By Ellie Philpotts Here at Quench Food, weÔÇÖre a little curious. Well, very curious. Which is why weÔÇÖve been interviewing our way around the cityÔÇÖs food scene, as well as, you know, eating. This year, those on the receiving end of our questions have included Le Cordon Bleu, Not Plant Based, 200 Degrees and The Pomegranate. (We love hyperlinks.) In the process, weÔÇÖve learnt about … Continue reading Interview: A Cardiff Food Manager
By Ellie Philpotts When a cafe not only has creative coffee that doesnÔÇÖt abandon great taste; price-tags that remember we canÔÇÖt all be millionaires (even if we CAN eat our body weight in Millionaire Shortbread); quirky decor and a whole lot else going for it, it doesnÔÇÖt take much to make its visitors into human boomerangs. That sums up 200 Degrees. Following my interview, semi-interrogating … Continue reading Review: 200 Degrees
Ray CooneyÔÇÖs theatre legacy is strongly shining on through his newest venture Out of Order which is running through its UK tour and sending belly-aching laughs to a theatre near you! Its simplistic yet effective and realistic set of a London hotel designed by Rebecca Brower means that the actors have to work together to create the upmost atmosphere ÔÇô and boy did they deliver! … Continue reading Review: Out of Order, New Theatre
By Ellie Philpotts Now Final Year has trudged to an end, itÔÇÖs time to start thinking about things more exciting than spending hours surrounded by books, mournfully casting your eyes over the libraryÔÇÖs rain-splattered window panes. Such as graduation. And food. Fortunately, studying in Cardiff means prime opportunity to combine these. After finally seeing the results of all your hard work, you deserve a good … Continue reading Review: Asador 44
How My Light is Spent, Sherman, Wednesday 17th May, reviewer: Tom Morris Last monthÔÇÖs stellar play Killology was always going to be a hard act to follow, but this short and sweet effort has mostly pulled it off. Featuring Rhodri Meilir (him out of Pride) and Alexandria Riley as two main characters (and a bunch of side characters besides), How My Light Is Spent takes … Continue reading Review: How My Light is Spent, Sherman
By Ellie Philpotts Happy National Vegetarian Week! Since Meat-Free Mondays are becoming likelier to span beyond just Mondays, it makes sense to dedicate a set week to the movement, which sees over 3 million vegetarians in the UK alone. Fortunately, Cardiff got the memo, meaning an abundance of veggie dishes dispersed from every angle. Sometimes, these are from specific eateries, like Milgi and Anna-Loka, while … Continue reading Review: The Flora – National Vegetarian Week
When a Government Junior Minister plans to spend the evening with one of the Opposition’s typists in the Westminster Hotel, things go disastrously wrong – beginning with the discovery of a body trapped in the hotel’s only unreliable sash window. Desperately trying to get out of an extremely sticky situation, things quickly go from bad to worse.┬áOut of Order┬áwill be at Cardiff’s New Theatre from … Continue reading Ones to Watch: Out of Order
By Ellie Philpotts A lot of things are associated with Cathays. Students, seagulls and stormy weather┬ámay be the biggest, but they donÔÇÖt all begin with S. Look a little further and youÔÇÖll find Crwys Road is dotted with more restaurants than you might initially guess of the area. WeÔÇÖve got Welsh brunch haven Stag Coffee, stylish Italian Svago, Greek gorgeousness (or gluttony) at Hellenic Eatery, … Continue reading Review: Happy Lok Diner
By Ellie Philpotts – Gone are the days, months and years of school; sixth form has flown by; and before you know it your degreeÔÇÖs rolled around. Universities are homes to the highest forms of education, so youÔÇÖd be right in expecting a whole lot of lectures to be part and parcel with the process leading up to graduation, when your lifetime of lessons comes … Continue reading Quench Food: Lessons We’ve Learnt
By Ellie Philpotts and Georgia O’Brien (Shorter version of this is in the current and final print issue of Quench -┬áhttps://issuu.com/gairrhydd/docs/quench_163) Intro ÔÇô Ellie If youÔÇÖve ever tried to track down CardiffÔÇÖs best international restaurant, youÔÇÖll know youÔÇÖre in for a mighty mission. ThereÔÇÖs an abundance of choice in every corner you turn ÔÇô from the ArcadesÔÇÖ Madame Fromage; New York Deli and WallyÔÇÖs, to … Continue reading Review: Wahaca
After a three year absence, New Theatre Cardiff is looking forward to welcoming Northern Ballet back to Wales with the World Premiere Tour of Casanova. Following numerous requests from fans, Northern Ballet is to return to CardiffÔÇÖs New Theatre this April with a brand new production about historyÔÇÖs most notorious lover in the new ballet Casanova. Sure to delight fans following a three year absence … Continue reading Ones to watch: Northern Ballet’s Casanova, New Theatre
Legally Blonde, Monday 10th April, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, reviewer: Penelope Barnes ItÔÇÖs a production we all know and love. Blonde sorority queen Elle Woods adores college sweetheart Warner, said ÔÇÿsweetheartÔÇÖ doesnÔÇÖt turn out to be sweet at all, and Elle gets serious and ends up discovering sheÔÇÖs destined for more than a life as a shopaholic with a shoe addiction. Underneath … Continue reading Review: Legally Blonde, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
One of my pet hates in life is when people give away the plot line to a book. This pet hate is only heightened when it turns to drama. Not really knowing what to expect before entering, The Play That Goes Wrong is quite frankly what it says on the tin. Letting us in on the world of unsuccessful and extremely humorous amateur dramatics, Mark … Continue reading Review: The Play That Goes Wrong, The New Theatre
A Judgement in Stone, Tuesday 4th April, New Theatre, reviewer: Corey Aunger A Judgement in Stone is a somewhat mixed production that doesnÔÇÖt really pick up until the second half. Argued to be one of Ruth RendallÔÇÖs better works, the novel is adapted for the stage by Simon Brett and Antony Lampard. The Classic Theatre Company, and producer Bill Kenright, are touring twenty-five venues … Continue reading Review: A Judgement in Stone, New Theatre
By Ellie Philpotts CardiffÔÇÖs community of caffeine connoisseurs has manifested itself in the form of a real culture of cosy cafes. So much so, new addition 200 Degrees would be right to expect a welcome as warm as their freshly brewed coffees… NB: That was a tenuous link. Also does not apply to iced lattes. Anyway, 200 Degrees is a truly charming business. There are … Continue reading Interview: 200 Degrees
By The Time It Gets Dark follows the overlapping narratives of a group of seemingly separate individuals as their lives begin to weave together across the course of the film. An actor, a director, and a number of other characters ranging from a cleaner to a Buddhist, are all linked together across the structure of Thai society. As the director interviews actors in a … Continue reading Review: By The Time It Gets Dark, WoW Festival
By Ellie Philpotts (The longer version of this is in the current print issue of Quench, also at┬áhttps://issuu.com/gairrhydd/docs/quench_162) If you moved to Cardiff expecting your diet to shift to solely Welsh Rarebit, cawl and Bara Brith, it wouldnÔÇÖt take long to realise this isnÔÇÖt the case. While it is fair to say that traditional Welsh grub is easy to find in Cardiff ÔÇô highlights being … Continue reading Round the World Food – Recreate in Cardiff
(The shorter version of this is in the current print issue of Quench – https://issuu.com/gairrhydd/docs/quench_162.) Ellie Philpotts – Cardiff seems like a city of two halves. In one sense, itÔÇÖs rooted in tradition, with a number of venues in the entertainment scene that double as part of the capitalÔÇÖs furniture. Examples such as The Globe, Chapter and Owain Glyndwr have dutifully satisfied generations, from those … Continue reading Food Evening: Chai Street
By Olivia Botting I write this as I emerge from my two-day food coma bestowed upon me by the delicious food at The Clink Restaurant, by Queen Street train station. This particular restaurant is a bit different to conventional eateries, in that you have to go through a small security check upon applying for a reservation (at least, thatÔÇÖs what it said on the website) … Continue reading Review: The Clink Charity
By Elinor Terry Hey, what are you up to tonight? WeÔÇÖre thinking about going to the Flora for a few drinks, want to join us? Now, I know what youÔÇÖre thinking: any self-respecting Cardiff student in second year or above, would have, under no circumstances, sent that text a couple of months ago. Situated on the corner of Cathays Terrace and Flora Street, the fittingly … Continue reading Review: The Flora
