Cornish Capers before the “circuit breaker” – St Ives Bay and beyond
As we are (at least here in Wales), back in our gilded cages with our lockdown/circuit breaker/fire break (always interesting to find out what items our lords and masters consider … Continue reading
Persian pick me up – Taste of Persia
Following a fabulous “Cook at home” feast from Leyli Joon & Co. at the beginning of lockdown, I have developed quite a taste for Persian food. As a result an … Continue reading
An “affare” to remember? Sunday lunch at Porro, Llandaf, Cardiff
As the Italian speakers amongst you will know, “affare” means deal/bargain in Italian and this post refers to the seemingly rather good value Sunday lunch offer at Porro in Llandaf … 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
Working up an appetite. The “worker lunch” at Steen the Chef, Cardiff City Centre
I am always on the look out for bargain lunch time offers in Cardiff. This have the dual benefit of getting me off my arse and out of the office … Continue reading
A meal out of a spaghetti western! Caffe Fragolino, Llandaff, Cardiff
I have always been a big fan of Italian food. To me it’s simplicity is one of its greatest strengths, with the use of a few top quality ingredients to … Continue reading
Feed your face for a fiver! Sit down lunch time bargains in Cardiff City centre.
After Christmas money tends to be tight, with the blow out over and pay day still some way off. Many of us feel, in January, the need to pinch the … 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
One of Cardiff’s hot new coffee shops? 200 Degrees, Cardiff City Centre
The growth of the coffee shop culture on the UK high street is nothing short of a phenomena. A report, earlier this year, suggested that the combined turnover of coffee shops … 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
