Photomarathon and tapas style snacks in the Wellington pub Cardiff
On Friday myself and my son were going to the Photomarathon exhibition at the old library in the Hayes in Cardiff as we were two of the numbers! But on the way we decided to get some food and popped into the newly refurbished Duke of Wellington, not normally my cup of tea a posh...
Cardiff Food & Drink festival 2010 – Cake you say
I managed to only get an hour down the Cardiff bay food & drink festival on the Saturday, but luckily went back with the mrs on the Sunday for the whole afternoon and got home in time for the Football. Some great food and drink to be had, we managed a glass of one of...
Want a decent pint and a very good steak in Cardiff?
Myself and the Mrs went to the Maltsters in Llandaff last week. It’s one of the Cardiff brewery Brains, modern pubs which they have changed a lot over the last year from the no nonsense pub I remember from my youth (ok 20s) to a open plan pub that serves good food, and for the...
Last nights Cardiff Bloggers meetup went for James Cuff stayed for the Polenta Chips #cdfblogs
Being that my day job is as the development powerhouse behind the Walesonline/YourCardiff team (yes It’s not just sheds with me and sarcasm, oh it is) then I had to go last night to PicaPica for the first Cardiff Blogger Meetup of the year, even if it was just to carry the projector. It was...
Brains you are surprising us with your marketing for National Cask Ale Week
Brains are upping their marketing this year with this great promotional tool to get people to taste their cask ales, what you mean there are people in Kardiff not tasted a Brains Dark, shame on you. I can’t see this going down well in all their houses (Vulcan, Cottage & City Arms) but in the...
Is it just Cardiff that have Omelettes in Baps?
There is a great little Cafe ,Bistro One in Cardiff City centre I have been visiting for more years than I care to think, and it’s near the stadium and by City Arms , they do these great rolls with Omelettes in. Today I had a Chicken/Ham & onion one. I have never had them...
The Worst Pint of Beer in Cardiff is at …
We went to the Wales V France Games Last night. Had a couple of pints before the game At the Goat Major great pint of Hydes Berry Good Ale AT the Central Bar (a spoons pub) Rhymney Export but at 2.95 a pint But the worse pint of the night was at the stadium £3.50...
Goat major Beer festival – Cardiff – Red Hop Lover, DangleBeer & Bread of Heaven
The wonderful Oasis in Cardiff that is the Goat Major is having a mini beer festival this week, you would not know it as nothing on the Brains website I had a tip off from ArfurD Beers on today include Brewseters Red Hop Lover, DangleBeery & Brains own Bread of Heaven. Later in the Week...
A climb up Kilimanjaro & Brains beer a good mix? In this case yes
On of my colleagues is taking part in the Kilimanjaro climb for cancer (you can sponsor her here). But another good thing to come of this is a new beer has been brewed by Cardiff Brewer Brains ‘Up and Over’ ale has been specially created for the Brains SA Captains Climb. The 500ml bottle is...
When Two (or Three) Buses Collide
Excitement this morning on the way to work – Was walking from the other side of Cardiff as had to get bus as car is still snowed in (we live on hills in the valleys) Two (or three) Cardiff buses crashed into each other on Westgate street. If my bus was not late I may...
Would you be afraid of me on a friday night in Cardiff?
update: The photo of me made page 2 in todays South Wales Echo I wondered why people where looking at me strange (more than usual) In my day job I sometimes get asked to pose for photos (no not like that), I think it’s because I sit next to the picture desk and if they...
Good start to 'Spoons Festival : Purityale one to go back for
Had a few tasters today at the Gatekeeper in Cardiff, with my mate Simon. I said I wanted a nice Porter this festival and I was not dissapointed, Caledonian double dark oatmeal stout Caledonian double dark oatmeal stout Maybe I should have left that for the end as my pallet was just tasting wheaty lovelyness...
