MATT TEBBUTT the of Foxhunter at Nanty-derry, near Abergavenny, has become a TV chef.

The Newport man, who learned to cook at some of London's top restaurants, is appearing in a series of shows on ITV Wales later this month.

Called Food for All Seas-ons, the programme airs at 2.30pm from September 20 to 24. Featuring recipes for autumn, it focuses on Matt's work in the kitchen and out and about with his local suppliers.

Matt is shown knocking up some interesting dishes such as Welsh lamb roasted in hay, mixed seafood bourride and spicy mayonnaise, slow-roast belly pork, fennel chilli and garlic, and gratin of autumn fruits with lavender shortbread.

Out and about with local suppliers, the programme features NS James of Raglan the speciality and rare breed butcher and Vin Sullivans of the Fish Co Wales in Abergavenny.

Also in Abergavenny, Matt is shown visiting Bower Farm Dairy which supplies Foxhunter with clotted cream from its own Jersey herd and Old Spot pork from its dairy-fed pigs.

One of the programmes features Raoul - a mysterious Belgian now living in the Wye Valley - who brings wild mushrooms and berries to Foxhunter. This enigmatic individual trades as The Wild One.

He and Matt are seen hunting for samphire and sea spinach under the Severn Bridge and winberries in Wentwood.

Matt's laid back style is expected to generate some humorous scenes especially when it comes to matching up different wines to try with his dishes.

The TV exposure should bring Foxhunter to a wider audience. Although the former pub - which Matt and wife Lisa converted to an up-market restaurant - is well know locally, it's still a bit off the beaten track for tourists.

Foxhunter was the name of the horse which bore local equestrian Sir Harry Llewellyn to Olympic gold in Finland in 1952.

It was the only gold medal Britain won that year.

Sir Harry was from Nantyderry and his horse was buried locally. In 1999 Sir Harry's ashes were sprinkled over the horse's grave.

Matt and Lisa (who comes from Blackwood) left London to find a healthier environment in which they could raise their children.

After an extensive search of potential properties they settled on Foxhunter which at the time was rather down-at-heel .

Since then the restaurant has been recognised as a leading establishment by all the big-name guide writers and has featured in the Taste of Wales campaign.