than look forward to it.

Gary Townsend: Creamy courgettes and beans is a flavoursome treat

I sometimes struggle with courgettes. They’re not my first choice but this is a flavoursome recipe that will restore even the biggest courgette critic’s faith in this humble vegetable. It can also be made vegan by substituting the cheese and cream with the alternatives suggested below.