After BBC documented Ieuan and Jez’s crusade to the Pizza World Championships earlier this year, they have since returned to Cardiff Market and have continued cooking up a storm The pizza at Ffwrnes is some of the most popular in Cardiff. They are based in Cardiff market. Credit: Ffwrnes Earlier this year, Ieuan Harry and Jez Phillips starred in the BBC documentary, ‘Pizza Boys’ which showcased their journey to the Pizza World championships in Parma, Italy. They strived for world glory in competition with other elite chefs all to be crowned the best pizza makers in the world. Back in Cardiff F ..read more

The cooking challenge will see 50 households battling it out to make the most delicious looking wholesome meals and win £150 With leafy greens and vegetable goodness, the cooking challenge aims to inspire families to make healthy choices. Image credit: Alyson McPhee Cardiff council’s money advice team has partnered with a local sustainable food group to find the city’s best culinary whizz in the second instalment of their healthy cooking challenge. The competition will see 50 households tasked with creating five nutritious and delicious family meals by 20 December.  Each competitor will r ..read more

The Well-Bean Café is offering an afternoon tea with a Christmas touch to counter wellbeing struggles such as loneliness The café is putting on a cream tea at an affordable price to encourage people to come and speak to volunteers (Photo credit: Tenielle Jordison) A café in Barry is offering a festive afternoon tea throughout December to support people’s mental health through a catch-up and a hot drink. The Well-Bean Café is in an assisted living block and is open to both residents and the public. The festive teas are available until 18 December. Helen Payne, 57, and Pierre Codron, 48, are the ..read more

The Wales World Cafe in Riverside has now reopened and women in the community are meeting again for lunch after two-year break Visitors to the Wales World Cafe enjoying their freshly prepared lunch. Credit: Megan Gaen After lockdown stopped the ladies in Riverside meeting face-to-face, the Wales World Cafe has reopened and is serving lunch every Friday to local women. Throughout the lockdowns, the only way food from the cafe could be shared was through a delivery service, but the doors have reopened and lunch is served, enabling women to come together once more and build relationships. The caf ..read more

The beer-lovers handbook celebrates the best places to go for a drink and features nine local pubs that were not included in last year’s edition Tap into the good stuff! Photo Credit: Unsplash The Camra Good Beer Guide for 2022 has been released, including 14 pubs in Cardiff and nine venues that weren’t in last year’s guide. The guide independently assesses criteria such as atmosphere, location and beer quality and is the best-selling pub directory in the UK. The nine new additions since the 2021 edition are: The Andrew Buchan, The Deri Inn, The Flute & Tankard, The Grange, The Lansdowne ..read more

Heidi’s Bier Bar is choosing the old SODA nightclub in Cardiff as its first UK location to join its 16 bars across northern Europe It’s beer for all when Heidi’s opens next year Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels An Oktoberfest-inspired bar is choosing Cardiff as its first UK location as it plans to expand from its Scandinavian origins.  Heidi’s Bier Bar is set to open on Mill Lane, taking the place of what was most recently SODA and The Attic, after an application was approved by Cardiff Council. The bar will create an après ski atmosphere and staff will be wearing Tyrolean-style dresse ..read more

Bake Off: The Professionals winner Thibault Courtoisier started his own plant-based patisserie in Cardiff during last year’s winter lockdown Patisserie Verte’s slogan ‘made for everyone’ counters the idea that plant-based food is only for vegans Photo: Blathnaid Chennell Listen to the article here: CardiffJomec · Bake Off winner opens plant-based patisserie in Cardiff While most of us were locked indoors watching hours of Netflix accompanied by a takeaway, for Bake Off champion Thibault Courtoisier the December lockdown was a chance to start his own plant-based patisserie. Set up by the pâtis ..read more

Victoria Fish Bar in Cardiff will open on Christmas Day to feed those in need for the third year running Staff members at the fish bar, which is looking for extra volunteers for Christmas Day Victoria Fish Bar will open this Christmas in order to help vulnerable people and public service workers by offering them with free Christmas meals.  Muhammad Nazakat, owner of the Cardiff fish and chip shop, is eager to help people “with no food to eat, or nobody to eat with”, as well as those working in the NHS and police over Christmas.  The shop will be open between 12-3pm on 25 December wit ..read more

Introducing seeds and leafy greens to women’s diets can help to relieve menstrual pain, says Pontcanna-based nutritional therapist Angharad Davies Angharad Davies says that colourful, plant-based foods high in vitamin C, such as berries and citrus fruits, can help absorb iron and relieve pain during the menstrual phase (Photo Credit: Angharad Davies) A Pontcanna-based nutritionist is helping women to manage their period pain by optimising their diet.  Bloom Nutritional Therapy‘s Angharad Davies promotes “cycle-syncing”, the practice of adjusting women’s diets to match the different phases ..read more

Co-owner of the Royal Arcade takeaway says word of mouth from loyal customers helped them win the accolade Fresh sandwich bar in Royal Arcade sells the best baguettes in town The 23-year-old takeaway restaurant, Fresh, has recently been recognised by TripAdvisor for its highly popular sandwich baguettes. After the owners were told they had been successful in making it in to TripAdvisor’s list of Travellers’ Choice Award for 2022, it was also revealed the baguette bar had been named in the top 10% of restaurants worldwide. This was partly due to a large number of 5-star reviews online from cust ..read more