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Uisce by Heaney’s, Cardiff- July 2020 reopening
On July 23, 2020 by The Plate Licked CleanUisce, small but perfectly formed, has always impressed. If you like handles like ‘best’ or ‘elite’ then this sits comfortably within that group, that small coterie of Cardiff places which attract unanimous high praise and loyalty. I’m no exception: I loved it the minute I tried it. This, though, is their first night’s reopening, and
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Saraztro, Wellfield Road, Cardiff
On July 15, 2020 by The Plate Licked CleanThis was never going to be just about the food, was it? The first meal ‘out’, I mean. Whether your it’s the resumption of the school run, queuing hours for a McDonald’s (or laughing at those who do, while lining up for our £4 sourdough), we all need our little dose of normality. Those comforting
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Cooking at home with Mercado 44
On July 7, 2020 by The Plate Licked CleanSaturday mornings have taken on a comforting form over the last month or two, centring around collecting my orders from the Bar 44 group’s new online Mercado collection service. Choose your treats, choose between Asador in Cardiff or the branches in Cowbridge and Penarth as a pick-up point. The shop is a deft selection of
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How to make the perfect roast potato
On June 7, 2020 by The Plate Licked CleanI know I should have been doing something noble over the last few months. I haven’t learned a new language and I don’t have a sourdough starter to cosset, so I’ve had to make do with mucking about in the kitchen in the times I should have been working. There are plenty of others who
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‘Cardiff Bites’: my lockdown list
On May 22, 2020 by The Plate Licked CleanIt’s a familiar title, filched from the pioneering grande dame of Cardiff restaurant blogging and current Instagram curly hair advice/cat appreciation maven): this is a bunch of essentially Cardiffian dishes and experiences which, unlike myself, were born and refined here. Dishes which have kept popping into my mind, taunting me with their charms, while we
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Sushi Life, Wellfield Road, Cardiff: Jan 2020 revisit
On February 9, 2020 by The Plate Licked CleanThere’s a long tradition of food-related riddles. One of the most well-known- and the inspiration behind the logo you’ve seen countless times on that Lyle’s Golden Syrup tin in your cupboard- is thousands of years old and biblical in origin. Briefly, Samson (Delilah, lovely hair, superhuman strength) killed a mountain lion with his bare hands