Hooray for Heaney’s – so is this a great British menu? Heaney’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff.
This post relates to a soft opening event at which the food prices were 50% of the standard prices (booze was full price). Whilst undoubtedly paying half price for food … Continue reading
Take a Bao! Bao, Fitzrovia, London
Bao in London has been somewhat of a phenomenon for a few years now, with tales of epic queues to grab one of the few tables/stools in their miniscule Soho … Continue reading
Don’t judge a “libro” by its cover – Calabrisella, Canton, Cardiff
Restaurants come in all shapes and sizes and as a general rule the swankier the exterior and interior the higher the expectations in terms of the food on offer (and … Continue reading
Totally “pit” boss – Hangfire Southern Kitchen, Barry, South Wales.
It has taken me an eon it seems to finally get to what is rapidly becoming the “legendary” permanent base in Barry, South Wales of the dynamic duo (already the … Continue reading
A cheeky bit of bacon and quackingly good prosciutto – home cure recipes
It has been a while since I did anything other than a restaurant review on the blog, but I am a great fan of home curing and have been making … Continue reading
Bringing home the bacon – my home cured bacon recipe
Who doesn’t love the smell of bacon cooking and who doesn’t also love the taste of hot crispy cooked bacon? Well OK if you are a veggie this may not … Continue reading
Forget the rest, home smoked salmon is the best.
Smoke salmon used to be a high days and holidays only treat when I was a nipper (a very, very, very long time ago) with my Father bringing it back … Continue reading
