Hendrick’s ‘G’n’Tea’ at The Park Plaza, Cardiff
On February 26, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanI didn’t think I was going to like this. Quietly, afternoon tea has very much become A Thing recently and most hotels now have their own slice of a lucrative market. Not my kind of Thing, though: in my mind it’s musty and prissy. It’s dainty-for-the-sake-of-it, finicky food. It’s what my old Prof (he was
Elgano, Cathedral Road, Cardiff
On February 21, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanNewly opened, Elgano is now run by a team of Italians clearly passionate about their food. “Cooking is love made visible” runs the legend over the kitchen, which pretty much sums it up for me. There are no surprises on this menu: it’s like a rundown of Italian restaurants’ greatest hits: spaghetti bolognese, farfalle with
Mint & Mustard, Penarth
On January 22, 2016 by The Plate Licked Clean‘Keralan Passion, Britsh Style’ runs the legend over the bar in the new Mint and Mustard, Penarth. With the acquisition of a new chef, ex-Dishoom and Bombay Brasserie, this is a high-profile and well-situated addition to Penarth’s town centre, being only an enthusiastically hoiked patata brava from the estimable Bar 44. There’s an expansive selection on offer,
Porro, Llandaff, Cardiff
On January 17, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanSat on Llandaff’s High Street, Porro comes trailing clouds of glory thanks to its big sister in the city centre, The Potted Pig. Straight off the bat, they proclaim their love of local food served with a love of Italy; they serve ‘Italian-ish’ food, rather than devote themselves to the slavishly myopic quest for the
Keralan Karavan pop up, Cardiff
On January 10, 2016 by The Plate Licked CleanSpiceberry is dead; long live Spiceberry. Well, almost. The recently closed restaurant in Caroline Street has long been a favourite, a kind of best-kept secret among local diners. It was the kind of place you either loved, or hadn’t tried yet. Previous visits made a big impression while Pramod Nair was head chef, here and
Shake Shack, St David’s 2, Cardiff
On December 22, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanOccupying a prime slab of city centre real  estate on the first floor of St David’s 2, Shake Shack is brand new- as I write this, it’s been open for less than three hours- and is their first UK branch outside London, extending the narrative of Cardiff as somewhere even star ‘brands’- hello Burger and Lobster,
This blog is a very simple thing.
I won’t try to sell you any hand lotion, exercise programmes, coffee syrups or Patagonian nose flutes. You won’t find tips on dating, ‘wellness’ or yoga mats.
I write because I love it (and food, as indicated by my increasing girth). Greed happens to be my Deadly Sin of choice, but at least it is never shy of providing me with subject matter.Â
A simple thing, then: all you get is me wittering on semi-coherently about places I’ve eaten at; hence a ‘restaurant blog’ rather than a ‘food blog’, although there are a few recipes scattered throughout.Â
From mezze to Michelin ‘fine dining’ and all points in between.Â