The Rare Welsh Bit

With spring in full swing, here’s how to create a simple charcuterie board that really looks the part, yet only takes around 30 minutes to prepare from scratch using artisan cured meats, British cheeses and fine accompaniments from Harvey and Brockless, paired with seasonal ingredients. Spring is one of my favourite seasons of the year. […] Read more…

With the Pembrokeshire Beach Food Co. spearheading the launch of National Laverbread Day on April 14th, there couldn’t be a better time to discover the Welsh delicacy of Laverbread (laver seaweed). Named after the Welsh term, “bara lawr”, Welsh Laverbread is a traditional Welsh delicacy produced using laver seaweed, sustainably foraged from the south-west Wales […] Read more…

Spring has officially sprung, although if you’re in the UK, you’d be forgiven for thinking summer’s already on its way. With Britain experiencing unusually mild temperatures for this time of year, and the evenings getting lighter after the clocks going forward this weekend, there’s no need to wait around until summer to throw your first […] Read more…

I’m going back to basics with a recipe for traditional Welsh rarebit, also known as Welsh rabbit. Perhaps one of the most popular of all traditional Welsh dishes, Welsh rarebit is often likened to cheese on toast, but it’s much more than that! In this blog post, I’ll be answering some of the most commonly […] Read more…

Discover the best restaurants in Gozo to visit when you sail over to Malta’s smaller sister island, including restaurants in Xagħra, Xlendi, Mġarr, and Nadur. You can’t visit Malta without sailing over to its sister island, Gozo. The second-largest island in the Maltese archipelago, Gozo is home to two of Malta’s three UNESCO World Heritage […] Read more…

Imagine my excitement when Scotland Food and Drink and the Scottish Tourism Alliance invited me to speak about my blogging journey at their “Power of Food Tourism” conference at Glasgow SEC earlier his month. Taking place alongside ScotHot – the premier event for the Scottish hospitality, travel and tourism industries – this engaging event was […] Read more…

Wild foraging is enjoying somewhat of a heyday in the UK at the moment, with more of us than ever before heading out into the great outdoors to forage for wild foods. However, while foraging is a wonderful way to source fresh, sustainable food at little to no cost – at a time when living […] Read more…

When Grenada Tourism Authority invited me to Grenada Chocolate Festival, I jumped at the opportunity – I felt like Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, when he unwraps his chocolate bar and discovers a shiny golden ticket inviting him to visit Willy Wonka’s factory. Home to all three kinds of cacao bean (forastero, […] Read more…