Food and travel blog focusing on food travel and sight-seeing, from Cardiff to the Caribbean
Situated just outside Cardiff, Newport isn’t the first place I would’ve thought of going for a fine dining meal – until now. Mojo the Food Bar is based in Clarence House on Clarence Place, just over the bridge from the roundabout that leads on to Newport train station, and towards the new shopping centre, Friar’s Walk. […] Read more…
It’s not often you get the opportunity to dine out in a 19th century gothic chapel. Sitting in Chapel 1877 recently, staring up at the intricate stained glass windows and the colossal chandeliers, I felt like I was sat in the dining hall at Hogwarts. Built in 1877, Chapel was originally known as Pembroke Terrace Chapel; […] Read more…
Having lived in Cardiff for the majority of my life, I’ve never booked a hotel room in the city before. But when I was invited along to the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa on Newport Road, Cardiff to sample Urban Bar and Kitchen restaurant’s new Spring menu, I was more than happy to take up […] Read more…
Earlier this month, the five-star Celtic Manor Resort opened its first Asian fine dining restaurant, Cen (pronounced ‘sen’) at Celtic Manor with Larkin Cen, 2013 BBC Masterchef finalist and former co-owner of Hokkei, a popular pan-Asian pop-up and takeaway based on Crwys Road, Cardiff that went into administration in early January. Whilst I was sad to see Hokkei […] Read more…
As a food blogger, it’s always lovely to receive invites to restaurant reviews but no matter how many restaurants I visit, I still get really excited when I’m invited to visit somewhere that I’ve heard particularly good things about. So, when I checked my emails one day last month to discover an invite to the Chef’s Table at […] Read more…