Asian Slaw Recipe Ingredients 1/2 red cabbage sliced 1 red onion 3 spring onions 8 radishes sliced into rounds 2 medium carrots julienned 1 bag of beansprouts Dressing juice and rind of 1 lime 3 dessert spoons light soy (because who actually has a table spoon in the kitchen?) 3 dessert spoons fish sauce 3 […]

Pettigrew Bakery at Riverside Market I’m a big fan of Pettigrew from first discovering them at Riverside Market on a Sunday with their arsenal of savoury and sugary goodies, tempting passing market visitors with generous helpings of tasters to hand. I think it’s fair to say i’ve gone through the whole menu at least once […]

The Savoy Grill Restaurant-2

Most people have probably heard of the Savoy Hotel on the Strand in London and equally most are probably aware of the Savoy Grill Restaurant at the hotel. It wasn’t exactly on my radar of places to try when in London as I thought it would be a bit over my budget but I was […]

thai turkey and bacon meatballs with peanut butter sriracha noodles

Thai Turkey and Bacon Meatball Recipe 100g thai bacon chopped into small chunks (or standard bacon if you don’t *sign up to Cure and Simple, which you should by the way) 500g minced turkey 4 spring onions chopped finely 2 cloves of garlic grated 1″ squared chunk of ginger grated 3 teaspoons fish sauce 1 […]

James Sommerin became the first Penarth Michelin Star restaurant recently beating Cardiff with nil poise, having no restaurants with the highly respected accolade for outstanding culinary expertise themselves. Situated along the Esplenade in Penarth it makes for outstanding views whilst chowing down on some of the best food in South Wales. I’ve had my eyes […]

Kimchi udon noodle recipe

Ingredients 2 packets ready cooker udon noodles (I used M & S) 2 dessert spoons kimchi chopped 1 clove garlic grated 4 spring onions chopped diagonally 1 teaspoon sesame seeds toasted sesame oil to season 2 egg yolks 1/2 stock cube 150ml boiling water 2 teaspoons gochujang paste Instructions Warm the ready cooked noodles in […]

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We’ve been busting to try Owen from Bar 44’s new venture Asador 44 since following their instagram account since November 2016 although they only opened it’s doors about a month ago. It’s been a busy month of late so we set the date of sampling some old cow for my birthday last Friday. Asador the […]

Jols restaurant in Merthyr is churning out some of the best food in the north end of the valleys with head honcho Jamie o’Leary orchestrating things behind the kitchen. Jamie who was taken under the wings of Stephen Terry at The Hardwick and learnt his trade as sous chef at the Abergavenny fine dinning restaurant. […]

Ingredients 1 clove of garlic finely grated or chopped 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder Juice of 1/4 of a lemon 4 teaspoons low fat greek yogurt 4 teaspoons mayo 30-40g crumbled blue cheese depending on preference. I used Cropwell Bishop Blue Stilton salt and pepper to taste Drizzle […]

Pizza and pasta at Porro Italian Restaurant Lllandaff, Cardiff

Porro has been on my radar for a while now since I heard about the launch of the Wellfield Road addition and no more since my return from Italy last week. I’ve never been one for pasta to be honest but probably because I’ve only ever really had it at home and when your mum […]