Reviews

Cobbles Kitchen & Deli: a birthday, brunch and the hard bagel?

Back when September was reigning and the sun was still shining (rather than setting at 5:30) we took a trip to the wonderful Ogmore-by-sea. It was my legendary mum a.k.a. Gale’s birthday. With the family and new puppy in tow we walked to build up an appetite for the hotly anticipated day’s brunch at Cobbles KitchenContinue reading “Cobbles Kitchen & Deli: a birthday, brunch and the hard bagel?”

La Pantera: tequila, tacos and a good time for the taste buds

Are you in need of some serious taco time? Well I know just the place. Tucked away on Quay Street between St Mary Street and Westgate Street resides La Pantera, a self-proclaimed mezcal and street food back street cantina, offering up some seriously tasty tacos with some not so serious lashings of tequila . ThisContinue reading “La Pantera: tequila, tacos and a good time for the taste buds”

The Lazy Leek: adventure, assumptions and plant-based burgers

If you’re looking for a great, pretty guilt free takeaway then look no further than The Lazy Leek’s wooden clad shack in Cardiff Pontcanna’s King’s Road Yard, a Londonesque cluster of small independently owned cafés, restaurants and businesses. It offers a unique community feel only found in small city centre residential areas and their highContinue reading “The Lazy Leek: adventure, assumptions and plant-based burgers”

Is British food really that bad? Pete Brown defends its honour in ‘Pie Fidelity: In Defence of British Food’

Have you ever thought of Britain’s national dishes of fish and chips, a roast dinner or a cooked breakfast as mediocre and just a plain old bit of stodge? See my review below of Pete Brown’s ‘Pie Fidelity’ in which he tries to argue that British food is much more than this and even something to beContinue reading “Is British food really that bad? Pete Brown defends its honour in ‘Pie Fidelity: In Defence of British Food’”

Bring the katsu curry to your kitchens

Are you missing that Wagamama feeling? Are you getting cravings for their banging bang bang cauliflower? Are you in need of some beautiful steamed buns (I know what you’re thinking so get your mind out of the gutter)? Well, have no fear as they seem to have us covered having released their recipes for theContinue reading “Bring the katsu curry to your kitchens”

My mega Mother’s Day Meal

This Mother’s Day, being unable to go to a restaurant because of the virus plaguing the world as we speak, I decided to cook the mega-est Mother’s Day Meal I could think of. And, why not learn some cool new cooking skills along the way? Of course, none of this could have been possible withoutContinue reading “My mega Mother’s Day Meal”

Simple fish dishes: the ideal midweek meal

When it is midweek and your struggling for some food inspiration for the night’s meal I urge you to look no further than a simple fish dish. Usually an easy fish dinner takes the form of some frozen Birds Eye or Young’s (other brands are available) battered cod fillets and chips bunged in the ovenContinue reading “Simple fish dishes: the ideal midweek meal”

Love a Chinese but hail the homemade? Kwoklyn Wan offers the answers in his ‘Chinese Takeaway Cookbook’

Here’s a review of Kwoklyn Wan (yes, Gok Wan’s brother’s) recipes for your takeaway favourites, with no MSG in sight. Flipping through the pages of this cookbook you spot the absolute classics of everyone’s favourite takeaway (Chinese right?) and its iconic pamphlet style menu. Queue recipes for prawn toasts, beef and green pepper in blackContinue reading “Love a Chinese but hail the homemade? Kwoklyn Wan offers the answers in his ‘Chinese Takeaway Cookbook’”