Is the “New” World any different to the “Old” World? Le Monde, Cardiff City centre.
Le Monde has been going for what seems like an eternity, with it being the “in vogue” place (alongside its long deceased stable mate Champers) when I was at Uni … 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
Rockin Rioja! Mystere Wine Club tasting of Rioja wines from 2001 onwards
Readers of the blog will know I am a Rioja nut. It was my first love wine wise (a La Rioja Alta – Vina Ardanza being one of the wine … Continue reading
My best Soliciting (Flavours) of 2018
So yet another year whizzes past at break neck speed. On the food and drink front it has been a good year (bit shite otherwise – glad to see the … Continue reading
Basque-ing in the meat!! Goizeko Izarra el txuletón de Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain.
After nigh on a week of gorging on pintxos and Michelin Star dainties in glorious Donostia San Sebastian (please let me win the lottery so I can buy a house … Continue reading
Which 01 is número uno? A tasting of reserva and gran reserva wines from the glorious 2001 Rioja vintage.
Regular reader of the blog will know I am rather partial to a glass of vino and my first love (wine wise – think otherwise it was a blonde when … Continue reading
Heat and eats in tapas town – a few days stuffing my face in Sevilla, Spain.
With Christmas and New Year out the way many people’s thoughts turn to where to go on holiday (with us all getting bombarded by incessant holiday adverts on the TV … Continue reading
My best Soliciting (Flavours) of 2017
It is that time of the year again when the excesses of Christmas have passed and we have the ginormous anti-climax that is New Year’s Eve to (not) look forward … Continue reading
Guess who’s back! The return of the Philharmonic, Cardiff City centre.
I have lived in Cardiff for more years than I care to remember and for a big chunk of those years the Philharmonic (aka the Philly) was pretty much a … Continue reading
The art of the Steak – Casa Rufo, Bilbao, Spain
After a week of gorging ourselves on pintxos in Donostia San Sebastian and Bilbao, Mrs. SF, my sister, her husband and I fancied something more substantial in the form of … Continue reading
