Food & drink

Food and drink news and reviews, including recipes, restaurant reviews and info about some of the bars, pubs and clubs that are worth a shout.

Entrecôte, Cardiff restaurant review

Entrecôte Café De Paris in Cardiff Bay combines a great location with stunning views and a mouth watering menu. As the name would suggest, the food is stunningly French, although Parisian might

Creamy chicken and leek chowder

This creamy chicken and leek chowder is a brilliantly luxuriant winter warmer with a hearty shot of vegetables and a good ratio of succulent chicken breast. The small amount of cream you

Banana bread recipe

Banana bread is one of the few go-to recipes when you’ve bought too many bananas and you haven’t had a chance to eat them all before they start to get too ripe

Raiders of the Last Tube comes to The Lexington

The Secret Garden Party are going monthly with the launch of a new club night called Raiders of the Last Tube at The Lexington in Kings Cross, London. Adding to their annual

Bill’s Restaurant, Cardiff review

Bill’s restaurant on the corner of the Wyndham Arcade in Cardiff is easy to fall for. It’s one of Cardiff’s new wave of great restaurants that have appeared as if by magic

The Original End of the World Party, Village Underground

Let’s be fair, the ongoing claims for a new date for the end of the world have all been met with a rugged resilience here on earth, so the only thing to

Quiquiriqui brings the first Mezcaleria to the UK

The conquistadors weren’t exactly kindly or benevolent Hesuses when they took to the Americas, but one of the positives to come out of the whole sorry affair is the adaptation of the

Patatas Bravas recipe

Patatas Bravas is a classic Spanish tapas dish and while it take a little more preparation than the average potato recipe, it’s well worth the effort. This is a little spicy, so

Greenwood and Brown, Cardiff

A fairly recent addition to the Cardiff restaurant mix, Greenwood and Brown does a lot to add a bit more diversity to food available in the capital city. It’s got a smart

Purple Poppadom, Cardiff

When you head out for food on Cowbridge Road East, there’s a very wide divergence between the best you can get and the worst. However, Purple Poppadom (Cardiff), is definitely at the