Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Chai St, Canton, Cardiff
On January 26, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanLike a phoenix from the ashes… Chai Street in its original incarnation was a bold move. A new concept, an intriguing new direction for the trailblazing Mint and Mustard under Anand George. It quickly became a firm favourite with many, but things changed and the decision was taken to expand Mint and Mustard into Chai
Cardiff . Cheap Eats . Restaurants in Wales
La’Shish, City Road, Cardiff
On January 18, 2015 by The Plate Licked Clean‘Fusion’ is still a thing, isn’t it? I ask only because there have been a few sightings locally of unlikely culinary marriages, of cuisines you wouldn’t normally associate. The most intriguing of these is a recent opening in Splott, with its head-spinning offer of Hungarian, Indian and peri-peri chicken all across the same threshold. Perhaps
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Pitch Bar & Eatery, Mill Lane, Cardiff
On January 4, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanWe should give ourselves cool names. Burger Buccaneers, perhaps. Patty Pioneers. Fry Fiends… OH JUST GET ON WITH IT. Another new opening; another quarry to hunt down. The slogan ‘Handmade with Heart’ is always going to tickle your underbelly. A sought-after location, this- nestled between Mocka and Soda at the St Mary’s St end of
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Spit & Sawdust burgers, Rhymney River Bridge Road, Cardiff
On December 15, 2014 by The Plate Licked CleanIf I remember my history- and I rather think I have- Oscar Wilde was father to 114 illegitimate children, world heavyweight boxing champion, and author of the best-selling pamphlet, ‘Why I Like To Do It With Girls‘. What history has forgotten, though, is his way with a quip. A pithy turn of phrase. An aphorism,
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Bangkok Café, Canton, Cardiff
On November 5, 2014 by The Plate Licked CleanThere are always those few places you’ve known for a good while, but only in foreshortened perspective. You might have had a few takeaways, you might even be no stranger to dropping in for a quick lunch; but you’ve never really got to grips with what is admittedly a substantial number of options- over 50.
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Chilli Basil, City Road, Cardiff
On October 24, 2014 by The Plate Licked CleanI’ve been waiting for this one for what seems an age. One of the occupational hazards of walking/driving/tangoing up -and indeed down- City Road, is playing ‘Spot the new place to fill your face’. Sat on the corner of City Road and Strathnairn Street, Chilli Basil occupies the site of the former Six Flavours and
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