A Welsh gin distillery which creates drinks from foraged wild flowers has found itself in the final of a nationwide awards designed to find the next culinary big thing. Now in its fifth year, The Young British Foodie Awards is an annual event that seeks out new, visionary talent in food and drink across the […]
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A Street food chef has become the world’s first to earn a Michelin star
Could Swansea market or Cardiff’s trendy Street Food Circus soon be serving up Michelin-starred food? It might sound crazy but a simple fast food vendor in Singapore has just become the first to be awarded cooking’s most sought after seal of approval. Malaysian-born Chan Hon Meng said he was dumbfounded when he got a call […]
Local restaurant best in Wales in the Good Food Guide
An Anglesey restaurant has been named the best in Wales in the Good Food Guide. Sosban and The Old Butchers Restaurant, in Menai Bridge , has won the Good Food Guide’s Reader Award for Best Local Restaurant in Wales. Husband and wife duo behind the eatery, Stephen and Bethan Stevens, said they are “over the […]
Cardiff International Food Festival
Visitors have been faced with something of a dilemma at the capital’s biggest food festival this weekend in Cardiff Bay that is what to eat first. With mountains of colourful cupcakes, trays of mouthwatering macarons, platefuls of churros and stacks of sugar-coated Welsh cakes along with savouries like crabrolls and vegetable curries, the choices at […]
This sparkling wine has been voted the best in Wales by the world’s leading wine experts
A sparkling wine from Tintern has been awarded the Welsh Wine of the Year trophy by a group of global experts. Parva Farm Vineyard Dathliad 2013 was awarded the trophy for the most outstanding Welsh wine at The English Welsh Wine of the Year Competition, the UK wine industry’s annual national awards. It’s the only […]
Cardiff’s tallest restaurant ‘The Classroom’ opens offering panoramic views
Diners at a new Cardiff restaurant the Classroom will be able to enjoy dizzying panoramic views across the capital. The Classroom, sat on the fifth floor of the new Cardiff and Vale College city centre campus claims to be the city’s highest eatery. The restaurant opened in 2015 inside the recently opened £45m site, and […]
Takeaway review: Bombay Mix, Whitchurch, Cardiff
PERMANENTLY CLOSED You can still get a curry close at Mowglis Restaurant Bombay Mix, Whitchurch, Cardiff Cuisine: Indian Address: 7 Penlline Rd, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 2AA Phone number: 029 2063 6060 Order: Chicken pasanda, chicken dopiaza, one portion of pilau rice, peshwari naan, onion bhaji, saag aloo. Price: £26.85 (plus a charge of 65p for […]
Vegan and vegetarian places to eat in Cardiff
We’ve rounded up the cafés, restaurants and other places to dine in Cardiff where you can tuck into great vegan and vegetarian eats. Some of the bigger chains which are popular among veggie diners are included, as are stalls and stores where you can stock up on meat-free food you love. 1. Anna-Loka Anna-Loka, Cardiff’s […]
Restaurant review: Cicchetti in Station Road, Radyr
Cicchetti: As Radyr celebrated the annual switching on of the Christmas lights in Station Road, many of the revellers jostled to get a glimpse through the partially-covered windows of an empty shop – myself included. For the building was in the middle of a major transformation and there was much talk about the Italian restaurant […]
Stake a claim on tail fillet steak – celebrity chef Glynn Purnell
There are arguably few better dishes (for meat eaters at least!) than a really good and simple fillet steak. “Tail fillet steak is often overlooked, which is a shame as it has a wonderful taste,” says chef Glynn Purnell. Here he shares his recipe for getting it just right. Tail fillet of beef with baked […]