Home (Penarth restaurant) explained

Home
Pushpin Map:Wales Vale of Glamorgan
Map Alt:A map of the southernmost area of Wales.
Head-Chef:James Sommerin
Food-Type:British cuisine
Rating: Michelin Guide[1]
Street-Address:1, Royal Buildings, Stanwell Road, Penarth
City:Penarth
County:Vale of Glamorgan
Postcode:CF64
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.4361°N -3.1751°W

Home is a restaurant in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is owned by chef James Sommerin and run by Sommerin and his family.

Sommerin formerly ran the Michelin starred Restaurant James Sommerin on Penarth seafront[2] and, before that, the Michelin starred The Crown at Whitebrook in Monmouthshire.[3]

Description

Home is located at 1, Royal Buildings on Stanwell Road in Penarth town centre[4] and opened its doors on 18 August 2021. It has blacked-out windows to create and intimate, immersive experience for customers, who also have to ring the front doorbell to enter. Home is much smaller than Sommerin's previous restaurant on Penarth seafront. Neither does it allow diners to choose items from a menu, instead they are presented with a four-course lunch or an evening eight-dish taster menu.

Home is run by Sommerin and his immediate family, with Sommerin and his daughter Georgia working in the kitchen. His wife Louise and daughter Angharad also work front of house in the restaurant.

Recognition

Six months after opening, Home appeared in the Michelin Guide and was awarded a Michelin Star.[5] A year later in February 2023 the restaurant was awarded three AA rosettes for culinary excellence.[6] Home came 25th on SquareMeal's 2022 UK top 100 list of restaurants.[7]

Television appearances

In the first episode of the Hairy Bikers television series The Hairy Bikers Go Local, first broadcast on BBC2 on 3 January 2023,[8] the duo visit Home to try one of the Sommerins' dishes.[9]

Home appeared in BBC2's The Great British Menu, first broadcast on 15 February 2023, when Georgia Sommerin competed to cook a dish for a Paddington Bear-themed banquet.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . 18 March 2023. Michelin Guide.
  2. News: Williams. Kathryn. James Sommerin opening new Penarth fine-dining restaurant . 7 July 2021 . 18 March 2023 . Wales Online.
  3. News: Michelin-starred Crown at Whitebrook closes. 3 April 2016. BBC News. 7 March 2013.
  4. News: Price. Katherine. James Sommerin to open new Penarth restaurant called Home . subscription. The Caterer. 30 April 2021.
  5. News: Bryant. Miranda. Home cooking: the British families who are winning Michelin stars . . 20 February 2022 . 18 March 2023 .
  6. News: Rowlands. Eve. The Welsh restaurants given AA Rosettes at the 2023 awards . 28 February 2023 . 18 March 2023 . Wales Online.
  7. News: Home by James Sommerin, Penarth, named among the best restaurants in the UK . 15 April 2022 . 18 March 2023 . Penarth Times.
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gqs3
  9. News: Rowlands. Eve. Hairy Bikers Go Local: Where is Michelin star restaurant Home, what's on the menu and the Welsh producers they visit . 3 January 2023 . 18 March 2023 . Wales Online.
  10. News: Home Eat Penarth appeared on BBC's The Great British Menu . 15 February 2023 . 18 March 2023 . Penarth Times.