Food and Drink
NARBERTH: Fire and Ice’s passion fruit sorbet is the best thing made in Wales this year
The small-batch sorbet that took three Great Taste stars at Fire and Ice's first entry in six years has now…
RATES CUT: Verdi’s boss says only one of his five venues gets the 30% hospitality cut, and calls the £51,000 line “a cliff edge”
The Welsh Government announced on Tuesday that pubs, cafés, restaurants and gyms will get a permanent 30% business rates cut…
PUB TAX: Four Swansea pubs cut prices for a day, as Gower’s MP pushes the VAT case in Westminster
The Potters Wheel, the Bank Statement, the Red Lion and the Mardy Inn take 7.5% off everything on Thursday. It…
BREWERS FAYRE: Last orders after 45 years, with the Sandpiper’s doors already locked
All 89 remaining Brewers Fayres served their final meals on Monday night, ending a 45-year brand. In Llansamlet, Swansea Vale…
SELF-COOLING BEER: 91 years after Llanelli canned Britain’s first pint, a Welsh invention chills the can itself
Inventor James Vyse's Cool Can is billed as the world's first commercial self-cooling beer, dropping a drink's temperature by 10…
PENYCAE: ‘Some doubted my ability’: the inn’s star waiter Aaron wins national award
Aaron Jones started in the kitchen at the Penycae Inn, moved front of house when his bosses spotted his flair…
SWANSEA: One of the UK’s cheapest cities for a Friday night curry, survey finds
New research puts the average chicken tikka masala in Swansea at £10.40, cheaper than Cardiff and nearly £5 less than…
SALMONELLA: One dead in UK outbreak linked to imported eggs served in restaurants and cafes
Health officials say 207 people have been infected across the UK, including one case in Wales, in an outbreak linked…
BAKE OFF: Carmarthenshire champion Georgie Grasso ‘not sure who I am’ after bipolar diagnosis
The first Welsh winner of the Great British Bake Off has told her followers that the ADHD she spoke about…
SWANSEA: Free chicken for GCSE students on results day, whatever the grades
Students collecting GCSE results on Thursday can claim a free meal, but there's a step to complete before joining the…
LLANELLI: 1,000 meals in six months from the Monday kitchen where everyone pays what they can
Cegin Llanelli marked six months at the Antioch Centre with a celebration lunch, volunteer awards and a recipe collection illustrated…