A grape that’s one in a Semillion? Tasting of Semillion wines at the Jeroboam Club, Bristol.
Been a while since I have done a blog post on a wine tasting, with the last one being way back in March on the seriously good wines of the … Continue reading
A wine drinkers’ delight? Fly by Night, Cardiff City Centre.
The proliferation of Cardiff’s cocktail bar scene seemingly continues apace with the Botanist the next one due to open shortly. I must admit that I find the economics of this … Continue reading
Tiffin time! Mowgli Street Food, Cardiff
Tiffin is a throwback to day of the Raj, a light mid – afternoon meal taken by the chaps in pith helmets or (for those of a older generation like … Continue reading
Water’s the name, wine and so much more is the game – Uisce by Heaneys, Pontcanna, Cardiff. UPDATED: July 2019
Uisce (pronounced Ish-ka) is the new venture from Tommy Heaney, badged as a wine and coffee bar. As Uisce means water in Gaelic and it being a wine bar (a … Continue reading
Saint or sinner? Santiago’s Tapas bar & Restaurant, Cardiff
Santiago is Spanish for Saint James. So a place, on the site of Truffles (an establishment that had been operating in Cardiff ever since I can remember and I have … Continue reading
A meal that really cuts the mustard? Richard Bainbridge guest chef dinner at Heaney’s Cardiff
This is a second post from me on Heaney’s since it opened in October, but the start of the guest chef’s dinners seemed to me to be worthy of another … Continue reading
The Philly – osopher’s cheesesteak ? The Alchemist, High Street, Cardiff
I sometimes think that on the High Streets of the UK (certainly in Cardiff) the cocktail bar has replaced the bookie or charity shop as the default new use for … Continue reading
