Can a can can or should they be canned? My first try of canned wines
When you think of wine you automatically think of a glass and/or bottle of it (well I do). Of an evening “Shall we open a bottle of red” or “I … Continue reading
Sometimes it is the little things – Little Kitchen CF3, Cardiff
I was approached by the lady who has set up the Little Kitchen CF3 , a Cardiff based home cooked meal delivery service, with a view to a “comp’d three … Continue reading
V for Vermuteria – Vermut, Cardiff City centre
As I hispanophile, I have a love of the hole in the wall bars that are typical of many a Spanish town and city. These are the sorts of places … Continue reading
A legend of the Levant! Chateau Musar tasting with the Mystere Wine Club
There are few producers that define a Country wine wise – wines so synonymous with a region that they almost become one in the same. The hoover and vacuum cleaners … Continue reading
Taking time out for a long(a) lunch/brunch break? Longa Turkish Cafe, Cardif.
Turkey is, perhaps somewhat unfairly, not particularly famed for its cuisine. Ask 100 people to list the great cuisines of the world and (outside Turkey) I doubt very much many (if … Continue reading
PX perfection – Montilla Moriles Virtual tasting with Curado Bar and Montilla Moriles Wines UK
One of the unexpected joys of lockdown has been the explosion of online wine tasting. As an old stick in the mud technophobe (I emanate an electromagnetic field that disrupt … Continue reading
Dipping it’s toe back in the water, French style – Milkwood’s take away menu.
Milkwood in Pontcanna was (after an initial burst of takeaway activity) dormant for most of lockdown, but in a very welcome sign of things slowly (oh so slowly) getting back … Continue reading
The wonder of Welsh wine- a tasting of various vinous delights Cymru has to offer during #Welshwineweek.
Wales and wine is not, perhaps, two words that a lot of people would put together, but it is fair to say that Welsh wine has come on in leaps … Continue reading
Back in the game! First post lockdown meal out – at the Heathcock, Llandaff, Cardiff.
One of the things I have really missed since lockdown started in 54 bc (back when Julius Ceasar first invaded Britain – slight exaggeration, but sometimes it feels that long … Continue reading
Ruling the “cooped up” roost? Mr. Croquewich’s fried chicken shop.
There have been many, many sh*te things to moan about in terms of lockdown and all being cooped up inside with no place to go, not least the likely dreadful … Continue reading
