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Shaun Hill & The Walnut Tree

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Andy Lynes

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I wrote this http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=1094 for Restaurant magazine but the Walnut Tree was still a building site when I was there. I did get to taste a few of the dishes in the rather breezy kitchen and they were up to Shaun's usual high standard. Because its a busy brasserie, its different kettle of fish from Merchant House, although a few items like the goats cheese gnocchi do reappear. The menu reads very well indeed I have to say http://www.thewalnuttreeinn.com/restaurant-menu.html.

sunbeam

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sure the food and place will be back to its former self with roger at the helm!!

They should just attach a blue plaque saying 'Franco cooked here' and turn it into a private house. Or if a restaurant, change the name. The Walnut Tree was a unique place in time. It's gone.

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torres

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sure the food and place will be back to its former self with roger at the helm!!

They should just attach a blue plaque saying 'Franco cooked here' and turn it into a private house. Or if a restaurant, change the name. The Walnut Tree was a unique place in time. It's gone.

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so does that mean that it is no longer worthy of having a good reputation and serving good food under another chef(s)?

sunbeam

sunbeam

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sure the food and place will be back to its former self with roger at the helm!!

They should just attach a blue plaque saying 'Franco cooked here' and turn it into a private house. Or if a restaurant, change the name. The Walnut Tree was a unique place in time. It's gone.

S

so does that mean that it is no longer worthy of having a good reputation and serving good food under another chef(s)?

Did I say that? Franco and Anne created the Tree, so I think that a new chef should trade under a new name and make his/her own reputation. That's what I would want to do anyway.

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bakerestates

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Did I say that? Franco and Anne created the Tree, so I think  that a new chef should trade under a new name and make his/her own reputation. That's what I would want to do anyway.

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It is said to be bad luck to change the name of buildings that were pubs - I don't know if The Walnut Tree was or not but given its location I think it must have been. Even if they did change the name it would always be known as 'that place that used to be the Walnut Tree'.

I don't think you would have Ford changing the name of Jaguar or Volkswagen changing the name of Bentley.

sunbeam

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Did I say that? Franco and Anne created the Tree, so I think  that a new chef should trade under a new name and make his/her own reputation. That's what I would want to do anyway.

S

It is said to be bad luck to change the name of buildings that were pubs - I don't know if The Walnut Tree was or not but given its location I think it must have been. Even if they did change the name it would always be known as 'that place that used to be the Walnut Tree'.

I don't think you would have Ford changing the name of Jaguar or Volkswagen changing the name of Bentley.

Jaguar et al are brands, marques, it's not the same thing at all. If it was a pub with that name originally, as you say, then there be a valid historical/heritage reason to keep the name. Only if that name goes back further than, say, 100 years though.

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Basildog

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The thought just struck me that i'm a fine one to be telling restaurants to change their name when a new owner takes over, my name is not Margot :laugh:

slacker

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I agree that a name change is a good idea, like The New Angel in Dartmouth, The New Walnut Tree

so it will be The New New Angel in Dartmouth now :hmmm:

The Fallen Angel?

slacker,

Padstow, Cornwall

sunbeam

sunbeam

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Didn't it appear in a Kitchen Nightmares?

it did in the post franco years.

that lasted long!

Spain was crying out for decent Italian food in those heady times. or have i misunderstood!

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