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'I run a spotless kitchen', says Michelin-star restaurant chef in wake of food hygiene debacle
Chef Gareth Ward, who co-owns Ynyshir near Machynlleth in mid Wales, appears in an Apple TV documentary
The chef at Wales' only two-Michelin-star restaurant has defended the way he operates his kitchen after the venue came under scrutiny over food hygiene standards.
While chasing a third Michelin star, Ynyshir was handed a one-star hygiene rating in February and told to improve due to concerns about raw and undercooked foods.
The news made global headlines and was a blow to Ward and his team, but in Apple TV's documentary series Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars, Ward said Ynyshir was "an incredible place".
"There's nothing in there that's amateurish," he told the programme. "I run a spotless kitchen."
Ward, who co-owns the restaurant near Machynlleth in mid Wales, added the hygiene rating had hurt, "because we are only trying to be the best".
"Whether you're a cafe, or a pub, or a two-Michelin-star restaurant. We've all got the same rules," he told the eight-part second series of the show, which follows elite chefs and their teams.
"But we go above and beyond everything to make what we do safe."
Ynyshir became the first restaurant in Wales to hold two Michelin stars
Ynyshir was previously ordered to stop serving raw lobster after Ceredigion council found "significant hazards" were not properly identified.