Food and travel blog focusing on food travel and sight-seeing, from Cardiff to the Caribbean
The tiled entrance to Le Bistrot Pierre Based in Cardiff’s Brewery Quarter on Caroline Street, Le Bistrot Pierre is the latest opening from the French restaurant chain and the newest addition to the Quarter. Joining a handful of restaurants located next to a string of fast food outlets known affectionately by locals as ‘Chippy Lane’, Le Bistrot Pierre brings something new to the Quarter in […] Read more…
When I heard Chef Anand George has opened a daytime food venue on Church Street called Münchesters, I didn’t know what to expect. With his award-winning Canton-based restaurant Purple Poppadom serving fine Indian cuisine, what could Anand have in mind for a smaller, more informal venue? When I received an invitation to a free tasting day on Friday 13th December, I couldn’t wait to […] Read more…
Opened in 2012, Amici is a small, family-run Italian restaurant and bar situated on Cardiff’s Churchill Way, on the former site of popular restaurant Dizzy Llama. Meaning ‘friends’ in Italian, Amici offers traditional Italian cuisine and a warm welcome. Amici is owned and run by Toni Venditto, who began his culinary career in Milan at a young age. In the early 1980s, […] Read more…
This morning my friend and I awoke craving a full breakfast, after catching up over a few too many drinks last night. So, on her recommendation, we headed to Café Mayo on Cardiff’s Whitchurch Road. Café Mayo is fairly large inside compared to other cafes in Cardiff I’ve been to, decked out with lime green walls scattered […] Read more…
Earlier this month I wrote a post about the exciting re-opening of Trade Street Café, Cardiff, under a joint ownership between Francois Dupois of Pier 64 in Penarth, and Phillip Gibb, owner of Cardiff-based Syrus Energy (click here to read my post about the reopening of Trade Street Café). I vowed to visit Trade Street […] Read more…